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1992
   BBC Sports Personality of the Year was   
Nigel Mansell
Racing Driver

Sports & Leisure > BBC Sports Personality of the Year


1992
   winners of the FA Cup were   
Liverpool
Liverpool 2 Sunderland 0

Sports & Leisure > Football - FA Cup Winners


1992
   Summer Olympic Games were held in   
Barcelona
Sports & Leisure > Summer Olympic Games Cities


1992
   winner of the Tour de France was   
Miguel Indurain (Spain)
1st to win 5 consecutive tour de France.

Sports & Leisure > Cycling - Tour de France


Aladdin
   was released in   
1992
Movies > Films - Disney


The Muppet Christmas Carol
   was released in   
1992
Movies > Films - Disney


1992
   Formula One Drivers' Championship winner was   
Nigel Mansell
Sports & Leisure > Formula One - World Drivers' Champions


1992
   World Snooker Championship winner was   
Stephen Hendry
Sports & Leisure > Snooker - World Champions


1992
   Wimbledon Men's Singles champion was   
Andre Agassi
Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Wimbledon Men's Singles Champions


1992
   Wimbledon Ladies' Singles champion was   
Steffi Graf
Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Champions


1992
   winner of the Mercury Music Prize was   
Primal Scream
Screamadelica

Music > Mercury Music Prize


1992
   winner of the US Open Men's Singles was   
Stefan Edberg
d. Pete Sampras 3-6 6-4 7-6 6-2

Sports & Leisure > Tennis - US Open Men's Singles Champions


1992
   winner of the US Open Women's Singles was   
Monica Seleš
Sports & Leisure > Tennis - US Open Women's Singles Champions


1992
   winner of the Australian Open Women's Singles was   
Monica Seleš
Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Australian Open Women's Singles Champions


1992
   winner of the French Open Men's Singles was   
Jim Courier
Sports & Leisure > Tennis - French Open Men's Singles Champions


1992
   winner of the Cricket World Cup was   
Pakistan
Sports & Leisure > Cricket - World Cup Winners


1992
   World Series Champions were the   
Toronto Blue Jays
6 games v. Atlanta Braves. MVP: Paul Molitor

Sports & Leisure > Major League Baseball - World Series Champions


1992
   Time 'Person of the Year' was   
Bill Clinton
42in President of the U.S. Has won two Grammy awards. First elected President to be impeached.

History & Mythology > Time 'Person of the Year'


1992
      
Mike Tyson Was Charged With Rape
Jailed for rape of Miss Black Rhode Island Desiree Washington. A former world heavyweight champion, he's a keen pigeon fancier.

History & Mythology > 20th Century Events


1992
   champions were   
Duke
Sports & Leisure > Basketball - U.S. NCAA Basketball Champions


1992
   the winner was   
Rigoberta Menchú Tum
Guatemala, b. 1959; "in recognition for her work for social justice and ethno-culture reconciliation based on respect for the rights of indiginous people"

Misc > Nobel Peace Prize


1992
   the winner was   
Carolyn Suzanne Sapp
Kona, Hawaii

Misc > Miss America Winners


1992
   the winner was   
Derek Walcott
St. Lucia, b.1930; "for a poetic oeuvre of great luminosity, sustained by a historical vision, the outcome of a multicultural commitment"

Arts & Literature > Nobel Prize for Literature


1992
   the winner was   
Unforgiven
Directed by Clint Eastwood for Warner Bros

Movies > Academy Award for Best Picture


1992
   the winner was   
Nick Faldo
At Muirfield

Sports & Leisure > Golf - The Open Championship Winners


Richard Scarry's Best Little Word Book Ever!
   was published in   
1992
Arts & Literature > The Little Golden Book


1992
   the winners were   
Western Samoa
Sports & Leisure > Rugby Union - Middlesex Sevens


1992
   UEFA Champions League winners were   
Barcelona
Spain

Sports & Leisure > Football - UEFA Champions League Winners


1992
   the winner was   
Place In This World
Composed by Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith and Wayne Kirkpatrick

Music > The Dove Award


1992
   the winner was   
The Panama Deception
Details the American invasion of Panama

Movies > Academy Award for Best Documentary


Malcolm X
   was played by Denzel Washington in   
Malcolm X 1992
Title role, Academy Award Nomination

Movies > Films - Denzel Washington


1992
   is the Year of the   
Monkey
Hou

Misc > The Chinese Calendar


1992
   the winner was   
Monica Seles
Defeated Steffi Graf 6-2, 3-6, 10-8

Sports & Leisure > Tennis - French Ladies Open Singles Champions


Bosnia and Herzegovina
   gained independence in   
1992
1 March. Yugoslavia

History & Mythology > Independence Dates


1992
   the winner was   
Joao Cabral De Melo Neto
Brazil

Arts & Literature > Neustadt Laureates


1992
   the winner was   
America³
America³ (United States) defeated Il Moro di Venezia (Italy) at San Diego, California 4-1

Sports & Leisure > Yachting - The America's Cup


1992
   the winners were   
Denmark
Won tournament after replacing Yugoslavia at the last minute.

Sports & Leisure > Football - UEFA European Championship


1992
   Melbourne Cup winner was   
Subzero
Jockey - Greg Hall, Trainer - Lee Freedman, Owner - D H K Investments, Time - 3.24.70

Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - The Melbourne Cup


1992
   Eurovision Song Contest winner was   
Ireland
"Why Me" performed by Linda Martin

Music > Eurovision Song Contest by Year


1992
      
CIS Collective Security Treaty
Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan establish framework for the Commonwealth of Independent States.

History & Mythology > Treaties and Conventions


1992
      
Treaty on Open Skies
Establishes an international program of unarmed aerial surveillance flights over all participants' territories.

History & Mythology > Treaties and Conventions


1992
      
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Attempts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gas in order to combat global warming.

History & Mythology > Treaties and Conventions


10 March 1987 - 11 February 1992
      
Charles Haughey
3rd TermFianna Fáil,

History & Mythology > Irish Taoiseachs


11 February 1992 - 15 December 1994
      
Albert Reynolds
1 term, Fianna Fáil

History & Mythology > Irish Taoiseachs


1992
   Preakness Stakes winner was   
Pine Bluff
Chris McCarron on board -- Trainer Tom Bohannan -- Loblolly Stable -- 1:55.60

Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - Preakness Stakes Winners


Italy
   presented the song   
Insieme 1992
Toto Cotugno 1990

Music > Eurovision Song Contest by Song


1992
   winner was   
Marco Van Basten
Netherlands

Sports & Leisure > Football - FIFA World Player of the Year (Male)


1992
   winner was   
Manchester United
Manchester United 1 Nottingham Forest 0

Sports & Leisure > Football - English league cup winners


Human Touch
   features   
I Wish I Were Blind 1992
Music > Albums -- Bruce Springsteen


Calgary Stampeders
   won the Grey Cup in   
1992
Calgary Stampeders defeated Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24-10 at SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario on November 29, 1992. Quarterback Doug Flutie, Boston College Heisman Trophy Winner and future NFL quarterback, led Calgary in defeating Winnipeg and completed 33 of 49 passes for 480 yards.

Sports & Leisure > Canadian Football - Grey Cup Winners








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