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Events from the year 1992 in the United States.
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Incumbents
Federal government
President: George H. W. Bush (R-Texas)
Vice President: Dan Quayle (R-Indiana)
Chief Justice: William Rehnquist (Virginia)
Speaker of the House of Representatives: Tom Foley (D-Washington)
Senate Majority Leader: George J. Mitchell (D-Maine)
Congress: 102nd
State governments
Governors and lieutenant governors Governors
30em Governor of Alabama: H. Guy Hunt (Republican)
Governor of Alaska: Wally Hickel (Alaskan Independence)/(Republican)
Governor of Arizona: Fife Symington III (Republican)
Governor of Arkansas: Bill Clinton (Democratic) (until December 12), Jim Guy Tucker (Democratic) (starting December 12)
Governor of California: Pete Wilson (Republican)
Governor of Colorado: Roy Romer (Democratic)
Governor of Connecticut: Lowell P. Weicker Jr. (A Connecticut)
Governor of Delaware: Michael Castle (Republican) (until December 31), Dale E. Wolf (Republican) (starting December 31)
Governor of Florida: Lawton Chiles (Democratic)
Governor of Georgia: Zell Miller (Democratic)
Governor of Hawaii: John D. Waihee III (Democratic)
Governor of Idaho: Cecil D. Andrus (Democratic)
Governor of Illinois: Jim Edgar (Republican)
Governor of Indiana: Evan Bayh (Democratic)
Governor of Iowa: Terry E. Branstad (Republican)
Governor of Kansas: Joan Finney (Democratic)
Governor of Kentucky: Brereton Jones (Democratic)
Governor of Louisiana: Buddy Roemer (Democratic)/(Republican) (until January 13), Edwin W. Edwards (Democratic) (starting January 13)
Governor of Maine: John R. McKernan Jr. (Republican)
Governor of Maryland: William Donald Schaefer (Democratic)
Governor of Massachusetts: William F. Weld (Republican)
Governor of Michigan: John Engler (Republican)
Governor of Minnesota: Arne H. Carlson (Republican)
Governor of Mississippi: Ray Mabus (Democratic) (until January 14), Kirk Fordice (Republican) (starting January 14)
Governor of Missouri: John Ashcroft (Republican)
Governor of Montana: Stan Stephens (Republican)
Governor of Nebraska: Ben Nelson (Democratic)
Governor of Nevada: Bob Miller (Democratic)
Governor of New Hampshire: Judd Gregg (Republican)
Governor of New Jersey: James Florio (Democratic)
Governor of New Mexico: Bruce King (Democratic)
Governor of New York: Mario Cuomo (Democratic)
Governor of North Carolina: James G. Martin (Republican)
Governor of North Dakota: George A. Sinner (Democratic) (until December 15), Ed Schafer (Republican) (starting December 15)
Governor of Ohio: George Voinovich (Republican)
Governor of Oklahoma: David Walters (Democratic)
Governor of Oregon: Barbara Roberts (Democratic)
Governor of Pennsylvania: Robert P. Casey (Democratic)
Governor of Rhode Island: Bruce Sundlun (Democratic)
Governor of South Carolina: Carroll A. Campbell Jr. (Republican)
Governor of South Dakota: George S. Mickelson (Republican)
Governor of Tennessee: Ned McWherter (Democratic)
Governor of Texas: Ann Richards (Democratic)
Governor of Utah: Norman H. Bangerter (Republican)
Governor of Vermont: Howard Dean (Democratic)
Governor of Virginia: Douglas Wilder (Democratic)
Governor of Washington: Booth Gardner (Democratic)
Governor of West Virginia: Gaston Caperton (Democratic)
Governor of Wisconsin: Tommy Thompson (Republican)
Governor of Wyoming: Mike Sullivan (Democratic)
Lieutenant governors
30em Lieutenant Governor of Alabama: Jim Folsom Jr. (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Alaska: Jack Coghill (Alaskan Independence)
Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas: Jim Guy Tucker (Democratic) (until December 12), vacant (starting December 12)
Lieutenant Governor of California: Leo T. McCarthy (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Colorado: Mike Callihan (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut: Eunice Groark (A Connecticut)
Lieutenant Governor of Delaware: Dale E. Wolf (Republican) (until December 31), vacant (starting December 31)
Lieutenant Governor of Florida: Buddy MacKay (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Georgia: Pierre Howard (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii: Ben Cayetano (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Idaho: Butch Otter (Republican)
Lieutenant Governor of Illinois: Bob Kustra (Republican)
Lieutenant Governor of Indiana: Frank O'Bannon (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Iowa: Joy Corning (Republican)
Lieutenant Governor of Kansas: Jim Francisco (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky: Paul E. Patton (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana: Paul Hardy (Republican) (until January 13), Melinda Schwegmann (Democratic) (starting January 13)
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland: Melvin A. Steinberg (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts: Paul Cellucci (Republican)
Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: Connie Binsfeld (Republican)
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota: Joanell Dyrstad (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi: Brad Dye (Democratic) (until January 14), Eddie Briggs (Republican) (starting January 14)
Lieutenant Governor of Missouri: Mel Carnahan (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Montana: Denny Rehberg (Republican)
Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska: Maxine Moul (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Nevada: Sue Wagner (Republican)
Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico: Casey Luna (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of New York: Stan Lundine (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina: James Carson Gardner (Republican)
Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota: Lloyd Omdahl (Democratic) (until December 15), Rosemarie Myrdal (Republican) (starting December 15)
Lieutenant Governor of Ohio: Mike DeWine (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma: Jack Mildren (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania: Mark Singel (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island: Roger N. Begin (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina: Nick Theodore (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota: Walter Dale Miller (Republican)
Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee: John S. Wilder (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Texas: Bob Bullock (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Utah: W. Val Oveson (Republican)
Lieutenant Governor of Vermont: vacant
Lieutenant Governor of Virginia: Don Beyer (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor of Washington: Joel Pritchard (Republican)
Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin: Scott McCallum (Republican)
Events
January
January 1 – George H. W. Bush becomes the first U.S. president to address the Australian Parliament.
January 5 – Seventeen-year-old Kelly Dae Wilson disappears in Gilmer, Texas. Her case became one of the biggest unsolved missing-persons cases in Texas.
