Historical Events In 1972

Jan 17   Section of Memphis' Highway 51 South renamed Elvis Presley Blvd in the year 1972.  

Jan 18   On this day in history rudolf Wittelsbach, composer, dies at 69  

Jan 19   In the year 1972 sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra, & Early Wynn elected to Hall of Fame  

Jan 21   In the year 1972 assam's North East Frontier Agency becomes Arunachal Pradesh territory  

Jan 21   Belgium government of Eyskens-Cools forms in the year 1972.  

Jan 21   Manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura become separate states of Indian union on this day in history.  

Jan 21   Mizoram, formerly part of Assam, creates an Indian union territory on this day in history.  

Jan 23   On this day in history bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party-100 die-New Delhi  

Jan 23   On this day in history entire population of Istanbul under 24 hour house arrest  

Jan 24   Jerome Cowan, actor (Mr Dithers-Blondie), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 25   World's first kidney and pancreatic tissue transplant carried out in London in the year 1972.  

Jan 26   In the year 1972 stewardess Vesna Vulovic survives 10,160m fall without parachute  

Jan 27   In the year 1972 mahalia Jackson, gospel singer (He Got the Whole World), dies at 60  

Jan 28   On this day in history adriaan B "Jaap" Wagemaker, Dutch sculptor, dies at 66  

Jan 29   5th ABA All-Star Game: East 142 beats West 115 at Louisville on this day in history.  

Jan 30   On this day in history bloody Sunday British soldiers shoot on catholics in Londonderry, 13 die  

Jan 30   On this day in history british soldiers shoot and kill 13 Roman Catholic civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland. This inspired the U2 song Sunday, Bloody Sunday.  

Jan 30   Karel Boleslav Jirak, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Jan 30   Pakistan withdraws from the Commonwealth on this day in history.  

Jan 31   Aretha Franklin sings at Mahalia Jackson's funeral on this day in history.  

Jan 31   Bir Bikram Shah Deva Mahendra, king of Nepal (1955-72), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Jan 31   Birenda, becomes leader of Nepal in the year 1972.  

Jan 31   In the year 1972 military coup ousts civilian government of Ghana  

Jan 31   US launches HEOS A-2 for interplanetary observations (396/244,998) in the year 1972.  

Feb 01   In the year 1972 the calculator arrives as a scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) introduced ($395)  

Feb 01   Wings release "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" in UK in the year 1972.  

Feb 02   Jessie Royce Landis, actress (North by Northwest), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Feb 03   11th Winter Olympics games opens in Sapporo Japan (1st in Asia) in the year 1972.  

Feb 03   John Litel, actor (Big Boss, Crime Doctor, My Buddy), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Feb 03   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1972.  

Feb 04   On this day in history 6th round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks ends in Vienna Austria  

Feb 04   In Central Italy a 4.8 earthquate and a series of hundreds of relatively minor shocks near the Italian town of Ancona on the Adriatic coast caused wide-spread panic, some damage, several injuries, and one death on this day in history.  

Feb 04   Senator Strom Thurmond suggests John Lennon be deported in the year 1972.  

Feb 05   "Another Puff" by Jerry Reed peaks at #65 in the year 1972.  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of jeff Jackson, US baseball outfielder (Phila Phillies)  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of lake Dawson, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs)  

Jan 02   Mattias Norstrom, Mora SWE, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, LA Kings) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1972 birth of christopher Lennertz, American composer  

Jan 04   Mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of james Longley, American documentary filmmaker  

Jan 13   Bryon Morris, running back (Baltimore Ravens) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13   In the year 1972 birth of byron "Bam" Morris, NFL running back (Pitts Steelers)  

Jan 01   In the year 1972 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 in the year 1972.  

Jan 07   Clarence Passailaigue, cricketer (487 for 6th wkt for Jamaica), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 08   On this day in history kenneth Patchen, US writer (See You in the Morning), dies at 60  

Jan 09   Ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80 in the year 1972.  

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