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1972 History
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Birthdates which occurred in January 1972:
1972 (01 jan) Barron Miles NFL defensive back (Pittsburgh Steelers)/WLAF corner (Frankfurt)
1972 (01 jan) Ivan Droppa hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia 1998)
1972 (02 jan) Jeff Jackson US baseball outfielder (Philadelphia Phillies)
1972 (02 jan) Lake Dawson NFL wide receiver (Kansas City Chiefs)
1972 (02 jan) Mattias Norstrom Mora Sweden, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, Los Angeles Kings)
1972 (03 jan) Charles Johnson NFL wide receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1972 (03 jan) Deborah Carter WNBA forward (Utah Starzz)
1972 (03 jan) Jacques Wildberger composer
1972 (04 jan) Mike McCoy WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals)
1972 (05 jan) Joseph Patton NFL guard (Washington Redskins)
1972 (06 jan) Denis Montana CFL receiver (Montreal Alouettes, Toronto Argonauts)
1972 (06 jan) Shae Marks New Orleans LA, playmate (May, 1994)
1972 (06 jan) Willie Clark NFL cornerback (San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles)
1972 (07 jan) Aaron John Mcintosh Auckland New Zealand, sailboard yachter (Olympics-96)
1972 (07 jan) Chuck Levy kick returner/running back (San Francisco 49ers)
1972 (07 jan) Donald Brashear Bedford, NHL left wing (Montreal Canadians)
1972 (08 jan) Brandie Burton San Bernardino CA, LPGA golfer (1993 du Maurier Ltd)
1972 (08 jan) Devlin Murphy Honolulu Hawaii, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
1972 (09 jan) Eddie Mason NFL linebacker (New York Jets)
1972 (09 jan) Jay Powell Meridian MS, pitcher (Florida Marlins)
1972 (09 jan) Kristie Hicks Bardstown KY, Miss America-Kentucky (1996)
1972 (10 jan) Thomas Lewis NFL wide receiver (New York Giants)
1972 (11 jan) Amber Medlin Virginia Beach VA, Miss America-Virginia (1996)
1972 (11 jan) Dexter Seigler NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks)
1972 (11 jan) Huub Loeffen Dutch soccer player (Vitesse)
1972 (11 jan) Rey Ordonez Havana Cuba, infielder (New York Mets)
1972 (11 jan) Yang Wenyi Chinese swim star (WR/OR 50m freestyle)
1972 (12 jan) Dominique Ross NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)
1972 (13 jan) Byron "Bam" Morris NFL running back (Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers)
1972 (13 jan) Nicole Eggert Glendale CA, actress (Charles in Charge, Chrissie-TJ Hooker, Summer-Baywatch)
1972 (13 jan) Richard Woodley NFL cornerback (Detroit Lions)
1972 (14 jan) Kyle Brady NFL tight end (New York Jets)
1972 (14 jan) Michael Davis NFL cornerback (Cleveland Browns)
1972 (15 jan) Ernie Reyes Jr San Jose CA, actor (Ernie-Sidekicks)
1972 (15 jan) Kimberly Anne Massaro St Louis MO, Miss America (Missouri-5th-1997)
1972 (16 jan) Desiree Leipham Spokane WA, WPVA volleyballer (Nationals-17th-1995)
1972 (16 jan) Joe Horn wide receiver (Kansas City Chiefs)
1972 (16 jan) Lee McIntyre Peak Hill Australia, golfer (T3 1995 New South Wales Trainee Champ)
1972 (17 jan) Rohn Meyer CFL offensive linebacker (Calgary Stampeders)
1972 (17 jan) Wendall Gaines NFL tight end (Arizona Cardinals)
1972 (18 jan) Dwayne Carswell NFL tight end (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
1972 (18 jan) Mike Lieberthal Glendale CA, catcher (Philadelphia Phillies)
1972 (18 jan) Ryan Kuehl defensive tackle (Washington Redskins)
1972 (18 jan) Steven Conley linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1972 (18 jan) Vinod Kambli cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1993-)
1972 (19 jan) Tyrone Wheatley NFL running back (New York Giants)
1972 (20 jan) Alcides Catanho NFL outside linebacker (New England Patriots)
1972 (21 jan) Alan Benes Evansville IN, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
1972 (21 jan) Howard Nathan NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks)
1972 (21 jan) Shelley Looney ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics-98)
1972 (22 jan) Steve Scifres guard/tackle (Dallas Cowboys)
1972 (22 jan) Toddrick McIntosh NFL defensive end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1972 (23 jan) Anthony Peterson NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers)
1972 (23 jan) Gary Harrell NFL/WLAF receiver (New York Giants, Frankfurt Galaxy)
1972 (23 jan) Kez McCorvey NFL wide receiver (Detroit Lions)
1972 (23 jan) Tanya Harding Australian softball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96)
1972 (24 jan) Jay Walker quarterback (Minnesota Vikings)
1972 (24 jan) Joe Garten WLAF center (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1972 (24 jan) Raphael Graetz WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1972 (24 jan) Salima Davidson Pittsburgh Penn, volleyball setter (Olympics-96)
1972 (24 jan) Shannon Garrett CFL defensive back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
1972 (26 jan) Harrison Houston NFL wide receiver (Chicago Bears)
1972 (27 jan) Bryant Young NFL defensive tackle (San Francisco 49ers)
1972 (27 jan) Chad Askew NFL wide receiver (New York Jets)
1972 (27 jan) Mark Lawrence Burlington, NHL right wing (Dallas Stars)
1972 (28 jan) Carey Bender NFL running back (Buffalo Bills)
