1992

Year 1992 () was a (link will display full 1992 ).

January

 * - of  replaces  of  as.
 * - becomes the first U.S. President to address the.
 * - declare their own republic within, in protest of the decision by  and  to seek EC recognition.


 * - is televised falling violently ill at a  in Japan, vomiting into the lap of   and fainting.
 * - Singer is the first major artist to tour  after the end of the cultural boycott.
 * - The second round of 's general elections is cancelled when the first round is favorable to the.
 * - apologizes for forcing n women into sexual slavery during.
 * - pleads guilty but insane to the murders of 15 young men and boys.
 * - The begins to break up.  and  gain independence and international recognition in some Western countries.
 * - officials and rebel leaders sign a pact in   ending a 12-year  that claimed at least 75,000 lives.
 * - Rebel forces occupy 's national radio station in and broadcast a demand for the government's resignation.
 * - ': Dr. becomes the first  woman in space, aboard Space Shuttle '.
 * - announces that  will stop targeting  cities with s.
 * - The defeat the  37-24 in  at the  in,.

February

 * - Chief Judicial Magistrate of Court declares, ex-CEO of , a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the  case, and orders the Indian government to press for an  from.
 * - Portland, a city in Oregon, starts their recycling program.
 * - The is signed, founding the.
 * - The opening ceremony for the were held in.
 * - In, boxer is convicted of raping.
 * - wins the   Caucus.
 * - An jet crashes into a residential district of, the ; no casualties are reported.
 * - A court in sentences   to life in prison.
 * - : The Executive Chairman of UNSCOM details 's refusal to abide by UN Security Council disarmament resolutions.
 * - In, U.S. President defeats  in the  primary;  leads the  candidates.
 * - The English is officially formed. The first games will be played at the beginning of the  on, and its founder members will be the teams who finish in the top 19 places of   and the 3 teams who win promotion from the.
 * - The approves United Nations Resolution 743 to send a  peacekeeping force to.
 * - The closing ceremony of the were held in.
 * - - Massacre of 613 civilians in.
 * - The rules that a 14-year-old rape victim may travel to  to have an abortion.

March

 * - After a majority of the and  communities vote for  independence,  snipers fire on civilians.
 * - 263 die in 's worst disaster near.
 * - The ratifies the.
 * - On 'Super Tuesday', U.S. President and Arkansas Governor  win most of the primaries held.
 * - becomes a  while remaining a member of the.
 * - A -car crashes into a crowd of people at the tram-station at Vasaplatsen in, ; 13 are killed and several injured.
 * - In eastern, an registering 6.8 on the  kills over 500.
 * - A suicide car-bomb goes off in the i Embassy in, killing 29 and injuring 242.
 * - A referendum asking whether to end  succeeds by a majority "Yes" vote.
 * - On 's , Texas billionaire announces that he will run for U.S. President as an independent, if volunteers put him on the ballot in all 50 states.

April

 * - In, boss  is convicted of the  of mob boss  and , and is later sentenced to life in prison.
 * - The Assembly of the Socialist Republic of (without the presence of n political delegates) proclaims independence from the.
 * : n troops, following a mass rebellion of s in against the Bosnian declaration of independence from, besiege the city of.
 * -  magazine publishes its final issue.
 * - A, jury convicts former Panamanian ruler  of assisting 's cocaine cartel.
 * - : the Conservative Party, led by, is unexpectedly re-elected.
 * - A bomb explodes in the  in the ; 3 are killed, 91 injured.
 * - officially opens under the name "EuroDisney".
 * -, the , is rocked by an along the Peel Fault.
 * - first light on the telescope with fully-filled mirror
 * - The adopts the 1992.
 * - Seville's 6-month Universal Exhibition opens, called, in the city of , Spain.
 * - The Tribute Concert, held at, is televised live to over 1 billion people and raises millions of dollars for AIDS research.
 * - The death of results in a succession dispute between  and Vladimir's daughter  for the leadership of the Imperial Family of Russia.
 * - Fuel that has leaked into a  in, ; 215 are killed, 1500 injured.
 * - In, the police officers accused of excessive force in their severe beating of , are found "not guilty".   The verdict results in several days of riots in L.A. and smaller riots around the country.
 * - is elected the first woman to be.
 * - The 2 remaining countries of the former - the  and the  - form a new state, named the  (after, ), bringing to an end the union of Serbs, Croats, Slovenes, Montenegrins, Bosnian Muslims and Macedonians that existed from  (with the exception of the period during ).
 * - A jury acquitted four police officers accused in the videotaped beating of black motorist, causing the and leading to 53 deaths and $1 billion in damage.

