Page 6: Historical Events In 1972

Mar 30   In the year 1972 north Vietnamese troops enter South Vietnam   

Mar 30   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Mar 31   On this day in history official Beatles Fan Club closes down   

Apr 01   30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico on this day in history.   

Apr 01   On this day in history major league baseball players stages first collective strike   

Apr 01   On this day in history pacific Great Eastern Railway changes its name to British Columbia Railway.   

Apr 02   On this day in history 44th Academy Awards   

Apr 02   44th Academy Awards presented in the year 1972.   

Apr 02   Gil Hodges, manager (NY Mets), dies of heart attack at 57 on this day in history.   

Apr 02   Prime Minister Begin visits Cairo on this day in history.   

Apr 03   In the year 1972 ferde Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofe, composer, dies at 80   

Apr 03   On this day in history l Chernykh discovers asteroid #2142 Landau   

Apr 04   1st electric power plant fueled by garbage begins operating in the year 1972.   

Apr 04   In the year 1972 adam Clayton Powell Jr (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63   

Apr 04   On this day in history adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63   

Apr 05   On this day in history baseball season is delayed due to a strike   

Apr 05   In the year 1972 brian Donlevy, actor (Steve-Dangerous Assignment), dies at 73   

Apr 05   Mets trade Ken Singleton to Expos for Rusty Staub on this day in history.   

Apr 06   In the year 1972 bomb explosion at the Cuban Trade Commission in Montreal kills one person.   

Apr 07   In the year 1972 "Crazy" Joe Gallo mobster, killed at his 43rd birthday party   

Apr 07   "Crazy" Joe Gallo, mobster, killed at his 43rd birthday party in the year 1972.   

Apr 08   On this day in history 30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico   

Apr 08   In the year 1972 alvin Kallicharran scores 100* in his 1st Test Cricket innings v NZ   

Apr 08   On this day in history major league baseball players stages first collective strike   

Apr 10   7.0 earthquake kills 1/5 of population of Iranian province of Fars in the year 1972.   

Apr 10   In the year 1972 an agreement banning the use of biological weapons is signed by 46 countries   

Apr 10   In Southern Iran a 7.1 earthquake struck the Fars Province of southern Iran killing over 5,000 and injuring 1,700 on this day in history.   

Apr 10   In the year 1972 uS, USSR &70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons   

Apr 11   On this day in history 200,000 Hydro-Quebec workers, teachers, and hospital staff go on 2-week strike; largest in history   

Apr 12   C W Ceram, [Kurt Marek], German/US writer (1st American), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Apr 13   In the year 1972 baseball players' strike ends after 13 days   

Apr 15   Otto Brenner, German trade union leader, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Apr 16   2 giants pandas arrive in the US, from China in the year 1972.   

Apr 16   In the year 1972 apollo 16 launched; 5th manned lunar landing (Decartes Highlands)   

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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   In the year 1972 birth of christopher Lennertz, American composer   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals)   

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

Jan 13   In the year 1972 birth of bryon Morris, running back (Baltimore Ravens)   

Jan 13   Byron "Bam" Morris, NFL running back (Pitts Steelers) was born in the year 1972.   

Jan 01   Jane Morgan, actress (Mrs Margaret Davis-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 91 in the year 1972.   

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   On this day in history clarence Passailaigue, cricketer (487 for 6th wkt for Jamaica), dies   

Jan 08   In the year 1972 kenneth Patchen, US writer (See You in the Morning), dies at 60   

Jan 09   In the year 1972 ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80   

Jan 10   Al Goodman, Russian/US orch leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 81 on this day in history.