Page 10: Historical Events In 1972

Jun 15   75,000 attend gathering of religious leader Billy Graham, in Texas in the year 1972.   

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

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 in the year 1972.   

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

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

Jun 23   In the year 1972 nixon &Haldeman agree to use CIA to cover up Watergate   

Jun 23   Pres Nixon signs act barring sex discrimination in college sports on this day in history.   

Jun 26   David Lichine, [Lichtenstein], Russian/US choreographer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Jun 29   On this day in history 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   On this day in history ms. magazine begins publishing   

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 in the year 1972.   

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

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

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

Jul 07   In the year 1972 billie Jean King beats Evonne Goolagong to win Wimbeldon   

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

Jul 10   Herd of stampeding elephants kills 24, Chandka Forest India on this day in history.   

Jul 13   C Torres discovers asteroid #3050 Carrera on this day in history.   

Jul 13   On this day in history lA Rams (Irsay) & Baltimore Colts (Rosenbloom) swap owners   

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

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

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   Jeff Jackson, US baseball outfielder (Phila Phillies) was born in the year 1972.   

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   In the year 1972 birth of christopher Lennertz, American composer   

Jan 04   Mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of james Longley, American documentary filmmaker   

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

Jan 13   Byron "Bam" Morris, NFL running back (Pitts Steelers) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Jane Morgan, actress (Mrs Margaret Davis-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1972 frans Masereel, Flem WWII resistance fighter (Le Soleil), dies at 82   

Jan 04   On this day in history carl-Olof Anderberg, composer, dies at 57   

Jan 06   In the year 1972 death of chen Yi, Chinese military commander and politician (b. 1901)   

Jan 07   Clarence Passailaigue, cricketer (487 for 6th wkt for Jamaica), dies on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history al Goodman, Russian/US orch leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 81