1972 (28 jan) Elena Baranova WNBA center (Utah Starzz)
1972 (28 jan) Frank Garcia NFL center (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers)
1972 (29 jan) Hessley Hempstead NFL guard (Detroit Lions)
1972 (29 jan) Scott Davis Great Falls MT, figure skater (Olympics-1994)
1972 (29 jan) Simon Cook cricketer (Victorian pace bowler joined New South Wales 1995-96)
1972 (30 jan) Burt Thornton CFL receiver (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1972 (30 jan) Chris Simon Wawa, NHL left wing (Colorado Avalanche)
1972 (30 jan) Jill McGill Denver CO, LPGA golfer (1995 British Open-2nd)
1972 (31 jan) Ben Cavil guard (Baltimore Ravens)
1972 (31 jan) Fritz Fequiere WLAF guard (Barcelona Dragons, London Monarchs)
1972 (31 jan) Marvin Coleman CFL defensive back (Calgary Stampeders)
1972 (31 jan) Pulu Poumele guard (San Diego Chargers)
1972 (31 jan) Reinier Robbemond Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90)
Deaths which occurred in January 1972:
1972 (01 jan) Jane Morgan actress (Mrs Margaret Davis-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 91
1972 (01 jan) Kenneth Patchen US poet/writer (Cloth of Tempest), dies at 60
1972 (01 jan) Maurice A Chevalier French actor (Can Can, Gigi), dies at 83
1972 (03 jan) Frans Masereel Flemish WWII resistance fighter (Le Soleil), dies at 82
1972 (04 jan) Carl-Olof Anderberg composer, dies at 57
1972 (07 jan) Clarence Passailaigue cricketer (487 for 6th wicket for Jamaica), dies
1972 (07 jan) John Berryman US poet (Imaginary Jew), dies
1972 (08 jan) Kenneth Patchen US writer (See You in the Morning), dies at 60
1972 (09 jan) Ted Shawn US dancer, dies at 80
1972 (10 jan) Al Goodman Russian/US orchestra leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 81
1972 (10 jan) Georg Rendl Austrian miner/bee-keeper (Satan on Earth), dies at 68
1972 (10 jan) Sverre Jordan composer, dies at 82
1972 (12 jan) Padraic Colum Irish poet/writer/founder (Irish Review), dies at 90
1972 (14 jan) Frederik IX [Christiaan FFMKW], king of Denmark (1947-72), dies at 72
1972 (16 jan) David Seville [Ross Bagdasarian] (Alvin & Chipmunks), dies at 52
1972 (17 jan) Rochelle Hudson actress (That's My Boy), dies frim pneumonia at 55
1972 (18 jan) Rudolf Wittelsbach composer, dies at 69
1972 (24 jan) Jerome Cowan actor (Mr Dithers-Blondie), dies at 74
1972 (27 jan) Mahalia Jackson gospel singer (He Got the Whole World), dies at 60
1972 (27 jan) Richard Courant German/US mathematician, dies at 84
1972 (28 jan) Adriaan B "Jaap" Wagemaker Dutch sculptor, dies at 66
1972 (30 jan) Karel Boleslav Jirak composer, dies at 81
1972 (31 jan) Howard Barlow conductor (Voice of Firestone), dies at 79
1972 (31 jan) Bir Bikram Shah Deva Mahendra king of Nepal (1955-72), dies at 51
1972 (31 jan) Istvan Szelenyi composer, dies at 67
In January 1972 ...
1972 (01 jan) International Book Year begins
1972 (01 jan) "Company" closes at Alvin Theater New York City NY after 690 performances
1972 (01 jan) "On the Town" closes at Imperial Theater New York City NY after 65 performances
1972 (01 jan) "Promises Promises" closes at Shubert Theater New York City NY after 1281 performances
1972 (01 jan) KDSD TV channel 16 in Aberdeen SD (PBS) begins broadcasting
1972 (01 jan) People's Republic of China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebulic of China
1972 (02 jan) Dallas Cowboys beat San Francisco 49ers 14-3 in NFC championship game
1972 (02 jan) Mariner 9 begins mapping Mars
1972 (02 jan) Miami Dolphins beat Baltimore Colts 21-0 in AFC championship game
1972 (02 jan) "Rothschilds" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City NY after 505 performances
1972 (05 jan) Largest crowd at Cleveland Arena (Cavaliers vs Lakers-11,178)
1972 (05 jan) NASA announces development of space shuttle
1972 (05 jan) New York City NY transit fare rises from 30¢ to 35¢
1972 (05 jan) President Nixon signs a bill for NASA to begin research on manned shuttle
1972 (05 jan) West-Pakistani sheik Mujib ur-Rahman freed
1972 (06 jan) US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn
1972 (06 jan) US male Figure Skating championship won by Kenneth Shelley
1972 (06 jan) Vladimir Bukovski is exiled from USSR
1972 (07 jan) Iberian Airlines crashes into 800' peak on island of Ibiza, 104 die
1972 (07 jan) Lewis F Powell Jr becomes a Supreme Court Justice
1972 (07 jan) Los Angeles Lakers chalk up 33rd consecutive win (NBA record)
1972 (07 jan) William Hubbs Rehnquist, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice
1972 (08 jan) Dmitri Shostakovitch' 15th Symphony, premieres in Moscow
1972 (08 jan) NCAA announces freshman can play on teams starting in fall
1972 (09 jan) Billionaire Howard Hughes said Clifford Irving's biography is a fake
1972 (09 jan) Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational
1972 (09 jan) Passenger ship Queen Elizabeth destroyed by fire
1972 (10 jan) Los Angeles Lakers 33 straight win streak snapped, losing to Bucks 120-104
1972 (10 jan) Triple album set "Concert for Bangladesh" released in UK
1972 (10 jan) Sheik Mujib ur-Rahman arrives in Dacca, East-Pakistan
1972 (11 jan) Abu Sayeed Chudhury becomes president & sheik Mujib ur-Rahman premier
1972 (11 jan) East-Pakistan becomes independent state of Bangladesh
