What Happened in December 1992

Historical Events

Dec 1 2 C-141B Starlifters collide in Montana & crash, 13 die

Amy Fisher

Dec 1 Amy Fisher sentenced 5-15 yrs for shooting Mary Jo Buttafuoco

Dec 2 Kiwi opening batsman John Wright becomes first New Zealander to make 5,000 runs in Test cricket when he scores 14 in the 2nd innings of the drawn 1st Test against Sri Lanka in Moratuwa
Dec 2 WQEW-AM radio replaces WQXR on 1560 in NYC
Dec 3 The Greek oil tanker Aegean Sea, carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude oil, runs aground in a storm while approaching La Coruña, Spain, and spills much of its cargo
Dec 3 UN Security Council passes Resolution 794 authorizing US led allied forces to intervene in war-torn Somalia to restore order and allow humanitarian aid to be delivered

US Troops to Somalia

Dec 4 US President George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 US troops to war-torn Somalia

Dec 5 1st SEC Championship Game: #2 Alabama beats #12 Florida, 28-21
Dec 6 300,000 hindus destroy mosque of Babri India, 4 die
Dec 6 81st Davis Cup: USA beats Switzerland in Fort Worth (3-1)

US Defeat Switzerland

Dec 6 Davis Cup Tennis, Ft. Worth, Texas: Jim Courier defeats Jakob Hlasek of Switzerland 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to give the US a 3-1 victory

Jerry Rice's Record Touchdown

Dec 6 San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice catches NFL record 101st touchdown in a 27-3 win over Miami Dolphins at Candlestick Park

Bonds' $43M Pact

Dec 6 San Francisco Giants sign record $43million USD pact with Pirates MLB outfielder Barry Bonds

Dec 7 Galileo spacecraft passes North Pole of Moon (Peary Crater)
Dec 8 NBC announces that "Cheers" will go off the air in May 1993
Dec 8 Spacecraft Galileo makes its second and closest flyby of Earth at a minimum distance of 305 km for a gravity assist on its way to Jupiter [1]

Houston, Brooks, Dr. Dre Win

Dec 9 3rd Billboard Music Awards: Whitney Houston, Garth Brooks & Dr. Dre win

Dec 9 Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott apologizes for racist remarks
Dec 9 NHL NJ Devils organization announces that it will change its colors to black, red, & white for the 1992-93 season
Dec 9 Sri Lanka's third-ever Test Cricket victory (v NZ by 9 wkts)

Dec 9 US Marines and allied nations launch an amphibious and airborne operation in Mogadishu, Somalia to restore order to the war-torn nation. Authorized by UN Security Council Resolution 794 passed on December 3.

A US helicopter flies over Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, during Restore Hope in December 1995

Dec 10 NHL awards franchises to Miami & Anaheim for 1994-95
Dec 10 NY Yankees sign free agent pitcher Jimmy Key
Dec 10 Orlanda Magic scores 14 3-pointers (2 shy of record)
Dec 10 Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, musical "My Favorite Year", adapted from the 1982 film, and starring Evan Pappas, Tim Curry, Andrea Martin, and Lainie Kazan, opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater, NYC; runs for 37 performances, with Drama Desk and Tony Award wins for Martin
Dec 11 Nor'easter storm hits NY, doing $ Billion worth of damage

Audrey Hepburn Recognized

Dec 11 US President George H.W. Bush awards actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Dec 11 WNEW AM radio on 1130 in NYC ends transmitting after 58 years
Dec 12 58th Heisman Trophy Award: Gino Torretta, U of Miami (QB)
Dec 12 6.8-7.5 earthquake strikes Flores Island (tsunami kills 3,000)

Japanese Crown Prince Engaged

Dec 12 Japanese crown prince Naruhito announces engagement to Masaka Owada

Dec 12 Julia Kurotchkina, 18, of Russia, crowned 42nd Miss World
Dec 12 NY Giants lose 19-0 to Phoenix Cardinals
Dec 13 FCC fines Infinity Broadcasting $600,000
Dec 13 Revival of George Kelly's comedy "The Show Off", starring Boyd Gaines and Pat Carroll, closes at Criterion Theater, NYC, after 45 performances
Dec 14 52 people, including 25 children, are killed when a helicopter from Tkvarcheli is shot down during the War in Abkhazia

Lewis Given WBC Title

Dec 14 Lennox Lewis given WBC title, when Riddick Bowe refused to fight him

Heavyweight Boxing Champion Lennox Lewis

Ashe Sportsperson of the Year

Dec 15 Arthur Ashe is named Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year

