WORLD HISTORY · 1992 日本語
Events of 1992Heisei 4 (Japan) · Year of the Monkey
What happened in 1992?
In 1992, Japan passed a law allowing participation in UN peacekeeping operations, and Iwasaki Kyoko won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics. Around the world, the Maastricht Treaty was signed and Bosnia declared independence.
- Twelve EC nations sign Maastricht TreatyEurope
- Bosnia and Herzegovina declares independenceEurope
- Peacekeeping bill passes despite stalling tacticsAsia
- Earth Summit adopts Rio DeclarationLatin America
- Barcelona Olympics openEurope
- Iwasaki Kyoko becomes youngest gold medalistAsia
- Public schools begin monthly five-day weeksAsia
- Kanemaru Shin resigns over donation scandalAsia
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1992 at a glance
| Japanese era | Heisei 4 |
|---|---|
| Chinese zodiac | Year of the Monkey |
| Age of people born in 1992 | Turn 34 in 2026 |
| Previous / next year | 1991 (Heisei 3) ／ 1993 (Heisei 5) |
| Events | 129 |
| AP World History | Unit 9 (Globalization) |
| AP U.S. History | Period 9 |
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Events of 1992 (timeline · 129)
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CommutAir Flight 4821 crashes on approach to Adirondack Regional Airport, in Saranac Lake, New York, killing two people.
President of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia flees the country as a result of the military coup.
The Assembly of the Serb People in Bosnia and Herzegovina proclaims the creation of Republika Srpska, a new state within Yugoslavia.
The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail. They discovered two planets orbiting the pulsar PSR 1257+12.
El Salvador officials and rebel leaders sign the Chapultepec Peace Accords in Mexico City, Mexico ending the 12-year Salvadoran Civil War that claimed at least 75,000 lives.
During a visit to South Korea, Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa apologizes for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II.
Air Inter Flight 148, an Airbus A320-111, crashes into a mountain near Strasbourg, France, killing 87 of the 96 people on board.
Space Shuttle program: The space shuttle Discovery launches on STS-42 carrying Dr. Roberta Bondar, who becomes the first Canadian woman and the first neurologist in space.
The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal court declares Warren Anderson, ex-CEO of Union Carbide, a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the Bhopal disaster case.
A coup d'état is led by Hugo Chávez against Venezuelan President Carlos Andrés Pérez.
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is sentenced in Milwaukee to 15 terms of life in prison.
Air Transport International Flight 805 crashes in Swanton, Ohio, near Toledo Express Airport, killing all four people on board.
First Nagorno-Karabakh War: Armenian troops massacre more than 20 Azerbaijani civilians during the Capture of Garadaghly.
First Nagorno-Karabakh War: Khojaly Massacre: Armenian armed forces open fire on Azeri civilians at a military post outside the town of Khojaly leaving hundreds dead.
A referendum is begun in Bosnia and Herzegovina for the determination of Bosnian independence.
Bosnia and Herzegovina declares its independence from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, San Marino, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, all of which (except San Marino) were former Soviet republics, join the United Nations.
Mauritius becomes a republic while remaining a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
The Mw 6.6 Erzincan earthquake strikes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).
Israeli Embassy attack in Buenos Aires: Car bomb attack kills 29 and injures 242.
USAir Flight 405 crashes shortly after takeoff from New York City's LaGuardia Airport, leading to a number of studies into the effect that ice has on aircraft.
Fall of communism in Albania: The Democratic Party of Albania wins a decisive majority in the parliamentary election.
The USS Missouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, is decommissioned in Long Beach, California.
In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison.
Forty-two civilians are massacred in the town of Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Alberto Fujimori, president of Peru, dissolves the Peruvian congress by military force.
Peace protesters Suada Dilberovic and Olga Sučić are killed on the Vrbanja Bridge in Sarajevo, becoming the first casualties of the Bosnian War.
A U.S. Federal Court finds former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega guilty of drug and racketeering charges. He is sentenced to 30 years in prison.
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.
The Katina P is deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.
A series of gas explosions rip through the streets in Guadalajara, Mexico, killing 206.
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, comprising Serbia and Montenegro, is proclaimed.
The Russian Federation and 12 other former Soviet republics become members of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history.
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.
Michigan ratifies a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. This amendment bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a mid-term pay raise.
Three employees at a McDonald's Restaurant in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, are brutally murdered and a fourth permanently disabled after a botched robbery. It is the first "fast-food murder" in Canada.
Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its first mission, STS-49.
