Historical Events In 1972

Jan 17   In the year 1972 section of Memphis' Highway 51 South renamed Elvis Presley Blvd  

Jan 18   In the year 1972 rudolf Wittelsbach, composer, dies at 69  

Jan 19   Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra, & Early Wynn elected to Hall of Fame on this day in history.  

Jan 21   Assam's North East Frontier Agency becomes Arunachal Pradesh territory on this day in history.  

Jan 21   Belgium government of Eyskens-Cools forms on this day in history.  

Jan 21   On this day in history manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura become separate states of Indian union  

Jan 21   On this day in history mizoram, formerly part of Assam, creates an Indian union territory  

Jan 23   In the year 1972 bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party-100 die-New Delhi  

Jan 23   Entire population of Istanbul under 24 hour house arrest on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 27   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 5th ABA All-Star Game: East 142 beats West 115 at Louisville  

Jan 30   Bloody Sunday British soldiers shoot on catholics in Londonderry, 13 die in the year 1972.  

Jan 30   British soldiers shoot and kill 13 Roman Catholic civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland. This inspired the U2 song Sunday, Bloody Sunday in the year 1972.  

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

Jan 30   In the year 1972 pakistan withdraws from the Commonwealth  

Jan 31   Aretha Franklin sings at Mahalia Jackson's funeral in the year 1972.  

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   Military coup ousts civilian government of Ghana in the year 1972.  

Jan 31   US launches HEOS A-2 for interplanetary observations (396/244,998) on this day in history.  

Feb 01   On this day in history the calculator arrives as a scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) introduced ($395)  

Feb 01   In the year 1972 wings release "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" in UK  

Feb 02   On this day in history jessie Royce Landis, actress (North by Northwest), dies at 67  

Feb 03   11th Winter Olympics games opens in Sapporo Japan (1st in Asia) on this day in history.  

Feb 03   In the year 1972 john Litel, actor (Big Boss, Crime Doctor, My Buddy), dies at 79  

Feb 03   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

Feb 04   6th round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks ends in Vienna Austria in the year 1972.  

Feb 04   In the year 1972 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  

Feb 04   In the year 1972 senator Strom Thurmond suggests John Lennon be deported  

Feb 05   "Another Puff" by Jerry Reed peaks at #65 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   In the year 1972 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   On this day in history birth of mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals)  

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

Jan 13   Bryon Morris, running back (Baltimore Ravens) was born in the year 1972.  

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   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   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 in the year 1972.  

Jan 09   Ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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