Today in History for May 1972

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 69 of 69

1st - "Different Times" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 24 performances
1st - North Vietnamese troops occupy Quang Tri Activities Committee
1st - Pulitzer prize awarded to Wallace Stegner (Angle of Repose)
1st - Radio's Mutual Black Network premieres
2nd - Electrical fire in Sunshine Silver mine. 126 die (Kellogg Idaho)
2nd - Lt General Vernon A Walters, USA, becomes deputy director of CIA
2nd - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
4th - Vietcong forms revolutionary government in Quang Tri South Vietnam
4th - The Don't Make A Wave Committee, a fledgling environmental organization founded in Canada in 1971, officially changes its name to "Greenpeace Foundation".
5th - Alitalia DC-8 crashes west of Palermo Sicily; killing 115
6th - 98th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Riva Ridge wins in 2:01.8
6th - Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan are executed in Ankara for attempting to overthrow the Constitutional order.
7th - 26th NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 1
7th - Betty Burfeindt wins Sealy LPGA Golf Classic
8th - Sabena aircraft at Lod Intl, Tel Aviv, captured by Palestinians
10th - Overloaded South Korean bus plunges into reservoir, killing 77
10th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
11th - Giants trade Willie Mays to Mets for pitcher Charlie Williams & cash
11th - John Lennon says his phone is tapped by FBI on Dick Cavett Show
11th - Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins beat NY Rangers, 4 games to 2
11th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
12th - Milwaukee Brewers beat Minnesota Twins, 4-3, in 22 innings (completed 5/13)
Pop Singer & Beatle Paul McCartney 12th - Paul McCartney & Wings release "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
13th - 115 die in nightclub atop 7-story Sennichi dept store (Osaka Japan)
13th - Milwaukee Brewers beat Minnesota Twins, 4-3, in 22 innings (started 5/12)
14th - 24th Emmy Awards: All in the Family, Carrol O'Conner & Jean Stapleton
14th - In Willie Mays 1st game as a NY Met his homer beats SF Giants, 5-4
15th - Assassination attempt on US Governor George Wallace of Alabama by Arthur Bremer in Laurel, Md
15th - "Hard Job Being God" opens at Edison Theater NYC for 6 performances
15th - Bus plunges into Nile River killing 50 pilgrims. (Minia Egypt)
15th - Ryukyu Is & Daito Is returned to Japan after 27 yrs of US control
15th - The island of Okinawa, under U.S. military governance since its conquest in 1945, reverts to Japanese control.
16th - "Don't Play Us Cheap" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 164 perfs
16th - Greg Luzinski's 500' HR hits Liberty Bell monument in Phila Vet
16th - Jane Blalock wins LPGA Suzuki Golf Internationale
17th - Neth & China PR exchange ambassadors
17th - Tottenham Hotspur wins 1st UEFA Cup in London
18th - "Me & The Chimp," last airs on CBS-TV
18th - John Sebastian makes 63 consecutive free throws while blindfolded
19th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
19th - WMAV TV channel 18 in Oxford, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting
20th - "Different Times" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 24 performances
20th - "Hard Job Being God" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 6 performances
20th - 5th ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat NY Nets, 4 games to 2
20th - 98th Preakness: Eldon Nelson aboard Bee Bee Bee wins in 1:55.6
20th - Cameroon adopts its constitution
20th - Republic of Cameroon declared as constitution is ratified
21st - "Heathen!" opens & closes at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 1 performance
21st - "Lost in the Stars" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 39 perfs
21st - Kathy Cornelius wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational
Painter Michelangelo 21st - Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is damaged by a vandal.
22nd - Ceylon becomes Republic of Sri Lanka as its constitution is ratified
22nd - Ton Sijbrands becomes world checker champion
22nd - US president Nixon begins visit Moscow
24th - Glasgow Rangers wins 12th Europe Cup II at Barcelona
24th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
25th - Heavyweight Joe Frazier KOs Ron Stander
25th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
26th - Joe Frazier TKOs Ron Stander in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
26th - Nixon & Brezhnev signs SALT accord
26th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
26th - The British state-owned travel firm Thomas Cook & Son is sold to a consortium of private businesses headed by the Midland Bank.
27th - "Applause" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 900 performances
27th - "Jimmy Castor Bunch's Troglodyte" (Cave Man) hits #6
28th - White House "plumbers" break into Democratic Natl HQ at Watergate
29th - Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship
30th - 3 Jap PFL terrorists kills 24, wound 72 at Tel Aviv's Lod Intl airport
30th - The Angry Brigade goes on trial over a series of 25 bombings throughout Britain.
31st - Ajax wins Europe Cup 1 in Rotterdam