January 8 – George H. W. Bush is televised falling violently ill at a state dinner in Japan, vomiting into the lap of Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa and fainting.McDaniel Ann January 8, 2017 25 Years Ago Today, George H.W. Bush Vomited on the Prime Minister of Japan https://www.newsweek.com/25-years-ago-today-george-h-w-bush-vomited-prime-minister-japan-538581 Newsweek
January 11 – Twelve-year-old Shanda Sharer is tortured and burned to death by four teenage girls in Madison, Indiana. The crime attracts international attention due to its brutality and the young age of the perpetrators.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-01-31-mn-1053-story.html Thinking the Unthinkable: What Led 4 Teens to Torture, Murder Child? BOB LEWIS 31 January 1993 Los Angeles Times
January 26
Boris Yeltsin announces that Russia will stop targeting United States cities with nuclear weapons.
Super Bowl XXVI: The Washington Redskins defeat the Buffalo Bills 37–24 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
January 28 – George H. W. Bush delivers his final State of the Union Address.Woolley John Peters Gerhard Length of State of the Union Messages and Addresses (in minutes) https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sou_minutes.php 2011-02-20 The American Presidency Project
February
February 1 – The United States Coast Guard begins deporting the first of some 14,000 refugees from Haiti.
February 10
Tom Harkin wins the Iowa Democratic Caucus.
In Indianapolis, Indiana, boxer Mike Tyson is convicted of raping Desiree Washington.
February 17 – A court in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sentences serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer to life in prison.February 17, 2016 Cydney Adams Feb. 17th, 1992: Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer sentenced https://www.cbsnews.com/news/on-this-day-february-17th-1992-serial-killer-jeffrey-dahmer-sentenced/ 2021-03-09 CBS News
February 18 – In New Hampshire, U.S. President George H. W. Bush defeats Pat Buchanan in the Republican primary; Paul Tsongas leads the Democratic candidates.
February 22 – On CNN's Larry King Live, Texas billionaire Ross Perot announces that he will run for U.S. president as an independent if volunteers put him on the ballot in all 50 states.Bianculli David June 2, 1995 A Decade as King of the Hill CNN Talker celebrates with Retrospective, Star Lineup http://articles.nydailynews.com/1995-06-02/entertainment/17966633_1_larry-king-live-king-hussein-cnn dead https://archive.today/20120707052435/http://articles.nydailynews.com/1995-06-02/entertainment/17966633_1_larry-king-live-king-hussein-cnn July 7, 2012 May 27, 2010 Daily News NYDailyNews.com New York
March
March 10 – On 'Super Tuesday', U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton win most of the primaries held.
March 22 – USAir Flight 405, a domestic flight from New York City to Cleveland, Ohio, crashes into the Flushing Bay moments after taking off from LaGuardia Airport, killing 27 of the 51 people on board.March 22, 2022 Remembering USAir Flight 405: 30 Years later, a survivor reflects https://www.wkyc.com/article/features/usair-flight-405-30-years-later/95-7917ec7a-dbb5-4935-97e9-c5f82f96ae7c 2023-12-04 wkyc.com The causes of the accident were revealed to be ice on the aircraft and pilot error.Airline Industry, FAA Blamed for 'Failures' That Led to Jet Crash The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/02/18/airline-industry-faa-blamed-for-failures-that-led-to-jet-crash/45b60963-86c8-49c0-98a6-25fd4206843c/ 2023-12-04 0190-8286
March 30 – The 64th Academy Awards, hosted by Billy Crystal, are held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, with Jonathan Demme's The Silence of the Lambs winning five awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Barry Levinson's Bugsy leads the nominations with ten. The telecast garners over 44 million viewers.
March 31 – Missouri BB-63, the last active U.S. Navy battleship, is decommissioned at Long Beach, California.
April
April 2 – In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of the murder of mob boss Paul Castellano and racketeering, and is later sentenced to life in prison.
April 5
The World Wrestling Federation holds WrestleMania VIII from the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana, drawing a crowd of 62,167.
Approximately 500,000 people march on Washington, D.C. in support of abortion rights in advance of oral arguments in the case Planned Parenthood v. Casey.
April 6
Microsoft releases Windows 3.1.Edwards Benj April 6, 2022 Windows 3.1 Turns 30: Here's How It Made Windows Essential https://www.howtogeek.com/795478/windows-31-30-years-later/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20220623211155/https://www.howtogeek.com/795478/windows-31-30-years-later/ June 23, 2022 April 20, 2022 How-To Geek en-US
Barney & Friends debuts on PBS.
April 8 – Former tennis player Arthur Ashe, 48, announces that he is suffering from the AIDS virus, which he is believed to have contracted from a blood transfusion during heart surgery in 1983. He had been diagnosed with HIV more than three years prior.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CAwqAAAAIBAJ&pg=1394,3603196&dq=arthur-ashe&hl=en The News-Journal – Google News Archive Search google.com
April 9 – A Miami, Florida jury convicts former Panamanian ruler Manuel Noriega of assisting Colombia's cocaine cartel.Rohter Larry April 10, 1992 The Noriega Verdict; U.S. Jury Convicts Noriega of Drug-Trafficking Role as the Leader of Panama https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/10/us/noriega-verdict-us-jury-convicts-noriega-drug-trafficking-role-leader-panama.html September 28, 2017 The New York Times 0362-4331
April 13 – The Chicago flood occurs, causing approximately $2 billion in damages to the city (equivalent to $4.34 billion in 2023).April 14, 2007 1992 Loop Flood Brings Chaos, Billions In Losses http://cbs2chicago.com/vault/local_story_104140940.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070927231222/http://cbs2chicago.com/vault/local_story_104140940.html September 27, 2007 January 11, 2008 WBBM-TV Chicago
April 25 – The 7.2 w y Cape Mendocino earthquake shakes the north coast of California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing $48.3–75 million in losses and 98–356 injuries. This was the first instrumentally recorded event that showed shallow angle thrust movement on the southern Cascadia subduction zone. Two triggered strike-slip events caused additional destruction the following day.
April 29–May 4 – In Simi Valley, California, a jury acquits four LAPD police officers accused of excessive force in the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King, causing the 1992 Los Angeles riots and leading to 53 deaths and $1 billion in damage.Madison Gray April 25, 2007 The L.A. Riots: 15 Years After Rodney King http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/la_riot/article/0,28804,1614117_1614084_1614831,00.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070429034439/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/la_riot/article/0,28804,1614117_1614084_1614831,00.html April 29, 2007 Time
May
May 1 – Eric Houston of Yuba County kills four, injures nine, and holds many others hostage at Lindhurst High School in Olivehurst, California.
