1992

1992, Leap year 

MCMXCII

- see also 1992 Calendar


 * UK Prime Minister John Major (confirmed 09 April)
 * FA Cup Winners: Liverpool
 * Christmas Number One: Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
 * UK Eurovision Entry: Michael Ball - One Step Out Of Time
 * Blue Peter Team: Yvette, John and Diane, then John, Diane and Anthea
 * Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ: Simon Mayo
 * Big Christmas Day Film On BBC1: Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade

Main events



 * Maastricht Treaty (07 Feb.)
 * UK General Election (April)
 * Expo '92 opens in Seville Spain (Apr-Oct)
 * Elizabeth II's annus horribilis
 * Premier League launched
 * 500 years since discover of America (1492)

TV
(channel and first broadcast date in brackets)

New shows:

 * Men Behaving Badly (ITV, 18 February 1992 )
 * Eldorado (BBC1, 6 July 1992)

Shows ending

 * The Channel Four Daily (ended 25 September, replaced by The Big Breakfast starting 28 September).

Other TV events

 * Christmas Day Queen's Speech "annus horribilus".

Music

 * Biggest selling singles (UK): 1. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You, 2. Snap! - Rhythm Is a Dancer, 3. Charles & Eddie - Would I Lie to You? (full list)
 * Biggest selling studio albums (UK): 1. Simply Red - Stars (rel.1991) 2. Lionel Richie - Back to Front 3. Michael Jackson - Dangerous (rel. 1991) (full list)
 * Biggest selling compilation albums (UK): 1. Cher - Greatest Hits: 1965–1992 2. Simple Minds - Glittering Prize 81/92 3. Michael Bolton - Timeless: The Classics 4. Madness - Divine Madness
 * Debut albums: Annie Lennox - Diva , Right Said Fred - Up, Take That - Take That & Party
 * Eponymous debut albums: Rage Against the Machine,

Films

 * Carry On Columbus (final 'Carry On..' film)

Births

 * Freddie Highmore (14 Feb.), Sam Smith (19 May), Frances Cobain (18 August)



Deaths

 * Benny Hill, Frankie Howerd, Magnus Pyke (19 October)