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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?
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
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
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
Top Athletes
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April 1972
- April 20: Apollo Program: Apollo 16 becomes the fifth manned lunar lander to touch down on the Moon.
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.
September 1972
- 1972: During 1972 Munich Olympics, American, Mark Spitz became the first Olympian to win 7 gold medals.
November 1972
- November 14: The Dow Jones Industrial Average rises above 1,000 for the first time in history.
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 23 1972
December 23: Franco Harris caught the "Immaculate Reception" during an NFL playoff match between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Oakland Raiders.
1972 Questions
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Are women unhappier post-1972? 5 AnswersI think I have the answer. While I completely agree with the feminist movement, there is one really bad thing that came out of the feminist movement. Once wom... read more
What is one photo that defines the year 1972? 9 AnswersVietnam napalm attack In June 1972, Nick Ut photographed a nine-year-old girl, Kim Phuc, fleeing her village after a napalm attack. The picture won him a Pulit... read more
What happened in the 1972 Olympics gold medal basketball game? 4 AnswersDoug Collins of America sank two free throws with 3 seconds on the clock to put USA up 50-49 at the buzzer. The Soviet coaches charged the scorers' table, sayi... read more
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@Ekwall Det där är sedan gammalt!...9 Augusti 1972....då och ingen annan dag! / F
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1964 and 1972 Olympics Pictograms #thegraffik http://thegraffik.co.cc/1964-and-1972-olympics-pictograms-7.htm
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Buy.com: DVD - Beatles-Composing Outside the Beatles-Lennon and McCartney 1967-1972: - $16.84 http://tinyurl.com/ykfto7c
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#tv5 film: this week's gem/bijou - Tout le monde il est beau (1972) classic french comedy (three words you don't often see together)
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Bizarre. Watching one of those terrible British property shows. They're trying to sell a house on the street in Finchley I lived on in 1972.
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