Armenian forces capture Shusha, marking a major turning point in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Li Hongzhi gives the first public lecture on Falun Gong in Changchun, People's Republic of China.
Three days of popular protests against the government of Prime Minister of Thailand Suchinda Kraprayoon begin in Bangkok, leading to a military crackdown that results in 52 officially confirmed deaths, hundreds of injuries, many disappearances, and more than 3,500 arrests.
After 30 seasons Johnny Carson hosts his penultimate episode and last featuring guests (Robin Williams and Bette Midler) of The Tonight Show.
Italy's most prominent anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife and three body guards are killed by the Corleonesi clan with a half-ton bomb near Capaci, Sicily. His friend and colleague Paolo Borsellino will be assassinated less than two months later, making 1992 a turning point in the history of Italian Mafia prosecutions.
The ethnic cleansing in Kozarac, Bosnia and Herzegovina begins when Serbian militia and police forces enter the town.
The last Thai dictator, General Suchinda Kraprayoon, resigns following pro-democracy protests.
Australian Aboriginal land rights are recognised in Mabo v Queensland (No 2), a case brought by Torres Strait Islander Eddie Mabo which led to the Native Title Act 1993 overturning the long-held colonial assumption of terra nullius.
Copa Airlines Flight 201 breaks apart in mid-air and crashes into the Darién Gap in Panama, killing all 47 aboard.
GP Express Airlines Flight 861 crashes on approach to Anniston Regional Airport in Anniston, Alabama, killing three.
The first World Oceans Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The United States Supreme Court rules in United States v. Álvarez-Machaín that it is permissible for the United States to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the United States for trial, without approval from those other countries.
A "joint understanding" agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. president George Bush and Russian president Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II).
Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-50, the first shuttle mission to carry Extended Duration Orbiter hardware.
The New York Court of Appeals rules that women have the same right as men to go topless in public.
In Miami, former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is sentenced to 40 years in prison for drug and racketeering violations.
A picture of Les Horribles Cernettes was taken, which became the first ever photo posted to the World Wide Web.
A Tupolev Tu-154 crashes during takeoff from Tbilisi International Airport, killing all 24 aboard and four more people on the ground.
Near Medellín, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison fearing extradition to the United States.
A Vatican commission, led by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, establishes that limiting certain rights of homosexual people and non-married couples is not equivalent to discrimination on grounds of race or gender.
China General Aviation Flight 7552 crashes during takeoff from Nanjing Dajiaochang Airport, killing 108.
Space Shuttle program: Atlantis is launched on STS-46 to deploy the European Retrievable Carrier and the Tethered Satellite System.
Thai Airways International Flight 311 crashes into a mountain north of Kathmandu, Nepal, killing all 113 people on board.
The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota opens. At the time, it is the largest shopping mall in the United States.
Canada, Mexico and the United States announce completion of negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
In India, Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) is included in the scheduled languages' list and made one of the official languages of the Indian Government.
FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi shoots and kills Vicki Weaver during an 11-day siege at her home at Ruby Ridge, Idaho.
Hurricane Andrew makes landfall in Homestead, Florida as a Category 5 hurricane, causing up to $25 billion (1992 USD) in damages.
Aeroflot Flight 2808 crashes in Lebyazhy Lug during approach to Ivanovo Yuzhny Airport, killing all 84 aboard.
The 11-day Ruby Ridge standoff ends with Randy Weaver surrendering to federal authorities.
The 7.7 Mw Nicaragua earthquake affects the west coast of Nicaragua. With a Ms–Mw disparity of half a unit, this tsunami earthquake triggers a tsunami that causes most of the damage and casualties, with at least 116 killed. Typical runup heights were 3–8 meters (9.8–26.2 ft).
A group of hunters at the Stampede trail near Healy, Alaska come across a male corpse in abandoned bus, later identified as Christopher McCandless.
Hurricane Iniki strikes the island of Kauaʻi, Hawaii, killing seven and causing $3.1bn in economic damages.
NASA launches Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-47, which marks the 50th shuttle mission. On board are Mae Carol Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese citizen to fly in a US spacecraft, and Mark Lee and Jan Davis, the first married couple in space.
Abimael Guzmán, leader of the Shining Path, is captured by Peruvian special forces; shortly thereafter the rest of Shining Path's leadership fell as well.
The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina declares the breakaway Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia to be illegal.
Black Wednesday: The British pound is forced out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism by currency speculators and is forced to devalue against the German mark.
