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 in the year 1972.   

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

Apr 01   On this day in history 30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico   

Apr 01   On this day in history 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 in the year 1972.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Apr 04   Adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Apr 05   Baseball season is delayed due to a strike on this day in history.   

Apr 05   Brian Donlevy, actor (Steve-Dangerous Assignment), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1972.   

Apr 07   In the year 1972 "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   Alvin Kallicharran scores 100* in his 1st Test Cricket innings v NZ in the year 1972.   

Apr 08   Major league baseball players stages first collective strike in the year 1972.   

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

Apr 10   In the year 1972 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   On this day in history uS, USSR &70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons   

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   In the year 1972 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   On this day in history apollo 16 launched; 5th manned lunar landing (Decartes Highlands)   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of jeff Jackson, US baseball outfielder (Phila Phillies)   

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

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1972 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   In the year 1972 clarence Passailaigue, cricketer (487 for 6th wkt for Jamaica), dies   

Jan 08   In the year 1972 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   On this day in history al Goodman, Russian/US orch leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 81