1972 (12 jan) Tigers sign a lease to build a $126M domed stadium (doesn't happen)
1972 (13 jan) Former umpire, now housewife Bernice Gera wins her suit against baseball, initiated on March 15, 1971 to be allowed to umpire
1972 (14 jan) "Sanford & Son" starring Redd Foxx premieres on NBC TV
1972 (14 jan) WMAH TV channel 19 in Biloxi MS (PBS) begins broadcasting
1972 (14 jan) WMAU TV channel 17 in Bude MS (PBS) begins broadcasting
1972 (14 jan) WMAW TV channel 14 in Meridian, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting
1972 (15 jan) Heavyweight Joe Frazier KOs Terry Daniels
1972 (16 jan) Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes European all-round lady skating champ
1972 (16 jan) Super Bowl VI Dallas Cowboys-24, Miami-3 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP Roger Staubach, Dallas, Quarterback
1972 (17 jan) Section of Memphis' Highway 51 South renamed Elvis Presley Blvd
1972 (19 jan) Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra, & Early Wynn elected to Hall of Fame
1972 (21 jan) Assam's North East Frontier Agency becomes Arunachal Pradesh territory
1972 (21 jan) Manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura become separate states of Indian union
1972 (21 jan) Mizoram, formerly part of Assam, creates an Indian union territory
1972 (21 jan) Belgium government of Eyskens-Cools forms
1972 (22 jan) "Emergency" with Robert Fuller premieres on NBC TV
1972 (22 jan) 22nd NBA All-Star Game West beats East 112-110 at Los Angeles
1972 (23 jan) 2nd AFC-NFC pro bowl, AFC wins 26-13
1972 (23 jan) Bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party-100 die-New Delhi
1972 (23 jan) Ard Schenk becomes European all-round skating champ
1972 (23 jan) Entire population of Istanbul under 24 hour house arrest
1972 (23 jan) NFL Pro Bowl AFC beats NFC 26-13
1972 (24 jan) WRIP (now WDSI) TV channel 61 in Chattanooga TN (IND) 1st broadcast
1972 (25 jan) 7' Ohio State center Luke Witte is stomped in face during a brawl in a game with Minnesota
1972 (25 jan) 25th NHL All-Star Game East beats West 3-2 at Minnesota
1972 (26 jan) Stewardess Vesna Vulovic survives 10,160m fall without parachute
1972 (28 jan) Oral Roberts' Eddie Woods grabs 30 rebounds for 2nd consecutive game
1972 (29 jan) 5th ABA All-Star Game East 142 beats West 115 at Louisville
1972 (30 jan) Pakistan withdraws from the Commonwealth
1972 (30 jan) Bloody Sunday British soldiers shoot on catholics in Londonderry, 13 die
1972 (31 jan) Military coup ousts civilian government of Ghana
1972 (31 jan) US launches HEOS A-2 for interplanetary observations (396/244,998)
1972 (31 jan) Aretha Franklin sings at Mahalia Jackson's funeral
1972 (31 jan) Birenda, becomes leader of Nepal
February
1972 (14 feb) Mayne One rocker (Young Nation)
1972 (20 feb) Corinna Harney Bremerhaven Germany, playmate (Aug, 1991)
Deaths which occurred in February 1972:
1972 (22 feb) Walter Sande actor (Adventures of Tugboat Annie), dies at 65
1972 (28 feb) Victor Barna table tennis champ, dies
In February 1972 ...
1972 (01 feb) 1st scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) introduced ($395)
1972 (01 feb) Wings release "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" in UK
1972 (03 feb) 11th Winter Olympic games opens in Sapporo, Japan (1st in Asia)
1972 (04 feb) Sen Strom Thurmond suggests John Lennon be deported
1972 (05 feb) US airlines begin mandatory inspection of passengers & baggage
1972 (10 feb) BBC bans "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" by Wings
1972 (10 feb) Ras al Khaima joins the United Arab Emirates
1972 (14 feb) John & Yoko co-host "Mike Douglas Show" for entire week
1972 (14 feb) Luna 20 (Russia) launched to orbit & softland on moon
1972 (14 feb) USSR launches Luna 20; unmanned probe soft-lands on Moon, returns
1972 (15 feb) Bill Torrey becomes 1st Islander GM
1972 (16 feb) 1st NBA to score 30,000 points (Wilt Chamberlain in 940 games)
1972 (17 feb) President Nixon leaves Washingto DC for China
1972 (18 feb) Calif Supreme Court strikes down it's death penalty
1972 (18 feb) John & Yoko end a week of co-hosting Mike Douglas Show
1972 (20 feb) 1st time Cleve Cavaliers beat NY Knicks (111-109)
1972 (21 feb) Richard Nixon becomes 1st US president to visit China
1972 (25 feb) Lopsided trade, Cards trade Steve Carlton to Phillies for Rick Wise
1972 (25 feb) Paul McCartney releases "Give Ireland back to the Irish" single
1972 (26 feb) Slag heap dam collapses above Buffalo Creek WV, kills 125
1972 (27 feb) Pres Nixon & Chinese Premier Chou En-lai issued Shanghai Communique
1972 (28 feb) George Harrison is involved in a minor car accident
1972 (29 feb) Hank Aaron becomes 1st baseball player to sign for $200,000 a year
charges were dropped for $400,000 contribution to Republican Party
Jack Anderson discloses Dita Beard (ITT) memo indicating antitrust
March
Birthdates which occurred in March 1972:
Deaths which occurred in March 1972:
1972 (02 mar) Bill Lawrence news anchor (ABC), dies at 56
1972 (16 mar) Harold "Pie" Traynor baseball hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates)
1972 (20 mar) Marilyn Maxwell actress (Grace-Bus Stop), dies at 50
1972 (30 mar) Peter Whitney actor (Rough Riders), dies at 55
In March 1972 ...
