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Here’s what happened in October 1991. You can click on the links to go to Wikipedia for fuller details

• October 2 – Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton announces he will seek the 1992 Democratic nomination for President of the United States.
• October 8 – The Croatian Parliament cuts all remaining ties with Yugoslavia.
• October 11
  • In Russia, the KGB is replaced by the SVR.^{[citation needed]}
  • Iraq disarmament crisis: The U.N. Security Council passes Resolution 715, which demands that Iraq “accept unconditionally the inspectors and all other personnel designated by the Special Commission”. Iraq rejects the resolution, calling it “unlawful”.
• October 11–October 13 – The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee interviews both Supreme Court candidate Clarence Thomas and former aide Anita Hill, who alleges that Thomas sexually harassed her while she worked for him.
• October 12 – Askar Akayev, previously chosen President of Kyrgyzstan by its Supreme Soviet, is confirmed president in an uncontested poll.
• October 14 – The Bulgarian right wing opposition celebrates the end of the rule of the Bulgarian Communist Party.
• October 15 – United States Senate votes 52–48 to confirm Judge Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court of the United States.
• October 16 – George Hennard guns down 24 people in Killeen, Texas before killing himself.
• October 20
  • The Oakland Hills firestorm kills 25 and destroys 3,469 homes and apartments.
  • The Harare Declaration lays down the membership criteria for the Commonwealth of Nations.
• October 27
  • The first free parliamentary elections are held in Poland.
  • Turkmenistan declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
  • The Minnesota Twins win the World Series against the Atlanta Braves.
• October 28–November 4 – The 1991 Perfect Storm strikes the northeastern United States and Atlantic Canada, causing over $200 million of damage and resulting in 12 direct fatalities.
• October 29 – The American Galileo spacecraft makes its closest approach to 951 Gaspra, becoming the first probe to visit an asteroid.
• October 31–November 3 – The Halloween Blizzard, as part of the 1991 Perfect Storm, hits the Upper Midwest of the United States, causing around $100 million of damage and killing 22.