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 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 17   On this day in history 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   On this day in history bEA Trident crashes after takeoff from Heathrow killing 118   

Jun 20   On this day in history horst Salomon, writer, dies   

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 in the year 1972.   

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   In the year 1972 hurricane Agnes is costliest natural disaster in American history   

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jul 07   On this day in history athenagoras, 268th patriarch of Constantinople, dies   

Jul 07   Billie Jean King beats Evonne Goolagong to win Wimbeldon on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1972 democratic convention opens in Miami Beach Florida (McGovern)   

Jul 10   On this day in history herd of stampeding elephants kills 24, Chandka Forest India   

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

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

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

Jul 14   In the year 1972 l Zhuravleva discovers asteroids #1959 Karbyshev & #2423 Ibarruri   

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 in the year 1972.   

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

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Jan 02   In the year 1972 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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Bryon Morris, running back (Baltimore Ravens) was born in the year 1972.   

Jan 13   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history kenneth Patchen, US writer (See You in the Morning), dies at 60   

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 in the year 1972.