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 on this day in history.  

Jun 16   On this day in history 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   Looking Glass releases "Brandy" on this day in history.  

Jun 18   On this day in history bEA Trident crashes after takeoff from Heathrow killing 118  

Jun 20   Horst Salomon, writer, dies in the year 1972.  

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

Jun 23   Elton Britt, country singer (Sat Night Jamboree), dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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   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 in the year 1972.  

Jun 26   On this day in history david Lichine, [Lichtenstein], Russian/US choreographer, dies at 61  

Jun 29   On this day in history supreme Court-death penalty usually was "cruel &unusual punishment"  

Jun 29   In the year 1972 uSSR launches Prognoz 2 into earth orbit (549/200,000 km)  

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

Jul 06   Brandon De Wilde actor (Jamie), dies at 30 in a car crash on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1972 billie Jean King beats Evonne Goolagong to win Wimbeldon  

Jul 09   In the year 1972 kwame Nkrumah, re-buried in Nkroful Ghana  

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

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   C Torres discovers asteroid #3050 Carrera on this day in history.  

Jul 13   On this day in history lA Rams (Irsay) & Baltimore Colts (Rosenbloom) swap owners  

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

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

Jul 16   In the year 1972 giorgio Nataletti, composer, dies at 65  

Jul 17   On this day in history the first 2 women begin training as FBI agents at Quantico  

Jul 18   In the year 1972 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   In the year 1972 birth of lake Dawson, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs)  

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

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

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

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

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

Jan 13   In the year 1972 birth of byron "Bam" Morris, NFL running back (Pitts Steelers)  

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

Jan 03   Frans Masereel, Flem WWII resistance fighter (Le Soleil), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Carl-Olof Anderberg, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history death of chen Yi, Chinese military commander and politician (b. 1901)  

Jan 07   In the year 1972 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   In the year 1972 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