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 Almond, Peter Mark Sinclair
 Anne
 Ashdown, Paddy
 Barrett, Syd
 Becket, Margaret
 Beckett, Margaret
 Beith, Alan James
 Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton
 Boothroyd, Betty
 Bottomley, Virginia
 Bowie, David
 Brown, Gordon
 Burchill, Charlie
 Christie, Linford
 Clark, Kenneth
 Clarke, Kenneth
 Coe, Sebastian Newbold
 Dewar, Donald
 Dianna
 Duncan, Alan
 Ferguson, Alexander Chapman
 Foot, Michael
 Fowler, Norman
 Fox, Marcus
 Gabriel, Peter
 Gascoigne, Paul John
 Gilmour, Dave
 Gould, Bryan
 Gummer, John Selwyn
 Harris, Arthur Travers
 Healey, Denis
 Heseltine, Michael
 Hoon, Geoff
 Howard, Michael
 Hunt, David
 Hurd, Douglas
 Jagger, Mick
 Keegan, Joseph Kevin
 Kerr, Jim
 Kinnock, Neil
 Lamont, Norman
 Lang, Ian
 Lennon, John Winston
 Lilley, Peter
 MacGregor, John
 Maclean, David
 Major, John Roy
 Matthews, Stanley
 Mayhew, Patrick
 McCartney, Paul
 Mellor, David
 Milburn, Alan
 Morris, Estelle
 Newton, Tony
 Osbourne, John Michael "Ozzy"
 Patten, John
 Portillo, Michael
 Prescott, John
 Rifkind, Malcolm
 Robson, "Bobby" Robert William
 Ryder, Michael
 Shephard, Gillian
 Smith, John
 Thatcher, Margaret Hilda
 Waldegrave, William
 Waters, Roger
 Weller, Paul
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   1922 Committee   Fox, Marcus
     Appointed Chairman of the 1922 Committee
   Anniversary   Major, John Roy
   Oct El Alamein   Attends the 50th anniversaty of the battle of El Alamein
   Black Sabbath   Osbourne, John Michael "Ozzy"
  15th Nov   Iommi, Butler, and Appice back Ozzy Osbourne as part of what's billed as the singer's final live appearance
   Bombing of Whitehall   Major, John Roy
  10th Jan Whitehall   A 5 pound bomb explodes in Whitehall
   Chairman CP   Fowler, Norman
  11th April   Appointed Chairman of the Conservative Party
   Chancellor   Lamont, Norman
  11th April London   Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
   Chief Secretary   Portillo, Michael
  11th April London   Appointed Chief Secretary of the Treasury
   Chief Whip   Ryder, Michael
  11th April London   Appointed Chief Whip
   Composition   Almond, Peter Mark Sinclair
     Records, "The Days of Pearly Spencer"
   Composition   Barrett, Syd
     Atlantic Records offer Syd's family œ 75,000 for any new recordings, the family turn them down
   Composition   Burchill, Charlie
     Simple Minds release "Glittering Prize"
   Composition   Gabriel, Peter
     Releases "Us" (co-produced with Daniel Lanois), an album in which he explored the pain of recent personal problems; his failed first marriage, his relationship with Rosanna Arquette, and the growing distance between him and his 1st daughter
   Composition   Kerr, Jim
     Simple Minds release "Glittering Prize"
   Composition   Waters, Roger
  7th Sep   Roger Waters releases his new album, "Amused To Death"
   Composition   Weller, Paul
     Releases the solo album, "Paul Weller"
   Conference of Conservatives   Major, John Roy
   Oct Brighton   Annual Conservative Party Conference, Thatcher & Tebbit oppose the Maastricht Treaty
   Conference of Edinburgh   Major, John Roy
   Dec Edinburgh   A European summit is held which discusses the Maastricht treaty
   Dec Edinburgh   Chairs the EU summit
   Conference of London   Major, John Roy
   Aug London   Heads the conference of conflict in former Yugoslavia
   Constitution   Smith, John
     The Trades Union share of conference votes is reduced from 90% to 70%
   Crime   Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton
     Announces the Labour will be "tough on crime & tough on the causes of crime"
   Debut   Gascoigne, Paul John
  27th Sep Lazio   Joins Lazio for a fee of œ5.5 million, making his debut on 27 September 1992 in a match against Genoa which was televised in Britain   as well as Italy  
   Deputy Party Leader   Becket, Margaret
  18th July   Appointed Deputy Party Leader of the Labour Party
   Deputy Party Leader   Beckett, Margaret
  18th July   Appointed Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