1972 (01 mar) Wilt Chamberlain is 1st NBA player to score 30,000 points
1972 (02 mar) Pioneer 10 launched for Jupiter flyby
1972 (03 mar) Pioneer 10 launched towards asteroid belt & Jupiter
1972 (08 mar) 1st airship flown over Britain in 20 years (Europa)
1972 (08 mar) 1st flight of the Goodyear blimp
1972 (10 mar) 1st black US political convention opens (Gary Indiana)
1972 (12 mar) NHL great Gordie Howe retires after 26 seasons
1972 (14 mar) NBA's Cincinatti Royals announce they are moving to Kansas City
1972 (15 mar) Danish airliner hit mountain in Sheikdom of Oman killing 112
1972 (15 mar) NASA selects 3 part configuration for Space Shuttle
1972 (16 mar) John & Yoko are served with deportation papers
1972 (16 mar) T Gehrels discovers asteroid #2272
1972 (17 mar) Ringo releases "Back of Bugaloo" in UK
1972 (18 mar) AIAW 1st basketball champs, Immaculata beats West Chester State 52-48
1972 (18 mar) Cornell NCAA hockey team shut out for 1st time in 225 games (Boston U)
1972 (18 mar) Memphis' Larry Miller sets ABA record of 67 pts in a game
1972 (19 mar) Lakers humble Golden State Warriors 162-99 in most lopsided NBA game
1972 (22 mar) Congress approves Equal Rights Amendment (never ratified)
1972 (22 mar) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar named NBA MVP
1972 (22 mar) Yankees trade Danny Cater to the Red Sox for Sparky Lyle
1972 (23 mar) NY Yanks agree to continue playing ball in the Bronx
1972 (24 mar) Great Britain imposes direct rule over Northern Ireland
1972 (25 mar) Bobby Hull becomes the 2nd NHLer to score 600 goals
1972 (25 mar) UCLA wins its 6th consecutive national basketball title
1972 (26 mar) LA Lakers set NBA record of 69 wins in a season (69-13)
1972 (27 mar) Venera 8 launched to Venus
1972 (31 mar) Offical Beatles Fan Club, closes down
April
Birthdates which occurred in April 1972:
1972 (03 apr) Jennie Garth Champagn Ill, actr (Kelly Taylor-Beverly Hills 90210)
1972 (06 apr) Jason Hervey actor (Wayne Arnold-Wonder Years)
1972 (15 apr) Peter Billingsley NYC, actor (Real People)
Deaths which occurred in April 1972:
1972 (02 apr) Gil Hodges NY Mets manager, dies at 47
1972 (04 apr) Adam Clayton Powell Jr (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63
1972 (05 apr) Brian Donlevy actor (Steve-Dangerous Assignment), dies at 73
1972 (07 apr) "Crazy" Joe Gallo mobster, killed at his 43rd birthday party
1972 (25 apr) George Sanders actor (Mr Freeze-Batman), dies at 65
1972 (27 apr) Kwame Nkrumah president of Ghana, dies at 62
1972 (30 apr) Gia Scala actress, dies at 38
In April 1972 ...
1972 (01 apr) 30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
1972 (01 apr) Major league baseball players stages 1st collective strike
1972 (02 apr) 44th Academy Awards presented
1972 (02 apr) Prime Minister Begin visits Cairo
1972 (03 apr) L Chernykh discovers asteroid #2142 Landau
1972 (05 apr) Baseball season is delayed due to a strike
1972 (09 apr) Jack Nicklaus wins Masters golf tournament
1972 (10 apr) 7.0 earthquake kills 1/5 of population of Iranian province of Fars
1972 (10 apr) US, USSR & 70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons
1972 (11 apr) Benjamin L Hooks, named to the FCC
1972 (13 apr) 1st baseball players' strike ends after 13 days
1972 (16 apr) 2 giants pandas arrive in the US, from China
1972 (16 apr) Apollo 16 launched; 5th manned lunar landing (Decartes Highlands)
1972 (16 apr) Chicago Cub Burt Hooton no-hits Phillies, 1-0
1972 (17 apr) Nina Kuscsik wins the 1st women's title in the Boston Marathon
Kiteman attempting to throw out 1st ball in Phillie Vet crashes
into the centerfield seats
1972 (18 apr) T Smirnova discovers asteroids #1902 Shaposhnikov,
#2192 Pyatigoriya & #2250 Stalingrad
1972 (19 apr) T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2328 Robeson
1972 (20 apr) Apollo 16's Young & Duke land on Moon with Boeing Lunar Rover #2
1972 (21 apr) John Young & Charles Duke explores Moon (Apollo 16)
1972 (21 apr) Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 4 (Copernicus) launched
1972 (22 apr) Apollo astronauts John Young & Charles Duke ride on the Moon
1972 (23 apr) Apollo 16 astronauts explores Moon surface
1972 (25 apr) Hans-Werner Grosse glides 907.7 miles (1,461 km) in an AS-W-12
1972 (27 apr) Apollo 16 returns to Earth
1972 (27 apr) NYC Mayor John Lindsey appeals that John Lennon not be deported
1972 (28 apr) The courts awarded the Kentucky Derby prize money to 2nd place
winner because the winner was given drugs before the race
1972 (30 apr) "Arthur Godfrey Time" ends a 27 year run on radio
May
Birthdates which occurred in May 1972:
1972 (05 may) Wendy Kaye Memphis Tenn, playmate (Jul, 1991)
1972 (12 may) Paul Stout Saugus Calif, actor (Phillip-Scarecrow & Mrs King)
1972 (22 may) Alison Eastwood daughter of actor Clint
Deaths which occurred in May 1972:
1972 (05 may) Rev Gary Davis musician, dies
1972 (20 may) Walter Winchell columnist/narrator (Untouchables), dies at 75
1972 (24 may) Gavin Muir actor (Hollister-Betty Hutton Show), dies at 64
1972 (28 may) Duke of Windsor who abdicated the throne, dies in Paris at 77
In May 1972 ...
