Today in History for August 1972

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 57 of 57

1st - 1st article exposing Wategate scandal (Bernstein-Woodward)
1st - Nate Colbert of SD Padres hits record tying 5 HRs in a double header
2nd - Gold hits record $70 an ounce in London
3rd - British premier Heath proclaims emergency crisis due to harbor strike
3rd - Chozen-ji/Intl Zen Dojo founded by Omori Sogen Roshi, in Hawaii
3rd - U.S. Senate ratifies the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
4th - Arthur Bremer jailed for 63 years for shooting Alabama Gov Wallace
5th - Moody Blues release "Nights in White Satin"
5th - Uganda president Idi Amin throws out all 80,000 Asians
5th - Detroit shortstop Ed Brinkman errors ends record streak of 72 games & 331 total chances without a miscue
6th - Garry Player wins PGA golf tournament
6th - Hank Aaron hits 660th & 661st HRs for Braves (record for 1 team)
6th - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Knoxville Ladies Golf Classic
7th - Hall of Fame inducts Berra, Sandy Koufax, Lefty Gomez & Early Wynn
8th - NY Yanks sign 30-year lease to play in remodeled Yankee Stadium
9th - Rockwell receives NASA contract to construct Space Shuttle
10th - 1 million kg heavy meteorite grazes atmosphere above Canada
10th - Paul & Linda McCartney are arrested in Sweden on drug possession
11th - "Cheech & Chong Day" in San Antonio Texas
Baseball Player Hank Aaron 12th - "Funny Thing Happened..." closes at Lunt-Fontanne NYC after 156 perfs
12th - "Oh! Calcutta!" closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 1316 performances
12th - Ian & Greg Chappell both scores centuries in same Test Cricket innings
12th - Last American combat ground troops leave Vietnam
13th - Dutch KRO-TV transmits 440th & last "Bonanza"
13th - Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Pabst Ladies Golf Classic
14th - East German Aeroflot Illyushin 62 crashes near Moscow, killing 156
16th - 54th PGA Championship: Gary Player shoots a 281 at Oakland Hills Mich
16th - Morocco King Hassan II's B727 shot at
16th - Philip Potter appointed sect-gen of World council of Churches
16th - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
17th - Phillies Steve Carlton wins his 15th straight game
18th - Police fine Paul & Linda McCartney ś800 in Sweden cannabis possession
20th - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Southgate Ladies Golf Open
20th - USSR performs underground nuclear test
21st - 1st hot air balloon flight over Alps
21st - British harbor strike ends
21st - Grace Slick maced by police when a band official called cops, pigs
21st - Republican convention opens in Miami Beach
21st - US orbiting astronomy observatory Copernicus launched
22nd - International Olympic Committee exspells Rhodesia
22nd - Rhodesia is expelled by the IOC for its racist policies.
23rd - Republican convention (Miami Beach, Fla) renominates VP Agnew but not unanimous-1 vote went to NBC newsman David Brinkley)
23rd - Chicago's Dick Allen is 4th (Jimmie Foxx, Hank Greenberg, & Alex Johnson) to homer into Comiskey Park's center field bleachers
24th - 8th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yanks beat Mets 2-1
24th - Dennis Amiss scores 1st one-day int century, 103 v Australia
24th - Gordie Howe & Jean Beliveau inducted in Hockey Hall of Fame
26th - 20th Olympic games open at Munich German FR
26th - Leo Durocher replaces Harry Walker as manager of Astros
26th - NY Cosmos beat St Louis Stars, 2-1 to win NASL championship
26th - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
27th - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA National Jewish Hospital Golf Open
27th - US bombs Haiphong North Vietnam
28th - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
29th - SF Giant Jim Barr retires 1st 20 batters he faces added to last 21 he retired 6 days earlier for record 41 in a row
Artist & Musician Yoko Ono 30th - John Lennon & Yoko Ono perform at Madison Square Garden
31st - Lasse Viren runs Olympic/world record 10,000m (27:38.4)
31st - Olga Korbut, USSR, wins olympic gold medal in gymnastics

