Pop - Singer Eoghan Quigg

Events in 1992 and 12-7

Events in the world in the birth year of Eoghan Quigg

• Yugoslav Federation broken up (Jan. 15). US recognizes three former Yugoslav republics (April 7). UN expels Serbian-dominated Yugoslavia (Sept. 22).
• Bush and Yeltsin proclaim a formal end to the Cold War (Feb. 1).
• US lifts trade sanctions against China (Feb. 21).
• General Manuel Noriega, former leader of Panama, convicted in US court (April 9) and sentenced to 40 years on drug charges (July 10).
• Russian Parliament approves START treaty (Nov. 4).
• US forces leave Philippines, ending nearly a century of American military presence (Nov. 24).
• Czechoslovak Parliament approves separation into two nations (Nov. 25). Background: Czech Republic and Slovakia
• UN approves US-led force to guard food for Somalia (Dec. 3).
• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) signed (Dec. 17).

Birthday Eoghan Quigg (12-7) in history

• Day 12-7 year 1543: King Henry VIII of England married his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr.
• Day 12-7 year 1690: In the Battle of Boyne in Ireland, Protestant William of Orange defeated James II of Roman Catholicism.
• Day 12-7 year 1862: Congress authorized the Medal of Honor.
• Day 12-7 year 1960: The first Etch-A-Sketch went on sale.
• Day 12-7 year 1979: Kiribati, formerly the Gilbert Islands, gained its independence from the United Kingdom.
• Day 12-7 year 1984: Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale became the first major-party candidate to choose a woman as a running mate when he announced his choice of Geraldine Ferraro.