May 5 – Alabama ratifies a 202-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the Twenty-seventh Amendment law. This amendment bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a midterm or retroactive pay raise.
May 16 – STS-49: Space Shuttle Endeavour lands safely after a successful maiden voyage.
May 18 – The Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution is enacted.
May 19
In San Francisco, U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle gives his famous Murphy Brown speech.
In Massapequa, New York, Amy Fisher shoots Mary Jo Buttafuoco, wife of Joey Buttafuoco.
May 22 – After 30 years, Johnny Carson retires as host of NBC's The Tonight Show.
May 25 – Jay Leno becomes the new host of NBC's The Tonight Show, following the retirement of Johnny Carson.
June
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June – As a result of the early 1990s recession and subsequent sluggish job creation, unemployment peaks at 7.8%, a level not seen since March 1984. This would contribute to President George H. W. Bush's defeat to Bill Clinton in the election later that year.Greenhouse Steven Unemployment Up Sharply, Prompting Federal Reserve to Cut Its Key Lending Rate https://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/03/us/unemployment-up-sharply-prompting-federal-reserve-to-cut-its-key-lending-rate.html 16 January 2013 The New York Times 3 July 1992
June 1 – Kentucky celebrates its bicentennial statehood.
June 15 – Delta Phi Beta, a South Asian fraternity is founded at the University of California, Berkeley.Delta Phi Beta
June 16 – A federal grand jury indicts Caspar Weinberger for his role in covering up the Iran–Contra affair.
June 17 – A 'Joint Understanding' agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin (this is later codified in START II).
June 23 – Mafia boss John Gotti is sentenced to life in prison, after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and racketeering on April 2.
June 24
The Franco-American Flag is officially raised for the first time in Manchester, New Hampshire. The flag was presented by singer Édith Butler as part of a tour.
The Supreme Court rules 5–4 in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the first landmark abortion case since Roe v. Wade. In Casey the Court decided to uphold the "essential holding" of Roe that a woman has the right to an abortion but introduced a new "undue burden" standard which allows states to impose certain regulation so long as those regulations did not create a "substantial obstacle in the path of a woman seeking an abortion before the fetus attains viability."
June 28
The 7.3 w y Landers earthquake shakes the Mojave Desert region of Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing $92 million in losses, three deaths and 400+ injuries.
The 6.5 w y Big Bear earthquake shakes the San Bernardino Mountains region of Southern California about three hours later. This triggered event had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing moderate damage and some injuries.
July
July – The Goosebumps series of children's horror fiction, penned by R. L. Stine, is first published.
July 9 – Bill Clinton announces his selection of Al Gore as his running mate in the 1992 U.S. presidential election.
July 10 – In Miami, Florida, former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is sentenced to 40 years in prison for drug and racketeering violations.
July 16 – Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton is nominated for U.S. president and Tennessee Senator Al Gore for vice president at the Democratic National Convention in New York City.
August
thumb|right|120px|August 24–28: Hurricane Andrew
August 11 – The largest shopping mall in the U.S., Minnesota's Mall of America, constructed on 78 acres (316,000 m2), opens in Bloomington.
August 20 – The Republican National Convention in Houston, Texas re-nominates U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Vice President Dan Quayle. Pat Buchanan, one of Bush's opponents in the primaries, delivers a controversial convention speech, in which he refers to a "religious war" in the country.
August 21–22 – Events at Ruby Ridge, Idaho are sparked by a federal U.S. Marshal surveillance team, resulting in the death of a Marshal, Sam Weaver, and his dog, and the next day the wounding of Randy Weaver, the death of his wife Vicki, and the wounding of Kevin Harris.
August 24–28 – Hurricane Andrew hits south Florida and dissipates over the Tennessee valley, killing 65 and causing US$26.5 billion in damage.
September
September 5 – Batman: The Animated Series premieres on Fox Kids.
September 11 – Hurricane Iniki hits the Hawaiian Islands, Kauai and Oahu.
September 12 – STS-47: Dr. Mae Jemison becomes the first African American woman to travel into space, aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
September 23 – Operation Julin is the last nuclear test conducted by the United States at the Nevada Test Site.
September 24
The Kentucky Supreme Court, in Kentucky v. Wasson, holds that laws criminalizing same-sex sodomy are unconstitutional, and accurately predicts that other states and the nation will eventually rule the same way.
The Sci-Fi Channel launches with a broadcast of Star Wars.
October
October 1 – The Turner Broadcasting System's Cartoon Network goes on the air. The Merrie Melodies short, Rhapsody Rabbit, is the very first cartoon to be broadcast on the network.
October 2 – Pittsburgh International Airport's new facility opens in Findlay Township, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The new terminal is built as an expansion for USAir and an upgrade from the older Pittsburgh International Airport facility.
October 3 – After performing a song protesting alleged child abuse by the Catholic Church, Sinéad O'Connor rips up a photo of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live, causing huge controversy, leading the switchboards at NBC to ring off the hook.
October 8 – The video game Mortal Kombat is released.https://www.gamespot.com/mortal-kombat/ Mortal Kombat
October 9
The Chief of Naval Operations adopts the United States Navy's core values: Honor, Courage and Commitment.
A 13-kilogram (29-pound) meteorite lands in the driveway of the Knapp residence in Peekskill, New York, destroying the family's Chevrolet Malibu. It becomes known as the Peekskill Meteorite.
October 11 – Ross Perot, Bill Clinton, and George H. W. Bush participate in the first debate of the 1992 election at Washington University in St. Louis.
October 13 – Al Gore, James Stockdale, and Dan Quayle participate in the 1992 vice presidential debate.
October 14 – The A Bunch of Munsch episode "The Paper Bag Princess" is first broadcast on Showtime for the Showtime's Fall 1992 lineup opposite of the series debut of American Heroes & Legends, as part of the network's hour long block of kiddie-oriented programming.
October 15 – Carole Simpson hosts the second debate of the presidential election at the University of Richmond.
October 17 – Yoshihiro Hattori, a 16-year-old Japanese exchange student, mistakes the address of a party and is shot dead after knocking on the wrong door in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The shooter, Rodney Peairs, is later acquitted, sparking outrage in Japan.
