Historical Events In 1972

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

Mar 30   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

Mar 31   On this day in history 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   On this day in history pacific Great Eastern Railway changes its name to British Columbia Railway.   

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

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

Apr 02   In the year 1972 gil Hodges, manager (NY Mets), dies of heart attack at 57   

Apr 02   In the year 1972 prime Minister Begin visits Cairo   

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   1st electric power plant fueled by garbage begins operating on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1972.   

Apr 05   Baseball season is delayed due to a strike in the year 1972.   

Apr 05   In the year 1972 brian Donlevy, actor (Steve-Dangerous Assignment), dies at 73   

Apr 05   On this day in history mets trade Ken Singleton to Expos for Rusty Staub   

Apr 06   In the year 1972 bomb explosion at the Cuban Trade Commission in Montreal kills one person.   

Apr 07   On this day in history "Crazy" Joe Gallo mobster, killed at his 43rd birthday party   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   An agreement banning the use of biological weapons is signed by 46 countries in the year 1972.   

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

Apr 10   US, USSR &70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons in the year 1972.   

Apr 11   200,000 Hydro-Quebec workers, teachers, and hospital staff go on 2-week strike; largest in history in the year 1972.   

Apr 12   On this day in history 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 in the year 1972.   

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

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 in the year 1972.   

Jan 02   Lake Dawson, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Mattias Norstrom, Mora SWE, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, LA Kings) was born in the year 1972.   

Jan 02   In the year 1972 birth of christopher Lennertz, American composer   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals)   

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 in the year 1972.   

Jan 01   Jane Morgan, actress (Mrs Margaret Davis-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 91 in the year 1972.   

Jan 03   On this day in history frans Masereel, Flem WWII resistance fighter (Le Soleil), dies at 82   

Jan 04   Carl-Olof Anderberg, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1972.   

Jan 06   In the year 1972 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80 in the year 1972.   

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