Historical Events In 1972

Mar 30   North Vietnamese troops enter South Vietnam on this day in history.  

Mar 30   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.  

Mar 31   Official Beatles Fan Club closes down in the year 1972.  

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

Apr 01   Major league baseball players stages first collective strike in the year 1972.  

Apr 01   On this day in history pacific Great Eastern Railway changes its name to British Columbia Railway.  

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

Apr 02   On this day in history 44th Academy Awards presented  

Apr 02   Gil Hodges, manager (NY Mets), dies of heart attack at 57 on this day in history.  

Apr 02   In the year 1972 prime Minister Begin visits Cairo  

Apr 03   Ferde Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofe, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1972.  

Apr 03   L Chernykh discovers asteroid #2142 Landau on this day in history.  

Apr 04   In the year 1972 1st electric power plant fueled by garbage begins operating  

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

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

Apr 05   Baseball season is delayed due to a strike in the year 1972.  

Apr 05   Brian Donlevy, actor (Steve-Dangerous Assignment), dies at 73 in the year 1972.  

Apr 05   Mets trade Ken Singleton to Expos for Rusty Staub in the year 1972.  

Apr 06   Bomb explosion at the Cuban Trade Commission in Montreal kills one person on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Apr 08   On this day in history major league baseball players stages first collective strike  

Apr 10   7.0 earthquake kills 1/5 of population of Iranian province of Fars on this day in history.  

Apr 10   An agreement banning the use of biological weapons is signed by 46 countries in the year 1972.  

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

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

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

Apr 12   On this day in history c W Ceram, [Kurt Marek], German/US writer (1st American), dies at 57  

Apr 13   Baseball players' strike ends after 13 days on this day in history.  

Apr 15   Otto Brenner, German trade union leader, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 16   In the year 1972 apollo 16 launched; 5th manned lunar landing (Decartes Highlands)  

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Jan 02   Jeff Jackson, US baseball outfielder (Phila Phillies) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   Mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals) was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history jane Morgan, actress (Mrs Margaret Davis-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 91  

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

Jan 04   Carl-Olof Anderberg, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1972.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Kenneth Patchen, US writer (See You in the Morning), dies at 60 in the year 1972.  

Jan 09   On this day in history ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80  

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