What Happened on August 9, 1992

Historical Events

Cuban boxer Félix Savón wins the first of 3 consecutive Olympic heavyweight gold medals when he dominates Nigerian David Izonritei on points at the Barcelona Games
Future 6-weight boxing world champion Oscar De La Hoya of the US beats German Marco Rudolph on points to win the lightweight gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics

Last day of Test Cricket for David Gower

Revival of Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire", starring Alec Baldwin & Jessica Lange, closes at Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC, after 137 performances

Christopher Todd [Todd Wangberg], American performer, dies of AIDS at 30
Jan van Baal, Dutch anthropologist and governor of Dutch New Guinea, dies (b. 1909)
Patrick Devlin, English judge and legal philosopher, dies at 86
Thomas J. McIntyre, American politician (Sen-NH, 1963-79), dies at 77
William Russell [Russell William Wagner], American violinist, modern composer (Fugue for Eight Percussion Instruments), and musicologist (Oh, Mister Jelly), dies at 87

Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 31 years, 8 months and 19 days
Leap Year: Yes

Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Leo