Historical Events In 1972

Mar 30   In the year 1972 north Vietnamese troops enter South Vietnam  

Mar 30   In the year 1972 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

Mar 31   On this day in history official Beatles Fan Club closes down  

Apr 01   30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico in the year 1972.  

Apr 01   On this day in history major league baseball players stages first collective strike  

Apr 01   On this day in history pacific Great Eastern Railway changes its name to British Columbia Railway.  

Apr 02   44th Academy Awards in the year 1972.  

Apr 02   On this day in history 44th Academy Awards presented  

Apr 02   Gil Hodges, manager (NY Mets), dies of heart attack at 57 on this day in history.  

Apr 02   Prime Minister Begin visits Cairo on this day in history.  

Apr 03   On this day in history ferde Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofe, composer, dies at 80  

Apr 03   In the year 1972 l Chernykh discovers asteroid #2142 Landau  

Apr 04   On this day in history 1st electric power plant fueled by garbage begins operating  

Apr 04   Adam Clayton Powell Jr (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Apr 04   Adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63 in the year 1972.  

Apr 05   Baseball season is delayed due to a strike on this day in history.  

Apr 05   In the year 1972 brian Donlevy, actor (Steve-Dangerous Assignment), dies at 73  

Apr 05   Mets trade Ken Singleton to Expos for Rusty Staub on this day in history.  

Apr 06   Bomb explosion at the Cuban Trade Commission in Montreal kills one person on this day in history.  

Apr 07   In the year 1972 "Crazy" Joe Gallo mobster, killed at his 43rd birthday party  

Apr 07   On this day in history "Crazy" Joe Gallo, mobster, killed at his 43rd birthday party  

Apr 08   30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico on this day in history.  

Apr 08   Alvin Kallicharran scores 100* in his 1st Test Cricket innings v NZ in the year 1972.  

Apr 08   On this day in history major league baseball players stages first collective strike  

Apr 10   In the year 1972 7.0 earthquake kills 1/5 of population of Iranian province of Fars  

Apr 10   On this day in history an agreement banning the use of biological weapons is signed by 46 countries  

Apr 10   In Southern Iran a 7.1 earthquake struck the Fars Province of southern Iran killing over 5,000 and injuring 1,700 in the year 1972.  

Apr 10   In the year 1972 uS, USSR &70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons  

Apr 11   In the year 1972 200,000 Hydro-Quebec workers, teachers, and hospital staff go on 2-week strike; largest in history  

Apr 12   In the year 1972 c W Ceram, [Kurt Marek], German/US writer (1st American), dies at 57  

Apr 13   Baseball players' strike ends after 13 days on this day in history.  

Apr 15   Otto Brenner, German trade union leader, dies at 64 in the year 1972.  

Apr 16   2 giants pandas arrive in the US, from China on this day in history.  

Apr 16   Apollo 16 launched; 5th manned lunar landing (Decartes Highlands) 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   In the year 1972 birth of mattias Norstrom, Mora SWE, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, LA Kings)  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of christopher Lennertz, American composer  

Jan 04   Mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1972 birth of james Longley, American documentary filmmaker  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   In the year 1972 frans Masereel, Flem WWII resistance fighter (Le Soleil), dies at 82  

Jan 04   On this day in history carl-Olof Anderberg, composer, dies at 57  

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