Page 15: Historical Events In 1972
Thursday, 25 December 2025
Nov 12 Rudolf Friml, Czech/US composer (Bohemian suite), dies at 92 on this day in history. 


Nov 14 Dow Jones closes above 1,000 for 1st time (1003.16) in the year 1972. 


Nov 14 Dow Jones closes above 1,000 for first time (1003.16) in the year 1972. 


Nov 14 Martin Dies, (Rep)/1st chairman of House Un-American, dies in the year 1972. 


Nov 16 In the year 1972 andrey Filippovich Pashchenko, composer, dies at 87 


Nov 18 Danny Whitten, rocker, dies of a drug overdose on this day in history. 


Nov 19 On this day in history "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 on this day in history. 


Nov 22 On this day in history the United States loses its first 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 in the year 1972. 


Nov 24 On this day in history hall Overton, US composer (Enchanted Pear Tree), dies at 52 


Nov 25 Hans H B Scharoun, German architect (Berlin Philharmonic), dies at 79 on this day in history. 


Nov 27 Yanks trade Ellis, Torres andSpikes to Indians for Nettles andMoses on this day in history. 


Nov 28 Gustave Frederic Soderlund, composer, dies at 91 in the year 1972. 


Nov 28 Los Angeles Dodgers trade Frank Robinson to California Angels on this day in history. 


Nov 30 On this day in history bBC bans Wings "Hi, Hi, Hi" 


Nov 30 Hans-Erich Apostel, Austrian composer (Kubiniana, Requiem), dies at 71 in the year 1972. 


Nov 30 Illegal fireworks factory explodes killing 15 (Rome Italy) in the year 1972. 


Dec 01 On this day in history antonio Segni, Italian PM/pres (1955-57, 59-60, 62-64), dies at 81 


Dec 02 "December Giant" largest sinkhole in US collapses (Alabama) on this day in history. 


Dec 02 Friedrich Christian Christiansen, German Luftwaffe general, dies on this day in history. 


Dec 03 In the year 1972 convair 990A charter crashes in Tenerife Canary Island, 155 die 


Dec 06 On this day in history janet Munro, actress (Crawling Eye, Swiss Family Robinson), dies at 38 


Dec 07 In the year 1972 adrian J Zoetmulder, author (God's Hour), dies at 91 


Dec 07 Apollo 17, last of Apollo Moon series, launched on this day in history. 


Dec 07 Phillippine first lady Imelda Marcos stabbed and wounded by an assailant in the year 1972. 


Dec 08 In the year 1972 george Collins, (Rep-Ill), dies at 47, in airplane crash 


Dec 10 On this day in history mark A Van Doren, US literary (Our Lady Peace), dies at 78 


Dec 11 Astronauts Cernan and Harrison become 11th and 12th on the Moon on this day in history. 


Dec 11 John Mills, cricketer (7 Tests for NZ in early 1930's, 241 runs), dies on this day in history. 


Dec 12 In the year 1972 captain Eugene A. Cernan, USN, commander of Apollo 17, walks on the Moon. Commander Ronald E. Evans, USN, was the Command Module Pilot. The mission lasted 12 days, 13 hours and 52 minutes. Recovery by HC-1 helicopters from USS Ticonderoga (CVS-14). 


Dec 13 In the year 1972 an HC-1 Detachment Five SH-3G Sea King helicopter, stationed aboard Oriskany, rescued a VFP-63 pilot involved in operations in the Tonkin Gulf while on Yankee Station. This was the fifteenth pilot rescued by HC-1 


Dec 15 Edward Earle, actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight), dies at 90 on this day in history. 


Dec 16 Miami Dolphins become first undefeated NFL team (14-0-0) in the year 1972. 


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