WHAT ALL HAPPENED AUGUST TO OCTOBER 1991
Find out what all happened August to October 1991

Askar Akayev, previously chosen President of Kyrgyzstan by republic's Supreme Soviet, is confirmed president in an uncontested poll. (12. October 1991)

Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union suspends all activities of the Soviet Communist Party. (29. August 1991)

The first official version of the Linux kernel, version 0.02, is released. (5. October 1991)

The name Saint Petersburg is restored to Russia's second largest city, which had been renamed Leningrad since 1924. (6. September 1991)

Coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev collapses. (21. August 1991)

Belarus gains its independence from the Soviet Union (25. August 1991)

Ecuador becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty. (9. October 1991)

Collapse of the Soviet Union – Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party. (28. August 1991)

Ötzi the Iceman is discovered by German tourists. (19. September 1991)

Ukraine declares itself independent from the Soviet Union. (24. August 1991)

History of Slovenia: Three months after the end of the Ten-Day War, the last soldier of the Yugoslav People's Army leaves the territory of the Republic of Slovenia. (25. October 1991)

The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time by the Huntington Library. (22. September 1991)

Croatia votes to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia, rendering the country fully independent. (8. October 1991)

The Greek cruise ship MTS Oceanos sinks off the Wild Coast of South Africa. (4. August 1991)

Estonia, annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, issues a decision on the re-establishment of independence on the basis of historical continuity of its pre-World War II statehood. (20. August 1991)

Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. (24. August 1991)

Linus Torvalds announces the first version of what will become Linux. (25. August 1991)

Tajikstan declares independence from the Soviet Union. (9. September 1991)

The Oakland Hills firestorm kills 25 and destroys 3,469 homes and apartments, causing more than $2 billion in damage. (20. October 1991)

Latvia declares renewal of its full independence after the occupation of Soviet Union. (21. August 1991)