1992 in the United Kingdom

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1992 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year

Ruby Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
.

This year is notable for a fourth-term general election victory for the Conservative Party; "Black Wednesday" (16 September), the suspension of the UK's membership of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism; and an annus horribilis for the Royal Family.

Incumbents

Events

January

February

  • 2 February – Neil Kinnock, Labour leader, denies reports that he had a "Kremlin connection" during the 1980s.
  • 6 February –
    Ruby Jubilee
    , the first British monarch to do so since her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria in 1877.
  • 7 February – Signing of the Maastricht Treaty.[4]
  • 8–23 February –
    Great Britain and Northern Ireland compete at the Winter Olympics in Albertville
    , France, but do not win any medals.
  • 9 February – Prime Minister John Major speaks of his hopes that the recession will soon be over as the economy is now showing signs of recovery.
  • 15 February – Neil Kinnock, Labour Party leader, speaks of his belief that the Conservative government's failure to halt the current recession will win his party the forthcoming general election.
  • 18 February – David Stevens, head of community relations[where?], blames the recession for the recent rise in crime across the UK – most of all in deprived areas.
  • 20 February – Hopes of an end to the recession are dashed by government figures which reveal that
    GDP
    fell by 0.3% in the final quarter of 1991.
  • 23 February – The London Business School predicts an economic growth rate of 1.2% for this year, sparking hopes that the recession is nearing its end.

March

April

  • April – Statistics show that the first quarter of this year saw the economy grow for the second quarter running, the sequel to five successive quarters of detraction, though the growth is still too narrow for the recession to be declared over.
  • 1 April – The latest opinion polls show a narrow lead for Labour, which would force a hung parliament in the election next week.
  • 4 April – Party Politics becomes the tallest horse to win the Grand National.
  • 5 April – At his pre-election speech, Neil Kinnock promises a strong economic recovery if he leads the Labour party to election victory on Thursday.
  • 6 April – Women's Royal Army Corps disbanded, its members being fully absorbed into the regular British Army.
  • 7 April – The final MORI poll before the general election shows Labour one point ahead of the Conservatives on 39%, while the Liberal Democrats continue to enjoy a surge in popularity with 20% of the vote. Most opinion polls show a similar situation, hinting at either a narrow Labour majority or a hung parliament.[3]
  • 9 April – General election: the Conservative Party are re-elected for a fourth successive term, in their first election under John Major's leadership. Their majority is reduced to 21 seats but they have attracted more than 14,000,000 votes – the highest number of votes ever attracted to a party in a general election. Notable retirements from parliament at this election include former prime minister Margaret Thatcher and former Labour leader Michael Foot.[4]
  • 10 April
    • Three people are killed in the Baltic Exchange bombing, a van bomb planted by the IRA in the City of London.
    • With the government's victory in the election confirmed, John Major assures the public that he will lead the country out of recession that has blighted it for nearly two years.
  • 11 April – Publication of The Sun newspaper's iconic front-page headline 'It's The Sun Wot Won It', as the tabloid newspaper claims it won the general election for the Conservatives with its anti-Kinnock front-page headline on election day.
  • 12 April –
    Nottingham Forest in the Wembley final. Brian McClair
    scores the only goal of the game.
  • 13 April
    • Neil Kinnock resigns as leader of the Labour Party following the defeat of his party in the General Election.[13] he had led the party for eight-and-a-half years since October 1983, and is the longest serving opposition leader in British political history.[14]
    • The Princess Royal announces her divorce from Capt Mark Phillips after 19 years of marriage, having separated in 1989.
  • 16 April – Unemployment has now risen 23 months in succession, but the March rise in unemployment is the smallest monthly rise so far.
  • 17–20 April – Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall first opened to the public.[15]
  • 19 April – Comedian and actor Frankie Howerd dies suddenly from a heart attack, aged 75.
  • 20 April – Comedian and actor Benny Hill dies suddenly from a heart attack at his home in Teddington, London, aged 68.
  • 27 April –
    West Bromwich West in the West Midlands, is elected as Speaker of the House of Commons, the first woman to hold the position.[4]

