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July 22, 1992

On July 22, 1992, near Medellín, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison fearing extradition to the United States. 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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Around 1992

The year in brief

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 July 22, 1992

  1. 1992 Near Medellín, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison fearing extradition to the United States.

    City in Colombia

    Medellín, officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín, is the second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central region of the Andes Mountains, in northwestern South America. The city's population was 2,427,129 at the 2018 census.

Arrivals

Born on July 22, 1992

Anja Aguilar 1992– Flipina singer
Selena Gomez 1992– American actress and singer (born 1992)
Carolin Schnarre 1992– German Paralympic equestrian

Farewells

Died on July 22, 1992

David Wojnarowicz American artist and AIDS activist (1954–1992)

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Other moments from 1992

The class of 1992

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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