1992 in Croatia

Incumbents

• President: Stjepan Mesić
• Prime Minister: Franjo Gregurić, Hrvoje Šarinić

  Events

• 7 January - A European Community Monitor Mission helicopter is downed by the Yugoslav Air Force, killing five.
• 15 January - Croatia is officially recognised by 19 European countries.
• 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.

  Arts and literature

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.

  Deaths

• April 3 - Ivan Rukavina, soldier and politician.
• May 31 - Walter Neugebauer, comic book artist.
• July 14 - Slavko Luštica, footballer.
• September 3 - Bruno Bjelinski, composer.
• November 27 - Ivan Generalić, painter.
• December 18 - Vojin Bakić, sculptor.