October 19 – Jim Lehrer hosts the final debate of the presidential election at Michigan State University.
October 26 – Dry Tortugas National Park is established.
October 29 – The Food and Drug Administration approves Depo-Provera for use as a contraceptive in the United States.
October 31 – The pilot episode for X-Men airs on Fox Kids.
November
thumb|right|250px|November 3: Bill Clinton elected U.S. president
November 3
Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas defeats incumbent President George H. W. Bush and businessman H. Ross Perot in the US presidential election.Schmalz Jeffrey https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CEFD8173FF937A35752C1A964958260 THE 1992 ELECTION – THE NATION'S VOTERS – Clinton Carves a Wide Path Deep Into Reagan Country – NYTimes.com The New York Times 1992-11-04 2015-11-04
The rap-metal band Rage Against the Machine releases their self-titled debut album.
November 20 – Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is released to theaters.
November 24 – Sonic The Hedgehog 2 is released in the U.S.
November 25
The Bodyguard, starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston, debuts in cinemas; it goes on to become the second highest-grossing film of the year with nearly $122 million in revenue in the U.S. and exceeding $410 million worldwide.
Walt Disney Pictures' 31st feature film, Aladdin, is released to critical and commercial success. It goes on to become the highest-grossing film of the year and (at the time) the highest-grossing animated film of all time, earning over $504 million worldwide – the first animated film to cross the half-billion-dollar mark. It is also the last entirely fairytale-based adaptation released by Disney until 2010's Tangled.
December
thumb|right|upright|120px|December 8: Lawrence Eagleburger becomes 62nd Secretary of State.
December 3 – UN Security Council Resolution 794 is unanimously passed, approving a coalition of United Nations peacekeepers led by the United States to form UNITAF, tasked with ensuring humanitarian aid gets distributed and establishing peace in Somalia.
December 4 – U.S. military forces land in Somalia.
December 5 – Kent Conrad of North Dakota resigns his seat in the United States Senate and is sworn into the other seat from North Dakota, becoming the only U.S. Senator ever to have held two seats on the same day.
December 8 – Lawrence Eagleburger is sworn in as the new Secretary of State, succeeding James Baker.Lawrence Sidney Eagleburger - People - Department History - Office of the Historian https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/eagleburger-lawrence-sidney
December 15 – Hip hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre releases his solo debut studio album The Chronic, which sparks the beginning of the mainstream popularity and success of Gangsta Rap, G-Funk and West Coast Hip-Hop in the United States (a run that lasts from the early-to-mid-1990s).
December 24 – President of the United States George H. W. Bush pardons six national security officials implicated in the Iran–Contra affair of the 1980s, including Caspar Weinberger.
December 28 – First of four child deaths resulting from the Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak.
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In terms of units sold, compact discs outsell audiocassettes for the first time in the United States.http://articles.philly.com/1993-06-16/business/25973135_1_cassette-sales-polygram-distribution-group-labels https://web.archive.org/web/20140812064806/http://articles.philly.com/1993-06-16/business/25973135_1_cassette-sales-polygram-distribution-group-labels dead August 12, 2014 Hitting High Notes On The Cash Register 1992 Was A Record Year For Discs And Cassettes Philly.com
Ongoing
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Births
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January
thumb|100px|Diona Reasonover
thumb|100px|Logan Lerman
thumb|100px|Mac Miller
thumb|100px|Mercedes Moné
January 1
Kaitlin Antonneau, racing cyclist
Jeff Godfrey, football player
Jamie Lauren Keiles, writer
January 2
August 08, musician (d. 2023)
Mychal Ammons, basketball player
January 3 – Rob Crisp, football player
January 6 – Diona Reasonover, actress
January 8 – Valkyrae, YouTuber and livestreamer
January 9
Jack Campbell, hockey player
Terrence Jones, basketball player
January 11 – Audien, DJ and music producer
January 12 – Javier Alvial, American-born Chilean footballer
January 13 – Austin Watson, hockey player
January 16
Juan Adams, mixed martial artist
Alexe Gilles, figure skater
Piper Gilles, American-born Canadian Olympic ice dancer
Will Sheehey, American basketball coach and former player
January 18 – Dagny Knutson, swimmer
January 19
Shawn Johnson East, artistic gymnast
Logan Lerman, actor
Mac Miller, rapper (d. 2018)
January 20 – Jake Adams, pornographic actor (d. 2021)
January 21
Seantrel Henderson, football player
Logan O'Brien, actor and singer
January 22 – Jake Anderson, rugby player
January 25 – Olivia Bonilla, singer/songwriter and musician
January 26
Cassidy Lehrman, actress
Mercedes Moné, wrestler
January 27
Emmanuel Andújar, basketball player
Tony Jefferson, football player
January 28
Grace Dunham, writer and activist
Hunter Renfroe, baseball player
January 29
David Fluellen, football player
George Pocheptsov, painter, draughtsman, and entrepreneur
January 20 – Rico Abreu, racer
January 31 – Colby Minifie, actress
February
thumb|100px|Hannah Stocking
thumb|100px|Taylor Lautner
thumb|100px|Le'Veon Bell
thumb|100px|Jessie T. Usher
February 1 – Kelli Goss, actress
February 2 – Alex Kennedy, race car driver
February 4 – Hannah Stocking, internet personality
February 6
Tracy Abrams, basketball player
Kenneth Acker, football player
