1992
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"George Soros became instantly famous on September 22, 1992, when, believing the Pound sterling was overvalued, he speculated heavily against it. The Bank of England was forced to withdraw the currency out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, and Soros earned an estimated US$1 billion in the process. He was dubbed "the man who broke the Bank of England."" --Sholem Stein |
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1992 (MCMXCII) is the 92nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1990s decade. It was the year of Black Wednesday.
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Art and culture
Film
- Bitter Moon by Roman Polanski
- Damage by by Louis Malle
- Tokyo Decadence by Ryu Murakami
- Man Bites Dog by Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel and Benoît Poelvoorde
- Minbo by Juzo Itami
- Braindead by Peter Jackson
- Bob Roberts by Tim Robbins
- Unforgiven by Clint Eastwood
- Careful by Guy Maddin
- Reservoir Dogs by Quentin Tarantino
- Basic Instinct by Paul Verhoeven
- Bad Lieutenant by Abel Ferrara
Literature
Fiction
- Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Høeg
- Mondo 2000 (book anthology)
- Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Non-fiction
- Sex, Art, and American Culture by Camille Paglia
- Men, Women, and Chainsaws by Carol J. Clover
- The Intellectuals and the Masses by John Carey
Music
Albums
- Artificial Intelligence by Various Artists
- Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis)
- What's the 411? - Mary J. Blige
- Journey with the Lonely by Lil Louis
- Selected Ambient Works 85–92 by Aphex Twin
Compilations
Singles
- Give It Up by The Good Men
- My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) by En Vogue
- Bug in The Bassbin by Carl Craig
- Jump Around by House of Pain
- Television, the Drug of the Nation by The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
- You Suck (1988, 1992), a rap song by the The Yeastie Girls and Consolidated
- Revival by Martine Girault
- Club Lonely by Lil Louis & the World
- Harvest Moon by Neil Young
Photography
- Kolobrzeg, Poland, July 26, 1992, a photo by Rineke Dijkstra
Births
Deaths
- Larry Levan (1954 - 1992)
- Angela Carter (1940 - 1992)
- Marlene Dietrich (1901 - 1992)
- Francis Bacon (1909 – 1992)
- Arthur Russell (1951-1992)
- John Cage (1912 - 1992)
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