1991 Timeline
August 1991
- August 21: The Soviet Union Coup against Mikhail Gorbachev failed thanks to hard line opposition led by Russian Federation President Boris Yeltsin
- August 25: Belarus declares independence from the Soviet Union
September 1991
- September 24: Kurt Cobain and Nirvana release the album Nevermind as their first studio release under the Geffen Records label. The album would be #1 on Billboard by January.
- September 30: Jean Bertrand Aristide, the first Democratically elected President of Haiti was overthrown by a Military coup. He would live in exile until his return in 1994.
October 1991
- October 15: Clarence Thomas, nominee for The U.S. Supreme Court is confirmed by the U.S. Senate