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   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   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" on this day in history.   

Jun 18   BEA Trident crashes after takeoff from Heathrow killing 118 on this day in history.   

Jun 20   On this day in history horst Salomon, writer, dies   

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

Jun 23   Elton Britt, country singer (Sat Night Jamboree), dies at 54 in the year 1972.   

Jun 23   In the year 1972 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   On this day in history hurricane Agnes is costliest natural disaster in American history   

Jun 23   Nixon &Haldeman agree to use CIA to cover up Watergate in the year 1972.   

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 in the year 1972.   

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

Jun 29   On this day in history 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   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   Athenagoras, 268th patriarch of Constantinople, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 07   Billie Jean King beats Evonne Goolagong to win Wimbeldon on this day in history.   

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

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   Herd of stampeding elephants kills 24, Chandka Forest India in the year 1972.   

Jul 13   C Torres discovers asteroid #3050 Carrera on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 14   In the year 1972 l Zhuravleva discovers asteroids #1959 Karbyshev & #2423 Ibarruri   

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

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

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

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

Jan 02   Christopher Lennertz, American composer was born in the year 1972.   

Jan 04   In the year 1972 birth of mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals)   

Jan 04   James Longley, American documentary filmmaker was born in the year 1972.   

Jan 13   In the year 1972 birth of bryon Morris, running back (Baltimore Ravens)   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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