The trial of the deposed Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega ends in the United States with a 40-year sentence for drug trafficking and money laundering.
An Iranian Kurdish leader and his two joiners are assassinated by political militants in Berlin.
NASA launches the Mars Observer. Eleven months later, the probe would fail while preparing for orbital insertion.
A Nigerian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashes in Ejigbo, Lagos, killing 159.
A Pakistan International Airlines flight crashes into a hill in Nepal, killing all 167 passengers and crew.
Military police storm the Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil during a prison riot. The resulting massacre leaves 111 prisoners dead.
El Al Flight 1862 crashes into two apartment buildings in Amsterdam, killing 43 including 39 on the ground.
The Peekskill meteorite, a 27.7 pounds (12.6 kg) meteorite crashed into a parked car in Peekskill, New York
Having gone to the wrong house, Japanese student Yoshihiro Hattori is killed by the homeowner in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Merpati Nustantara Airlines Flight 5601 crashes into Mount Papandayan near the town of Garut in West Java, Indonesia, killing 31.
Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-52 to deploy the LAGEOS-2 satellite and microgravity experiments.
The Toronto Blue Jays become the first Major League Baseball team based outside the United States to win the World Series.
United States Navy radioman Allen R. Schindler, Jr. is murdered by shipmate Terry M. Helvey for being gay, precipitating debate about gays in the military that results in the United States' "Don't ask, don't tell" military policy.
Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton defeats Republican President George H. W. Bush and Independent candidate Ross Perot in the 1992 United States presidential election.
The General Synod of the Church of England votes to allow women to become priests.
The High Court of Australia rules in Dietrich v The Queen that although there is no absolute right to have publicly funded counsel, in most circumstances a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay when an accused is unrepresented.
In poor conditions caused by Cyclone Forrest, Vietnam Airlines Flight 474 crashes near Nha Trang, killing 30.
The Hoxne Hoard is discovered by metal detectorist Eric Lawes in Hoxne, Suffolk.
In England, a fire breaks out in Windsor Castle, badly damaging the castle and causing over £50 million worth of damage.
A major tornado strikes the Houston, Texas area during the afternoon. Over the next two days the largest tornado outbreak ever to occur in the US during November spawns over 100 tornadoes.
The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, is introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
China Southern Airlines Flight 3943 crashes on approach to Guilin Qifengling Airport in Guilin, China, killing all 141 people on board.
The Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia votes to split the country into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, with effect from January 1, 1993.
For the second time in a year, military forces try to overthrow president Carlos Andrés Pérez in Venezuela.
Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-53 for the United States Department of Defense.
A test engineer for Sema Group uses a personal computer to send the world's first text message via the Vodafone network to the phone of a colleague.
The Greek oil tanker Aegean Sea, carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude oil, runs aground in a storm while approaching A Coruña, Spain, and spills much of its cargo.
Somali Civil War: President George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 U.S. troops to Somalia in Northeast Africa.
The Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India, is demolished, leading to widespread riots causing the death of over 1,500 people.
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan establishes the Marriage Fund in the United Arab Emirates in response to rising wedding prices.
War in Abkhazia: Siege of Tkvarcheli: A helicopter carrying evacuees from Tkvarcheli is shot down, resulting in at least 52 deaths, including 25 children. The incident catalyses more concerted Russian military intervention on behalf of Abkhazia.
Deportation of Hamas members: Israeli authorities began deporting hundreds of Palestinians suspected to be members of Hamas across the Lebanese border.
A Dutch DC-10, flight Martinair MP 495, crashes at Faro Airport, Portugal, killing 56.
During approach to Tripoli International Airport, a Boeing 727 operating as Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103 collides in mid-air with a Libyan Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23, killing 157 people.
Fernando Collor de Mello, president of Brazil, tries to resign amidst corruption charges, but is then impeached.
Czechoslovakia is peacefully dissolved in what is dubbed by media as the Velvet Divorce, resulting in the creation of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic.
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FAQ
What year was 1992 in the Japanese calendar?
1992 was Heisei 4 in the Japanese era system.
What Chinese zodiac animal is 1992?
1992 is the Year of the Monkey.
How old is someone born in 1992?
They turn 34 on their birthday in 2026.
What happened in 1992?
In 1992, Japan passed a law allowing participation in UN peacekeeping operations, and Iwasaki Kyoko won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics. Around the world, the Maastricht Treaty was signed and Bosnia declared independence.
Dates and events are based on Wikipedia and other references. Summaries and regions are written by the site editors.