Discover what happened on 2 January 1992 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Gertrude Shurr (Latvian-born American dancer and teacher (1903-1992))
- Giorgio Gualandi (Italian archaeologist (1931-1992))
- Richard Eilers Allen (United States English literature professor)
- Mary Shadow (member of the Tennessee House of Representatives)
- Maurice Perrin (cyclist (1911–1992))
- Virginia Field (British actress (1917–1992))
- Ginette Leclerc (French actress (1912-1992))
- Kenneth Emory (American anthropologist who played a key role in shaping modern anthropology in Oceania)
- Tibor Gallai (Hungarian mathematician (1912-1992))
- Carl Wüsthoff (German writer (1902-1992))
- Jenő Rados (architect)
- Erna Walter (German botanist (1893-1992))
- Hans Georg Plaut (German business consultant (1918-1992))
- Hans Kurath (American linguist (1891-1992))
- Walter Rossow (German landscape architect (1910–1992))
- Hette Abma (Dutch politician (1917-1992))
- Édouard Fuchs (French politician (1896–1992))
- Aldo Spagnoli
- Hedwig Haß (German fencer)
- Alasdair Steedman (Royal Air Force air marshals (1922-1992))
- Brian Kuttner (mathematician (1908-1992) Ph.D. Georg-August-Universität Göttingen 1934)
- Dietrich Opitz (German assyriologist (1901–1992))
- Sture Holmqvist (Swedish politician)
- Ragnar Thorén (Swedish photographer)
- Lola Graham (Australian musician (1918-1992))
- Mawupé Valentin Vovor (Togolese politician (1923-1992))
- Morgan Ford (United States Judge)
- Yaúca (Portuguese footballer (1935-1992))
- Aleksander Oberc
- Krzysztof Missona (Polish conductor (1923-1992))
- Ivan Nedev
- Géza Jakab ((1904–1972))
- Joyce Butler (British politician)
- Ingrid Furuseth
- Frederick F. Palmer (American military personnel)
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- Eduard Ureš (Czechoslovak military personnel)
- Zoltán Klie (Hungarian painter (1897–1992))
- Ladislav Hřebačka
- Napoléon Leblanc (dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Laval University)
- Gertrude Shurr (Latvian-born American dancer and teacher (1903-1992))
- Giorgio Gualandi (Italian archaeologist (1931-1992))
- Richard Eilers Allen (United States English literature professor)
- Franz Heigl
- Franz Metzger