Cara McCollum, journalist (d. 2016)
February 8 – Karle Warren, actress
February 10
Karen Fukuhara, actress
Jordan Maron, YouTuber
February 11 – Taylor Lautner, actor
February 13
McKenzie Adams, volleyball player
Keith Appling, college basketball player
February 14 – Jeff Luc, football player
February 15
Lance Anoa'i, wrestler
Greer Grammer, actress
February 16 – Steffani Brass, actress
February 17
Laivan Greene, actress, singer, and dancer
Meaghan Jette Martin, actress and singer
February 18
Le'Veon Bell, football player
Logan Miller, actor and musician
Allie Beth Stuckey, political commentator
February 20 – Jarred Tinordi, hockey player
February 22 – Aella, writer
February 24 – Peter Frenette, Olympic ski jumper
February 25
Max Aaron, figure skater
O'Karo Akamune, American-born Nigerian basketball player
Mario Alford, football player
February 26 – Alexandria Mills, beauty pageant winner
February 27
Ty Dillon, race car driver
Filip Krajinović, Serbian-born tennis player
Meyers Leonard, basketball player
February 29
Perry Kitchen, soccer player
Jessica Long, Russian-born Paralympic swimmer
Caitlin EJ Meyer, actress
Majesty Rose, singer
Jessie Usher, actor
March
thumb|100px|Emily Osment
thumb|100px|Kyrie Irving
thumb|100px|Ryan Cochran-Siegle
March 2
Hunter Azure, mixed martial artist
Charlie Coyle, ice hockey player
March 3 – Madison Cross, singer and actress
March 4
Nick Castellanos, baseball player
Derek Forbort, hockey player
Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, daughter of Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Jared Sullinger, basketball player
March 5
Kit Armstrong, pianist and composer
Taylor Averill, volleyball player
Sam Bankman-Fried, entrepreneur and fraudster, founder of FTX
March 8 – Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, Russian-born YouTuber and prankster
March 9 – Luis Armand Garcia, actor
March 10 – Emily Osment, actress and singer
March 13
AmaLee, singer
Jelani Jenkins, football player
March 14 – Jasmine Murray, singer and pageant winner
March 15
Sosie Bacon, actress
Mary Lou, actress
March 16 – Tim Hardaway Jr., basketball player
March 18 – Anthony Barr, football player
March 20 – Madison Gesiotto Gilbert, attorney, beauty queen, and political candidate
March 21 – Joshua Mance, Olympic sprinter
March 22 – Jessie Andrews, actress
March 23
Kyrie Irving, basketball player
Cameron Ontko, football player (d. 2026)
March 24
Faye Gulini, Olympic snowboarder
MyCole Pruitt, football player
Jeremy Rosado, singer
March 25
Kyan Anderson, basketball player
Elizabeth Lail, actress
March 26
Mackenzie Caquatto, artistic gymnast
Corrie Lothrop, Olympic artistic gymnast
Haley Ramm, actress
March 27
Kevin Kowalski, skateboarder
Ryan Cochran-Siegle, Olympic alpine ski racer
March 29 – Chris Massoglia, actor
March 31 – Tesho Akindele, Canadian-born soccer player
April
thumb|100px|Young M.A
thumb|100px|Chloe Bennet
thumb|100px|Adria Arjona
thumb|100px|Joe Keery
thumb|100px|Doc Shaw
April 3 – Young M.A., rapper
April 4
Alexa Nikolas, actress
Serena's Song, Thoroughbred racehorse (d. 2026)
April 5 – Jasmine Artiga, boxer
April 6 – Beatrice Capra, tennis player
April 7
Yassamin Ansari, politician
Kaitlan Collins, journalist
Alexis Jordan, singer and actress
April 8
Darius Allen, football player
Matthew Freeman, twirler
Shelby Young, actress
April 9 – Joshua Ledet, singer
April 11
Tyrell Adams, football player
J.D. Lifshitz, director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
April 13 – Paul Richardson, football player
April 17 – Manuel Ávila, boxer
April 18
Micah Ashby, boxer
Chloe Bennet, actress and singer
Jacob Fatu, wrestler
April 19 – Jordan Akins, football player
April 22
Adam Lanza, mass murderer (d. 2012)
Joc Pederson, baseball player
April 23
Everton Blair, politician
Syd, singer, producer, and DJ
April 24
Adria Arjona, actress
Joe Keery, actor and musician
Jack Quaid, actor
Doc Shaw, actor and rapper
April 26
Jon Cozart, YouTuber
Aaron Judge, baseball player
April 27
Keenan Allen, football player
Allison Iraheta, singer
April 28 – Boxxy, internet personality
April 30 – Kenneth Agostino, ice hockey player
May
thumb|100px|Madeline Brewer
thumb|100px|Ashley Rickards
thumb|100px|Malcolm David Kelley
thumb|100px|Lainey Wilson
thumb|100px|Steve Garcia
thumb|100px|Erica Lindbeck
May 1
Bryon Allen, basketball player
Madeline Brewer, actress
May 2 – Molly Kearney, comedian
May 4
Miles Robbins, actor and musician
Phyllis Francis, Olympic sprinter
Gracie Gillam, actress, singer, and dancer
Courtney Jines, actress, producer, and screenwriter
Victor Oladipo, basketball player
Grace Phipps, actress, singer, and dancer
Ashley Rickards, actress
Shoni Schimmel, Native American basketball player
May 5 – Jarvis Johnson, YouTuber
May 7 – Ryan Harrison, tennis player
May 8
Olivia Culpo, beauty pageant
Kevin Hayes, hockey player
May 9 – Chris Gutierrez, actor
May 11 – Christina McHale, tennis player
May 12 – Malcolm David Kelley, actor
May 13
Bill Arnold, ice hockey player
Tyrann Mathieu, football player
May 15
Clark Beckham, singer
José Benavidez, boxer
Grace Kelly, musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger, and bandleader
May 16
Kirstin Maldonado, a cappella singer and member of Pentatonix
May 17
Caitlin Brunell, beauty pageant winner
Eric Jagielo, baseball player
May 18 – Spencer Breslin, actor and musician
May 19
Lainey Wilson, country singer/songwriter
Marshmello, DJ and record producer
May 20
Enes Kanter Freedom, Swiss-born basketball player
Mattie Larson, gymnast
May 21
Chloe Angelides, singer/songwriter
Hutch Dano, actor
Olivia Olson, actress and singer
May 22
Anna Baryshnikov, actress
Steve Garcia, mixed martial artist
May 24
Tommy Aquino, motorcycle racer (d. 2014)
Travis T. Flory, actor
May 25
Kendall Coyne Schofield, ice hockey player
