Page 14: Historical Events In 1972

Nov 07   President Nixon (R) re-elected defeating George McGovern (D)   

Nov 07   Richard Nixon re-elected as the US president.   

Nov 07   Tod Andrews, actor (From Hell it Came, Outrage), dies at 51   

Nov 10   Charlie Hallows, cricketer (1000 runs-May 1928, 2 Tests for Eng), dies   

Nov 11   Berry Oakley, US rock bassist (Allman Bro), dies in car crash at 24   

Nov 11   US Army turns over Long Bihn base to South Vietnamese army.   

Nov 12   Rudolf Friml, Czech/US composer (Bohemian suite), dies at 92.   

Nov 14   Dow Jones closes above 1000 for 1st time (1003.16)   

Nov 14   Dow Jones closes above 1000 for inaugural time (1003.16)   

Nov 14   Martin Dies, (Rep)/1st chairman of House Un-American, dies.   

Nov 16   Andrey Filippovich Pashchenko, composer, dies at 87.   

Nov 18   Danny Whitten, rocker, dies of a drug overdose.   

Nov 19   "Ambassador" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 9 performances   

Nov 22   Chuck Thacker, a computer scientist at Xerox PARC, started designing the Alto computer, designed to improve the quality of machine-human interactions   

Nov 22   The United States loses its inaugural B-52 of the war. The eight-engine bomber was brought down by a North Vietnamese surface-to-air missile near Vinh on the day when B-52s flew their heaviest raids of the war over North Vietnam.   

Nov 23   Marie Wilson, actress (My Friend Irma), dies at 56   

Nov 24   Hall Overton, US composer (Enchanted Pear Tree), dies at 52   

Nov 25   Hans H B Scharoun, German architect (Berlin Philharmonic), dies at 79.   

Nov 27   Yanks trade Ellis, Torres andSpikes to Indians for Nettles andMoses   

Nov 28   Gustave Frederic Soderlund, composer, dies at 91.   

Nov 28   Los Angeles Dodgers trade Frank Robinson to California Angels.   

Nov 30   BBC bans Wings "Hi, Hi, Hi"   

Nov 30   Hans-Erich Apostel, Austrian composer (Kubiniana, Requiem), dies at 71   

Nov 30   Illegal fireworks factory explodes killing 15 (Rome Italy).   

Dec 01   Antonio Segni, Italian PM/pres (1955-57, 59-60, 62-64), dies at 81   

Dec 02   "December Giant" largest sinkhole in US collapses (Alabama)   

Dec 02   Friedrich Christian Christiansen, German Luftwaffe general, dies.   

Dec 03   Convair 990A charter crashes in Tenerife Canary Island, 155 die   

Dec 06   Janet Munro, actress (Crawling Eye, Swiss Family Robinson), dies at 38.   

Dec 07   Adrian J Zoetmulder, author (God's Hour), dies at 91.   

Dec 07   Apollo 17, last of Apollo Moon series, launched.   

Dec 07   Phillippine inaugural lady Imelda Marcos stabbed and wounded by an assailant   

Dec 08   George Collins, (Rep-Ill), dies at 47, in airplane crash.   

Dec 10   Mark A Van Doren, US literary (Our Lady Peace), dies at 78   

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Jan 02   Jeff jackson: Us baseball outfielder (phila phillies)   

Jan 02   Lake dawson: Nfl wide receiver (kc chiefs)   

Jan 02   Mattias norstrom: Mora swe, nhl defenseman (team sweden, la kings)   

Jan 02   Christopher lennertz: American composer   

Jan 04   Mike mccoy: Wlaf quarterback (amsterdam admirals)   

Jan 04   James longley: American documentary filmmaker   

Jan 13   Bryon morris: Running back (baltimore ravens)   

Jan 13   Byron "bam" morris: Nfl running back (pitts steelers)   

Jan 01   Jane morgan: Actress (mrs margaret davis-our miss brooks),    

Jan 03   Frans masereel: Flem wwii resistance fighter (le soleil),   

Jan 04   Carl-olof anderberg: Composer,   

Jan 06   Chen yi: Chinese military commander and politician (b. 1901)   

Jan 07   Clarence passailaigue: Cricketer (487 for 6th wkt for jamaica),    

Jan 08   Kenneth patchen: Us writer (see you in the morning),    

Jan 09   Ted shawn: Us dancer,   

Jan 10   Al goodman: Russian/us orch leader (nbc comedy hour),