May

  • 5 May – UEFA awards the 1996 European Football Championships to England, who will be hosting a major tournament for the first time since the 1966 World Cup.
  • 6 May – John Major promises British voters improved services and more money to spend.
  • 9 May – Liverpool win the FA Cup for the fifth time, beating Sunderland 2–0 in the Wembley final. Ian Rush and Michael Thomas score Liverpool's goals.
  • 12–15 May – Rioting breaks out on the Wood End housing estate in Coventry, and spreads to the Willenhall district.
  • 12 May – Plans are unveiled for a fifth terminal at Heathrow Airport, which is now the busiest airport in the world.
  • 17 May – Nigel Mansell gains the 26th Grand Prix win of his racing career at Imola, San Marino. He is now the most successful British driver in Grand Prix races, and the fourth worldwide.
  • 22 May – Twenty-two "Maastricht Rebels" vote against the government on the second reading of the European Communities (Amendment) Bill.
  • 22–29 May – A week-long
    Castlemorton Common
    in the Malvern Hills is held, causing media outrage due to drug-use and noise complaints from neighbours.

June

July

  • July – Statistics show that the economy contracted during the second quarter of this year.
  • 2 July – The IRA admits to murdering three men whose bodies were found by the army at various locations around Armagh last night. The men are believed to have been informers employed by MI5.[19]
  • 9 July – Riots break out in Ordsall, Greater Manchester.[20]
  • 10 July – Another sign of economic recovery is shown as inflation falls from 4.3% to 3.9%.
  • 15 July – Killing of Rachel Nickell: a 23-year-old mother is stabbed to death in broad daylight while out walking her dog on Wimbledon Common; her murderer, Robert Napper, will not be convicted until 2008.
  • 16 July – Riots break out in Hartcliffe, Bristol, following the deaths of two local men who died when the stolen police motorcycle they were riding was hit by a police car.
  • 17 July
  • 21 July –
    USAir
    .
  • 22 July – Riots break out in Blackburn, Burnley and Huddersfield.
  • 23 July – Three months after losing the general election, Labour finish four points ahead of the Conservatives in a MORI poll, with 43% of the vote.[3]
  • 25 July–9 August –
    Great Britain and Northern Ireland compete at the Olympics in Barcelona
    and win 5 gold, 3 silver and 12 bronze medals.
  • 26 July – Riots break out in the Peckham and Southwark districts of South London.[21]
  • 27 July –
    Euro 92 national squad, having scored on his debut in a friendly international against France in February this year.[22]

August

September

October

  • October
  • 7 October – Murder of Nikki Allan, a seven-year-old girl, in Sunderland, which goes unsolved until May 2023.[30]
  • 9 October – Two suspected IRA bombs explode in London, but there are no injuries.
  • 13 October – The government announces the closure of a third of Britain's deep coal mines, with the loss of 31,000 jobs.[31]
  • 14 October – The England football team begins its qualification campaign for the 1994 FIFA World Cup with a 1–1 draw against Norway at Wembley Stadium.
  • 15 October – The value of the pound sterling is reported to have dipped further as the recession deepens.
  • 16 October – The government attempts to tackle the recession by cutting the base interest rate to 8% – the lowest since June 1988.
  • 19 October – John Major announces that only ten deep coal mines will be closed.
  • 21 October – Commodore UK release the new Amiga 1200 computer.
  • 25 October – Around 100,000 people protest in London against the government's pit closure plans.
  • 26 October –
    British Steel Corporation
    announces a 20% production cut as a result in falling demand from its worldwide customer base.
  • 30 October – IRA terrorists force a taxi driver to drive to Downing Street at gunpoint and once there they detonate a bomb, but there are no injuries.

November

December

Undated

Publications

Births

January

Jack Wilshere
Tom Ince

February

Ben Cox
Freddie Highmore

March

Danny Ings
John Boyega

April

Daisy Ridley

May

Heather Watson
Sam Smith (singer)

June

Harry Reid
Tom Fisher

July

Douglas Booth

August

Cara Delevingne

September

October

November

December

Deaths

January

Virginia Field
Dee Murray

February

Denny Wright

March

April

Frankie Howerd
Benny Hill

May

Elizabeth David

June

Robert Morley
Kitty Godfree

July

Anne Parsons, Countess of Rosse
Leonard Cheshire

August

September

Sir Geraint Evans

October

Magnus Pyke

November

December

Don Allum
Edmund Davies, Baron Edmund-Davies

See also

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