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   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 in the year 1972.   

Jun 17   Looking Glass releases "Brandy" in the year 1972.   

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

Jun 20   Horst Salomon, writer, dies in the year 1972.   

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

Jun 23   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jun 23   Nixon &Haldeman agree to use CIA to cover up Watergate on this day in history.   

Jun 23   On this day in history 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   In the year 1972 supreme Court-death penalty usually was "cruel &unusual punishment"   

Jun 29   USSR launches Prognoz 2 into earth orbit (549/200,000 km) on this day in history.   

Jul 01   Ms. magazine begins publishing in the year 1972.   

Jul 02   Joseph F Smith Jr, leader US mormon chuch, dies at 95 on this day in history.   

Jul 03   On this day in history 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   In the year 1972 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   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   On this day in history the first tour of Paul McCartney & Wings (France)   

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

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 in the year 1972.   

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

Jul 14   L Zhuravleva discovers asteroids #1959 Karbyshev & #2423 Ibarruri on this day in history.   

Jul 16   On this day in history giorgio Nataletti, composer, dies at 65   

Jul 17   The first 2 women begin training as FBI agents at Quantico in the year 1972.   

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   On this day in history birth of lake Dawson, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs)   

Jan 02   In the year 1972 birth of mattias Norstrom, Mora SWE, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, LA Kings)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of christopher Lennertz, American composer   

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

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   On this day in history jane Morgan, actress (Mrs Margaret Davis-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 91   

Jan 03   In the year 1972 frans Masereel, Flem WWII resistance fighter (Le Soleil), dies at 82   

Jan 04   Carl-Olof Anderberg, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Chen Yi, Chinese military commander and politician (b. 1901) died on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1972 clarence Passailaigue, cricketer (487 for 6th wkt for Jamaica), dies   

Jan 08   In the year 1972 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   Al Goodman, Russian/US orch leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 81 on this day in history.