Explore 45 historical moments from 1992 — 32 events, 13 birthdays, and 0 notable deaths.
Radio astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail announced the discovery of two exoplanets orbiting pulsar PSR B1257+12. This marked the first confirmed detection of planets outside our solar system.
Sri Temasek, the official residence of the prime minister of Singapore, was declared a national monument.
Appearing on Larry King Live on February 20, 1992, U.S. industrialist Ross Perot announced that he would begin a presidential campaign if "ordinary people" wanted him to run for office.
A Bosnian-Serb wedding procession was attacked in Sarajevo, marking the first casualty of the Bosnian War.
The USS Missouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, was decommissioned in Long Beach, California.
John Gotti, head of the Gambino crime family, was convicted of racketeering, murder, and other charges. He was a prominent figure in organized crime in New York City.
Dozens of Armenian civilians were massacred in the village of Maraga by Azerbaijani forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War on April 10, 1992.
The Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified. This occurred 202 years after it was first proposed.
An underground methane explosion at the Westray Mine in Nova Scotia killed all 26 coal miners working at the time. The disaster occurred in Plymouth.
Li Hongzhi introduced the Falun Gong movement during a public lecture in Changchun, China.
Swedish woman Helena Andersson disappeared in Mariestad on June 14, 1992. One suspect was described as 'the man with the pilot glasses'.
The Battle of the Miljevci Plateau ended after a failed counterattack by forces of the Republic of Serbian Krajina against the Croatian Army.
During the Croatian War of Independence, the Croatian Army concluded Operation Tiger. They advanced 17 kilometers into the Dubrovnik hinterland.
The Manchester Metrolink, the first modern street-running light-rail system in the United Kingdom, was officially opened.
A car bomb killed the anti-Mafia judge Paolo Borsellino and five policemen in Palermo, Italy. This occurred less than two months after the murder of Borsellino's friend and colleague Giovanni Falcone.
Hurricane Andrew, the third-most intense Category 5 cyclone to impact the United States in the 20th century, made landfall in southern Florida.
An earthquake registering 7.7 Mw off the coast of Nicaragua became the first tsunami earthquake to be captured on modern broadband seismic networks.
Hurricane Iniki, the most powerful hurricane on record to strike the Hawaiian Islands, passed directly over the island of Kauai, killing six people and causing around US$1.8 billion dollars in damage.
The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina declared the breakaway Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia to be unconstitutional on September 14, 1992.
The British pound was forced out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism on Black Wednesday and suffered a major devaluation.
Oba Chandler was arrested for a triple murder in Florida, three years after the crime, when his neighbor identified handwriting samples from local billboards.
Sinéad O'Connor tore up a photograph of Pope John Paul II on live television.
After 20 years of construction, Vidyasagar Setu, the longest cable-stayed bridge in India, opened. It joins Kolkata and Howrah.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 or 5.9 struck south of Cairo, Egypt. The disaster killed 545 people.
Yoshihiro Hattori, a Japanese exchange student, was shot and killed by a homeowner after going to the wrong house for a Halloween party.
Hans-Adam II threatened to dismiss the Landtag of Liechtenstein over disagreements on the date of a referendum for the country's accession to the EEA.
The High Court of Australia ruled that a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay in most circumstances in which an accused is unrepresented.
In poor conditions caused by Cyclone Forrest, Vietnam Airlines Flight 474 crashed near Nha Trang, killing 30 people.
A large hoard of Roman silver and gold, the largest in Britain, was discovered in Suffolk, England, on November 16, 1992. It included the largest collection of 4th- and 5th-century coins found within the former Roman Empire.
U.S. president George H. W. Bush ordered American troops into Somalia to help provide humanitarian aid and restore order. This occurred during the ongoing Somali Civil War.
The Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India, was demolished by Hindu Kar Sevaks. The demolition occurred on December 6, 1992, as the demolitionists believed the mosque was built on the birthplace of the Hindu deity Rama.
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan established the Marriage Fund in the United Arab Emirates. This was in response to rising wedding prices and occurred on December 10, 1992.
No deaths recorded for 1992.
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