Page 4: Historical Events In 1972

Feb 25   In this year, Paul McCartney releases "Give Ireland back to the Irish" single.   

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

Feb 26   Slag heap dam collapses above Buffalo Creek WV, results in the deaths of 125.   

Feb 26   Tom Manders, Dutch cabaret artist (Dorus), dies at 50.   

Feb 27   President Nixon and Chinese Premier Chou En-lai issued Shanghai Communique   

Feb 28   George Harrison is involved in a minor car accident.   

Feb 28   President Richard Nixon ends historic week-long visit to China   

Feb 28   President Richard Nixon wraps up his historic trip to China.   

Feb 28   Victor Barna, table tennis champ, dies.   

Feb 29   Antonio Sabato Jr, actor (Jagger Cates-General Hospital)   

Feb 29   Hank Aaron is recorded as becoming 1st baseball player to sign for $200000 a year.   

Feb 29   Hank Aaron is recorded as becoming inaugural baseball player to sign for $200000 a year   

Feb 29   Hank Aaron is recorded as becoming the inaugural baseball player to sign for $200000 a year   

Feb 29   Jack Anderson discloses Dita Beard (ITT) memo indicating antitrust charges were dropped for $400000 contribution to Republican Party.   

Mar 01   London flu in United States killing 1027 people   

Mar 01   outbreak of smallpox in Yugoslavia killing 35 people.   

Mar 01   Victor Babin, composer, dies at 63.   

Mar 01   Wilt Chamberlain is the inaugural NBA player to score 30000 points.   

Mar 02   Bill Lawrence, news anchor (ABC), dies at 56   

Mar 02   Pioneer 10 launched for Jupiter flyby.   

Mar 03   Sculpted figures of Jefferson Davis, Robert E Lee, and Stonewall Jackson are completed at Stone Mountain GA.   

Mar 04   Last train run between Penrith to Keswick UK   

Mar 04   Libya and USSR signs cooperation treaty   

Mar 05   Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis leaves communist party   

Mar 05   Nils Bjorkander, composer, dies at 78   

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

Mar 06   Keswick to Penrith railway officially closes   

Mar 08   The inaugural airship flown over Britain in 20 years (Europa).   

Mar 08   The inaugural flight of the Goodyear blimp.   

Mar 10   General Lon Nol is recorded as becoming President and prince Sirik Matak premier of Cambodia   

Mar 10   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

Mar 11   Fredric [William] Brown, sci-fi author (Martians Go Home), dies at 65   

Mar 12   In this year, Judy Rankin claims LPGA Lady Eve Golf Open.   

Mar 12   NHL great Gordie Howe retires after 26 seasons.   

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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),