   Deputy Party Leader   Beith, Alan James
     Appointed Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party
   Dutch League   Robson, "Bobby" Robert William
   Eindhoven   PSV win the Dutch   league
   Election   Becket, Margaret
  18th July   Elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
   Election   Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton
     2nd in the Shadow Cabinet elections
  9th April Sedgfield   Elected Member of Parliament for Sedgefield
   Oct   Elected Member of the National Executive Council
   Election   Brown, Gordon
   July London   Wins the Shadow Cabinet elections
   Election   Coe, Sebastian Newbold
   Falmouth   Elected Member of Parliament for Falmouth
   Election   Duncan, Alan
   Rutland   Elected Member of Parliament for Rutland & Melton
   Election   Gould, Bryan
     Loses theelection for the Deputy Leadership of the Labour Party
     Loses theelection for the Leadership of the Labour Party
   Election   Hoon, Geoff
   Ashfield   Elected Member of Parliament for Ashfield
   Election   Kinnock, Neil
     The Labour Party win 34.4% of votes cast & 271 MPs
   Election   Major, John Roy
     The Conservative Party win 41.9% of votes cast & 336 MPs, a majority of 21
  11th Mar   Announces the date of the general election
   April Huntingdon   Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdon, majority 36,230
  9th April   Conservatives 336, Labour 271, Liberal democrats 20 & others 24
  9th April   TheGovernment majority is cut to 21
   Election   Milburn, Alan
   Darlington   Elected Member of Parliament for Darlington
   Election   Morris, Estelle
   Birmingham   Elected Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley
   Election   Prescott, John
  18th July   Loses theelection for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party
   Election   Smith, John
  18th July   Wins theelection for the leadership of the Labour Party
   ERM Membership   Major, John Roy
  16th Sep   Suspends Britain  's membership of the ERM
   European Union   Major, John Roy
  16th Sep   Suspends Britain  's membership of the ERM
   FIFA Gold Merit Order   Matthews, Stanley
     Winner of the FIFA Gold Merit Order
   Film   Jagger, Mick
     Mick Jagger appears in the film, "Freejack"
   Governor   Patten, Christopher Francis
   Hong Kong   Appointed Governor of Hong Kong
   Grammy   Lennon, John Winston
  25th Feb   John Lennon is given the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 34th Annual Grammy Awards
   Harris Moument   Harris, Arthur Travers
   London   8 yrs after his death a monument is erected in central London stirring up the debate about Harris 's role in the war
   Health   Heseltine, Michael
   May Venice   Suffers from a heart attack
   Leader House of Commons   Newton, Tony
  11th April London   Appointed Leader of the House of Commons
   League Champions   Ferguson, Alexander Chapman
     Man Utd win the 1st League Championship since 1967
   Manager   Ferguson, Alexander Chapman
     Alex Ferguson is voted Manager of the Year by the League Managers' Association
   Manager   Keegan, Joseph Kevin
   Newcastle   After eight years of retirement and golf in Spain  , Keegan returns to the game as manager of Newcastle United
   Manager   Robson, "Bobby" Robert William
   July Lisbon   Bobby Robson moves to Sporting Lisbon where his Portuguese   interpreter is a young Jos‚ Mourinho, future F.C. Porto and Chelsea manager
   Marriage   Anne
  12th Dec   Marriage of Princess Anne to Timothy Laurence
   Marriage   Bowie, David
  6th June   David Bowie & model Iman marry in Switzerland
   Marriage   Dianna
  9th Dec London   The Prince and Princess of Wales are separated
   Minister of Agriculture   Gummer, John Selwyn
  11th April   Appointed Minister of Agriculture
   Minister of Defense   Rifkind, Malcolm
  11th April   Appointed Minister of Defence
   Minister of Duchy Lancaster   Waldegrave, William
  11th April   Appointed Minister of the Duchy of Lancaster
   Minister of Education   Patten, John
