Historical Events In 1972

Mar 30   On this day in history north Vietnamese troops enter South Vietnam  

Mar 30   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1972.  

Mar 31   In the year 1972 official Beatles Fan Club closes down  

Apr 01   30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico in the year 1972.  

Apr 01   In the year 1972 major league baseball players stages first collective strike  

Apr 01   Pacific Great Eastern Railway changes its name to British Columbia Railway in the year 1972.  

Apr 02   44th Academy Awards on this day in history.  

Apr 02   44th Academy Awards presented in the year 1972.  

Apr 02   In the year 1972 gil Hodges, manager (NY Mets), dies of heart attack at 57  

Apr 02   In the year 1972 prime Minister Begin visits Cairo  

Apr 03   Ferde Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofe, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Apr 03   On this day in history l Chernykh discovers asteroid #2142 Landau  

Apr 04   1st electric power plant fueled by garbage begins operating on this day in history.  

Apr 04   On this day in history adam Clayton Powell Jr (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63  

Apr 04   In the year 1972 adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63  

Apr 05   On this day in history baseball season is delayed due to a strike  

Apr 05   In the year 1972 brian Donlevy, actor (Steve-Dangerous Assignment), dies at 73  

Apr 05   Mets trade Ken Singleton to Expos for Rusty Staub on this day in history.  

Apr 06   In the year 1972 bomb explosion at the Cuban Trade Commission in Montreal kills one person.  

Apr 07   In the year 1972 "Crazy" Joe Gallo mobster, killed at his 43rd birthday party  

Apr 07   On this day in history "Crazy" Joe Gallo, mobster, killed at his 43rd birthday party  

Apr 08   30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico on this day in history.  

Apr 08   In the year 1972 alvin Kallicharran scores 100* in his 1st Test Cricket innings v NZ  

Apr 08   In the year 1972 major league baseball players stages first collective strike  

Apr 10   In the year 1972 7.0 earthquake kills 1/5 of population of Iranian province of Fars  

Apr 10   On this day in history an agreement banning the use of biological weapons is signed by 46 countries  

Apr 10   In Southern Iran a 7.1 earthquake struck the Fars Province of southern Iran killing over 5,000 and injuring 1,700 on this day in history.  

Apr 10   US, USSR &70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons in the year 1972.  

Apr 11   200,000 Hydro-Quebec workers, teachers, and hospital staff go on 2-week strike; largest in history in the year 1972.  

Apr 12   C W Ceram, [Kurt Marek], German/US writer (1st American), dies at 57 in the year 1972.  

Apr 13   Baseball players' strike ends after 13 days in the year 1972.  

Apr 15   Otto Brenner, German trade union leader, dies at 64 in the year 1972.  

Apr 16   2 giants pandas arrive in the US, from China in the year 1972.  

Apr 16   On this day in history apollo 16 launched; 5th manned lunar landing (Decartes Highlands)  

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

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

Jan 02   In the year 1972 birth of mattias Norstrom, Mora SWE, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, LA Kings)  

Jan 02   Christopher Lennertz, American composer was born on this day in history.  

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   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   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   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 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.