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 100 of 122

1st - Bobby Chouinard, Manilla Phillipines, pitcher (Oakland A's)
2nd - Erik Maes, Dutch soccer player (MVV)
2nd - Jennifer Miriam, Oklahoma City OK, playmate (March, 1997)
2nd - Jill Savery, Fort Lauderdale Fl, synchronized swimmer (Olympics-gold-96)
2nd - Peter Ogilvie, Vancouver BC, 100m sprinter (Olympics-96)
2nd - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, American professional wrestler and actor
2nd - Paul Adcock, English footballer
3rd - Brett Hayman, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
3rd - Josh Taves, defensive end (New England Patriots)
3rd - Vyacheslav Kozlov, Voskresensk Russia, NHL forward (Detroit Red Wings)
3rd - Shonie Carter, American MMA fighter
3rd - Suzi Suzuki, former Japanese adult actress
4th - Mike Dirnt [Michael Ryan Pritchard], Berkeley, California, American musician (Green Day)
4th - Ethan Watts, Phila, volleyball middle blocker (Olympics-96)
4th - Gretchen Ulion, ice hockey forward (USA, Oly-98)
4th - Marc Lamb, WLAF T (London Monarchs)
5th - Barrett Brooks, NFL tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
5th - Brigitta Boccoli, Milan Italy, actress (Manhattan Baby)
5th - Janelle Lynn Canady, Miss Alaska USA (1996)
Bassist Rocker Mike Dirnt (4th) 5th - Mikael Renberg, Pitea Swe, NHL right wing (Phila Flyers, TB Lightning)
5th - Mike Hollis, kicker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
5th - Ron Snook, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
5th - Rushia Brown, WNBA forward/center (Cleveland Rockers)
5th - Travis Jervey, NFL running back (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
5th - Wendy Kaye, Memphis Tenn, playmate (Jul, 1991)
5th - Zigmund Palffy, Skalica Slo, NHL right wing (NY Islanders)
5th - James Cracknell, British rowing champion, double Olympic gold medalist
6th - Dean Larsson, BC Canada, Nike golfer (1994 Monterrey Open-46th)
6th - Martin Brodeur, Montreal, NHL goalie (NJ Devils, Team Canada)
7th - Chris Hayes, safety (NY Jets)
7th - John Holecek, NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
7th - Vince Stewart, WLAF defensive tackle (Barcelona Dragons)
7th - Frank Trigg, American Mixed Martial Arts Fighter
8th - Chris Sanders, NFL wide receiver (Tennessee/Houston Oilers)
8th - Keelin Curnuck, Miss New York USA (1996)/Ms Venus Swimwear (1994)
9th - Dan Hollander, Royal Oak Mich, figure skater (1996 Great Lakes champ)
9th - Dave Barr, WLAF quarterback (Scotland Claymores)
9th - Simon Hollingsworth, Australian 400m hurdler (Olympics-92, 96)
9th - Megumi Odaka, Japanese actress and artist
9th - Daniela Silivaş, Romanian gymnast
10th - Akili Johnson, NFL defensive back (Atlanta Falcons)
10th - Emma Ridley, Hanpstead England, actress (Return to Oz)
10th - Farrell Duclair, CFL fullback (Calgary Stampeders)
10th - Stuart Carlisle, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman 1995-)
10th - Radosław Majdan, Polish footballer
11th - Andrew Bonhomme, Melbourne VIC, Australasia golfer
11th - Hicham El-Mashtoub, NFL center (Houston Oilers)
11th - Stefen Reid, CFL linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
11th - Anita Hegh, Australian actress
12th - Annette Albertson, Reno Nevada, Miss America-Nevada (1997)
12th - David Oaks, 100m/200m runner
12th - Jason Kyle, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks)
12th - Michelle Kahn, Miss Universe-Trinidad & Tobago (1996)
12th - Paul Stout, Saugus California, actor (Phillip-Scarecrow & Mrs King)
13th - Darryl Sydor, Edmonton, NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars)
13th - Josh Heinrich, NFL/WLAF defensive end (Lions, Barcelona Dragons)
13th - Stefaan Maene, Belgian swimmer
14th - Chad Cascadden, NFL linebacker (NY Jets)
14th - Gabriel Mann, American actor
14th - Mark Ruskell, England-born Scottish politician
15th - David Charvet, actor (Melrose Place)
15th - Patrick Pothuizen, soccer player (Vitesse)
15th - Tirrell Greene, WLAF guard (Frankfurt Galaxy)
15th - Troy Drake, NFL tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
16th - Keith Burns, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
16th - Matthew Hart, cricketer (NZ lefty spinner 1994- )
16th - Khary Payton, American actor
17th - Elena Wagner, Sofia Bulgaria, tennis star (1996 ITF/Redbridge-GBR)
17th - John Burrough, NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons)
18th - Turner Stevenson, Prince George, NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens)
19th - Ronald Williams, CFL running back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
19th - Willie Brown, NFL/WLAF linebacker (Seattle Seahawks. Rhein Fire)
19th - Jenny Berggren, Swedish singer (Ace of Base)
20th - Michael Cox, Hannibal Missouri, 1.5k runner
21st - Alesha Oreskovich, Tampa FL, playmate (Jun, 1993)
21st - Liliko Ogasawara, Englewood NJ, middleweight judoka (Olympics-96)
21st - The Notorious B.I.G. [Christopher Wallace], New York City, New York, rapper (Life After Death), (d. 1997)
21st - Adriano Cintra, Brazilian musician (CSS)
22nd - Alison Eastwood, daughter of actor Clint/actress (Tightrope)
22nd - Mike Hollis, NFL kicker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
22nd - Rich Owens, NFL defensive end (Washington Redskins)
22nd - Anna Belknap, American actress
22nd - Annabel Chong, Singapore actress
23rd - Isabelle Fijalkowski, WNBA center/forward (Cleveland Rockers)
23rd - Marco van Hoogdalem, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC)
23rd - Rene Ingoglia, running back (Buffalo Bills)
23rd - Shannon Brown, NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons)
23rd - Rubens Barrichello, Brazilian formula one driver
24th - Danny Bautista, Santo Domingo Dom Rep, outfielder (Atlanta Braves)
24th - Petra Schwarz-Ritter, Vienna Aus, tennis star (1988 Futures-Bari-ITA)
24th - Tito Paul, NFL defensive back (Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals)
24th - Viktor Ujcik, Jihlava CZE, hockey (Team Czech Rep)
24th - Greg Berlanti, American television writer and producer
25th - Antonio Lang, NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers)
25th - Tony Ronaldson, Adelaide SA Australia, basketball forward (Oly-96)
26th - Patsy Palmer, British actress
27th - Antonio Freeman, NFL wide reciever (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
27th - Karen Hecox, US 1500m runner
27th - Troy Sienkiewicz, NFL tackle/guard (San Diego Chargers)
27th - Ivete Sangalo, Brazilian singer

