Page 6: 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 31   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 44th Academy Awards   

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

Apr 02   On this day in history gil Hodges, manager (NY Mets), dies of heart attack at 57   

Apr 02   Prime Minister Begin visits Cairo in the year 1972.   

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

Apr 03   L Chernykh discovers asteroid #2142 Landau in the year 1972.   

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   In the year 1972 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   In the year 1972 mets trade Ken Singleton to Expos for Rusty Staub   

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

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

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

Apr 08   30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico in the year 1972.   

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   On this day in history 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 the year 1972 in Southern Iran a 7.1 earthquake struck the Fars Province of southern Iran killing over 5,000 and injuring 1,700.   

Apr 10   In the year 1972 uS, USSR &70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons   

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

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

Apr 13   On this day in history baseball players' strike ends after 13 days   

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   In the year 1972 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 in the year 1972.   

Jan 02   In the year 1972 birth of christopher Lennertz, American composer   

Jan 04   Mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   James Longley, American documentary filmmaker was born in the year 1972.   

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 in the year 1972.   

Jan 03   Frans Masereel, Flem WWII resistance fighter (Le Soleil), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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

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   Kenneth Patchen, US writer (See You in the Morning), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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