Page 2: Historical Events In 1972

Jan 17   In the year 1972 section of Memphis' Highway 51 South renamed Elvis Presley Blvd   

Jan 18   Rudolf Wittelsbach, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra, & Early Wynn elected to Hall of Fame on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Assam's North East Frontier Agency becomes Arunachal Pradesh territory in the year 1972.   

Jan 21   Belgium government of Eyskens-Cools forms on this day in history.   

Jan 21   In the year 1972 manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura become separate states of Indian union   

Jan 21   In the year 1972 mizoram, formerly part of Assam, creates an Indian union territory   

Jan 23   Bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party-100 die-New Delhi on this day in history.   

Jan 23   On this day in history entire population of Istanbul under 24 hour house arrest   

Jan 24   On this day in history jerome Cowan, actor (Mr Dithers-Blondie), dies at 74   

Jan 25   World's first kidney and pancreatic tissue transplant carried out in London in the year 1972.   

Jan 26   In the year 1972 stewardess Vesna Vulovic survives 10,160m fall without parachute   

Jan 27   On this day in history mahalia Jackson, gospel singer (He Got the Whole World), dies at 60   

Jan 28   On this day in history adriaan B "Jaap" Wagemaker, Dutch sculptor, dies at 66   

Jan 29   In the year 1972 5th ABA All-Star Game: East 142 beats West 115 at Louisville   

Jan 30   On this day in history bloody Sunday British soldiers shoot on catholics in Londonderry, 13 die   

Jan 30   On this day in history british soldiers shoot and kill 13 Roman Catholic civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland. This inspired the U2 song Sunday, Bloody Sunday.   

Jan 30   Karel Boleslav Jirak, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Jan 30   Pakistan withdraws from the Commonwealth in the year 1972.   

Jan 31   In the year 1972 aretha Franklin sings at Mahalia Jackson's funeral   

Jan 31   On this day in history bir Bikram Shah Deva Mahendra, king of Nepal (1955-72), dies at 51   

Jan 31   Birenda, becomes leader of Nepal on this day in history.   

Jan 31   Military coup ousts civilian government of Ghana in the year 1972.   

Jan 31   US launches HEOS A-2 for interplanetary observations (396/244,998) in the year 1972.   

Feb 01   The calculator arrives as a scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) introduced ($395) on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Wings release "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" in UK in the year 1972.   

Feb 02   In the year 1972 jessie Royce Landis, actress (North by Northwest), dies at 67   

Feb 03   On this day in history 11th Winter Olympics games opens in Sapporo Japan (1st in Asia)   

Feb 03   In the year 1972 john Litel, actor (Big Boss, Crime Doctor, My Buddy), dies at 79   

Feb 03   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1972.   

Feb 04   On this day in history 6th round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks ends in Vienna Austria   

Feb 04   On this day in history in Central Italy a 4.8 earthquate and a series of hundreds of relatively minor shocks near the Italian town of Ancona on the Adriatic coast caused wide-spread panic, some damage, several injuries, and one death   

Feb 04   Senator Strom Thurmond suggests John Lennon be deported on this day in history.   

Feb 05   On this day in history "Another Puff" by Jerry Reed peaks at #65   

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

Jan 02   Lake Dawson, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs) was born in the year 1972.   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   James Longley, American documentary filmmaker was born in the year 1972.   

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   In the year 1972 jane Morgan, actress (Mrs Margaret Davis-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 91   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1972 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   On this day in history 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.