Discover what happened on 17 April 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
- Edward Fort Fry (art historian, 1935-1992)
- Arkady Chernyshev (Soviet ice hockey player and footballer (1914–1992))
- Bernhard von Glisczynski (German manager (1912-1992))
- Hank Penny (American musician (1918-1992))
- Maurice Buckmaster (SOE officer (1902-1992))
- Leiva Petersen (German classical philologist and publisher (1912–1992))
- Skeets Herfurt (American musician (1911–1992))
- Arthur Calder-Marshall (English novelist, essayist, critic, memoirist and biographer)
- Harry Duncan (American businessman known for Little Tavern hamburger shops (1899–1992))
- John Langdon Bonython (Australian businessman (1905–1992))
- Maurice Snape (English cricketer (1923-1992))
- Raymond Bessone (British hairdresser (1911-1992))
- Tadeusz Pawłowski (Polish chemist)
- Zofia Kozarynowa (Polish writer)
- Hibiki Miyazaki
- Yuzuru Motobayashi (Japanese lawyer)
- Paul S.N. Russell-Gebbett (British linguist)
- Puliyur Kesikan (Tamil writer)
- J. Cukerzis (Belarusian teacher, scientist)
- Tomasz Kostuch
- Reinhardt Brandstätter
- Teddy Aeby (Swiss artist)
- Albert De Raedt (association football player (1918-1992))
- Arvīds Tālavs (Latvian chess player)
- John DeVries (American lyricist)
- Hisayuki Okuno (Japanese lawyer (1920–1992))
- Patrice Caire
- Setsuo Fujiwara
- Mariana du Pont Silliman ((1911-1992))
- Muriel Philibert (born 1967; died 1992)
- Rostislav Mareš