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   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" in the year 1972.   

Jun 18   On this day in history bEA Trident crashes after takeoff from Heathrow killing 118   

Jun 20   Horst Salomon, writer, dies on this day in history.   

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   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   Hurricane Agnes is costliest natural disaster in American history on this day in history.   

Jun 23   In the year 1972 nixon &Haldeman agree to use CIA to cover up Watergate   

Jun 23   On this day in history pres Nixon signs act barring sex discrimination in college sports   

Jun 26   In the year 1972 david Lichine, [Lichtenstein], Russian/US choreographer, dies at 61   

Jun 29   On this day in history supreme Court-death penalty usually was "cruel &unusual punishment"   

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   Joseph F Smith Jr, leader US mormon chuch, dies at 95 in the year 1972.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 06   Brandon De Wilde, actor (Jamie), dies at 30 in a car crash on this day in history.   

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

Jul 07   In the year 1972 billie Jean King beats Evonne Goolagong to win Wimbeldon   

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

Jul 09   The first tour of Paul McCartney & Wings (France) on this day in history.   

Jul 10   In the year 1972 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   C Torres discovers asteroid #3050 Carrera in the year 1972.   

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

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 in the year 1972.   

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

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals)   

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

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of bryon Morris, running back (Baltimore Ravens)   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1972 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   On this day in history ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80   

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