Page 10: Historical Events In 1972

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

Jun 15   Rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die on this day in history.   

Jun 16   In the year 1972 burglars caught inside the Watergate building   

Jun 17   5 arrested for burglarizing Democratic Party HQ at Watergate Oh what a tangled web we weave in the year 1972.   

Jun 17   On this day in history looking Glass releases "Brandy"   

Jun 18   BEA Trident crashes after takeoff from Heathrow killing 118 in the year 1972.   

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

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

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 in the year 1972.   

Jun 23   Hurricane Agnes is costliest natural disaster in American history on this day in 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   In the year 1972 david Lichine, [Lichtenstein], Russian/US choreographer, dies at 61   

Jun 29   Supreme Court-death penalty usually was "cruel &unusual punishment" on this day in history.   

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

Jul 01   On this day in history ms. magazine begins publishing   

Jul 02   In the year 1972 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   On this day in history brandon De Wilde, actor (Jamie), dies at 30 in a car crash   

Jul 07   In the year 1972 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 on this day in history.   

Jul 09   In the year 1972 the first tour of Paul McCartney & Wings (France)   

Jul 10   On this day in history 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   On this day in history c Torres discovers asteroid #3050 Carrera   

Jul 13   LA Rams (Irsay) & Baltimore Colts (Rosenbloom) swap owners in the year 1972.   

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

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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of lake Dawson, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs)   

Jan 02   Mattias Norstrom, Mora SWE, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, LA Kings) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of james Longley, American documentary filmmaker   

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

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   In the year 1972 death of chen Yi, Chinese military commander and politician (b. 1901)   

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 in the year 1972.   

Jan 09   In the year 1972 ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80   

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