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 100 of 122

1st - Karen Dalton, Mt View California, diver (Olympics-96)
1st - Martin Damm, Czech Republic, tennis star
1st - Matt Dyson, NFL linebacker (Oakland Raiders)
1st - Devon Hughes, American professional wrestler
1st - Nicke Royale, Swedish musician (The Hellacopters)
1st - Tanya Reid, Canadian actress
2nd - Lee McClinton, NFL running back (Miami Dolphins)
2nd - Nathan Thomas, Australian water polo player (Olympics-96)
2nd - Mohamed Al-Deayea, Saudi Arabian footballer
2nd - Jimmy Pop, American musician (The Bloodhound Gang)
2nd - Justyna Steczkowska, Polish singer
3rd - Alain Bolduc, Montreal Quebec, yachter (Olympics-96)
3rd - Jeff Nygaard, Madison Wisc, volleyball middle blocker (Olympics-96)
3rd - John Lilley, Wakefield Mass, US hockey forward (Olympics-1994)
3rd - Sandis Ozolinsh, Riga Lat, NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche)
3rd - Travis Hall, defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons)
4th - Stefan Brogren, Canadian actor
5th - Aaqib Javed, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler 1989- )
5th - Arthur Reid, Nashville Tenn, pairs skater (& Jennifer Darst)
5th - Darryl Yung, Victoria BC, badminton player (Olympics-96)
5th - John Wasdin, Ft Belvoir WA, pitcher (Oakland A's)
5th - Christian Olde Wolbers, Belgian musician (Fear Factory)
5th - Ikuto Hidaka, Japanese professional wrestler
6th - Geri Estelle Halliwell, "Ginger Spice" singer (Spice Girls)
6th - Mike Frederick, NFL defensive end (Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens)
7th - Oscar Gray, NFL fullback (Seattle Seahawks)
7th - Tony Bouie, NFL safety (Tampa Bay Bucs)
7th - Willy Tate, NFL/WLAF tight end (KC Chiefs, Scottish Claymores)
7th - Greg Serano, American actor
8th - Axel Merckx, Belgian bicycle racer
8th - Lüpüs Thünder, American musician (The Bloodhound Gang)
9th - Elizabeth Vassey, Raleigh NC, actress (Emily Martin-All My Children)
9th - Eric Zomalt, NFL strong safety (Philadelphia Eagles)
9th - Robert Peal, Chicago Ill, dance skater (& Margot Contois)
9th - Silvia Ramon-Cortes, Barcelona Spain, tennis star (1994 Futures-Vigo)
9th - Juanes, Colombian singer
9th - A-Mei, Taiwanese singer
10th - Julann Vadnais, Miss Maine USA (1996)
10th - Lawrence Dallaglio, English rugby union footballer
10th - Christofer Johnsson, Swedish musician
11th - Curtis Ceaser, NFL wide receiver (NY Jets)
11th - Jonathon Prandi, American model
12th - Allison Cook, Australian basketballl player (Olympics-bronze-96)
12th - Del "The Funkee Homosapian", rapper
12th - John Jones, WLAF guard (Rhein Fire)
12th - Rebecca Gayheart, actress (Hannah Mayberry-Loving)
12th - Takanohana, Sumo yokozuna
12th - Mark Kinsella, Irish footballer
12th - Gyanendra Pandey, Indian cricketer
13th - Lisa Kiggens, Salinas CA, LPGA golfer (1994 Rochester International)
13th - Kevin Plank, American entrepreneur (Under Armour)
14th - Brian Gragert, WLAF punter (Amsterdam Admirals)
14th - Ed O'Bannon, NBA forward (NJ Nets)
14th - Evan Pilgrim, NFL guard (Chic Bears)
14th - Katja Maaria Lehtd, ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Oly-98)
14th - Ross Schulte, NFL/WLAF kicker/punter (Buffalo Bills, Frankfurt Galaxy)
14th - Jay Manuel, Canadian make-up artist
Actor Ben Affleck (15th) 15th - Ben Affleck, Berkeley California, actor (Armageddon, Pearl Harbor)
15th - Freddie Solomon, NFL wide receiver (Philadelphia Eagles)
15th - Jason Maniecki, defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
15th - Ken Walter, punter (Carolina Panthers)
15th - Mikey Graham, Dublin Ireland, Irish singer (Boyzone)
15th - Chris Morrissey, American film director/actor
15th - Matthew Wood, American actor and sound editor
16th - Eddie Goines, NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks)
16th - Michael Reed, NFL cornerback (Carolina Panthers)
16th - Michael Thornberry, Virginia Beach Va, team handball circle (Oly-1996)
16th - Zach Wiegert, tackle (St Louis Rams)
16th - Stan Lazaridis, Australian footballer
16th - Emily Robison, American country singer, instrumentalist and songwriter (Dixie Chicks)
16th - Frankie Boyle, Scottish comedian
17th - Ernie Conwell, tight end (St Louis Rams)
17th - Habibul Bashar, Bangladeshi cricketer
17th - Ken Ryker, American pornographic actor
18th - Derrick Harris, running back (St Louis Rams)
18th - Loraine Lambert, Ipswich Queensland, golfer (NZ champ 1991, 92)
18th - Nate Jones, Chicago Ill, heavyweight boxer (Olympics-bronze-96)
18th - Ray Jacobs, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos)
18th - Keiko Yamada, Japanese singer
18th - Leo Ku, Hong Kong singer
18th - Shaun Wilson, Australian artist
19th - Colleen Thornburn, Toronto Ontario, softball catcher (Olympics-96)
19th - Elizabeth Wolfgramm, rocker (Jets)
19th - Pierre Allard, hockey forward (Team France 1998)
19th - Roberto Abbondanzieri, Argentine footballer
19th - Sammi Cheng Sau Man, Hong Kong singer and actress
19th - Chihiro Yonekura, Japanese singer
20th - Derrick Alston, NBA forward (Phila 76ers)
21st - Johnnie Harris, CFL linebacker (Toronto Argonauts)
22nd - Marliece Andrada, Manteca California, playmate (March 1998)
22nd - Stephen Boyd, NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions)
22nd - Max Wilson, Brazilian racing driver
23rd - Anthony Calvillo, CFL quarterback (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
23rd - Sheldon Benoit, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
23rd - Tony Carter, NFL running back (Chicago Bears)
23rd - Martin Grainger, English footballer
23rd - Raul Casanova, Puerto Rican baseball player
24th - Chris Right, CFL receiver (Montreal Alouettes)
24th - Christian Ruud, Oslo Norway, tennis star (1989 Norwegian)
24th - Ian Moran, Cleveland Ohio, US hockey defenseman (Olympics-1994, Pitts)