1972 (02 may) Electrical fire in Sunshine Silver mine. 126 die (Kellogg Idaho)
1972 (05 may) Alitalia DC-8 crashes west of Palermo Sicily; killing 115
1972 (07 may) Lakers beat Knicks for NBA championship, 4 games to 1
1972 (09 may) T Smirnova discovers asteroids #1903 Adzhimushkaj & #1904 Massevitch
1972 (10 may) Overloaded South Korean bus plunges into resevoir, killing 77
1972 (11 may) Boston Bruins beat NY Rangers 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup
1972 (11 may) John Lennon says his phone is tapped by the FBI on Dick Cavett Show
1972 (11 may) Willie Mays traded to NY Mets
1972 (12 may) Milwaukee Brewers beat Minn Twins, 4-3, in 22 innings (completed 5/13)
1972 (12 may) Paul McCartney & Wings release "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
1972 (13 may) 115 die in nightclub atop 7-story Sennichi dept store (Osaka Japan)
1972 (13 may) Milwaukee Brewers beat Minn Twins, 4-3, in 22 innings (started 5/12)
1972 (14 may) In Willie Mays 1st game as a NY Met his homer beats the SF Giants
1972 (14 may) T Smirnova discovers asteroid #1905 Ambartsumian
1972 (15 may) Bus plunges into Nile River killing 50 pilgrims. (Minia Egypt)
1972 (15 may) George Wallace shot & left paralyzed by Arthur Bremer in Laurel, Md
1972 (15 may) Ryukyu Is & Daito Is returned to Japan after 27 yrs of US control
1972 (16 may) Greg Luzinski's 500' HR hits the Liberty Bell monument in Phila Vet
1972 (17 may) T Smirnova discovers asteroids #2400 Derevskaya, #3082 Dzhalil & #3146
1972 (18 may) John Sebastian makes 63 consecutive free throws while blindfolded
1972 (20 may) Indiana Pacers beat NY Nets in 5th ABA championship, 4 games to 2
1972 (20 may) Republic of Cameroon declared as constitution is ratified
1972 (22 may) Ceylon becomes Republic of Sri Lanka as its constitution is ratified
1972 (28 may) White House "plumbers" break into Democratic Nat'l HQ at Watergate
1972 (30 may) 3 Jap PFL terrorists kills 24, wound 72 at Tel Aviv's Lydda airport
June
Birthdates which occurred in June 1972:
1972 (08 jun) P(eter) J(ason) Farley Hackensack, bass (Trixter-Give It To Me Good)
1972 (29 jun) Samantha Smith Houlton Mo, actress (Elizabeth-Lime Street)
Deaths which occurred in June 1972:
1972 (12 jun) Saul David Alinsky radical writer (John L Lewis), dies at 63
1972 (13 jun) Clyde McPhatter singer of the drifters, dies of a heart attack
1972 (23 jun) Elton Britt country singer (Sat Night Jamboree), dies at 54
In June 1972 ...
1972 (02 jun) Dion & the Belmonts reunion concert at Madison Square Garden
1972 (03 jun) Yanks score 8 times in 13th beating White Sox 18-10
1972 (04 jun) Angela Davis, black activist, acquitted of killing a white guard
1972 (05 jun) "If You Had Wings" opens
1972 (05 jun) UN Conference on the Human Environment opens in Stockholm
1972 (06 jun) David Bowie releases "Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust"
1972 (06 jun) Explosion at world's largest coal mine kills 427 (Wankie Rhodesia)
1972 (06 jun) Gold hits record $60 an ounce in London
1972 (07 jun) German Chancellor Willy Brandt visits Israel
1972 (08 jun) N Chernykh discovers asteroid #3230
1972 (09 jun) 14" of rain in 6 hrs burst Rapid City SD dam, drowns 200
1972 (09 jun) 1st all-nite grad parties
1972 (09 jun) Bruce Springsteen signs a record deal with Columbia
1972 (10 jun) Hank Aaron's grandslammer (14) ties him for NL lead with Gil Hodges &
moves him aheard of Willie Mays as the #2 HR hitter (649)
1972 (11 jun) KPAT-AM in Berkeley CA returns from KRE
1972 (12 jun) John Lennon's political "Sometime in NYC" released including "Woman is the Nigger of the World" "Attica State" & "Luck of the Irish"
1972 (13 jun) T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2604
1972 (15 jun) Rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die
1972 (17 jun) 5 arrested for burglarizing Democratic Party HQ at Watergate
1972 (17 jun) Looking Glass releases "Brandy"
1972 (18 jun) BEA Trident crashes after takeoff from Heathrow killing 118
1972 (23 jun) Hurricane Agnes is costliest natural disaster in American history
1972 (23 jun) Nixon & Haldeman agree to use CIA to cover up Watergate
1972 (23 jun) Pres Nixon signs act barring sex discrimination in college sports
1972 (25 jun) Berenice Gera becomes 1st female umpire in pro baseball
1972 (29 jun) Supreme Court-death penalty usually was "cruel & unusual punishment"
1972 (29 jun) USSR launches Prognoz 2 into earth orbit (549/200,000 km)
1972 (30 jun) 1st leap second day; also 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985
1972 (30 jun) Cincinnati Reds are 11 games back in NL, & go on to win the pennant
July
Birthdates which occurred in July 1972:
1972 (05 jul) Michael Bays Enrico Calif, actor (Bronx Zoo, Days of Our Live)
1972 (10 jul) Damon Sharpe Cleveland Ohio, actor/musician (Guys Next Door)
1972 (16 jul) Mindy Carson NYC, vocalist (Club Embassy, Ford Star Revue)
1972 (29 jul) Wil Wheaton actor (Star Trek Next Generation-Wesley, Stand By Me)
Deaths which occurred in July 1972:
1972 (06 jul) Brandon De Wilde actor (Jamie), dies at 30 in a car crash
1972 (21 jul) Jigme Dori Wangchuck king of Bhutan, dies
1972 (24 jul) Bobby Ramirez drummer (White Trash), killed at 23 in bar brawl
In July 1972 ...
