Historical Events In 1972

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

Jun 15   In the year 1972 rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die  

Jun 16   On this day in history burglars caught inside the Watergate building  

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

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

Jun 18   In the year 1972 bEA Trident crashes after takeoff from Heathrow killing 118  

Jun 20   In the year 1972 horst Salomon, writer, dies  

Jun 21   In the year 1972 seth Bingham, composer, dies at 90  

Jun 23   On this day in history 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   On this day in history hurricane Agnes is costliest natural disaster in American history  

Jun 23   On this day in history nixon &Haldeman agree to use CIA to cover up Watergate  

Jun 23   Pres Nixon signs act barring sex discrimination in college sports on this day in history.  

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

Jun 29   On this day in history 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 in the year 1972.  

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

Jul 03   Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist, dies at 68 in the year 1972.  

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

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

Jul 07   On this day in history athenagoras, 268th patriarch of Constantinople, dies  

Jul 07   On this day in history billie Jean King beats Evonne Goolagong to win Wimbeldon  

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

Jul 09   The first tour of Paul McCartney & Wings (France) on this day in history.  

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

Jul 10   Herd of stampeding elephants kills 24, Chandka Forest India on this day in history.  

Jul 13   In the year 1972 c Torres discovers asteroid #3050 Carrera  

Jul 13   LA Rams (Irsay) & Baltimore Colts (Rosenbloom) swap owners on this day in history.  

Jul 13   T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2112 Ulyanov in the year 1972.  

Jul 14   On this day in history l Zhuravleva discovers asteroids #1959 Karbyshev & #2423 Ibarruri  

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

Jul 17   The first 2 women begin training as FBI agents at Quantico in the year 1972.  

Jul 18   200,000 attend Mt Pocono rock festival in Penns in the year 1972.  

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Jan 02   Jeff Jackson, US baseball outfielder (Phila Phillies) was born in the year 1972.  

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   In the year 1972 birth of christopher Lennertz, American composer  

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

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

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of bryon Morris, running back (Baltimore Ravens)  

Jan 13   Byron "Bam" Morris, NFL running back (Pitts Steelers) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   In the year 1972 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   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 in the year 1972.  

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

Jan 09   Ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80 in the year 1972.  

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