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Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 1 of 1

5th - "The Addams Family" actor John Astin (42) weds actress Patty Duke (25)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 27 of 27

2nd - Brian Cole, vocalist/bassist (Association), dies of overdose at 29
2nd - Paul Goodman, US social critic/writer, dies at 60
2nd - Rudolf Ganz, composer, dies at 95
2nd - Helen Hoyt, American poet (b. 1887)
5th - Frederic Tozere, actor (Mr Phillips-Stanley), dies at 71
5th - Harry Hylton-Foster, Speaker of the British House of Commons (b. 1905)
7th - Joi Lansing, actress (Bob Cummings Show), dies at 44 of cancer
8th - Andrea Feldman, American actor (b. 1948)
9th - Bill Berns, commentator (Television Screen Magazine), dies at 53
9th - Richard Elsasser, composer, dies at 45
11th - Max Theiler, S Afr/US microbiologist (vaccin-Nobel 1951), dies at 73
13th - George Wiess, General Manager (NY Yankees), dies at 78
14th - Jules Romains, French novelist (Death of Nobody), dies at 86
14th - Oscar Levant, actor (American in Paris, Dance of Life), dies at 65
14th - Pierre Brasseur, French actor (Quai des Brumes), dies at 66
15th - Alf Thorbald Hurum, composer, dies at 89
16th - John Barnes Chance, composer, dies at 39
17th - Raymond Brulez, Flemish author (Schoone slaapster), dies at 76
17th - Wampilow, writer, dies
23rd - Balis Dvarionas, composer, dies at 68
24th - Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 59
25th - Juan Carlos Paz, composer, dies at 71
25th - Robert Denzler, composer, dies at 80
26th - Jacques Gans, Dutch author/journalist, dies at 63
28th - William HAF, Engl prince/grandson of George V, dies in accident at 29
29th - Lale [Liselotte H] Anderson, Ger night club performer/singer, dies
29th - Rene Leibowitz, composer, dies at 59