Historical Events In 1972

Feb 23   Michael Taube, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1972.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 27   President Nixon & Chinese Premier Chou En-lai issued Shanghai Communique in the year 1972.  

Feb 28   On this day in history george Harrison is involved in a minor car accident  

Feb 28   On this day in history president Richard Nixon ends historic week-long visit to China  

Feb 28   President Richard Nixon wraps up his historic trip to China in the year 1972.  

Feb 28   On this day in history 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   In the year 1972 hank Aaron becomes first baseball player to sign for $200,000 a year  

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

Feb 29   In the year 1972 jack Anderson discloses Dita Beard (ITT) memo indicating antitrust charges were dropped for $400,000 contribution to Republican Party  

Mar 01   London flu in United States killing 1,027 people in the year 1972.  

Mar 01   outbreak of smallpox in Yugoslavia killing 35 people on this day in history.  

Mar 01   In the year 1972 victor Babin, composer, dies at 63  

Mar 01   Wilt Chamberlain is the first NBA player to score 30,000 points in the year 1972.  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 02   Pioneer 10 launched for Jupiter flyby in the year 1972.  

Mar 03   On this day in history sculpted figures of Jefferson Davis, Robert E Lee, & Stonewall Jackson are completed at Stone Mountain GA  

Mar 04   Last train run between Penrith to Keswick UK on this day in history.  

Mar 04   In the year 1972 libya & USSR signs cooperation treaty  

Mar 05   Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis leaves communist party on this day in history.  

Mar 05   On this day in history nils Bjorkander, composer, dies at 78  

Mar 06   On this day in history jack Nicklaus passes Arnold Palmer as golf's all-time money winner  

Mar 06   In the year 1972 keswick to Penrith railway officially closes  

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   General Lon Nol becomes President &prince Sirik Matak premier of Cambodia on this day in history.  

Mar 10   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 02   Jeff Jackson, US baseball outfielder (Phila Phillies) was born in the year 1972.  

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   In the year 1972 birth of christopher Lennertz, American composer  

Jan 04   Mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals) was born in the year 1972.  

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

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of bryon Morris, running back (Baltimore Ravens)  

Jan 13   Byron "Bam" Morris, NFL running back (Pitts Steelers) was born in the year 1972.  

Jan 01   Jane Morgan, actress (Mrs Margaret Davis-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 91 in the year 1972.  

Jan 03   Frans Masereel, Flem WWII resistance fighter (Le Soleil), dies at 82 in the year 1972.  

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 in the year 1972.  

Jan 07   Clarence Passailaigue, cricketer (487 for 6th wkt for Jamaica), dies in the year 1972.  

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 on this day in history.  

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