The almanac
The 1992 Edition
Limited to about 137 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 1992. About 119 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 1992
- Albertville hosted the Winter OlympicsThe French Alps welcomed the winter games for two weeks in February.February 8 · Source: Olympedia
- Windows 3.1 went on saleMicrosoft's update brought point-and-click computing to millions of PCs.April 6 · Source: Computer History Museum
- Space shuttle Endeavour first flewNASA's newest orbiter launched on its first mission to rescue a satellite.May 7 · Source: NASA
- Barcelona hosted the Summer OlympicsNBA stars joined the Games for the first time, and the Dream Team won gold.July 25 · Source: Olympedia
- Mae Jemison flew to spaceShe became the first African American woman in space aboard Endeavour.September 12 · Source: NASA
- Aladdin reached theatersDisney's genie comedy opened in November with Robin Williams voicing the Genie.November · Source: The Numbers
- Whitney Houston hit No. 1Whitney Houston's ballad from The Bodyguard began its run atop the Hot 100.November 28 · Source: Billboard
Famous people born in 1992
- NeymarBrazilian footballer · born February 5
- Miley CyrusAmerican singer, actress, and television personality · born November 23
- Demi LovatoAmerican singer-songwriter and actress · born August 20
- Taylor LautnerAmerican actor · born February 11
- Mohamed SalahEgyptian association football player · born June 15
- Sadio ManéSenegalese footballer · born April 10
- Thibaut CourtoisBelgian association football player · born May 11
- Cardi BAmerican rapper · born October 11
From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages write about them. Spotted a mistake?
No. 1 songs of 1992
- Black Or WhiteMichael Jackson · first week at No. 1: January 4, 1992
- All 4 LoveColor Me Badd · first week at No. 1: January 25, 1992
- Don't Let The Sun Go Down On MeGeorge Michael/Elton John · first week at No. 1: February 1, 1992
- I'm Too SexyRight Said Fred · first week at No. 1: February 8, 1992
- To Be With YouMr. Big · first week at No. 1: February 29, 1992
- Save The Best For LastVanessa Williams · first week at No. 1: March 21, 1992
- JumpKris Kross · first week at No. 1: April 25, 1992
- I'll Be ThereMariah Carey · first week at No. 1: June 20, 1992
- Baby Got BackSir Mix-A-Lot · first week at No. 1: July 4, 1992
- This Used To Be My PlaygroundMadonna · first week at No. 1: August 8, 1992
- End Of The Road (From "Boomerang")Boyz II Men · first week at No. 1: August 15, 1992
- How Do You Talk To An AngelThe Heights · first week at No. 1: November 14, 1992
- I Will Always Love YouWhitney Houston · first week at No. 1: November 28, 1992
Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 1992. Spotted a mistake?
If you were born in 1992
- Older than FriendsFriends premiered on NBC on September 22, 1994.
- Older than the PlayStationSony's PlayStation console went on sale in Japan (US launch: September 9, 1995) on December 3, 1994.
- Older than AmazonAmazon.com opened as an online bookseller (month only; the day is not given by the source) on July 1, 1995.
- Older than Windows 95Microsoft launched Windows 95, which introduced the Start menu on August 24, 1995.
- Younger than the WebTim Berners-Lee first announced the World Wide Web software publicly, on an Internet newsgroup on August 6, 1991.
- Younger than the Hubble telescopeThe Hubble Space Telescope was launched on April 24, 1990.
- Younger than The SimpsonsThe Simpsons premiered as a TV series on Fox on December 17, 1989.