1972 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1972?
- February 1, 1972 – Kuala Lumpur becomes a city by a royal charter granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.
- February 15, 1972 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Rat in Chinese astrology.
- April 10, 1972 – 20 days after he is kidnapped in Buenos Aires, Oberdan Sallustro is executed by communist guerrillas.
- April 13, 1972 – Vietnam War: The Battle of An Lộc begins.
- April 20, 1972 – Apollo 16, commanded by John Young, lands on the moon.
- April 22, 1972 – Vietnam War: Increased American bombing in Vietnam prompts anti-war protests in Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco.
- May 8, 1972 – Vietnam War – U.S. President Richard M. Nixon announces his order to place mines in major North Vietnamese ports in order to stem the flow of weapons and other goods to that nation.
- June 11, 1972 – The Eltham Well Hall rail crash, caused by an intoxicated train driver, kills six people and injures 126.
- June 30, 1972 – The first leap second is added to the UTC time system.
- July 11, 1972 – The first game of the World Chess Championship 1972 between challenger Bobby Fischer and defending champion Boris Spassky starts.
- July 19, 1972 – Dhofar Rebellion: British SAS units help the Omani government against Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman rebels in the Battle of Mirbat.
- July 21, 1972 – Bloody Friday bombings by the Provisional IRA around Belfast, Northern Ireland – 22 bombs are detonated, killing 9 and seriously injuring 130.
- July 23, 1972 – The United States launch Landsat 1, the first Earth-resources satellite.
- July 24, 1972 – Bugojno group is caught by Yugoslav security forces.
- September 11, 1972 – The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system has its opening day of passenger service.
- September 23, 1972 – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos announces over television and radio the implementation of martial law.
- October 10, 1972 – The 1972 Chicago commuter rail crash, killing 48, occurs due to foggy conditions. The accident’s response pushes for changes in Chicago commuter rail, such as brightly colored ends on the cars.
- November 21, 1972 – Voters in South Korea overwhelmingly approve a new constitution, giving legitimacy to Park Chung-hee and the Fourth Republic.
- December 7, 1972 – Apollo 17, the last Apollo moon mission, is launched. The crew takes the photograph known as The Blue Marble as they leave the Earth.
- December 16, 1972 – Vijay Diwas: (Victory Day) is commemorated every 16 December in India as it marks its military victory over Pakistan in 1971 during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
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