Timeline May 1992

Events in May 1992 7

• 1901 – 1992 Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992) Died 6 May 1992, aged 90 Marlene Dietrich was a German-American actress and singer who rose to fame in "The Blue Angel" and became a Hollywood icon of the 1930s and 1940s. She was noted for her androgynous style and for entertaining Allied troops during the Second World War. She died in Paris, having lived as a recluse in her final years.
• 1932 – 1992 Robert Reed (1932-1992) Died 12 May 1992, aged 59 Robert Reed was an American actor best known for playing Mike Brady on the television sitcom "The Brady Bunch." He was a classically trained actor who often expressed frustration with the show's lighthearted material. He died of complications related to colon cancer and HIV, which was not publicly disclosed until years later.
• 1939 – 1992 Giovanni Falcone Anti-Mafia Judge A magistrate who spent his life fighting the Sicilian Mafia until his assassination in the Capaci bombing.
• 1943 – 1992 Wanda Rutkiewicz Mountaineer First European woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
• 1992 1992 World Snooker Championship Hendry Title 2 Hendry won 10 frames in a row to win. Winner: Stephen Hendry; Runner-up: Jimmy White. Score: 18–14.
• 1992 Los Angeles riots Violence erupts after Rodney King verdict Rioting, looting, and arson swept Los Angeles after a jury acquitted four police officers filmed beating motorist Rodney King. Over six days more than 60 people died and thousands of buildings burned before National Guard troops restored order. The unrest exposed deep racial and economic tensions in the city.
• 1992 Wolfenstein 3D released id Software game popularizes the first-person shooter id Software released Wolfenstein 3D, a fast-paced first-person shooter that popularized the genre and helped establish the shareware distribution model for PC games. Players fought their way through a Nazi stronghold using an early 3D game engine. It set the template followed by later hits like Doom.