May

 * -  ratifies a 202-year-old proposed amendment to the  making the  law.   This amendment bars the  from giving itself a midterm or retroactive pay raise.
 * - n leaders in declare their separation from  as a new republic.   They withdraw the secession on.
 * - wins the  in.
 * - introduced by.
 * - The  opens in,.
 * - ': Space Shuttle ' lands safely after a successful maiden voyage.
 * - In, , shoots.
 * - In, U.S. Vice President gives his famous  speech.
 * - A bomb kills Italian anti-Mafia judge.
 * - becomes the new host of NBC's Tonight Show, following the retirement of.
 * - receives compensation for wrongful conviction.
 * -, President of , is kidnapped from his company parking lot. Kidnappers demand ransom for $650,000 - they are later apprehended.

June

 * - celebrates its  statehood.
 * - Terrorist is sentenced to life imprisonment.
 * - The sweep the  in 4 games in the.
 * - Four are launched into the Pacific Ocean.
 * - The first is celebrated, coinciding with the  held in,.
 * - The Chicago Bulls win their 2nd NBA championship by defeating the Portland Trailblazers in the best-of-7 series 4 games to 2.
 * - During a at a  elementary school, U.S. Vice President  erroneously corrects a student's  of the word potato, by indicating it should have an e at the end.
 * - A 'Joint Understanding' agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. President and n President  (this is later codified in ).
 * - In, replaces.
 * - Two skeletons excavated in are identified as Czar  and.
 * -, the Official Radio Station of the is launched.
 * - boss  is sentenced to life in, after being found guilty of  to commit  and  on.
 * - beats  2-0 to win  at  Stadium in,.
 * - A magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes, followed by a magnitude 6.4 aftershock 8km south-east of.
 * - holds a referendum on its.
 * - A bodyguard assassinates President of.

July

 * - - : refuses a U.N. inspection team access to the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture.   UNSCOM claims that it has reliable information that the site contains archives related to illegal weapons activities. U.N. Inspectors stage a 17-day "sit-in" outside of the building, but leave when their safety is threatened by Iraqi soldiers.
 * - In, former nian leader is sentenced to 40 years in prison for  and  violations.
 * - Arkansas Governor is nominated for U.S. President and Tennessee Senator  for Vice President, at the  in.
 * - Independent U.S. presidential candidate drops out of the race, saying that the  has 'revitalized itself'.
 * - resigns as president of.
 * - Near, n drug lord escapes from his luxury prison, fearing extradition to the.
 * - - The are held in.

August

 * - The UK government bans the, a  organisation that had been legal for twenty years.
 * - wins the 1992 Formula One World Drivers Championship.
 * - U.S. Marshalls start the siege of.
 * - files for bankruptcy.
 * - 's connection to the main land of, , opens.
 * - The in  renominates U.S. President  and Vice President .  , one of Bush's opponents in the primaries, delivers a controversial convention speech, in which he refers to a "religious war" in the country.
 * - - Events at, are sparked by a Federal Marshal surveillance team, resulting in the death of a Marshal, Sam Weaver and his dog and the next day the wounding of , the death of his wife Vicki and the wounding of Kevin Harris.
 * - - hits South  and dissipates over the Tennessee valley when it merges with a storm system; 23 are killed.
 * - wins his first  in  at  in a.

