Historical Events In 1972

Jan 17   In the year 1972 section of Memphis' Highway 51 South renamed Elvis Presley Blvd   

Jan 18   Rudolf Wittelsbach, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Jan 19   On this day in history sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra, & Early Wynn elected to Hall of Fame   

Jan 21   Assam's North East Frontier Agency becomes Arunachal Pradesh territory in the year 1972.   

Jan 21   Belgium government of Eyskens-Cools forms in the year 1972.   

Jan 21   On this day in history manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura become separate states of Indian union   

Jan 21   Mizoram, formerly part of Assam, creates an Indian union territory in the year 1972.   

Jan 23   On this day in history bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party-100 die-New Delhi   

Jan 23   In the year 1972 entire population of Istanbul under 24 hour house arrest   

Jan 24   Jerome Cowan, actor (Mr Dithers-Blondie), dies at 74 in the year 1972.   

Jan 25   On this day in history world's first kidney and pancreatic tissue transplant carried out in London   

Jan 26   On this day in history stewardess Vesna Vulovic survives 10,160m fall without parachute   

Jan 27   On this day in history mahalia Jackson, gospel singer (He Got the Whole World), dies at 60   

Jan 28   On this day in history adriaan B "Jaap" Wagemaker, Dutch sculptor, dies at 66   

Jan 29   On this day in history 5th ABA All-Star Game: East 142 beats West 115 at Louisville   

Jan 30   In the year 1972 bloody Sunday British soldiers shoot on catholics in Londonderry, 13 die   

Jan 30   On this day in history british soldiers shoot and kill 13 Roman Catholic civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland. This inspired the U2 song Sunday, Bloody Sunday.   

Jan 30   In the year 1972 karel Boleslav Jirak, composer, dies at 81   

Jan 30   Pakistan withdraws from the Commonwealth in the year 1972.   

Jan 31   On this day in history aretha Franklin sings at Mahalia Jackson's funeral   

Jan 31   In the year 1972 bir Bikram Shah Deva Mahendra, king of Nepal (1955-72), dies at 51   

Jan 31   On this day in history birenda, becomes leader of Nepal   

Jan 31   Military coup ousts civilian government of Ghana in the year 1972.   

Jan 31   On this day in history uS launches HEOS A-2 for interplanetary observations (396/244,998)   

Feb 01   The calculator arrives as a scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) introduced ($395) in the year 1972.   

Feb 01   In the year 1972 wings release "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" in UK   

Feb 02   Jessie Royce Landis, actress (North by Northwest), dies at 67 in the year 1972.   

Feb 03   In the year 1972 11th Winter Olympics games opens in Sapporo Japan (1st in Asia)   

Feb 03   In the year 1972 john Litel, actor (Big Boss, Crime Doctor, My Buddy), dies at 79   

Feb 03   In the year 1972 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Feb 04   6th round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks ends in Vienna Austria on this day in history.   

Feb 04   In the year 1972 in Central Italy a 4.8 earthquate and a series of hundreds of relatively minor shocks near the Italian town of Ancona on the Adriatic coast caused wide-spread panic, some damage, several injuries, and one death   

Feb 04   On this day in history senator Strom Thurmond suggests John Lennon be deported   

Feb 05   "Another Puff" by Jerry Reed peaks at #65 on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1972 birth of jeff Jackson, US baseball outfielder (Phila Phillies)   

Jan 02   Lake Dawson, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs) was born in the year 1972.   

Jan 02   Mattias Norstrom, Mora SWE, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, LA Kings) was born in the year 1972.   

Jan 02   Christopher Lennertz, American composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals)   

Jan 04   James Longley, American documentary filmmaker was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Bryon Morris, running back (Baltimore Ravens) was born in the year 1972.   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of byron "Bam" Morris, NFL running back (Pitts Steelers)   

Jan 01   On this day in history jane Morgan, actress (Mrs Margaret Davis-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 91   

Jan 03   On this day in history frans Masereel, Flem WWII resistance fighter (Le Soleil), dies at 82   

Jan 04   Carl-Olof Anderberg, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Chen Yi, Chinese military commander and politician (b. 1901) died on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1972 clarence Passailaigue, cricketer (487 for 6th wkt for Jamaica), dies   

Jan 08   Kenneth Patchen, US writer (See You in the Morning), dies at 60 in the year 1972.   

Jan 09   On this day in history ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80   

Jan 10   Al Goodman, Russian/US orch leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 81 on this day in history.