WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO DECEMBER 1991
Find out what all happened June to December 1991

The Russian Federation gains independence from the USSR. (12. December 1991)

In the Philippines, Mount Pinatubo erupts in the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th Century. In the end, over 800 people die. (15. June 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)

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

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

Mount Unzen erupts in Kyūshū, Japan, killing 43 people, all of them either researchers or journalists. (3. June 1991)

A Missouri court sentences the Palestinian militant Zein Isa and his wife Maria to death for the honor killing of their daughter Palestina. (20. December 1991)

Croatia and Slovenia declare their independence from Yugoslavia. (25. June 1991)

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

The Warsaw radio mast, at one time the tallest construction ever built, collapses. (8. August 1991)

The first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet. (17. September 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)

Military coup in Haiti (1991 Haitian coup d'état). (29. September 1991)

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

The Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopts a declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. (18. October 1991)

The Soviet occupation of Hungary ends. (19. June 1991)

In Croatia, forces of the Yugoslav People's Army bombard Dubrovnik after laying siege to the city since May. (6. December 1991)

Libero Grassi, an Italian businessman from Palermo is killed by the Mafia after taking a solitary stand against their extortion demands. (29. August 1991)

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

Apartheid: the South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act which required racial classification of all South Africans at birth. (17. June 1991)