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April 2, 1992

On April 2, 1992, in New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison. The year's #1 song was "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men. Deng Linlin, Jack Buchanan, Chaz Mostert would arrive in the same year.

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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.

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On April 2, 1992

  1. 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).

  2. 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.

Farewells

Died on April 2, 1992

Juanito Spanish footballer (1954–1992)
Jan van Aartsen Dutch politician (1909–1992)

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The class of 1992

Others born in 1992

Deng Linlin 1992– Chinese gymnast
Jack Buchanan 1992– Australian rugby league player
Chaz Mostert 1992– Australian racing driver
Daisy Ridley 1992– English actress
Sinem Dybvad Demir 1992– Danish politician
Chad le Clos 1992– South African swimmer

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