September

 * - hits the,  and.
 * - ': Dr. becomes the first  woman to travel into space, aboard the Space Shuttle '.
 * – assumes presidency of the pre-WW II Republic of Estonia in exile, and appoints a new government in pursuit to avoid abolition of the.
 * - The and the  are forced out of the.
 * - Two opposition leaders are assassinated by the ian Kazem Darabi and the  Abbas Rhayel.
 * - Undaunted by his earlier withdrawal, supporters of U.S. presidential candidate succeed in getting his name on the ballot in all 50 states.
 * - A large bomb destroys the forensic laboratories in.
 * - The, in , holds that laws criminalizing same-sex sodomy are unconstitutional, and accurately predicts that other states and the nation will eventually rule the same way.

October

 * - 's new facility is opened in Findlay Township, near . The new terminal is built as an expansion for  and an upgrade from the older  facility.
 * - re-enters the 1992 U.S. presidential campaign.
 * - A riot breaks out in the prison system in, , resulting in the.
 * - The disaster: An Israeli plane crashes in, the ; 43 are killed, many more injured.
 * - becomes the first  of re-independent.
 * - A 13-kilogram (29-pound) lands in the driveway of the Knapp residence in, destroying the family's 1980.
 * - The adopts the 's core values:, and.
 * - In, congregates to celebrate the 500th anniversary on the meeting of 2 cultures.
 * - In, is found guilty of 52 serial murders.
 * -, a 16-year-old Japanese exchange student, mistakes the address of a party and is shot dead after knocking on the wrong door in , .  The shooter, Rodney Peairs, is later acquitted, sparking outrage in.
 * -  is released. Its "overly sexual" themes loses a lot of religious fans and even gets her concerts banned from . The cover, which seems to depict Madonna enjoying, the inner artwork, the lyrics, and the music videos make Erotica the most controversial album of all time.
 * - The win the  in 6 games, making them the first Canadian team to win.
 * - holds  on  after declaring independence from the  in 1991.
 * - In, the is defeated in a national.
 * - The approves  for use as a  in the.
 * - issues an apology, and lifts the edict of the  against.

November

 * - : defeats incumbent U.S. President  and businessman.
 * - The votes to allow women to become priests.
 * - In, a fire breaks out in the Private Chapel room of , rages for 15 hours, and seriously damages the northwest side of the building (an investigation found that the fire was ignited after a spotlight came into contact with a curtain over an extended period).
 * - In the, a domestic flight crashes, killing all 141 people on-board.
 * - describes this year as an  (horrible year), due to various scandals damaging the image of the Royal Family, as well as the Windsor Castle fire.
 * - The Federal Assembly votes to split the country into the  and, starting on ,.
 * - The trial of 14 ese accused of murdering 24 ese begins in (ends, ).

December

 * - is unanimously passed, approving a coalition of  peacekeepers led by the  to form, tasked with ensuring humanitarian aid gets distributed and establishing peace in.
 * - The Greek tanker , carrying 80,000 tonnes of, runs aground in a storm while on approach to , , and spills much of its cargo.
 * - U.S. military forces land in.
 * - of  resigns his seat in the  and is sworn into the other seat from North Dakota, becoming the only U.S. Senator ever to have held 2 seats on the same day.
 * - extremists demolish  (a 16th century ) in,.
 * - The last blast is fired at the Copper Mine in, , after a millennium of continuous operation.
 * - An hits, , leaving 2,500 dead.
 * - The music hall in,  closes.
 * - A , flight , crashes at , killing 56 people.
 * - 's president is found guilty on charges that he stole more than $32 million from the government, preventing him from holding any elected office for eight years.