Matt Stonie, competitive eater
May 26 – Johanna Long, race car driver
May 27
Nick Alfieri, football player
Deedra Irwin, Olympic biathlete
May 29
Melsahn Basabe, basketball player
Erica Lindbeck, actress
May 30
Harrison Barnes, basketball player
Jeremy Lamb, basketball player
May 31 – MO3, rapper (d. 2020)
June
thumb|100px|Kate Upton
thumb|100px|C. J. Mosley
thumb|100px|Max Schneider
thumb|100px|Jordan Hicks
June 1 – Prezel Hardy, sprinter
June 3 – Jade Cargill, wrestler
June 4 – Saul Almeida, Brazilian-born boxer and mixed martial artist
June 6
DeAndre Hopkins, football player
Paul Schommer, Olympic biathlete
June 7
Sara Lee, wrestler and television personality (d. 2022)
Sara Niemietz, singer/songwriter and actress
June 9 – Kate Hansen, luger
June 10 – Kate Upton, actress and model
June 12
Allie DiMeco, actress and musician
Ryan Malgarini, actor
June 13 – Violet Chachki, drag queen, burlesque dancer, recording artist, television personality, and model
June 14
88Camino, Canadian-born rapper
Joel Crouse, singer/songwriter
Daryl Sabara, actor
June 15 – Kristie Ahn, tennis player
June 16
Rose Alleva, ice hockey player
Emerson Etem, hockey player
Donavan McKinney, politician
June 18 – Caroline Allen, motorcycle racer
June 19
Kelly Allen, Paralympic canoeist
C. J. Mosley, football player
June 20
Robin Carpenter, cyclist
Sage the Gemini, rapper, songwriter and producer
June 21 – Max Schneider, singer/songwriter and actor
June 22 – Darius Jennings, football player
June 23
Ikechi Ariguzo, football player
Kate Melton, actress
Bridget Sloan, Olympic artistic gymnast
June 24
6lack, R&B singer/songwriter
Raven Goodwin, actress
June 25 – Justin Allison, stock car racing driver
June 26
Jace Amaro, football player
Melanie Amaro, singer
Jennette McCurdy, actress
Austin Voth, baseball player
June 27
Will Artino, basketball player
Jordan Hicks, football player
June 28 – Joanne Reid, Olympic biathlete
June 29
Adam G. Sevani, actor and dancer
June 30
Oliver Anthony, singer/songwriter
Femita Ayanbeku, Paralympic sprinter
Holliston Coleman, actress
Prussian Blue, twin Neo-Nazi musicians
July
thumb|100px|Nathalia Ramos
thumb|100px|Max Frost
thumb|100px|Rich the Kid
thumb|100px|Selena Gomez
July 1
Carlton Anderson, country singer/songwriter
Bryan de la Fuente, soccer player
July 2 – Madison Chock, Olympic ice dancer
July 3
Nathalia Ramos, actress
Santiago Segura, actor
July 4 – Manuel Ávila, boxer
July 5 – Max Frost, singer/songwriter
July 6 – Manny Machado, baseball player
July 8
Sky Ferreira, singer, songwriter, model, and actress
Xander Mobus, voice actor
July 9 – Andrew Everett, wrestler
July 10
Kristin Allen, gymnast
David Andrews, football player
Kelley Mack, actress (d. 2025)
July 13
Akwafei Ajeakwa, soccer player
Ahney Her, actress
Dylan Patton, actor
Rich the Kid, rapper
Jacqueline Wiles, Olympic Alpine ski racer
July 14
Bryce Bennett, Olympic Alpine ski racer
Koe Wetzel, singer/songwriter
July 17
Nick Bjugstad, hockey player
Billie Lourd, actress
July 18 – Timothy Dolensky, figure skater
July 20
Dres Anderson, football player
Paige Hurd, actress
July 21 – Rachael Flatt, figure skater
July 22 – Selena Gomez, singer and actress
July 24 – Mitch Grassi, a cappella singer and member of Pentatonix
July 25
Jillian Clare, actress and singer
Lil Phat, rapper (d. 2012)
July 28
Stephone Anthony, football player
Spencer Boldman, actor
July 29
Chris Anderson, baseball player
David Ash, football player
July 30
Anees, singer/songwriter and rapper
Fabiano Caruana, chess player
July 31
José Fernández, Cuban-born baseball player (d.2016)
Kyle Larson, stock carracing driver
August
thumb|100px|Karlie Kloss
thumb|100px|Tomi Lahren
thumb|100px|Demi Lovato
thumb|100px|RJ Mitte
August 2
Demi Adejuyigbe, British-born writer, comedian, and internet personality
Hallie Eisenberg, actress
Malcolm Jones, football player
August 3 – Karlie Kloss, model and ballerina
August 4
Richard Ash, football player
Dylan and Cole Sprouse, twin actors
Tiffany Evans, singer and actress
August 5 – Jack McInerney, soccer player
August 6 – Jelani Alladin, actor, singer, and dancer
August 7 – Bobby Lynn Bryant, boxer
August 8 – Casey Cott, actor
August 10
Rifqa Bary, Sri Lankan-born author and Methodist
Michelle Khare, YouTuber, TV host, and actress
August 11
Kody Afusia, football player
Stefan Jerome, soccer player
Tomi Lahren, television host
August 16 – Ventura Alvarado, soccer player
August 17
Antonio Andrews, football player
Caleb Armstrong, stock car racing driver
August 18
Zaire Anderson, football player
Elizabeth Beisel, swimmer
Frances Bean Cobain, model and artist, daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love
August 20
Demi Lovato, singer and actress
Alex Newell, actor and singer
August 21
Oliver Bradwell, sprinter
Bryce Dejean-Jones, basketball player (d. 2016)
RJ Mitte, actor (d. 2026)
August 22
Austin Evans, YouTuber
Cheyenne Parker-Tyus, basketball player
Ari Stidham, actor and musician
August 24
Spike Albrecht, basketball player
Johnny Rapid, gay pornographic film actor
August 26
Jesse Delgado, wrestler
Hayley Hasselhoff, actress
August 27
Sarah Attar, American-born Saudi Arabian Olympic middle-distance runner
Blake Jenner, actor and singer
August 28 – Isabelle Abiera, actress and model
September
thumb|100px|Nick Jonas
thumb|100px|Tyler Lockett
thumb|100px|Russ
thumb|100px|Ezra Miller
September 2 – Madilyn Bailey, singer
September 3 – August Alsina, hip-hop/R&B Artist
September 5 – Brandon Allen, football player
September 8
Dan Altavilla, baseball player
Aphromoo, gamer
Felisha Cooper, actress
September 10
Evan Austin, Paralympic swimmer
Haley Ishimatsu, Olympic diver
September 11
Desireé Bassett, guitarist
MacKenzie Bourg, singer
JC Caylen, YouTube personality
September 12 – Connor Franta, YouTuber and entrepreneur
