Historical Events In 1972

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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   In the year 1972 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   

Jun 23   Hurricane Agnes is costliest natural disaster in American history on this day in history.   

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

Jun 23   On this day in history pres Nixon signs act barring sex discrimination in college sports   

Jun 26   In the year 1972 david Lichine, [Lichtenstein], Russian/US choreographer, dies at 61   

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

Jun 29   In the year 1972 uSSR launches Prognoz 2 into earth orbit (549/200,000 km)   

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

Jul 02   In the year 1972 joseph F Smith Jr, leader US mormon chuch, dies at 95   

Jul 03   Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist, dies at 68 in the year 1972.   

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

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

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

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

Jul 13   T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2112 Ulyanov in the year 1972.   

Jul 14   L Zhuravleva discovers asteroids #1959 Karbyshev & #2423 Ibarruri in the year 1972.   

Jul 16   Giorgio Nataletti, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1972 birth of jeff Jackson, US baseball outfielder (Phila Phillies)   

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   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   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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Chen Yi, Chinese military commander and politician (b. 1901) died in the year 1972.   

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.