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   On this day in history rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jul 01   In the year 1972 ms. magazine begins publishing   

Jul 02   In the year 1972 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   Brandon De Wilde actor (Jamie), dies at 30 in a car crash in the year 1972.   

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

Jul 07   On this day in history athenagoras, 268th patriarch of Constantinople, dies   

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

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

Jul 09   The first tour of Paul McCartney & Wings (France) in the year 1972.   

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   C Torres discovers asteroid #3050 Carrera in the year 1972.   

Jul 13   In the year 1972 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   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   On this day in history 200,000 attend Mt Pocono rock festival in Penns   

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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 in the year 1972.   

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

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

Jan 13   On this day in history 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   Jane Morgan, actress (Mrs Margaret Davis-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

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   Chen Yi, Chinese military commander and politician (b. 1901) died on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Clarence Passailaigue, cricketer (487 for 6th wkt for Jamaica), dies on this day in history.   

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