1992 in Croatia

Events from the year 1992 in Croatia.

Incumbents

• President: Stjepan Mesić
• Prime Minister: Franjo Gregurić (until 12 August), Hrvoje Šarinić (starting 12 August)

Events

• 7 January – A European Community Monitor Mission helicopter is downed by the Yugoslav Air Force, killing five.
• 15 January – Croatia is officially recognised by 17 countries.^[1]
• 22 May – Croatia is admitted to the United Nations.^[2]
• August 2 – Parliamentary and presidential elections held in conjunction.

Sport

• July 25 – 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona opened, with Croatia competing as an independent country for the first time. Croatian athletes win 1 silver and 2 bronze medals in basketball and tennis.
• February 29 – First season of the newly established Prva HNL kicked off.
• March 24 – First edition of the Croatian Cup launched.

Births

• January 10 – Šime Vrsaljko, footballer.
• April 25 – Kim Daniela Pavlin, swimmer.
• March 5 – Dario Župarić, footballer.
• March 25 – Borna Rendulić, ice hockey forward.
• April 17 – Mislav Komorski, footballer.
• May 6 – Karla Šitić, swimmer.
• June 4 – Dino Jelusić, singer, musician and songwriter.
• August 20 – Matej Delač, footballer.

Deaths

• April 3 – Ivan Rukavina, soldier and politician (born 1912).
• May 31 – Walter Neugebauer, comic book artist (born 1921).
• July 14 – Slavko Luštica, footballer (born 1923).
• September 3 – Bruno Bjelinski, composer (born 1909).
• November 27 – Ivan Generalić, painter (born 1914).
• December 18 – Vojin Bakić, sculptor (born 1915).

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