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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in October 1992.
The US president was George H. W. Bush (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Sir John Major (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on October 1992: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of October 1992?


Events

  • 01 Oct 1992 Cartoon Cable Network premieres
  • 02 Oct 1992 VP Itamar Franco becomes President of Brazil
  • 03 Oct 1992 Atlanta Braves win franchise record 98th game
  • 04 Oct 1992 Anna Karenina closes at Circle in the Square Theater NYC after 46 performances
  • 05 Oct 1992 1st overturn of a George Bush veto (cable bill)
  • 07 Oct 1992 Tampa Bay Lightning become 1st NHL expansion team to win opener (7-2)
  • 08 Oct 1992 Nobel Prize for literature is given to West Indies Poet Derek Walcott
  • 09 Oct 1992 Great meteorite seen from Kentucky to New York
  • 10 Oct 1992 Actress Ally Sheedy weds actor David Lansbury
  • 11 Oct 1992 1st 3-way presidential debate (Bush-Clinton-Perot)
  • 12 Oct 1992 5.8 earthquake at Cairo (at least 510 die)
  • 13 Oct 1992 An Antonov An-124 operated by Antonov Airlines registered SSSR-82002, crashes near Kiev, Ukraine killing 8.
  • 14 Oct 1992 Atlanta Braves beat Pittsburgh Pirates in 7 games for NL pennant
  • 15 Oct 1992 Charles Taylor launches an offensive against Monrovia Liberia
  • 16 Oct 1992 1,700th David Letterman Show
  • 17 Oct 1992 1st World Series with non-US team, Toronto loses 3-1 to Braves
  • 18 Oct 1992 1st non-US team to win a World Series Game; Toronto 5, Atlanta 4
  • 19 Oct 1992 The Communist Party of China promotes several market-oriented reformers to the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China, signaling a defeat for hard-line ideologues.
  • 20 Oct 1992 1st World Series game outside of US - Toronto beats Atlanta
  • 21 Oct 1992 Tens of thousands of coal miners march in London to protest government plans to close coal mines and reduce the number of coal miners.
  • 22 Oct 1992 Atlanta, becomes 1st US team to win a World Series game out of US
  • 23 Oct 1992 Emperor Akihito becomes the first Emperor of Japan to stand on Chinese soil.
  • 24 Oct 1992 Toronto Blue Jays beat Atl Braves, 4 games to 2, in 88th World Series
  • 25 Oct 1992 Dancing at Lughnasa closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 421 performances
  • 26 Oct 1992 The Charlottetown Accord fails to win majority support in a Canada wide referendum.
  • 27 Oct 1992 Don Baylor appointed 1st manager of Colorado Rockies
  • 28 Oct 1992 Lee Jang Rim predicts that today would be the end of the world!
  • 29 Oct 1992 The Food and Drug Administration approves Depo Provera for use as a contraceptive in the United States.
  • 30 Oct 1992 MTA begins installing automated fare collection turnstiles
  • 31 Oct 1992 Don Keller makes his 18,000th sky diver

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in October 1992?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - End Of The Road
  2. - Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough
  3. - Humpin' Around
  4. - Jump Around
  5. - Erotica

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Ebeneezer Goode
  2. - End Of The Road
  3. - Rhythm Is A Dancer
  4. - Sleeping Satellite
  5. - Baker Street

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Aladdin

Aladdin

Release year: 1992

Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker

Starring: Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman

Country: United States of America

Gone to Seed

Gone to Seed

Release year: 1992

Into the West

Into the West

Release year: 1992

Directed by: Mike Newell

Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Ellen Barkin, Ciarán Fitzgerald, Rúaidhrí Conroy

Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman

Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman

Release year: 1992

Directed by: Aziz Mirza

Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Amrita Singh, Juhi Chawla, Navin Nischol

Rich in Love

Rich in Love

Release year: 1992

Directed by: Bruce Beresford

Starring: Albert Finney, Jill Clayburgh, Kathryn Erbe, Kyle MacLachlan

Books

Which were the most popular books released in October 1992?
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The Legacy by R. A. Salvatore

The Legacy

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The Legacy is Drizzt's scimitar-wielding best, now available in mass-market editions.

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

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Donna Tartt won the Pulitzer Prize 2014 for her novel The Goldfinch. She established herself as an important talent with The Secret History which is now a modern classic.

The Cat Who Wasn'T There by Lilian Jackson Braun

The Cat Who Wasn'T There

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Qwill is on his way from the UK to Scotland, and he's also on his path to solving another puzzling mystery. Koko is not on the scene this time.

Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams

Mostly Harmless

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Douglas Adams returns with his amazing, logic-defying but-why-stop?now fifth novel in The Hitchhiker Trilogy. This is the epic story about Random, who embarks on a transgalactic journey to find his true love.

Tangled Vines by Janet Dailey

Tangled Vines

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Katherine Rutledge, a ninety year old elegant woman, runs the Napa Valley winery. Her estranged son owns a winery and Len Dougherty is an alcoholic neighbor.