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Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 23 of 23

1st - Fernand Ansseau, Belgian operator (Orfeo), dies at 82
2nd - Hugo Hartung, writer, dies at 69
2nd - J Edgar Hoover, first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1924-72) dies at 77
3rd - Bruce Cabot, actor (Diamonds are Forever), dies at 68
3rd - Les Harvey, rocker, dies
4th - Edward Calvin Kendall, American chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1886)
5th - Rev Gary David, vocalist, dies at 76
6th - Deniz Gezmiş, Turkish Left-wing Political Activist (b. 1947)
13th - Dan Blocker, American actor (Hoss-Bonanza), dies at 43
15th - Nigel Green, actor (Skull, Tobruk, Ipcress File), dies at 47
16th - Maxime Dumoulin, composer, dies at 79
18th - Eero Aukusti Sipila, composer, dies at 53
20th - Cornelis J van der Klauw, Dutch biologist/zoologist, dies at 78
20th - Walter Winchell, columnist/narrator (Untouchables), dies at 75
22nd - Margaret Rutherford, English actress (Murder Ahoy, VIP's), dies at 80
24th - Asta Nielsen, actress (Joyless Street), dies at 88
24th - Gavin Muir, actor (Hollister-Betty Hutton Show), dies at 64
24th - Ismail Yasin, Egyptian comedian and actor (b. 1915)
28th - Edward VIII, King of Great Britain and Northern Ireland dies at 77
King of Great Britain Edward VIII (28th) 29th - Moe Berg, American baseball player and spy (b. 1902)
29th - Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-born mechanical engineer (b. 1878)
30th - Margaret Ruthven Lang, composer, dies at 104
31st - Walter Freeman, American physician (b. 1895)