WHAT ALL HAPPENED AUGUST TO NOVEMBER 1991
Find out what all happened August to November 1991

Turkmenistan achieves independence from the Soviet Union. (27. October 1991)

Luby's massacre: George Hennard runs amok in Killeen, Texas, killing 23 and wounding 20 in Luby's Cafeteria. (16. October 1991)

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

The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force. (5. September 1991)

The Republic of Macedonia becomes independent. (8. September 1991)

Dissolution of the Soviet Union, August Coup: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is placed under house arrest while on holiday in the town of Foros, Ukraine. (19. August 1991)

National Assembly of Azerbaijan abolishes the autonomous status of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of Azerbaijan and renames several cities back to their original names. (26. November 1991)

The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty is opened for signature. (4. October 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)

Magic Johnson announces that he is infected with HIV and retires from the NBA. (7. November 1991)

The United Nations Security Council adopts Security Council Resolution 721, leading the way to the establishment of peacekeeping operations in Yugoslavia. (27. November 1991)

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

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

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

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

Moldova declares independence from the USSR. (27. August 1991)

The Siege of Dubrovnik begins. (1. October 1991)

After an 87-day siege, the Croatian city of Vukovar capitulates to the besieging Yugoslav People's Army and allied Serb paramilitary forces. (18. November 1991)

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

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