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1992

1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1992nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 992nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 92nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1990s decade.

Recorded events

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Notable births

30

Notable deaths

30

Decade

1990s

Timeline

Defining events of 1992

  1. 1992 The Euro Disney Resort officially opens with its theme park Euro Disneyland; the resort and its park's name are subsequently changed to Disneyland Resort Paris.

    Theme park within Disneyland Paris

    Disneyland Park, originally Euro Disneyland Park, is a theme park found at Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France. The park opened on 12 April 1992, as the first of the two parks built at the resort. Designed and built by Walt Disney Imagineering, its layout is similar to Disneyland Park at Disneyland Resort in California and Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World in Florida.

  2. 1992 The Katina P is deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.

    Greek oil tanker that sank in 1992

    Katina P was a Greek oil tanker carrying 72,000 tonnes of oil which sank off the coast of Mozambique on 26 April 1992.

  3. 1992 In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison.

    U.S. state

    New York, also called New York State, is a state located in the northeastern United States. Bordering New England to its east, Canada to its north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to its south, it extends into both the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes. New York is the fourth-most populous state in the United States, with over 20 million residents, and the 27th-largest state by area, with a total area of 54,556 square miles (141,300 km2).

  4. 1992 Forty-two civilians are massacred in the town of Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

    Killing of civilians by Serb paramilitary groups in Bijeljina during Bosnian Civil War

    The Bijeljina massacre involved the killing of civilians by Serb paramilitary groups in Bijeljina on 1–2 April 1992 in the run-up to the Bosnian War. The majority of those killed were Bosnian Muslims. Members of other ethnicities were also killed, as well as Serbs deemed disloyal by the local authorities.

  5. 1992 A series of gas explosions rip through the streets in Guadalajara, Mexico, killing 206.

    Ignition of air and flammable gas

    A gas explosion is the ignition of a mixture of air and flammable gas, typically from a gas leak. In household accidents, the principal explosive gases are those used for heating or cooking purposes such as natural gas, methane, propane, butane. In industrial explosions, many other gases, like hydrogen, as well as evaporated (gaseous) gasoline or ethanol play an important role.

  6. 1992 The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, comprising Serbia and Montenegro, is proclaimed.

    Country in Southeast Europe (1992–2006)

    The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, known until 2003 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) and commonly referred to as Yugoslavia, was a country in the Balkans in Southeast Europe that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The state was established on 27 April 1992 as a federation comprising the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Montenegro. In February 2003, it was transformed from a federal republic to a political union.

  7. 1992 Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history.
  8. 1992 The Russian Federation and 12 other former Soviet republics become members of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
  9. 1992 Riots in Los Angeles begin, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 63 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed.
  10. 1992 Alberto Fujimori, president of Peru, dissolves the Peruvian congress by military force.

Arrivals

Born in 1992

Deng Linlin 1992– Chinese artistic gymnast
Jack Buchanan 1992– Australian rugby league footballer
Chaz Mostert 1992– Australian racing driver (born 1992)
Daisy Ridley 1992– English actress (born 1992)
Sinem Dybvad Demir 1992– Danish politician (born 1992)
Chad le Clos 1992– South African swimmer (born 1992)
Jordan Silk 1992– Australian cricketer
Remo Freuler 1992– Swiss footballer (born 1992)
John Guidetti 1992– Swedish footballer (born 1992)
Jeremy McGovern 1992– Former Australian rules footballer (born 1992)
Brian Poe Llamanzares 1992– Filipino Philanthropist, Entrepreneur, Public Servant (born 1992)
Lachlan Maranta 1992– Australian professional rugby player

Farewells

Died in 1992

Michael Havers British barrister, politician and Lord Chancellor (1923–1992)
Sam Kinison American comedian (1953–1992)
Ilario Bandini Racecar driver and designer and businessperson (1911–1992)
Maurice Sauvé Canadian politician
Feza Gürsey Turkish mathematician and physicist
Daniel Pollock Australian actor (1968–1992)
Irene Greenwood Australian feminist, pacifist activist, broadcaster and writer
Frankie Howerd English actor and comedian (1917–1992)
Juanito Spanish footballer (1954–1992)
Jan van Aartsen Dutch politician (1909–1992)
Marjorie Gestring American diver
Benny Hill English comedy actor (1924–1992)

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