Undated

 * accelerates market reforms to establish a in the.
 * Queensland introduces Freedom Of Information Laws.
 * The, is wound up.
 * The largest shopping mall in the US, 's is constructed spanning 78 acres (316,000 m²)
 * opened in after nearly 20 years planning and construction.
 * is founded by a number of former Marvel artists, seeking to create a company where creators were given exclusive ownership of their creations.
 * Amalgamation of the Hospital Chaplains' Fellowship and the National Association of Whole Time Hospital Chaplains to form the in the.

Fictional
The following are references to year 1992 in fiction:

Television

 * The events of  takes place in 1992 between  and.

Computer/video games

 * Set in 1992:  (2004).

Film

 *  (1968): On, the computer becomes operational (1997 in ).

Births

 * For more 1992 births, see: 

January-April

 * -, twin American actors
 * -, Japanese gravure idol
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, Australian actor
 * - Asya from, American musician
 * -, Japanese singer
 * -, American actor
 * -, British actor
 * -, Australian actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American singer and actress
 * -, daughter of
 * -, Japanese singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, Swedish pop singer
 * -, Ukrainian bodybuilder
 * -, Japanese voice actor

May-August

 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, Japanese singer
 * -, British stage actor
 * -, Croatian singer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American voice actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, British actor
 * -, American singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, twin American Neo-Nazi musicians
 * -, twin American actors
 * -, Japanese singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor and model
 * -, Japanese singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, twin American actors
 * -, South Korean actress
 * -, winner
 * -, daughter of and
 * -, Japanese singer

September-December

 * -, American actress
 * -, American singer/songwriter
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, Indian chess prodigy
 * -, American actor
 * -, American singer and actress
 * -, British murder victim (d. )
 * -, American voice actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress and singer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, British stage actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, British actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor

January-March

 * -, American computer scientist (b. )
 * - Dame, Australian actress (b. )
 * -, British playwright (b. )
 * -, Irish actor (b. )
 * -, Puerto Rican actor (b. )
 * -, Wife of and first lady of  (b. )
 * -, American composer and musician (b. )
 * -, American game show host (b. )
 * -, Swedish model (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, Dutch boxer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, animator (b. )
 * -, , recipient of the (b. )
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * -, Austrian economist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Austrian-born actor (b. )
 * -, Greek archaeologist (b. )

April-June

 * -, Bosnian medical student. First casualty of the (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Russian-born author (b. )
 * -, founder of (b. )
 * -, Canadian hockey player (b. )
 * -, Swiss-born pharmacologist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, American comedian (b. )
 * -, n painter (b. )
 * -, British comedian and actor (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Indian filmmaker (b. )
 * -, Japanese songwriter (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, Irish-born painter (b. )
 * -, Labour Party (UK) politician (b. )
 * -, German actress (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Northern Irish sculptor (b. )
 * -, Chinese Communist military leader (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American gangster (b. )
 * -, Italian judge (b. )
 * -, Israeli painter (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American football player (b. )
 * -, American actor and singer (b. )

July-December

 * -, Chief  (b. )
 * -, first (b. )
 * -, member of the U.S. La Cosa Nostra and a leader in the Genovese Family (b.)
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, American director, , (b. )
 * -, comedian (b. )
 * -, American geneticist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, American actor, most noted for his portrayal of in 's  film  (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, last known speaker of (b. )
 * -, , recipient of the (b. )
 * -, Japanese exchange student (b. )
 * -, Indonesian professor, scientist and politician (b. )
 * -, Jamaican runner (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, American-born physicist, philosopher, and neuropsychologist (b. )
 * -, American director and producer (b. )
 * -, black motorist in who died in the custody of white police officers
 * -, Slovakian politician (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, maternal aunt and guardian of (b. )
 * -, Belgian essayist, novelist and playwright (b. )
 * -, American game show producer (b. )
 * -, American acting teacher (b. )
 * -, Ukrainian-born violinist (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses and 4th President of Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society (b. )
 * -, British television dramatist and author (b. )
 * -, English former football official (b. )
 * -, English author (b. )