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1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1972nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 972nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 72nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1970s decade.
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February 18 – U.S. President Richard Nixon visits China.May 15 – Governor George C. Wallace of Alabama is shot by Arthur H. Bremer at a Laurel, Marylandpolitical rally.June 13-22 – Hurricane Agnes strikes Florida and moves through the East Coast of the United States. In Pennsylvania and New York, Agnes caeses heavy flooding that kills many people. Total damage fr...June 29 – The United States Supreme Court rules that the death penalty is unconstitutional.January 2 – Adam Elliot, Australian animatorJanuary 11 – Amanda Peet, American actressJanuary 16 - Greg Page, Australian musician (The Wiggles)February 17 – Billie Joe Armstrong, American singer (Green Day)January
1. January 16 – Ross Bagdasarian, American actor and songwriter (b. 1919) 2. January 27 – Mahalia Jackson, American gospel singer (b. 1911) 3. January 31 – King Mahendra of Nepal (b. 1920)
February
1. February 20 – Maria Goeppert-Mayer, German physicist (b. 1906)
March
1. March 22 – Miguel Gustavo, Brazilian journalist, radio personality and composer (b. 1922) 2. March 31 – Meena Kumari, Indian actress and poet (b. 1933)
"People Need Love" – ABBA"He Is Your Brother" – ABBA"Starman" – David Bowie"Take It Easy" – The EaglesJun 18, 2023 · It was established in Sunnyvale, California, in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. From the 1970s to the middle of the 1980s, the company’s products, including Pong and the Atari 2600, helped shape the electronic entertainment industry. 9. The Bloody Sunday incident in Northern Ireland – On 30 January 1972.
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