1972 (01 jul) Ms. magazine begins publishing
1972 (07 jul) Billie Jean King beats Evonne Goolagong to win Wimbeldon
1972 (09 jul) 1st tour of Paul McCartney & Wings (France)
1972 (10 jul) Democratic convention opens in Miami Beach Florida (McGovern)
1972 (10 jul) Herd of stampeding elephants kills 24, Chandka Forest India
1972 (13 jul) C Torres discovers asteroid #3050 Carrera
1972 (13 jul) LA Rams (Irsay) & Baltimore Colts (Rosenbloom) swap owners
1972 (13 jul) T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2112 Ulyanov
1972 (14 jul) L Zhuravleva discovers asteroids #1959 Karbyshev & #2423 Ibarruri
1972 (15 jul) Lee Trevino wins his 2nd consecutive golf's British Open
1972 (17 jul) 1st 2 women begin training as FBI agents at Quantico
1972 (18 jul) 200,000 attend Mt Pocono rock festival in Penns
1972 (21 jul) 2 passenger trains collide head-on killing 76 (Seville, Spain)
1972 (21 jul) In New York, 57 murders occur in 24 hours
1972 (22 jul) 27.53 cm (10.84") of rainfall, Fort Ripley, Mn (state 24-hr record)
1972 (22 jul) Venera 8 makes soft landing on Venus
1972 (23 jul) 1st Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS) is launched
1972 (23 jul) Eddy Merckx (Belgium) wins his 4th consecutive Tour de France
1972 (24 jul) Jigme Singye Wangchuk becomes king of Bhutan at 16
1972 (25 jul) NL beats AL 4-3 in 43rd All Star Game (Fulton County Stad, Atlanta)
1972 (25 jul) US health officials concede blacks were used as guinea pigs in
40 year syphillis experiment
1972 (27 jul) NHL star Maurice "Rocket" Richard signs with WHL Quebec Nordiques
1972 (31 jul) Chic White Sox Dick Allen hits 2 inside-the-park-homers in Minn
1972 (31 jul) Thomas Eagleton withdraws as Democratic VP candidate
August
Birthdates which occurred in August 1972:
1972 (09 aug) Elizabeth Vassey Raleigh NC, actress (Emily Martin-All My Children)
Deaths which occurred in August 1972:
1972 (02 aug) Brian Cole rocker with the Association, dies of heroin OD at 28
1972 (05 aug) Frederic Tozere actor (Mr Phillips-Stanley), dies at 71
1972 (07 aug) Joi Lansing actress (Bob Cummings Show), dies at 44 of cancer
1972 (09 aug) Bill Berns commentator (Television Screen Magazine), dies at 53
1972 (13 aug) George Wiess Yankee GM, dies
1972 (14 aug) Jules Romains French novelist, dies at 86
1972 (14 aug) Oscar Levant actor (American in Paris, Dance of Life), dies at 65
In August 1972 ...
1972 (01 aug) 1st article exposing Wategate scandal (Bernstein-Woodward)
1972 (01 aug) Nate Colbert of SD Padres hits record tying 5 HRs in a double header
1972 (02 aug) Gold hits record $70 an ounce in London
1972 (05 aug) Moody Blues release "Nights in White Satin"
1972 (07 aug) Hall of Fame inducts Berra, Sandy Koufax, Lefty Gomez & Early Wynn
1972 (08 aug) NY Yankees sign 30 year lease with NYC
1972 (09 aug) Rockwell receives NASA contract to construct the Space Shuttle
1972 (11 aug) "Cheech & Chong Day" in San Antonio Texas
1972 (12 aug) Last American combat ground troops leave Vietnam
1972 (14 aug) East German Aeroflot Illyushin 62 crashes near Moscow, killing 156
1972 (17 aug) Phillies Steve Carlton wins his 15th straight game
1972 (18 aug) Police fine Paul & Linda McCartney $800 in Sweden cannabis possession
1972 (21 aug) 1st hot air balloon flight over the Alps
1972 (21 aug) Republican convention opens in Miami Beach
1972 (21 aug) US orbiting astronomy observatory Copernicus launched
1972 (23 aug) Republican convention (Miami Beach, Fla) renominates VP Agnew but not unanimous-1 vote went to NBC newsman David Brinkley)
1972 (24 aug) 8th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yanks beat Mets 2-1
1972 (24 aug) Gordie Howe & Jean Beliveau inducted in Hockey Hall of Fame
1972 (26 aug) NY Cosmos beat St Louis Stars, 2-1 to win the NASL championship
1972 (26 aug) Summer Olympics open in Munich, West Germany
1972 (31 aug) Olga Korbut, USSR, wins olympic gold medal in gymnastics
September
Birthdates which occurred in September 1972:
1972 (04 sep) Danny Ponce Waltham Mass, actor (Willie-Valerie/Hogan Family)
1972 (04 sep) Merald Knight Atlanta Ga, singer (Gladys Knights & Pips)
1972 (16 sep) Shalane McCall actor (Charlie Wade-Dallas)
1972 (26 sep) Shann Stockman [Slim], Phila Pa, rapper (Boyz II Men)
Deaths which occurred in September 1972:
1972 (12 sep) William Boyd cowboy (Hopalong Cassidy), dies at 77
1972 (23 sep) Carl Frank actor (Uncle Gunnar-Mama), dies at 63
1972 (26 sep) Charles Correll actor (Calvin and the Colonel), dies at 82
1972 (27 sep) Rory Storm lead singer of Rory Storm & Hurricane, commits suicide
In September 1972 ...
