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 in the year 1972.   

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

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   In the year 1972 looking Glass releases "Brandy"   

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   In the year 1972 seth Bingham, composer, dies at 90   

Jun 23   On this day in history elton Britt, country singer (Sat Night Jamboree), dies at 54   

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   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   David Lichine, [Lichtenstein], Russian/US choreographer, dies at 61 in the year 1972.   

Jun 29   Supreme Court-death penalty usually was "cruel &unusual punishment" on this day in history.   

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

Jul 01   In the year 1972 ms. magazine begins publishing   

Jul 02   Joseph F Smith Jr, leader US mormon chuch, dies at 95 in the year 1972.   

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

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   In the year 1972 athenagoras, 268th patriarch of Constantinople, dies   

Jul 07   Billie Jean King beats Evonne Goolagong to win Wimbeldon in the year 1972.   

Jul 09   On this day in history kwame Nkrumah, re-buried in Nkroful Ghana   

Jul 09   The first tour of Paul McCartney & Wings (France) in the year 1972.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 13   In the year 1972 c Torres discovers asteroid #3050 Carrera   

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

Jul 13   On this day in history t Smirnova discovers asteroid #2112 Ulyanov   

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

Jul 16   On this day in history 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   In the year 1972 200,000 attend Mt Pocono rock festival in Penns   

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Jan 02   Jeff Jackson, US baseball outfielder (Phila Phillies) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1972 birth of lake Dawson, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs)   

Jan 02   In the year 1972 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 in the year 1972.   

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   In the year 1972 birth of byron "Bam" Morris, NFL running back (Pitts Steelers)   

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 in the year 1972.   

Jan 06   Chen Yi, Chinese military commander and politician (b. 1901) died on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   In the year 1972 ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80   

Jan 10   Al Goodman, Russian/US orch leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 81 on this day in history.