Dec 15 WNew AM (1130) NYC resigns air, replaced by WBBR
Dec 17 "A Christmas Carol" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 22 performances
Dec 17 Gen Suwa finds tooth of 4.4 million year old Australopithecus ramidus
Dec 18 FCC vote 4-1 to allow Infinity to purchase Cook Inlet stations

"Alice"

Dec 19 Robert Wilson, Tom Waits, and Kathleen Brennan's avant garde opera "Alice", based on the life and work of Lewis Carroll, premieres at the Thalia Theater, Hamburg, Germany

Author, Novelist. Poet and Mathematician Lewis Carroll

Dec 20 Northwest & KLM introduce a new joint logo "Worldwide Reliability"

Milošević Re-elected

Dec 20 Slobodan Milošević re-elected president of Serbia

President of Serbia and Yugoslavia Slobodan Milošević

Dec 21 Dutch DC-10 in fire at landing on Faro Portugal, 56 die

Operation Condor

Dec 22 Archives of Terror detailing police repression under Dictator Alfredo Stroessner and proving existence of Operation Condor, found by activist Dr. Martín Almada in Asunción, Paraguay [1]

Dictator and President of Paraguay Alfredo Stroessner

Ballon d'Or

Dec 22 Ballon d'Or: Milan's Dutch striker Marco van Basten wins his 3rd title as best football player in Europe ahead of Barcelona forward Hristo Stoichkov and Ajax forward Dennis Bergkamp

Dec 22 Libyan MIG-23UB attacks Boeing 727 at Souk al-Sabt, 158 die
Dec 24 US President George Bush issues a pardon to former National Security Advisor Robert McFarlane for his role in Iran-Contra Affair
Dec 24 US President George H. W. Bush pardons Caspar Weinberger for Iran-contra affair
Dec 26 New York Jets announcer Marty Glickman retires at 75
Dec 26 The NHL's San Jose Sharks end a 13-game losing streak with a 7-2 win over the LA Kings, albeit allowing 59 shots, the most in team history; Jeff Hacket makes 57 saves
Dec 27 "Tommy Tune Tonite! Song & Dance Act" opens at Gershwin Theatre, NYC; runs for 10 performances
Dec 27 13th United Negro College Fund raises $11,000,000

Harry Connick Caught with Gun

Dec 27 American jazz singer and piano player Harry Connick Jr is caught with 9mm gun in NYC's JFK airport

Jazz Pianist, Singer and Actor Harry Connick Jr

Dec 27 Sandi Merle and Steve Michaels' musical "3 From Brooklyn" closes at Helen Hayes Theater, NYC, after 45 performances
Dec 29 Governor Cuomo grants Jean Harris (Scarsdale Diet Dr killer) clemency

Warne Leads Australia Win

Dec 30 Australian cricket spin bowling great Shane Warne takes 7/52 to lead Australia to 139 run win v West Indies in 2nd Test in Melbourne

Dec 30 Last day of Test Cricket for Michael Whitney
Dec 30 Washington defenseman Al Iafrate becomes first player in NHL history to have his shot officially break 100 miles per hour; records 101.4 mph during the Capitals Superskills competition

Events in 1992

Famous Birthdays

Dec 1 Javier Báez, Puerto Rican baseball infielder (MLB All Star 2018-19; Chicago Cubs), born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Dec 1 Marco van Ginkel, Dutch soccer midfielder (8 caps; Vitesse, Chelsea, PSV), born in Amersfoort, Netherlands
Dec 2 Gary Sánchez, Dominican baseball catcher (MLB All Star 2017, 19; NY Yankees), born in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
Dec 3 Joseph McManners, English actor

Kim Seok-jin (31 years old)

Dec 4 Korean singer-songwriter (BTS, "The Astronaut"), born in Anyang, South Korea

Dec 6 Johnny Manziel, American football quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2012, Texas A&M; NFL: Cleveland Browns), born in Tyler, Texas
Dec 11 Jacoby Brissett, American NFL player (Miami Dolphins), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
Dec 11 Malcolm Brogdon, American NBA player (Indiana Pacers), born in Atlanta, Georgia

Tori Kelly (31 years old)

Dec 14 American singer-songwriter (Dear No One, Nobody Love), born in Wildomar, California

