Historical Events In 1972

Feb 23   Michael Taube, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Feb 25   Ontario Hydro opens $75 million Pickering nuclear power plant; has been the largest single producer of electricity in the world in the year 1972.  

Feb 25   Paul McCartney releases "Give Ireland back to the Irish" single in the year 1972.  

Feb 26   Slag heap dam collapses above Buffalo Creek WV, kills 125 on this day in history.  

Feb 26   In the year 1972 tom Manders, Dutch cabaret artist (Dorus), dies at 50  

Feb 27   President Nixon & Chinese Premier Chou En-lai issued Shanghai Communique in the year 1972.  

Feb 28   George Harrison is involved in a minor car accident on this day in history.  

Feb 28   On this day in history president Richard Nixon ends historic week-long visit to China  

Feb 28   In the year 1972 president Richard Nixon wraps up his historic trip to China  

Feb 28   In the year 1972 victor Barna, table tennis champ, dies  

Feb 29   Antonio Sabato Jr, actor (Jagger Cates-General Hospital) in the year 1972.  

Feb 29   On this day in history hank Aaron becomes 1st baseball player to sign for $200,000 a year  

Feb 29   Hank Aaron becomes first baseball player to sign for $200,000 a year in the year 1972.  

Feb 29   Hank Aaron becomes the first baseball player to sign for $200,000 a year on this day in history.  

Feb 29   Jack Anderson discloses Dita Beard (ITT) memo indicating antitrust charges were dropped for $400,000 contribution to Republican Party in the year 1972.  

Mar 01   London flu in United States killing 1,027 people in the year 1972.  

Mar 01   In the year 1972 outbreak of smallpox in Yugoslavia killing 35 people  

Mar 01   On this day in history victor Babin, composer, dies at 63  

Mar 01   Wilt Chamberlain is the first NBA player to score 30,000 points in the year 1972.  

Mar 02   On this day in history bill Lawrence, news anchor (ABC), dies at 56  

Mar 02   Jean-Bédel Bokassa appoints himself President for life of Central African Republic in the year 1972.  

Mar 02   Pioneer 10 launched for Jupiter flyby in the year 1972.  

Mar 03   Sculpted figures of Jefferson Davis, Robert E Lee, & Stonewall Jackson are completed at Stone Mountain GA in the year 1972.  

Mar 04   Last train run between Penrith to Keswick UK in the year 1972.  

Mar 04   On this day in history libya & USSR signs cooperation treaty  

Mar 05   Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis leaves communist party on this day in history.  

Mar 05   On this day in history nils Bjorkander, composer, dies at 78  

Mar 06   Jack Nicklaus passes Arnold Palmer as golf's all-time money winner in the year 1972.  

Mar 06   On this day in history keswick to Penrith railway officially closes  

Mar 08   In the year 1972 the first airship flown over Britain in 20 years (Europa)  

Mar 08   On this day in history the first flight of the Goodyear blimp  

Mar 10   General Lon Nol becomes President &prince Sirik Matak premier of Cambodia in the year 1972.  

Mar 10   In the year 1972 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR  

Mar 11   Fredric [William] Brown, sci-fi author (Martians Go Home), dies at 65 in the year 1972.  

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Jan 02   Jeff Jackson, US baseball outfielder (Phila Phillies) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Lake Dawson, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1972.  

Jan 04   Mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals) was born in the year 1972.  

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

Jan 13   Bryon Morris, running back (Baltimore Ravens) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13   Byron "Bam" Morris, NFL running back (Pitts Steelers) was born in the year 1972.  

Jan 01   Jane Morgan, actress (Mrs Margaret Davis-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 91 in the year 1972.  

Jan 03   Frans Masereel, Flem WWII resistance fighter (Le Soleil), dies at 82 in the year 1972.  

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 in the year 1972.  

Jan 07   Clarence Passailaigue, cricketer (487 for 6th wkt for Jamaica), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Kenneth Patchen, US writer (See You in the Morning), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 10   In the year 1972 al Goodman, Russian/US orch leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 81