Bombings in Baghdad, Iraq kill 127 and injure 448.

Kirsty Williams is elected as Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats. She becomes the first female leader of a political party in Wales.

Ante Gotovina, a Croatian army general accused of war crimes, is captured in the Playa de las Américas, Tenerife by the Spanish police.

The Cuzco Declaration is signed in Cuzco, Peru, establishing the South American Community of Nations.

Darrell Lance Abbott, also known as "Diamond Darrell" "Dimebag Darrell", "Dimebag" or simply "Dime" was murdered onstage during a Damageplan performance at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio. He was 38

The Caribbean Community Heads of Government meet with the Government of Cuba and declare the date to be "CARICOM-Cuba Day"—to celebrate diplomatic ties between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba.

Eighty-one people are killed by armed groups in Algeria.

The North American Free Trade Agreement is signed into law by US President Bill Clinton.

The leaders of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine sign an agreement dissolving the Soviet Union and establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States.

The Romanian Constitution is adopted in a referendum. 1992 Zach VanOrder was born

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is signed.

Croat Frank Vitkovic shoots and kills eight people at the offices of the Australia Post in Melbourne, before being killed himself.

The Alianza Lima air disaster occurs.

In Suriname, several opponents of the military government are killed.

John Lennon, an English musician and peace activist, is assassinated by Mark David Chapman, a mentally unstable fan, in front of the Dakota apartment building in New York City.

A plebiscite results in the abolition of monarchy in Greece.

United Airlines Flight 553 crashes after aborting its landing attempt at Chicago Midway International Airport, killing 45.

The Greek ship {{SS|Heraklion}} sinks in a storm in the Aegean Sea, killing over 200.

Pan Am Flight 214, a Boeing 707, is struck by positive lightning and crashes near Elkton, Maryland, United States, killing all 81 people on board.

The capital of the Republic of China is moved from Nanjing to Taipei, Taiwan.

The United States and the Republic of China declare war against Japan.

Japanese forces invade Thailand's southern peninsula. They face a heavy resistance, however, Plaek Phibunsongkhram ordered a ceasefire.

King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.

Pope Pius IX proclaims the dogma of Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Virgin Mary was born free of original sin.

Margaret Hughes becomes the first actress to appear on an English public stage, playing the role of Desdemona in a production of Shakespeare's play Othello.

the first battle between the forces of Švitrigaila and Sigismund Kęstutaitis is fought near the town of Oszmiana (Ashmyany), launching the most active phase of the civil war in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.