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

Jan 19   On this day in history sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra, & Early Wynn elected to Hall of Fame   

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

Jan 21   In the year 1972 belgium government of Eyskens-Cools forms   

Jan 21   On this day in history 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   Bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party-100 die-New Delhi in the year 1972.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer (He Got the Whole World), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   In the year 1972 adriaan B "Jaap" Wagemaker, Dutch sculptor, dies at 66   

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

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

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 in the year 1972.   

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

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

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

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

Feb 02   Jessie Royce Landis, actress (North by Northwest), dies at 67 in the year 1972.   

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 in the year 1972.   

Feb 03   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

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

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

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   Mattias Norstrom, Mora SWE, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, LA Kings) was born on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1972.   

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

Jan 03   Frans Masereel, Flem WWII resistance fighter (Le Soleil), dies at 82 in the year 1972.   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history death of chen Yi, Chinese military commander and politician (b. 1901)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1972 al Goodman, Russian/US orch leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 81