World War II: Yugoslavian Air Force officers topple the pro-axis government in a bloodless coup.

The second session of AVNOJ, the Anti-fascist council of national liberation of Yugoslavia, is held in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina, determining the post-war ordering of the country.

An earthquake in Skopje, Yugoslavia (now in the Republic of Macedonia) leaves 1,100 dead.

President Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia dies in Ljubljana at the age of 87.

Serbian communist representative and future Serbian and Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic publicly declares that Serbia is under attack from Albanian separatists in Kosovo as well as internal treachery within Yugoslavia and a foreign conspiracy to destroy Serbia and Yugoslavia.

Serbian communist representative and future Serbian and Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic publicly declares that Serbia is under attack from Albanian separatists in Kosovo as well as internal treachery within Yugoslavia and a foreign conspiracy to destroy Serbia and Yugoslavia.

History of Slovenia: In a referendum, 88% of Slovenia's population vote for independence from Yugoslavia.

Yugoslavia begins a naval blockade of 7 Adriatic port cities.

Croatia votes to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia, making the country fully independent

Yugoslav president Slobodan Milošević resigns.