Page 10: Historical Events In 1972

Jun 15   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1972.   

Jun 17   Looking Glass releases "Brandy" on this day in history.   

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   Seth Bingham, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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   Hurricane Agnes is costliest natural disaster in American history in the year 1972.   

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   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   Ms. magazine begins publishing in the year 1972.   

Jul 02   In the year 1972 joseph F Smith Jr, leader US mormon chuch, dies at 95   

Jul 03   On this day in history mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist, dies at 68   

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   Billie Jean King beats Evonne Goolagong to win Wimbeldon in the year 1972.   

Jul 09   On this day in history kwame Nkrumah, re-buried in Nkroful Ghana   

Jul 09   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 17   The first 2 women begin training as FBI agents at Quantico on this day in history.   

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

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Jan 02   In the year 1972 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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   Jane Morgan, actress (Mrs Margaret Davis-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1972 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history al Goodman, Russian/US orch leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 81