1972 (01 sep) Bobby Fischer (US) defeats Boris Spassky (USSR) for world chess title
1972 (02 sep) Chicago White Sox Milt Pappas no-hits SD Padres, 1-0
1972 (04 sep) US swimmer Mark Spitz becomes 1st athlete to win 7 olympic gold medals
1972 (05 sep) 11 Israeli athletes are slain at Munich Olympics
1972 (05 sep) Chemical spill with fog sickens hundreds in Meuse Valley Belgium
1972 (06 sep) John & Yoko appear on Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon
1972 (08 sep) Chic Cub Ferguson Jenkins wins his 20th game for 6th straight year
1972 (08 sep) Jim Ryun (US) & Billy Fordjour (Ghana) collide & fall in qualifying competitions for 1,500m finals, ending Ryan's chances for gold
1972 (10 sep) Emerson Fittipaldi is youngest to win an auto race World Championship
1972 (10 sep) US Men's olympic basketball teams 1st lose, 51-50 to USSR (disputed)
1972 (11 sep) BART begins service with a 26-mi (42-km) line from Oakland to Fremont
1972 (12 sep) Lord Michael Killanin succeeds Avery Brundage as head of Olympics
1972 (14 sep) "Waltons" TV program premiers
1972 (16 sep) 1st TV series about mixed marriage-Bridgit Loves Bernie
1972 (16 sep) Penny Marshall appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Fly Unfriendly Skies"
1972 (17 sep) "M*A*S*H," premiers on TV
1972 (17 sep) BART begins passenger service in SF
1972 (18 sep) 1st black NL umpire (Art Williams-Los Angeles vs San Diego)
1972 (20 sep) Police find cannabis growing on Paul & Linda McCartney's farm
1972 (21 sep) Marcos declares martial law in the Philippines
1972 (24 sep) Antique F86 Sabrejet fails to takeoff at air show, kills 22
1972 (24 sep) Jack Tatum, Oakland, returns a fumble 104 yds vs Green Bay (rec)
1972 (24 sep) NY Jet Joe Namath passes for 6 touchdowns vs Balt Colt (44-34)
1972 (26 sep) American Museum of Immigration dedicated
1972 (27 sep) 1st game at Nassau Coliseum, Rangers beat Islanders 6-4 (exhibition)
1972 (28 sep) Japan & Communist China agree to re-establish diplomatic relations
1972 (30 sep) Passenger train derails killing 48 (Rust Stasie South Africa)
October
Birthdates which occurred in October 1972:
1972 (24 oct) Louis Michael Anthony Sassin Boston, rocker (4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun)
Deaths which occurred in October 1972:
1972 (01 oct) Louis Leakey anthropologist, dies at 68
1972 (04 oct) Colin Gordon actor (John-The Baron), dies at 61
1972 (16 oct) Leo G Carroll actor (Topper, Man From Uncle), dies at 80
1972 (20 oct) Harlow Shapley discoverer of the Sun's position in the galaxy, dies
1972 (24 oct) Jackie Robinson dies at 53
1972 (27 oct) Lew Parker actor (Lou Marie-That Girl), dies a day before turning 65
1972 (30 oct) Alan Roth orch leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 68
In October 1972 ...
1972 (01 oct) 1st games of the World Hockey Association
1972 (02 oct) Aeroflot Il-18 crashes near Black Sea resort of Sochi, kills 105
1972 (02 oct) Mont Expos Bill Stoneman 2nd no-hitter beats NY Mets, 7-0
1972 (02 oct) Ron Johnson becomes 1st NY Giant to score 4 TDs (vs Phila)
1972 (03 oct) Spaceflight 71-2 launched; 1st flexible substrate photovoltaic flown
1972 (03 oct) Steve Carlton wins 27th game for Phillies (almost « of their 59 wins)
1972 (05 oct) Herbert Mullin first kills, to prevent earthquakes
1972 (06 oct) 22-car train carrying 2,000 pilgrims derails, kills 208 in Mexico
1972 (07 oct) 1st season game at Nassau Coliseum, Flames-3, Islanders-2
1972 (11 oct) Prison uprising at Washington DC jail
1972 (12 oct) 46 sailors injured in race riot on aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk
1972 (12 oct) Billy Harris failed in 1st Islander penalty shot
1972 (12 oct) Mariner 9 takes pictures of Martian north pole
1972 (13 oct) Aeroflot Il-62 crashes in large pond outside Moscow, 176 die
1972 (13 oct) Uruguay to Chile plane crashes in Andes Mountain, (12/23 rescue)
1972 (17 oct) 1st time Islanders shut-out-5-0 vs Penguins
1972 (22 oct) Oakland A's 1st championship; beat Reds, 4 games to 3 in 69th World Series
1972 (25 oct) Eddy Merckx (Belgium) covers 30 miles, 1,258 yards in 1 hr
1972 (26 oct) Guided tours of Alcatraz (by Park Service) begin
1972 (26 oct) Henry Kissinger declares "Peace is at hand" in Vietnam
1972 (27 oct) Golden Gate National Recreation Area created
1972 (29 oct) Don Cockroft of Cleveland Browns kicks 57-yard field goal
1972 (30 oct) Worst US rail accident in 14 years; 45 die in Chicago
November
Birthdates which occurred in November 1972:
1972 (07 nov) Christopher Daniel Barnes actor (Ross-Day by Day, As World Turns)
1972 (07 nov) Clive B. Barnes Portland Me, actor (Scott Hayden-Starman)
1972 (13 nov) Shom-Rock rocker (Young Nation)
1972 (13 nov) T-Haxx rocker (DYC)
Deaths which occurred in November 1972:
1972 (06 nov) Tod Andrews actor (Gray Ghost, Counterthrust), dies at 52
1972 (23 nov) Marie Wilson actress (My Friend Irma), dies at 56
In November 1972 ...
