Secretary of State for Wales
Appointed Secretary of State for Wales
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1992 in Great Britain — Page 2
Explore 273 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1992.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1992
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April
Order of the Garter
Is appointed a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter.
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdon, majority 36,230
Night Calls Album
Night Calls enters the UK albums chart and becomes one of his stronger later British chart releases.
May
Byrne Leads Sunderland at Wembley
Byrne leads Sunderland's forward line in the FA Cup final against Liverpool, although the Second Division challengers lose 2–0.
Takeover Policy
Answers a parliamentary question concerning company takeovers.
Newell Helps Rovers Win Promotion Playoff
Newell plays in Blackburn's 1–0 play-off final win against Leicester City, securing entry to the inaugural Premier League.
June
Death of Robert Adolph Wilton Morley
Death of Robert Morley
Marriage
David Bowie and model Iman hold their wedding ceremony in Florence.
Industrial Regeneration
Addresses Commons questions on regeneration and industrial policy.
Recession
Addresses Commons questions on recession and industrial conditions.
Dehumanizer
Returns to Black Sabbath for Dehumanizer, reuniting with Iommi, Butler and Vinny Appice.
House of Lords
Healey enters the House of Lords as a life peer after leaving the Commons.
Baron Howe of Aberavon
Is created a life peer as Baron Howe of Aberavon and begins a new phase of parliamentary service in the House of Lords.
July
House of Lords Entry
Takes his place in the House of Lords as Lord Howe of Aberavon following the creation of his life peerage.
House of Lords Membership Begins
Enters the House of Lords as Lord Lawson of Blaby and continues his parliamentary career as a Conservative life peer.
DTI Reorganisation
Announces and answers questions on reorganisation of the Department of Trade and Industry.
She's a Superstar Chart Entry
The Verve enter the UK singles chart with She's a Superstar during the band's early psychedelic phase.
Engineering Industry
Addresses Commons questions concerning the engineering industry.
Export Support
Sets out Government support available to British exporters and links it to restructuring of the DTI.
Deputy Party Leader
Appointed Deputy Party Leader of the Labour Party
Deputy Party Leader
Appointed Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Election
Elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Election
Loses the election for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party
Election
Wins the election for the leadership of the Labour Party
Manager
Bobby Robson moves to Sporting Lisbon where his Portuguese interpreter is a young Jose Mourinho, future F.C. Porto and Chelsea manager
Shadow Cabinet Election
Brown wins election to Labour's Shadow Cabinet.
Shadow Minister
Appointed Member of Shadow Cabinet, Shadow Home Secretary
August
London Conference on Yugoslavia
Hosts international negotiations seeking to contain the Bosnian conflict.
Conference of London
Heads the conference of conflict in former Yugoslavia
Premier League Founder Member
Aston Villa begins the inaugural Premier League season as a founder member.
September
Amused to Death
Waters releases "Amused to Death", about the corrupting, desensitising nature of television
Black Wednesday
Britain suspends sterling's membership of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism.
Black Wednesday
The decision to leave the ERM is agreed after emergency discussions involving Lamont, Prime Minister John Major, Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd, President of the Board of Trade Michael Heseltine and Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke.
Black Wednesday
By 7:00PM Norman Lamont announces Britain will leave the ERM and rates would remain at the new level of 12 percent
Black Wednesday
In 2005, documents released under the Freedom of Information Act indicated that the cost of Black Wednesday was £3.3 billion
Black Wednesday
The Bank of England attempts to prop up their currency as per the decision made by Norman Lamont and Robin Leigh-Pemberton, the and Governor of the Bank of England respectively
Black Wednesday
The Bank of England's intervention was ineffective because Soros' Quantum Fund was dumping pounds far faster. The Bank of England continued to buy and Quantum continued to sell until Lamont told Prime Minister John Major that their pound purchasing was failing to produce results
Black Wednesday
The decision to withdraw had been agreed at an emergency meeting during the day between Norman Lamont, Prime Minister John Major, Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd, President of the Board of Trade Michael Heseltine, and Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke (the latter three pro-Europeans)
Black Wednesday
The Bank of England attempts to prop up their currency as per the decision made by Norman Lamont and Robin Leigh-Pemberton, the and Governor of the Bank of England respectively
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