January 1991
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 02:01 PM
Here’s what happened in January 1991. You can click on the links to go to Wikipedia for fuller details
- January 4 – The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously to condemn Israel‘s treatment of the Palestinians.
- January 11 – Soviet forces storm Vilnius to stop Lithuanian independence. January Events (Lithuania).
- January 12 – Gulf War: The Congress of the United States passes a resolution authorizing the use of military force to liberate Kuwait.
- January 13 – A fight and stampede at a pre-season exhibition match between South African football teams Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates in the town of Orkney near Johannesburg, South Africa leaves 42 dead.
- January 15 – The United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait expires, preparing the way for the start of Operation Desert Storm.
- January 16 – U.S. serial killer Aileen Wuornos confesses to the murders of six men.
- January 16 – Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.
- January 17 – Gulf War: Iraq fires eight Scud missiles into Israel.
- January 17 – Harald V of Norway becomes king on the death of his father, Olav V.
- January 18 – Eastern Air Lines shuts down after 62 years, citing financial problems.
- January 19 – A SCUD attack on Tel Aviv injures 15 people.
- January 19 – The Party of the Alliance of Youth, Workers and Farmers of Angola is founded in Luanda, Angola.
- January 22 – Three SCUDs and one Patriot missile hit Ramat Gan in Israel, injuring 96 people; 3 elderly people die of heart attacks.
- January 22 – British Army SAS patrol, Bravo Two Zero is deployed in Iraq during the Gulf War. All but one of eight members are killed or captured.
- January 29 – Siad Barre is succeeded by Ali Mahdi Muhammad in Somalia.