Unix Timestamp: 663638400
Saturday, January 12. 1991, 12:00:00 AM UTC

A fight and stede 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.

Soviet forces storm Vilnius to stop Lithuanian independence. January Events (Lithuania).

Harald V of Norway becomes king on the death of his father, Olav V.

The United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait expires, preparing the way for the start of Operation Desert Storm.

U.S. serial killer Aileen Wuornos confesses to the murders of six men.

Gulf War: Iraq fires eight Scud missiles into Israel.

Gulf War: The Congress of the United States passes a resolution authorizing the use of military force to liberate Kuwait.

The volcano Hekla erupts on Iceland

Prime Minister of Cape VerdePedro Pires resigns following his party's loss in the January 13 Cape Verdean parliamentary election, the first ever multiparty election in an African nation.

Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with air strikes against Iraq.