Page 6: Historical Events In 1972

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 02   In the year 1972 44th Academy Awards presented   

Apr 02   Gil Hodges, manager (NY Mets), dies of heart attack at 57 in the year 1972.   

Apr 02   On this day in history prime Minister Begin visits Cairo   

Apr 03   In the year 1972 ferde Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofe, composer, dies at 80   

Apr 03   In the year 1972 l Chernykh discovers asteroid #2142 Landau   

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

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

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

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

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

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 in the year 1972.   

Apr 08   Alvin Kallicharran scores 100* in his 1st Test Cricket innings v NZ on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Apr 10   In Southern Iran a 7.1 earthquake struck the Fars Province of southern Iran killing over 5,000 and injuring 1,700 in the year 1972.   

Apr 10   On this day in history 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   On this day in history c W Ceram, [Kurt Marek], German/US writer (1st American), dies at 57   

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

Apr 15   In the year 1972 otto Brenner, German trade union leader, dies at 64   

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

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

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1972 clarence Passailaigue, cricketer (487 for 6th wkt for Jamaica), dies   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1972 ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80   

Jan 10   In the year 1972 al Goodman, Russian/US orch leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 81