Historical Events In 1972

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

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   30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico on this day in history.  

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

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   44th Academy Awards presented on this day in history.  

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

Apr 08   On this day in history alvin Kallicharran scores 100* in his 1st Test Cricket innings v NZ  

Apr 08   In the year 1972 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   On this day in history an agreement banning the use of biological weapons is signed by 46 countries  

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   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   Baseball players' strike ends after 13 days in the year 1972.  

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   Lake Dawson, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs) was born in the year 1972.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of mattias Norstrom, Mora SWE, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, LA Kings)  

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   On this day in history birth of james Longley, American documentary filmmaker  

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of bryon Morris, running back (Baltimore Ravens)  

Jan 13   Byron "Bam" Morris, NFL running back (Pitts Steelers) was born in the year 1972.  

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 in the year 1972.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Clarence Passailaigue, cricketer (487 for 6th wkt for Jamaica), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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