Historical Events In 1972

Jun 15   75,000 attend gathering of religious leader Billy Graham, in Texas in the year 1972.  

Jun 15   Rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die in the year 1972.  

Jun 16   Burglars caught inside the Watergate building in the year 1972.  

Jun 17   5 arrested for burglarizing Democratic Party HQ at Watergate Oh what a tangled web we weave on this day in history.  

Jun 17   Looking Glass releases "Brandy" in the year 1972.  

Jun 18   BEA Trident crashes after takeoff from Heathrow killing 118 on this day in history.  

Jun 20   On this day in history horst Salomon, writer, dies  

Jun 21   Seth Bingham, composer, dies at 90 in the year 1972.  

Jun 23   In the year 1972 elton Britt, country singer (Sat Night Jamboree), dies at 54  

Jun 23   HS-2, HS-15, HS-74 and HS-75 came to the aid of flood stricken residents in the Wilkes-Barre, Scranton and Pottstown areas of Pennsylvania on this day in history.  

Jun 23   In the year 1972 hurricane Agnes is costliest natural disaster in American history  

Jun 23   Nixon &Haldeman agree to use CIA to cover up Watergate in the year 1972.  

Jun 23   In the year 1972 pres Nixon signs act barring sex discrimination in college sports  

Jun 26   David Lichine, [Lichtenstein], Russian/US choreographer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Jun 29   In the year 1972 supreme Court-death penalty usually was "cruel &unusual punishment"  

Jun 29   USSR launches Prognoz 2 into earth orbit (549/200,000 km) on this day in history.  

Jul 01   Ms. magazine begins publishing on this day in history.  

Jul 02   On this day in history joseph F Smith Jr, leader US mormon chuch, dies at 95  

Jul 03   In the year 1972 mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist, dies at 68  

Jul 06   On this day in history brandon De Wilde actor (Jamie), dies at 30 in a car crash  

Jul 06   Brandon De Wilde, actor (Jamie), dies at 30 in a car crash in the year 1972.  

Jul 07   Athenagoras, 268th patriarch of Constantinople, dies in the year 1972.  

Jul 07   Billie Jean King beats Evonne Goolagong to win Wimbeldon on this day in history.  

Jul 09   Kwame Nkrumah, re-buried in Nkroful Ghana in the year 1972.  

Jul 09   The first tour of Paul McCartney & Wings (France) in the year 1972.  

Jul 10   In the year 1972 democratic convention opens in Miami Beach Florida (McGovern)  

Jul 10   In the year 1972 herd of stampeding elephants kills 24, Chandka Forest India  

Jul 13   C Torres discovers asteroid #3050 Carrera in the year 1972.  

Jul 13   In the year 1972 lA Rams (Irsay) & Baltimore Colts (Rosenbloom) swap owners  

Jul 13   On this day in history t Smirnova discovers asteroid #2112 Ulyanov  

Jul 14   In the year 1972 l Zhuravleva discovers asteroids #1959 Karbyshev & #2423 Ibarruri  

Jul 16   Giorgio Nataletti, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jul 17   In the year 1972 the first 2 women begin training as FBI agents at Quantico  

Jul 18   On this day in history 200,000 attend Mt Pocono rock festival in Penns  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of jeff Jackson, US baseball outfielder (Phila Phillies)  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1972 birth of mattias Norstrom, Mora SWE, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, LA Kings)  

Jan 02   In the year 1972 birth of christopher Lennertz, American composer  

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

Jan 04   James Longley, American documentary filmmaker was born in the year 1972.  

Jan 13   In the year 1972 birth of bryon Morris, running back (Baltimore Ravens)  

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   On this day in history death of chen Yi, Chinese military commander and politician (b. 1901)  

Jan 07   On this day in history clarence Passailaigue, cricketer (487 for 6th wkt for Jamaica), dies  

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

Jan 09   Ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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