Timeline October 1992

Events in October 1992 13

• 1898 – 1992 Shirley Booth (1898-1992) Died 16 October 1992, aged 94 Shirley Booth was an American actress who won both an Academy Award and a Tony Award for her role in "Come Back, Little Sheba." She later became widely known to television audiences as the title character in the sitcom "Hazel." Her career spanned stage, film, radio, and television.
• 1913 – 1992 Willy Brandt Ostpolitik Chancellor who pursued reconciliation with Eastern Europe and famously knelt at the Warsaw Ghetto Memorial.
• 1913 – 1992 Willy Brandt (1913-1992) Died 8 October 1992, aged 78 Willy Brandt served as Chancellor of West Germany from 1969 to 1974 and pursued a policy of reconciliation with Eastern Europe known as Ostpolitik. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1971 for these efforts. He resigned as chancellor after an aide was exposed as an East German spy.
• 1922 – 1992 Denholm Elliott (1922-1992) Died 6 October 1992, aged 70 Denholm Elliott was an English character actor known for roles in "Chariots of Fire," "A Room with a View," and the Indiana Jones films. He won two consecutive BAFTA Awards for Best Supporting Actor in the mid-1980s. He died of AIDS-related tuberculosis at his home in Ibiza.
• 1936 – 1992 Denny Hulme The Bear 1967 World Champion known for his no-nonsense attitude and consistent driving.
• 1992 Automatic for the People -- the masterpiece Automatic for the People (October 1992) is widely considered R.E.M.'s greatest album -- a sustained meditation on mortality, loss and transformation that is simultaneously their darkest and most accessible work. 'Everybody Hurts,' 'Nightswimming,' 'Man on the Moon' (tribute to comedian Andy Kaufman), 'The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite' and 'Drive' are among the finest songs in their catalogue. Arranged with orchestral strings by Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones, the album reaches Number 2 in the US and Number 1 in the UK. It sells over 18 million copies. R.E.M. again does not tour.
• 1992 Signs to Columbia Records Three-album deal, $1 million Signed a three-album deal with Columbia Records in October 1992 for approximately one million dollars — one of the most significant signings of that year.
• 1992 Saturday Night Live Incident Tore up a photograph of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live while performing a version of Bob Marley's War, protesting child abuse in the Catholic Church. The act made her one of the most controversial figures in popular music.
• 1992 El Al Flight 1862 crashes in Amsterdam Cargo plane hits apartment complex after takeoff An El Al Boeing 747 cargo plane lost two engines shortly after takeoff from Amsterdam and crashed into an apartment building in the Bijlmermeer district. The crash and resulting fire killed all four people aboard and dozens of residents on the ground. It remains one of the deadliest aviation disasters in Dutch history.
• 1992 Mortal Kombat arcade game released Fighting game sparks controversy over violence Midway released the arcade fighting game Mortal Kombat, known for its graphic "fatality" finishing moves and digitized actor graphics. Public concern over its violence contributed to US congressional hearings on video game content. Those hearings led to the creation of the Entertainment Software Rating Board.
• 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He received the call while presenting a paper on electron transfer at an Electrochemical Society meeting in Toronto — the staff initially thought it was a prank and called Stockholm to verify.
• 1992 The Bodyguard #3 film of 1992 — $411m worldwide Directed by Mick Jackson, starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston. Features the best-selling soundtrack of all time.
• 1992 – present Ding Liren Chinese World Chess Champion Ding Liren became China's first undisputed World Chess Champion in 2023 and one of the leading players of the modern era.