Page 10: Historical Events In 1972

Jun 15   On this day in history 75,000 attend gathering of religious leader Billy Graham, in Texas   

Jun 15   Rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die on this day in history.   

Jun 16   On this day in history burglars caught inside the Watergate building   

Jun 17   In the year 1972 5 arrested for burglarizing Democratic Party HQ at Watergate Oh what a tangled web we weave   

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

Jun 18   BEA Trident crashes after takeoff from Heathrow killing 118 in the year 1972.   

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

Jun 21   Seth Bingham, composer, dies at 90 in the year 1972.   

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 in the year 1972.   

Jun 23   On this day in history hurricane Agnes is costliest natural disaster in American history   

Jun 23   On this day in history nixon &Haldeman agree to use CIA to cover up Watergate   

Jun 23   In the year 1972 pres Nixon signs act barring sex discrimination in college sports   

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

Jun 29   In the year 1972 supreme Court-death penalty usually was "cruel &unusual punishment"   

Jun 29   USSR launches Prognoz 2 into earth orbit (549/200,000 km) in the year 1972.   

Jul 01   Ms. magazine begins publishing on this day in history.   

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

Jul 03   Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 07   Athenagoras, 268th patriarch of Constantinople, dies in the year 1972.   

Jul 07   On this day in history billie Jean King beats Evonne Goolagong to win Wimbeldon   

Jul 09   In the year 1972 kwame Nkrumah, re-buried in Nkroful Ghana   

Jul 09   In the year 1972 the first tour of Paul McCartney & Wings (France)   

Jul 10   Democratic convention opens in Miami Beach Florida (McGovern) on this day in history.   

Jul 10   In the year 1972 herd of stampeding elephants kills 24, Chandka Forest India   

Jul 13   On this day in history c Torres discovers asteroid #3050 Carrera   

Jul 13   LA Rams (Irsay) & Baltimore Colts (Rosenbloom) swap owners on this day in history.   

Jul 13   T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2112 Ulyanov on this day in history.   

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

Jul 16   Giorgio Nataletti, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1972.   

Jul 17   On this day in history the first 2 women begin training as FBI agents at Quantico   

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

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of jeff Jackson, US baseball outfielder (Phila Phillies)   

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 in the year 1972.   

Jan 02   Christopher Lennertz, American composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1972 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   Frans Masereel, Flem WWII resistance fighter (Le Soleil), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1972 carl-Olof Anderberg, composer, dies at 57   

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 in the year 1972.   

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

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 on this day in history.