Dec 15 Alex Telles, Brazilian soccer defender (4 caps; Galatasaray, Porto, Manchester United), born in Caxias do Sul, Brazil

Jesse Lingard (31 years old)

Dec 15 English soccer midfielder (32 caps 2021; Manchester United), born in Warrington, England

Dec 17 Jordan Garrett, American actor
Dec 17 Quinton de Kock, South African cricket wicketkeeper (54 Tests, 232 dismissals, 6 x 100, HS 141no; Gauteng + 5 x IPL teams), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
Dec 17 Thomas Law, British Actor
Dec 17 Young Nudy [Quantavious Thomas], American rapper ("Peaches & Eggplants"), born in East Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 24 Melissa Suffield, English actress, born in London, England

Jade Thirlwall (31 years old)

Dec 26 English pop singer-songwriter (Little Mix - "Sweet Melody"), born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Dec 28 Lara van Ruijven, Dutch short track speed skater (World C'ship gold 500m 2019; Olympic bronze 3000m relay 2018), born in Naaldwijk, Netherlands (d. 2020)
Dec 30 Carson Wentz, American NFL quarterback (Pro Bowl 2017; Philadelphia Eagles), born in Raleigh, North Carolina

Born in 1992

Famous Weddings

David Justice & Halle Berry

Dec 31 MLB Outfielder David Justice (26) weds actress Halle Berry (26) in Atlanta, Georgia

Dec 31 WCBS TV news anchor Carol Martin weds Joe Terry

Famous Deaths

Dec 2 Gary Mascaro, choreographer, dies at 43
Dec 2 Loek Elfferich, Dutch journalist and historian (Treason in Rotterdam), dies of a heart attack while smoking a cigar at 60
Dec 3 Harry Ellerbe, American actor (House of Usher; Magnetic Monster), dies at 91
Dec 3 Luis Alcoriza, Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor, dies of emphysema at 74
Dec 3 Nureddin Al-Atassi, president of Syria (1966-70), dies
Dec 5 Felipe Padilla de León, Filipino composer, dies at 80
Dec 5 Hilary Tindall, dies of cancer at 54
Dec 5 Sergei Aleksandrovich Yemelyanov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 41
Dec 6 (Karl) Yngve Sköld, Swedish organist, pianist, and composer, dies at 93
Dec 6 Hank Worden, American actor (The Searcher, Red River), dies of natural causes at 91
Dec 6 Percy Herbert, actor (Capt Apache), dies of a heart attack at 72
Dec 7 Maurice Coutinho, writer/translator (Silent Struggle), dies at 79
Dec 7 Ruth Corbett Thom, dies after long illness at 78
Dec 8 William Shawn, American magazine editor (New Yorker, 1952-87), dies at 85
Dec 9 Carl Barger, American baseball executive (President of Pittsburgh Pirates, Fla Marlins), dies at 62
Dec 9 Vincent Gardenia, Italian-American actor (Bang the Drum Slowly, Moonstruck, Little Shop of Horrors), dies of a heart attack at 71

Dec 10 Bernard Reichel, Swiss composer, dies at 91
Dec 10 Carlomagno Andrade, Equadorian general, dies
Dec 10 Dan Maskell, English tennis commentator (b. 1908)
Dec 11 Andy Kirk, American jazz saxophonist, tuba player, and bandleader (Clouds Of Joy - "I Won't Tell a Soul (I Love You)"), dies at 94
Dec 11 Michael Robbins, British actor and comedian (On the Buses; The Great Muppet Caper), dies of cancer at 62
Dec 11 Suzanne Lilar, Belgian writer (Le burlador), dies at 91
Dec 12 Bernard CJ Lievegoed, Dutch anthroposopher (Free College), dies at 87
Dec 12 Jasu Patel, Indian cricket spin bowler (7 Tests, 29 wickets, BB 9-69 v Aust 1959; Gujarat), dies at 68
Dec 12 Suzanne Lilar, Belgian essayist, novelist and playwright (b. 1901)
Dec 13 Bernard Drukker, Dutch pianist and orchestra leader (duivelswiel), dies at 73
Dec 13 Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, American businessman and heir (Pan Am Airways), dies at 93
Dec 13 K.C. Irving, Canadian industrialist (b. 1899)
Dec 13 Robert Shone, British economist and director-general (NEDC), dies at 86
Dec 16 Anton [Tom] Koolhaas, Dutch writer (Gekke Witte), dies at 80
Dec 16 Rinus Terlouw, Dutch soccer player/trainer (Sparta), dies