September 16 – Nick Jonas, singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and member of the Jonas Brothers
September 17 – Darion Atkins, basketball player
September 18
Au5, electronic musician
Amber Liu, singer
September 19
Gavin Fink, actor
Erin Jackson, Olympic speed skater
Palmer Luckey, entrepreneur
September 24
Jack Allen, football player
Ray Drew, football player
Jack Sock, tennis player
September 25 – Keauna McLaughlin, ice skater
September 26 – Russ, rapper
September 27
Jake Burbage, actor
Sam Lerner, actor
Max the Meat Guy, chef and YouTuber
September 28
JJ Aldrich, mixed martial artist
Justin Anderson, baseball player
Skye McCole Bartusiak, actress (d. 2014)
Tyler Lockett, football player
J. R. Villarreal, actor and producer
September 30
Ezra Miller, actor and singer
Trevor Barron, Olympic race walker
Bria Hartley, basketball player
October
100px|thumbnail|Tyler James Williams
thumb|100px|Cardi B
100px|thumbnail|Josh Hutcherson
100px|thumbnail|21 Savage
100px|thumbnail|Sofia Vassilieva
October 2
Rory Anderson, football player
Kiehl Frazier, football player
October 5 – David Abidor, soccer player
October 6
Josh Archibald, Canadian-born ice hockey player
Rhyon Nicole Brown, actress, singer, and dancer
Shelby Rogers, tennis player
October 7 – Neil Alberico, racing driver
October 8 – Chelsea Gray, basketball player
October 9 – Tyler James Williams, actor
October 11 – Cardi B, rapper
October 12 – Josh Hutcherson, actor
October 13
Aaron Dismuke, actor
Baby K, notable congenital deformity victim (d. 1995)
John John Florence, surfer
October 14 – Savannah Outen, singer
October 15 – Vincent Martella, actor and singer
October 16 – Bryce Harper, baseball player
October 17 – Jacob Artist, actor, dancer, and singer
October 18 – John John Florence, surfer
October 19 – Lil Durk, rapper
October 20 – Kristian Ipsen, Olympic diver
October 22
21 Savage, British-born rapper
Sofia Vassilieva, actress
October 27
Emily Hagins, producer, writer, editor, and director
Brandon Saad, ice hockey player
October 28
Andrew Adams, football player
Lexi Ainsworth, actress
Jermaine Crawford, actor
October 30 – Tequan Richmond, actor, model, and rapper
October 31 – Vanessa Marano, actress
November
thumb|100px|Odell Beckham Jr.
thumb|100px|Miley Cyrus
November 2 – Chelsea Davis, gymnast
November 5 – Odell Beckham Jr., football player
November 6 – Megan Meier, suicide victim (d. 2006)
November 9 – CoryxKenshin, YouTuber
November 10
Teddy Bridgewater, football player
Marshall Von Erich, wrestler
November 11 – Cassandra Bankson, model
November 12
Shelbie Bruce, actress
Erika Costell, YouTuber and internet personality
Macey Cruthird, actress
November 15 – Trevor Story, baseball player
November 16 – Joe Thuney, football player
November 18 – Nathan Kress, actor
November 19 – Brandon Frazier, Olympic pair skater
November 20 – Marc Tyler Arnold, chess player
November 21
Davido, Nigerian-born musician
Megan and Liz, fraternal twin recording artists
November 23
Sean Brady, mixed martial artist
Miley Cyrus, singer and actress
Fuslie, online personality
November 25 – Zack Shada, actor
November 27 – Stephanie Anderson, ice hockey player
November 28
Jarvis Landry, football player
Jake Miller, rapper and songwriter
November 29
George Atkinson III, football player (d. 2019)
David Lambert, actor
December
thumb|100px|Caleb Shomo
thumb|100px|Bridgit Mendler
December 1
Javier Báez, baseball player
Caleb Shomo, singer/songwriter and frontman for Beartooth
December 4 – Ryan Anderson, basketball player
December 8 – Katie Stevens, singer
December 7 – Sean Couturier, ice hockey player
December 11
Tiffany Alvord, singer and songwriter
Ivana Hong, gymnast
December 12
Shy Glizzy, rapper
Austin Jones, singer
December 13 – Jarett Andretti, racing driver
December 16 – Jacy Reese Anthis, social scientist
December 17
Berleezy, YouTuber
Jordan Garrett, actor
December 18 – Bridgit Mendler, actress, singer, and musician
December 21
John Atkins, football player
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, football player
December 23 – Spencer Daniels, actor
December 24 – Davante Adams, football player
December 25
Thurston Armbrister, football player
Rachel Keller, actress
December 26 – Daniella Karagach, dancer and choreographer
December 29 – Isaac Asiata, football player
December 31 – Jerell Adams, football player
Full date unknown
Tyler Arnold, record executive
Ransom Ashley, photographer and actor
Sebastian James, singer/songwriter
Deaths
Deaths in 1992
January 1 – Grace Hopper, computer scientist, mathematician, and U.S., Army Navy rear admiral (b, 1906)
January 7 – Richard Hunt, puppeteer (b. 1951)
January 23 – Ian Wolfe, actor (b. 1896)https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-26-mn-1349-story.html Los Angeles Times January 26, 1992 Ian Wolfe, 95; Character Actor of Stage, Movies, TV July 20, 2012 Oliver Myrna
January 24 – Tina Chow, fashion designer and model (b. 1950)
January 26 – José Ferrer, Puerto Rican actor and director (b. 1912)
January 27 – Allan Jones, actor and singer (b. 1907)
January 29 – Willie Dixon, blues musician (b. 1915)
February 2 – Bert Parks, actor, singer, and announcer (b. 1914)
February 3 – Junior Cook, musician (b. 1934)The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music Colin Larkin Guinness Publishing 1992 First 0-85112-939-0 553
February 4 – John Dehner, actor (b. 1915)
February 7 – Buzz Sawyer, wrestler and trainer (b. 1959)
February 8 – Bazoline Estelle Usher, African American educator (b. 1885)
February 9 – Jack Kinney, animator (b. 1909)
February 10 – Alex Haley, writer (b. 1921)
February 13 – Dorothy Tree, actress (b. 1906)Wilson Scott Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. 2016 McFarland 9780786479924 756 https://books.google.com/books?id=7-DgDAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Dorothy+Estelle+Triebitz%22&pg=PA756 September 8, 2019