1972 (01 nov) Germain Gagnon scores 1st Islander hat trick
1972 (02 nov) Construction begins on the Kingdome, Seattle
1972 (04 nov) Kings score 3 goals within 45 seconds against Islanders
1972 (07 nov) President Nixon (R) re-elected defeating George McGovern (D)
1972 (11 nov) US Army turns over Long Bihn base to South Vietnamese army
1972 (14 nov) Dow Jones closes above 1,000 for 1st time (1003.16)
1972 (15 nov) Small Astronomy Satellite Explorer 48 launched to study gamma rays
1972 (22 nov) Flyers start Islanders on 15 game winless streak
1972 (22 nov) Pittsburgh Penguins set NHL record for scoring fastest 5 goals (2m7s)
1972 (26 nov) Pete Gogolak scores NY Giant record 8 pts after a touchdown
1972 (27 nov) Yanks trade Ellis, Torres & Spikes to Indians for Nettles & Moses
1972 (28 nov) Los Angeles Dodgers trade Frank Robinson to California Angels
1972 (30 nov) BBC bans Wings "Hi, Hi, Hi"
1972 (30 nov) Illegal fireworks factory explodes killing 15 (Rome Italy)
December
Birthdates which occurred in December 1972:
1972 (12 dec) Missy Francis Los Angeles CA, actress (Little House on the Prairie)
1972 (19 dec) Alyssa Jane Milano Brooklyn NY, actress (Samantha-Who's the Boss)
1972 (27 dec) Thomas Wilson Brown actor (Jason-Knots Landing)
1972 (30 dec) Maureen Flannigan actress (Evie-Out of this World)
1972 (31 dec) Joseph Mulrey McIntyre rocker (New Kids-Lovin You Forever)
Deaths which occurred in December 1972:
1972 (08 dec) George Collins (Rep-Ill), dies at 47, in airplane crash
1972 (21 dec) Horace Mann Bond president of Lincoln University (Pa), dies at 70
1972 (23 dec) Charles Atlas Body builder dies at 79
1972 (26 dec) Harry Truman 33rd US President dies at 88 in Kansas City, Mo
1972 (27 dec) Lester B Pearson (L) 14th Canadian PM (Nobel 1956), dies
1972 (31 dec) Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh Pirate slugger, dies in a plane crash
In December 1972 ...
1972 (01 dec) Wings release "Hi, Hi, Hi" in UK
1972 (02 dec) "December Giant" largest sinkhole in US collapses (Alabama)
1972 (02 dec) In 1 of their worst trades Yanks get Rich McKinney for Stan Bahnsen
1972 (03 dec) Convair 990A charter crashes in Tenerife Canary Island, 155 die
1972 (07 dec) Apollo 17, last of Apollo Moon series, launched
1972 (07 dec) Phillippine 1st lady Imelda Marcos stabbed & wounded by an assailant
1972 (08 dec) United Airlines airplane crashes at Chicago's Midway Airport killing 45
1972 (11 dec) Astronauts Cernan & Harrison become 11th & 12th on the Moon
1972 (11 dec) Jet's Don Maynard becomes all time pro reception leader (632)
1972 (16 dec) Miami Dolphins become 1st undefeated NFL team (14-0-0)
1972 (17 dec) New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India & Pakistan
1972 (18 dec) US began its heaviest bombing of North Vietnam
1972 (19 dec) Apollo 17 (last of Apollo Moon landing series) returns to Earth
1972 (21 dec) Soviet Union signs a separate peace with East Germany
1972 (23 dec) 16 plane crash survivors rescued after 70d, survived by cannibalism
1972 (23 dec) Earthquake destroys central Managua, Nicaragua
1972 (23 dec) Islanders end 15 games winless streak
1972 (23 dec) "Immaculate Reception" Steelers turns around a 7-6 defeat with a last second touchdown reception against the Raiders to win 13-7
1972 (27 dec) Los Angeles Kings start Islanders on 12 game losing streak
1972 (27 dec) New North Korean constitution comes into effect
1972 (29 dec) Eastern Tristar Jumbo Jet crashes near Everglades killing 101
1972 (30 dec) President Nixon halts bombing of North Vietnam & announces peace talks
1972 (31 dec) Leap second day; also in 1973-79, 1987
1972 (31 dec) Miami Dolphins beat Pittsburgh Steelers 21-7 in AFC championship game
1972 (31 dec) Washington Redskins beat Dallas Cowboys 26-3 in NFC championship game
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