title: 1992 in Croatia
text: # 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 near Novi Marof, killing five.
  * 13 January – Croatia is officially recognized by the Holy See.
  * 15 January – Croatia is officially recognised by 19 European countries.
  * 17 January – Croatian Olympic Committee is officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee.
  * 17 February – Croatia is officially recognized by the Russian Federation.
  * 17 March – Croatia is officially recognized by Japan.
  * 7 April – Croatia is officially recognized by the United States.
  * 16 April – Croatia is officially recognized by Israel.
  * 27 April – Croatia is officially recognized by China.
  * 22 May – Croatia is admitted to the United Nations.
  * 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.
  * November 7 – Mia Dimšić, singer.
  
  ## 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).
  