  11th April   Appointed Minister of Employment
   Minister of Employment   Shephard, Gillian
  11th April   Appointed Minister of Employment
   Minister of Environment   Howard, Michael
  11th April   Appointed Secretary of State for the Environment
   Minister of Environment   Maclean, David
     Appointed Minister of the Environment
   Minister of Foreign Affairs   Hurd, Douglas
  11th April   Appointed Foreign Secretary
   Minister of Health   Bottomley, Virginia
  11th April   Appointed Minister of Health
   Minister of National Heritage   Mellor, David
  11th April   Appointed Minister of National Heritage
   Minister of Northern Ireland   Mayhew, Patrick
  11th April   Appointed Minister of Northern Ireland
   Minister of Scotland   Lang, Ian
  11th April   Appointed Minister of Scotland  
   Minister of Social Security   Lilley, Peter
  11th April   Appointed Minister of Social Security
   Minister of Trade   Heseltine, Michael
  11th April   Appointed Secretary of State for Trade & Indus try
   Minister of Transport   MacGregor, John
  11th April   Appointed Minister of the Trans port
   Minister of   Hunt, David
  11th April   Appointed Minister of Wales
   NEC   Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton
   Oct   Appointmed Member of the National Executive Council
   NEC   Brown, Gordon
   Oct   Appointed Member of the National Executive Council
   Oct   Elected Member of the National Executive Council
   Olympic Gold Medal   Christie, Linford
     Wins the 100m Olympic gold medal
   Party Leader   Smith, Arthur
   London   Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party
   Party Leader   Smith, John
  18th July   Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party
   Pink Floyd   Gilmour, Dave
  9th Nov   The "Shine On" box set is released
   Pink Floyd   Waters, Roger
  9th Nov   The "Shine On" box set is released
   Publication   Smith, John
     Publication of, "New Paths to Victory", calls upon refrm of the trade union block vote
   Resignation   Foot, Michael
   London   Gives up his seat in the Commons
   Resignation   Kinnock, Neil
     Resigns as Party Leader of the Labour Party
   Retirement   Healey, Denis
     Retires from the House of Commons
   Rock and Roll Hall of Fame   Lennon, John Winston
  19th Jan   John Lennon is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the ninth annual induction dinner, Paul McCartney is his presenter, and Yoko Ono accepts the award on behalf of her late husband
   Rock and Roll Hall of Fame   McCartney, Paul
  19th Jan   John Lennon is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the ninth annual induction dinner, Paul McCartney is his presenter, and Yoko Ono accepts the award on behalf of her late husband
   Scandal   Ashdown, Paddy
  5th Feb   Admits affair with secretary
   Secretary of Home Affairs   Clarke, Kenneth
  11th April   Appointed Home Secretary
   Secretary of Home Affairs   Clark, Kenneth
  11th April   Appointed Home Secretary
   Shadow Cabinet   Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton
   July   Appointed Member of the Shadow Cabinet, Shadow Home Secretary
   Shadow Chancellor Exchequer   Brown, Gordon
   July   Appointed Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
   Shadow Social Security Secretary   Dewar, Donald
     Appointed Spokesman for Social Security
   Speaker   Boothroyd, Betty
     Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons, 1st woman to hold post
   Transfer   Gascoigne, Paul John
  27th Sep Lazio   Joins Lazio for a fee of œ5.5 million, making his debut on 27 September 1992 in a match against Genoa which was televised in Britain   as well as Italy  
   Treaty of Maastricht   Major, John Roy
  4th Nov London   TheGovernment just wins the Paving Debate on the Maastricht treaty
   Dec Edinburgh   A European summit is held which discusses the Maastricht treaty
   Treaty of Maastricht   Thatcher, Margaret Hilda
   Oct   Publishes an article in the European opposing Maastricht during the Party conference
   World Champion