WHAT ALL HAPPENED AUGUST TO DECEMBER 1991
Find out what all happened August to December 1991

The Battle of Vukovar begins. An 87-day siege of a Croatian city by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), supported by various Serbian paramilitary forces, between August–November, during the Croatian War of Independence (25. August 1991)

Kazakhstan gains its independence from the Soviet Union. (16. December 1991)

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

The Soviet Union recognizes the independence of the Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. (6. September 1991)

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

Paul Keating sworn in as the 24th Prime Minister of Australia after defeating Bob Hawke in a leadership ballot of the Australian Labor Party. (20. December 1991)

Cold War: Ukrainian voters overwhelmingly approve a referendum for independence from the Soviet Union. (1. December 1991)

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

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

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

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

In Royal Oak, Michigan, a fired United States Postal Service employee goes on a shooting rampage, killing four and wounding five before committing suicide. (14. November 1991)

Canada and Poland become the first nations on earth to recognize the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union. (2. December 1991)

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

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

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

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