Page 10: Historical Events In 1972

Jun 15   75,000 attend gathering of religious leader Billy Graham, in Texas on this day in history.   

Jun 15   On this day in history 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 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   Horst Salomon, writer, dies in the year 1972.   

Jun 21   Seth Bingham, composer, dies at 90 in the year 1972.   

Jun 23   Elton Britt, country singer (Sat Night Jamboree), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1972 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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   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   In the year 1972 lA Rams (Irsay) & Baltimore Colts (Rosenbloom) swap owners   

Jul 13   T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2112 Ulyanov on this day in history.   

Jul 14   On this day in history l Zhuravleva discovers asteroids #1959 Karbyshev & #2423 Ibarruri   

Jul 16   Giorgio Nataletti, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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 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   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   Mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals) was born in the year 1972.   

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

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   On this day in history carl-Olof Anderberg, composer, dies at 57   

Jan 06   On this day in history death of chen Yi, Chinese military commander and politician (b. 1901)   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.