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What Happened in 1992

79 historical events, 48 notable births, and 15 notable deaths in 1992.

Major Events

January 1992

sports

1992 Summer Olympics — Games of the XXV Olympiad in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

culture

Eurovision Song Contest 1992 — 37th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest

sports

Unified Team — special team of athletes from countries of the former Soviet Union (excepting the 3 Baltic countries) competing in the 1992 Winter and Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games

sports

1992 Formula One World Championship — sports season

general

Mani pulite — Italian political corruption scandal in the 1990s

sports

1992 Winter Olympics medal table — Wikimedia list article

general

1992 AFC Asian Cup — football tournament

sports

basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics — Basketball olympic competition in Bacelona, 1992

general

1992 African Cup of Nations — football tournament

sports

1992 Summer Olympics medal table

culture

1992 in film — overview of the events of 1992 in film

general

1992–93 UEFA Cup — 22nd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA

sports

handball at the 1992 Summer Olympics — overview of handball practiced at the 1992 Olympic Summer Games

sports

athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

sports

wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics — competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics

sports

swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics — Swimming at the Olympics

sports

tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics — tennis tournament

sports

volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics

sports

1992 Cricket World Cup — Cricket World Cup

sports

badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics — badminton championships

sports

water polo at the 1992 Summer Olympics — Water polo at the Olympics

general

1992 European Super Cup — tournament

sports

Estonia at the 1992 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation

sports

United States at the 1992 Men's Olympic Basketball Tournament — U.S. Olympic team (1992)

sports

1992 Winter Paralympics — multi-parasport event in Tignes and Albertville, France

sports

rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics — rowing regatta

general

30th Chess Olympiad — FIDE chess tournament for national teams

sports

judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics — judo competition

sports

1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship — international football competition

sports

Unified (ex-Soviet) Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation of most of the former Soviet Union countries

sports

baseball at the 1992 Summer Olympics — baseball events at the Olympics

sports

fencing at the 1992 Summer Olympics — sport event at the Olympics

general

1992 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1992

sports

archery at the 1992 Summer Olympics — Archery at the Olympics

general

UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying — international football competition

sports

boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics — Egyptian boxer

sports

gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics — gymnastics events at the Olympics

sports

field hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics — field hockey competition

sports

cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics — cycling events at the Olympics

sports

weightlifting at the 1992 Summer Olympics — Weightlifting at the Olympics

sports

shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics — Sports shooting at the Olympics

general

UEFA Euro 1992 squads — football tournament

February 1992

politics

Maastricht Treaty — Founding treaty of the European Union, signed in 1992 and effective from 1993

sports

1992 Winter Olympics — 16th edition of Winter Olympics, in Albertville, France

general

Khojaly Massacre — mass murder of Azerbaijani civilians in the town of Khojaly

sports

figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics — 1992 edition of the figure skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

sports

biathlon at the 1992 Winter Olympics — 1992 edition of the biathlon competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

sports

speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics — Speed skating at the Olympics

November 1992

politics

European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages — European treaty adopted in 1992

politics

1992 United States presidential election — 52nd quadrennial U.S. presidential election

sports

1992 Australian Grand Prix — 532th Formula 1 Championship Grand Prix

June 1992

politics

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change — international treaty

sports

UEFA Euro 1992 — 9th European association football championship

politics

Convention on Biological Diversity — international treaty

sports

UEFA Euro 1992 finals — final game of the UEFA Euro 1992

April 1992

culture

breakup of Yugoslavia — process starting in the late 1980s leading to the dissolution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

war

The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness — 1992 benefit concert

politics

1992 United Kingdom general election — election for members of the British House of Commons

December 1992

general

dissolution of Czechoslovakia — process that led to the creation of two independent nations, the Czech Republic and Slovakia

general

Central European Free Trade Agreement — organization

October 1992

general

1992 King Fahd Cup — 1st FIFA Confederations Cup, held in Saudi Arabia

war

Croat–Bosniak War — conflict (1992–1994) between the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia (supported by Croatia)

general

El Al Flight 1862 — plane crash in the Netherlands in 1992

general

1992 Japanese Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1992

March 1992

war

64th Academy Awards — Award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1991

war

Treaty on Open Skies — international treaty promoting openness and transparency of military forces and activities

politics

fall of communism in Albania — event, starting in December 1990 with student protests; political pluralism was allowed on 11 December; the Labor Party won the 1991 elections (in a coalition with non-communists), but lost the 1992 elections amid economic collapse and social unrest

general

1992 Mexican Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1992

May 1992

general

1992 European Cup Final — association football match

general

1992 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1992

general

1992 San Marino Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1992

September 1992

sports

1992 Summer Paralympics — multi-parasport event in Barcelona and Madrid, Spain

general

Black Wednesday — financial crisis in 1992

general

1992 Portuguese Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1992

August 1992

general

1992 Belgian Grand Prix — Formula One race

general

1992 Hungarian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1992

July 1992

general

1992 German Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1992

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1992 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1992