What Happened in 1992
79 historical events, 48 notable births, and 15 notable deaths in 1992.
Major Events
January 1992
1992 — year
1992 Summer Olympics — Games of the XXV Olympiad in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Eurovision Song Contest 1992 — 37th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
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
1992 Formula One World Championship — sports season
Mani pulite — Italian political corruption scandal in the 1990s
1992 Winter Olympics medal table — Wikimedia list article
1992 AFC Asian Cup — football tournament
basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics — Basketball olympic competition in Bacelona, 1992
1992 African Cup of Nations — football tournament
1992 Summer Olympics medal table
1992 in film — overview of the events of 1992 in film
1992–93 UEFA Cup — 22nd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA
handball at the 1992 Summer Olympics — overview of handball practiced at the 1992 Olympic Summer Games
athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics
wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics — competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics
swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics — Swimming at the Olympics
tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics — tennis tournament
volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Cricket World Cup — Cricket World Cup
badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics — badminton championships
water polo at the 1992 Summer Olympics — Water polo at the Olympics
1992 European Super Cup — tournament
Estonia at the 1992 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
United States at the 1992 Men's Olympic Basketball Tournament — U.S. Olympic team (1992)
1992 Winter Paralympics — multi-parasport event in Tignes and Albertville, France
rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics — rowing regatta
30th Chess Olympiad — FIDE chess tournament for national teams
judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics — judo competition
1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship — international football competition
Unified (ex-Soviet) Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation of most of the former Soviet Union countries
baseball at the 1992 Summer Olympics — baseball events at the Olympics
fencing at the 1992 Summer Olympics — sport event at the Olympics
1992 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1992
archery at the 1992 Summer Olympics — Archery at the Olympics
UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying — international football competition
boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics — Egyptian boxer
gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics — gymnastics events at the Olympics
field hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics — field hockey competition
cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics — cycling events at the Olympics
weightlifting at the 1992 Summer Olympics — Weightlifting at the Olympics
shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics — Sports shooting at the Olympics
UEFA Euro 1992 squads — football tournament
February 1992
Maastricht Treaty — Founding treaty of the European Union, signed in 1992 and effective from 1993
1992 Winter Olympics — 16th edition of Winter Olympics, in Albertville, France
Khojaly Massacre — mass murder of Azerbaijani civilians in the town of Khojaly
figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics — 1992 edition of the figure skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
biathlon at the 1992 Winter Olympics — 1992 edition of the biathlon competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics — Speed skating at the Olympics
November 1992
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages — European treaty adopted in 1992
1992 United States presidential election — 52nd quadrennial U.S. presidential election
1992 Australian Grand Prix — 532th Formula 1 Championship Grand Prix
June 1992
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change — international treaty
UEFA Euro 1992 — 9th European association football championship
Convention on Biological Diversity — international treaty
UEFA Euro 1992 finals — final game of the UEFA Euro 1992
April 1992
breakup of Yugoslavia — process starting in the late 1980s leading to the dissolution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness — 1992 benefit concert
1992 United Kingdom general election — election for members of the British House of Commons
December 1992
dissolution of Czechoslovakia — process that led to the creation of two independent nations, the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Central European Free Trade Agreement — organization
October 1992
1992 King Fahd Cup — 1st FIFA Confederations Cup, held in Saudi Arabia
Croat–Bosniak War — conflict (1992–1994) between the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia (supported by Croatia)
El Al Flight 1862 — plane crash in the Netherlands in 1992
1992 Japanese Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1992
March 1992
64th Academy Awards — Award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1991
Treaty on Open Skies — international treaty promoting openness and transparency of military forces and activities
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
1992 Mexican Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1992
May 1992
1992 European Cup Final — association football match
1992 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1992
1992 San Marino Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1992
September 1992
1992 Summer Paralympics — multi-parasport event in Barcelona and Madrid, Spain
Black Wednesday — financial crisis in 1992
1992 Portuguese Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1992
August 1992
1992 Belgian Grand Prix — Formula One race
1992 Hungarian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1992
July 1992
1992 German Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1992
1992 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1992