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December 21, 1992

On December 21, 1992, a Dutch DC-10, flight Martinair MP 495, crashes at Faro Airport, Portugal, killing 56. The year's #1 song was "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men. Deng Linlin, Jack Buchanan, Chaz Mostert would arrive in the same year.

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1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1992nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 992nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 92nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1990s decade.

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What happened

On December 21, 1992

  1. 1992 A Dutch DC-10, flight Martinair MP 495, crashes at Faro Airport, Portugal, killing 56.

    Country in Northwestern Europe and the Caribbean

    The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Netherlands consists of twelve provinces and three overseas special municipalities.

Arrivals

Born on December 21, 1992

Ha Ha Clinton-Dix 1992– American football player (born 1992)
Jamie Oleksiak 1992– Canadian ice hockey player (born 1992)

Farewells

Died on December 21, 1992

Stella Adler American actress and acting teacher (1901–1992)
Albert King American blues musician (1923–1992)
Nathan Milstein American violinist (1904–1992)

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Others born in 1992

Deng Linlin 1992– Chinese gymnast
Jack Buchanan 1992– Australian rugby league player
Chaz Mostert 1992– Australian racing driver
Daisy Ridley 1992– English actress
Sinem Dybvad Demir 1992– Danish politician
Chad le Clos 1992– South African swimmer

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