Historical Events In 1972

Jun 15   75,000 attend gathering of religious leader Billy Graham, in Texas in the year 1972.   

Jun 15   Rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die in the year 1972.   

Jun 16   Burglars caught inside the Watergate building in the year 1972.   

Jun 17   5 arrested for burglarizing Democratic Party HQ at Watergate Oh what a tangled web we weave on this day in history.   

Jun 17   Looking Glass releases "Brandy" on this day in history.   

Jun 18   In the year 1972 bEA Trident crashes after takeoff from Heathrow killing 118   

Jun 20   Horst Salomon, writer, dies on this day in history.   

Jun 21   On this day in history seth Bingham, composer, dies at 90   

Jun 23   Elton Britt, country singer (Sat Night Jamboree), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Jun 23   HS-2, HS-15, HS-74 and HS-75 came to the aid of flood stricken residents in the Wilkes-Barre, Scranton and Pottstown areas of Pennsylvania on this day in history.   

Jun 23   Hurricane Agnes is costliest natural disaster in American history in the year 1972.   

Jun 23   Nixon &Haldeman agree to use CIA to cover up Watergate on this day in history.   

Jun 23   Pres Nixon signs act barring sex discrimination in college sports in the year 1972.   

Jun 26   On this day in history david Lichine, [Lichtenstein], Russian/US choreographer, dies at 61   

Jun 29   On this day in history supreme Court-death penalty usually was "cruel &unusual punishment"   

Jun 29   USSR launches Prognoz 2 into earth orbit (549/200,000 km) on this day in history.   

Jul 01   Ms. magazine begins publishing in the year 1972.   

Jul 02   On this day in history joseph F Smith Jr, leader US mormon chuch, dies at 95   

Jul 03   On this day in history mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist, dies at 68   

Jul 06   Brandon De Wilde actor (Jamie), dies at 30 in a car crash in the year 1972.   

Jul 06   On this day in history brandon De Wilde, actor (Jamie), dies at 30 in a car crash   

Jul 07   Athenagoras, 268th patriarch of Constantinople, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 07   In the year 1972 billie Jean King beats Evonne Goolagong to win Wimbeldon   

Jul 09   Kwame Nkrumah, re-buried in Nkroful Ghana in the year 1972.   

Jul 09   On this day in history the first tour of Paul McCartney & Wings (France)   

Jul 10   On this day in history democratic convention opens in Miami Beach Florida (McGovern)   

Jul 10   Herd of stampeding elephants kills 24, Chandka Forest India in the year 1972.   

Jul 13   C Torres discovers asteroid #3050 Carrera on this day in history.   

Jul 13   In the year 1972 lA Rams (Irsay) & Baltimore Colts (Rosenbloom) swap owners   

Jul 13   In the year 1972 t Smirnova discovers asteroid #2112 Ulyanov   

Jul 14   L Zhuravleva discovers asteroids #1959 Karbyshev & #2423 Ibarruri on this day in history.   

Jul 16   In the year 1972 giorgio Nataletti, composer, dies at 65   

Jul 17   The first 2 women begin training as FBI agents at Quantico on this day in history.   

Jul 18   200,000 attend Mt Pocono rock festival in Penns 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1972 birth of mattias Norstrom, Mora SWE, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, LA Kings)   

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   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   In the year 1972 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 in the year 1972.   

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

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