Page 10: 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 in the year 1972.   

Jun 16   Burglars caught inside the Watergate building on this day in history.   

Jun 17   In the year 1972 5 arrested for burglarizing Democratic Party HQ at Watergate Oh what a tangled web we weave   

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

Jun 18   BEA Trident crashes after takeoff from Heathrow killing 118 in the year 1972.   

Jun 20   In the year 1972 horst Salomon, writer, dies   

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

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

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   In the year 1972 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   On this day in history uSSR launches Prognoz 2 into earth orbit (549/200,000 km)   

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   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 in the year 1972.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 07   Billie Jean King beats Evonne Goolagong to win Wimbeldon in the year 1972.   

Jul 09   Kwame Nkrumah, re-buried in Nkroful Ghana on this day in history.   

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

Jul 10   In the year 1972 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   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   On this day in history t Smirnova discovers asteroid #2112 Ulyanov   

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

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   Byron "Bam" Morris, NFL running back (Pitts Steelers) was born in the year 1972.   

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

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 in the year 1972.   

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 in the year 1972.   

Jan 08   Kenneth Patchen, US writer (See You in the Morning), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1972 ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80   

Jan 10   Al Goodman, Russian/US orch leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 81 in the year 1972.