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Famous Births
- Jan. 11: Amanda Peet - The Whole Nine Yards
- Jan. 13: Nicole Eggert - Baywatch
- Feb. 15: Jaromir Jagr - Pittsburgh Penguins Alumni
- Feb. 17: Billie Joe Armstrong - Green Day
- Mar. 09: Jean Louisa Kelly Uncle Buck
- Mar. 18: Dane Cook - Comedian
- Apr. 20: Carmen Electra - Baywatch
- May 02: Dwayne Johnson - Walking Tall
- May 06: Martin Brodeur - New Jersey Devils
- Jun. 23: Selma Blair - Cruel Intentions
- Jun. 24: Mike Kroeger - Nickelback
- Jul. 23: Marlon Wayans - In Living Color
- Jul. 27: Maya Rudolph - SNL Alumni
- Jul. 28: Elizabeth Berkley -Showgirls
- Jul. 29: Wil Wheaton - Star Trek
- Dec. 19: Alyssa Milano - Who's the Boss?
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Famous Deaths
- May 02: J. Edgar Hoover - 1st FBI Director
- Dec. 26: Harry Truman - 33rd USA President
- Dec. 27: Lester B. Pearson - 14th Canadian PM
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Chart Toppers
- Jan. 01: Melanie - Brand New Key
- Jan. 08: Don McLean - American Pie
- Feb. 12: Al Green - Let's Stay Together
- Feb. 19: Nilsson - Without You
- Mar. 18: Neil Young - Heart of Gold
- Mar. 25: America - A Horse With No Name
- Apr. 15: Roberta Flack - The First Time...
- May 27: The Chi-Lites - Oh Girl
- Jun. 03: The Staple Singers - I'll Take You There
- Jun. 10: Sammy Davis Jr - The Candy Man
- Jul. 1: Neil Diamond - Song Sung Blue
- Jul. 15: Bill Withers - Lean on Me
- Jul. 29: Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again
- Aug. 26: Looking Glass - Brandy
- Sep. 16: Three Dog Night - Black and White
- Sep. 23: Mac Davis - Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me
- Oct. 14: Michael Jackson - Ben
- Oct. 21: Chuck Berry - My Ding-a-ling
- Nov. 04: Johnny Nash - I can See Clearly Now
- Dec. 02: The Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
- Dec. 09: Helen Reddy - I Am Woman
- Dec. 16: Billy Paul - Me and Mrs Jones Billboard: Historical Billboard Charts
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45th Academy Awards
- Presented on: March 27, 1973
- Best Picture: The Godfather
- Lead Actor: Marlon Brando in The Godfather
- Lead Actress: Liza Minnelli in Cabaret
- Best Director: Bob Fosse for Cabaret
- Best Documentary: Marjoe RopesofSilicon: Complete Oscar winners list
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April 1972
- April 20: Apollo Program: Apollo 16 becomes the fifth manned lunar lander to touch down on the Moon.
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June 1972
- June 7: The musical "Grease" opened on Broadway
- June 18: Trident jetliner crashes after takeoff from Heathrow Airport in London, killing 118 people
- June 23: President Richard Nixon and White House chief of staff H.R. Haldeman discussed a plan to use the CIA to obstruct the FBI's Watergate investigation.
- June 7: The musical "Grease" opened on Broadway
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September 1972
- 1972: During 1972 Munich Olympics, American, Mark Spitz became the first Olympian to win 7 gold medals.
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November 1972
- November 14: The Dow Jones Industrial Average rises above 1,000 for the first time in history.
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December 1972
- December 7: Apollo 17 launched in Florida. It would be the final moon mission in part with the Apollo Program.
- December 22: Chilean rescue teams reached the 14 remaining survivors of a plane that had crashed in the mountain 2 months prior. The crash victims, most of which were Rugby players resorted to Cannibalism to stay alive, in 1993 a film was made about their ordeal.
December 23: Thousands perished after an Earthquake rocks the Nicaragua capital of Managua.
- December 7: Apollo 17 launched in Florida. It would be the final moon mission in part with the Apollo Program.
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December 23 1972
December 23: Franco Harris caught the "Immaculate Reception" during an NFL playoff match between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Oakland Raiders. -
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