Page 2: Historical Events In 1972

Jan 17   On this day in history section of Memphis' Highway 51 South renamed Elvis Presley Blvd   

Jan 18   On this day in history rudolf Wittelsbach, composer, dies at 69   

Jan 19   Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra, & Early Wynn elected to Hall of Fame in the year 1972.   

Jan 21   Assam's North East Frontier Agency becomes Arunachal Pradesh territory on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Belgium government of Eyskens-Cools forms in the year 1972.   

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

Jan 21   Mizoram, formerly part of Assam, creates an Indian union territory on this day in history.   

Jan 23   In the year 1972 bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party-100 die-New Delhi   

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

Jan 24   Jerome Cowan, actor (Mr Dithers-Blondie), dies at 74 in the year 1972.   

Jan 25   World's first kidney and pancreatic tissue transplant carried out in London on this day in history.   

Jan 26   On this day in history stewardess Vesna Vulovic survives 10,160m fall without parachute   

Jan 27   In the year 1972 mahalia Jackson, gospel singer (He Got the Whole World), dies at 60   

Jan 28   Adriaan B "Jaap" Wagemaker, Dutch sculptor, dies at 66 in the year 1972.   

Jan 29   On this day in history 5th ABA All-Star Game: East 142 beats West 115 at Louisville   

Jan 30   In the year 1972 bloody Sunday British soldiers shoot on catholics in Londonderry, 13 die   

Jan 30   In the year 1972 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 in the year 1972.   

Jan 31   On this day in history military coup ousts civilian government of Ghana   

Jan 31   US launches HEOS A-2 for interplanetary observations (396/244,998) on this day in history.   

Feb 01   The calculator arrives as a scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) introduced ($395) in the year 1972.   

Feb 01   Wings release "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" in UK on this day in history.   

Feb 02   On this day in history jessie Royce Landis, actress (North by Northwest), dies at 67   

Feb 03   11th Winter Olympics games opens in Sapporo Japan (1st in Asia) in the year 1972.   

Feb 03   John Litel, actor (Big Boss, Crime Doctor, My Buddy), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 04   6th round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks ends in Vienna Austria in the year 1972.   

Feb 04   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 in the year 1972.   

Feb 04   In the year 1972 senator Strom Thurmond suggests John Lennon be deported   

Feb 05   "Another Puff" by Jerry Reed peaks at #65 in the year 1972.   

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Jan 02   Jeff Jackson, US baseball outfielder (Phila Phillies) was born in the year 1972.   

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

Jan 02   Mattias Norstrom, Mora SWE, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, LA Kings) was born in the year 1972.   

Jan 02   Christopher Lennertz, American composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1972.   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   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