Dec 17 Dana Andrews, American actor (Battle of the Bulge, Laura), dies of pneumonia at 83
Dec 17 Günther Anders, German Jewish philosopher, dies at 90
Dec 18 Charles Leatherland, Baron Leatherland, British journalist and Labour Party politician, dies at 94
Dec 18 Clara Hale 'Mother Hale', American social activist (Hale House Center for disadvantaged children), dies at 87
Dec 18 Edwin Gerschefski, American pianist, composer and teacher (Saugauck Suite), dies at 83
Dec 18 Mark Goodson, American radio and TV game show producer, with Bill Todman ("I've Got A Secret"; "The Price Is Right"; "Password"), dies of pancreatic cancerat 77
Dec 20 Peter Brocco, American actor blacklisted in the 1950's (Spartacus: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest), dies of a heart attack at 89
Dec 21 Albert King [Nelson], American blues guitarist and singer (BB King & Friends; Blues Alive), dies of a heart attack at 69
Dec 21 Nathan Milstein, Ukrainian-American Grammy Award-winning concert violinist, transcriber and composer, dies at 87
Dec 21 Philip Farkas, American classical horn player (Chicago Symphony) and educator (University of Indiana), dies at 78
Dec 21 Stella Adler, American actress (Love on Toast; My Girl Tisa), and teacher (Stella Adler Studio of Acting), dies at 91
Dec 21 Sybil Andrews, English-Canadian painter, dies at 94
Dec 22 Frederick W Franz, CEO (Watch Tower), dies at 99
Dec 22 Harry Bluestone, British-American jazz and session violinist, bandleader, and music publisher, dies from Parkinson's disease at 85
Dec 22 Ted Willis, prolific English screenwriter (It's Great to be Young), dies at 74

Dec 23 Cyril Walters, Welsh cricketer (11 Tests for England, 784 runs), dies at 87
Dec 23 Eddie Hazel, American pop guitarist (Funkadelic - "Knee Deep"), dies at 42
Dec 24 Abdulkadir Widjojoatmodjo, Java diplomat, dies
Dec 24 Bobby LaKind, American conga player, vocalist, songwriter and occasional backup drummer (The Doobie Brothers), dies from terminal colon cancer at 47
Dec 24 Peyo [Pierre Culliford], Belgian cartoonist (The Smurfs; Johan et Pirlouit), dies of a heart attack at 64
Dec 25 Garrison H Davidson, US lt-gen commandant (West Point), dies
Dec 25 Helen Joseph, South African anti-apartheid activist, dies at 87
Dec 25 Monica Dickens, English/American journalist/author, dies at 77
Dec 25 Richard H Ichord, US leader of House Un-American Activities Committee, dies at 66
Dec 25 Ted Croker, English football administrator (Secretary English Football Association 1973-89), dies at 68
Dec 26 Bert Voeten, Dutch journalist and poet (Antipodes), dies at 74
Dec 26 Constance Carpenter, English-American actress (2 Worlds), dies of stroke at 87
Dec 26 Edmund Davies, British judge (as Lord Justice of appeal, tried the Great Train Robbers, Edmund-Davies police pay review), dies at 86
Dec 26 John G. Kemeny, Hungarian-American computer pioneer (developed BASIC programming language), dies at 66
Dec 26 Nikita Magaloff, Georgian-Russian-Swiss pianist (1st to record Chopin's complete works), dies at 80
Dec 27 Cardew "the Cad" [Douglas] Robinson, English comedian (Alfie), dies at 75
Dec 27 Jan Peeters, Dutch watercolor painter, stained glass, tile, and monument artist, dies at 80
Dec 27 Kay Boyle, American writer (Scottsboro: An American Tragedy), dies at 90
Dec 28 Mort Greene [Greenberger], American songwriter (Theme to "Leave It To Beaver"; "Sleepy Serenade"), dies at 80
Dec 28 Sal Maglie, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1954; MLB All Star 1951, 52; NY Giants; no-hitter 1956 Cleveland Indians), dies from bronchial pneumonia at 75
Dec 29 LH Ruitenberg, vicar/editor in chief (Reform Netherlands), dies at 87
Dec 29 Vivienne Segal, American Broadway stage actress and singer (Pal Joey), dies at 95
Dec 30 Caesar [Caesar] Domela, painter/son of Ferdinand D Nieuwenhuis, dies
Dec 30 Ling-Ling, 1st panda China gave US, dies at 23

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