Historical Events In 1972

Feb 23   On this day in history michael Taube, composer, dies at 81  

Feb 25   Ontario Hydro opens $75 million Pickering nuclear power plant; has been the largest single producer of electricity in the world in the year 1972.  

Feb 25   Paul McCartney releases "Give Ireland back to the Irish" single in the year 1972.  

Feb 26   Slag heap dam collapses above Buffalo Creek WV, kills 125 in the year 1972.  

Feb 26   Tom Manders, Dutch cabaret artist (Dorus), dies at 50 in the year 1972.  

Feb 27   In the year 1972 president Nixon & Chinese Premier Chou En-lai issued Shanghai Communique  

Feb 28   George Harrison is involved in a minor car accident on this day in history.  

Feb 28   President Richard Nixon ends historic week-long visit to China in the year 1972.  

Feb 28   On this day in history president Richard Nixon wraps up his historic trip to China  

Feb 28   In the year 1972 victor Barna, table tennis champ, dies  

Feb 29   Antonio Sabato Jr, actor (Jagger Cates-General Hospital) in the year 1972.  

Feb 29   In the year 1972 hank Aaron becomes 1st baseball player to sign for $200,000 a year  

Feb 29   Hank Aaron becomes first baseball player to sign for $200,000 a year on this day in history.  

Feb 29   In the year 1972 hank Aaron becomes the first baseball player to sign for $200,000 a year.  

Feb 29   Jack Anderson discloses Dita Beard (ITT) memo indicating antitrust charges were dropped for $400,000 contribution to Republican Party on this day in history.  

Mar 01   In the year 1972 london flu in United States killing 1,027 people  

Mar 01   In the year 1972 outbreak of smallpox in Yugoslavia killing 35 people  

Mar 01   Victor Babin, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Mar 01   Wilt Chamberlain is the first NBA player to score 30,000 points on this day in history.  

Mar 02   Bill Lawrence, news anchor (ABC), dies at 56 in the year 1972.  

Mar 02   Jean-Bédel Bokassa appoints himself President for life of Central African Republic in the year 1972.  

Mar 02   Pioneer 10 launched for Jupiter flyby on this day in history.  

Mar 03   Sculpted figures of Jefferson Davis, Robert E Lee, & Stonewall Jackson are completed at Stone Mountain GA in the year 1972.  

Mar 04   Last train run between Penrith to Keswick UK in the year 1972.  

Mar 04   Libya & USSR signs cooperation treaty in the year 1972.  

Mar 05   Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis leaves communist party in the year 1972.  

Mar 05   Nils Bjorkander, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1972.  

Mar 06   Jack Nicklaus passes Arnold Palmer as golf's all-time money winner in the year 1972.  

Mar 06   Keswick to Penrith railway officially closes on this day in history.  

Mar 08   On this day in history the first airship flown over Britain in 20 years (Europa)  

Mar 08   The first flight of the Goodyear blimp on this day in history.  

Mar 10   On this day in history general Lon Nol becomes President &prince Sirik Matak premier of Cambodia  

Mar 10   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR in the year 1972.  

Mar 11   Fredric [William] Brown, sci-fi author (Martians Go Home), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   Lake Dawson, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   Christopher Lennertz, American composer was born in the year 1972.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals)  

Jan 04   In the year 1972 birth of james Longley, American documentary filmmaker  

Jan 13   In the year 1972 birth of bryon Morris, running back (Baltimore Ravens)  

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

Jan 01   Jane Morgan, actress (Mrs Margaret Davis-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

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   Chen Yi, Chinese military commander and politician (b. 1901) died on this day in history.  

Jan 07   On this day in history clarence Passailaigue, cricketer (487 for 6th wkt for Jamaica), dies  

Jan 08   On this day in history 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 in the year 1972.