February 14 – Angelique Pettyjohn, actress (b. 1943)
February 15 – William Schuman, composer (b. 1910)
February 20 – Dick York, actor (b. 1928)
February 27 – S. I. Hayakawa, Canadian-born academic and Senator for California (b. 1906)
February 28 – Josef Alexander, composer (b. 1907)
March 2 – Sandy Dennis, actress (b. 1937)
March 4 – Art Babbitt, animator (b. 1907)
March 6 – Elvia Allman, actress (b. 1904)
March 8 – Champ Butler, singer (b. 1926)Down Yonder With Dales Ossie June 2012 booklet Jasmine Records JASCD 724 London, England Champ Butler
March 25 – Nancy Walker, actress and director (b. 1922)
March 26 – Barbara Frum, American-born Canadian radio and television journalist (b. 1937)
March 29 – Paul Henreid, Austrian-American actor and filmmaker (b. 1908)
April 4 – Arthur Russell, cellist and composer (b. 1951)
April 5
Molly Picon, Yiddish-language actress (b. 1898)
Sam Walton, businessman, founder of Wal-Mart (b. 1918) Walton Sam Sam Walton: Made in America Bantam Books 0-553-56283-5 329 1993
April 6 – Isaac Asimov, Russian-born science-fiction author (b. 1920)
April 10 – Sam Kinison, comedian (b. 1953)
April 14
David Miller, film director (b. 1909)
Sammy Price, pianist and bandleader (b. 1908)
April 16 – Neville Brand, actor (b. 1920)
May 1 – Sharon Redd, singer (b. 1945)Ramakers Johan Sharon Redd https://rockandrollparadise.com/sharon-redd-51992/ Rock and Roll Paradise 8 September 2016 18 August 2022
May 6 – Marlene Dietrich, German-born actress and singer (b. 1901 in Germany)
May 12
Lenny Montana, actor and professional wrestler (b. 1926)
Robert Reed, American actor (b. 1932)
May 13 – Dawon Kahng, Korean-born electrical engineer (b. 1931)
May 14 – Lyle Alzado, American professional football player (b. 1949)
May 17 – Lawrence Welk, musician and bandleader (b. 1903)
May 27 – Uncle Charlie Osborne, Appalachian fiddler (b. 1890)
May 30 – Antoni Zygmund, Polish-born mathematician (b. 1900)
June 2 – Philip Dunne, screenwriter and director (b. 1908)
June 3
William Gaines, publisher (b. 1922)
Patrick Peyton, priest (b. 1909)
June 6
E. Harold Munn, temperance movement leader and presidential candidate (b. 1903)
Larry Riley, actor (b. 1952)
June 7 – Bill France Sr., race car driver and businessman, co-founder of NASCAR (b. 1909)
June 18 – Peter Allen, Australian musician (b. 1944)
June 22
M. F. K. Fisher, food writer b. 1908)
David Wojnarowicz, artist, writer, filmmaker, and photographer (b. 1954)
June 26 – Buddy Rogers, professional wrestler (b. 1921)
June 27 – Allan Jones, actor and singer (b. 1907)
July 13
Celia Cooney, the "Bobbed Hair Bandit" (b. 1904)
Alex Wojciechowicz, American football player (b. 1915)
July 18 – Rudolf Ising, cartoon animator (b. 1903)
July 26 – Mary Wells, American singer (b. 1943)
July 27 – Anthony Salerno, mobster (b. 1911)
July 30
Brenda Marshall, actress (b. 1915)
Joe Shuster, Canadian-American comic book artist (b. 1914)
August – Chris McCandless, hiker (b. 1968)
August 5 – Jeff Porcaro, drummer, songwriter, and record producer (b. 1954)
August 14 – John Sirica, federal judge (b. 1904)
August 23 – Charles August Nichols, animator and film director (b. 1910)
September 1 – Morris Carnovsky, actor (b. 1897)
September 12
Anthony Perkins, actor (b. 1932)
Ruth Nelson, actress (b. 1905)Haun, Harry (2000). The Cinematic Century: An Intimate Diary of America's Affair with the Movies. New York: Applause. 1557834008.
September 21 – Bill Williams, actor (b. 1915)
September 29 – Paul Jabara, actor and singer-songwriter (b. 1948)
October 5
Eddie Kendricks, singer (The Temptations) (b. 1939)
Rosebud Yellow Robe, Native American folklorist, educator, and author (b. 1907)
October 16 – Shirley Booth, actress (b. 1898)
October 22
Red Barber, sports announcer and writer (b. 1908)
Cleavon Little, actor (b.1939)
October 25 – Roger Miller, singer-songwriter, musician and actor (b. 1936)
November 2 – Hal Roach, film and television producer, director and actor (b. 1892)
November 7 – Jack Kelly, actor (b. 1927)
November 8
Larry Levan, DJ (b. 1954)
Ian Stuart Spiro, commodities broker (b. 1946)
November 10 – Chuck Connors, actor and athlete (b. 1921)
November 19 – Diane Varsi, actress (b. 1938)
November 22 – Sterling Holloway, actor (b. 1905)
November 23 – Roy Acuff, country musician (b. 1903)
November 24 – Theodore Miller Edison, businessman, inventor, and environmentalist (b. 1898)
November 29
Robert Shayne, actor (b. 1900)
Grady Stiles (Lobster Boy), performer (b. 1937)
November 30 – Peter Blume, American painter and sculptor (b. 1906)
December 7 – Richard J. Hughes, 45th Governor of New Jersey, and Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court (b. 1909)
December 8 – William Shawn, editor of The New Yorker (b. 1907)
December 9 – Vincent Gardenia, Italian-American actor (b. 1920)
December 17 – Dana Andrews, actor (b. 1909)
December 18 – Mark Goodson, television producer (b. 1915)
December 21 – Stella Adler, actress and teacher (b. 1901)Stella Adler American actress Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stella-Adler Encyclopædia Britannica 10 February 2023
December 27 – Stephen Albert, composer (b. 1941)Randel Don Michael The Harvard biographical dictionary of music 1996 Belknap Press of Harvard Univ. Press Cambridge, Mass. 0-674-37299-9 11 Albert, Stephen (Joel) https://archive.org/details/harvardbiographi00rand/page/11
December 28 – Sal Maglie, baseball player (b. 1917)
December 30 – Timothy S. Healy, Jesuit priest and academic administrator (b. 1923)
See also
1992 in American television
List of American films of 1992
Timeline of United States history (1990–2009)
References
External links
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