Historical Events In 1972

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

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

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

Jun 20   Horst Salomon, writer, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 21   On this day in history seth Bingham, composer, dies at 90  

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

Jun 23   On this day in history 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  

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

Jul 01   In the year 1972 ms. magazine begins publishing  

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

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

Jul 07   In the year 1972 billie Jean King beats Evonne Goolagong to win Wimbeldon  

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

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

Jul 10   Democratic convention opens in Miami Beach Florida (McGovern) in the year 1972.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 14   L Zhuravleva discovers asteroids #1959 Karbyshev & #2423 Ibarruri in the year 1972.  

Jul 16   Giorgio Nataletti, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1972.  

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

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

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Jan 02   Jeff Jackson, US baseball outfielder (Phila Phillies) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   Mattias Norstrom, Mora SWE, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, LA Kings) was born in the year 1972.  

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   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   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 in the year 1972.  

Jan 04   Carl-Olof Anderberg, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1972.  

Jan 06   Chen Yi, Chinese military commander and politician (b. 1901) died in the year 1972.  

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

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