Historical Events In 1972

Mar 30   North Vietnamese troops enter South Vietnam in the year 1972.  

Mar 30   In the year 1972 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

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

Apr 01   In the year 1972 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 on this day in history.  

Apr 02   44th Academy Awards in the year 1972.  

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

Apr 02   In the year 1972 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 in the year 1972.  

Apr 04   In the year 1972 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   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   Bomb explosion at the Cuban Trade Commission in Montreal kills one person on this day in history.  

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

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   Major league baseball players stages first collective strike on this day in history.  

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

Apr 10   An agreement banning the use of biological weapons is signed by 46 countries on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1972.  

Apr 13   In the year 1972 baseball players' strike ends after 13 days  

Apr 15   On this day in history otto Brenner, German trade union leader, dies at 64  

Apr 16   On this day in history 2 giants pandas arrive in the US, from China  

Apr 16   Apollo 16 launched; 5th manned lunar landing (Decartes Highlands) on this day in history.  

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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 in the year 1972.  

Jan 02   Mattias Norstrom, Mora SWE, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, LA Kings) was born on this day in history.  

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   James Longley, American documentary filmmaker was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13   Bryon Morris, running back (Baltimore Ravens) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13   Byron "Bam" Morris, NFL running back (Pitts Steelers) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   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 in the year 1972.  

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