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1972 Historical Event(s)
January 13, 1972
– Prime Minister Kofi Busia and President Edward Akufo-Addo of Ghana are ousted in a bloodless military coup by Colonel Ignatius Kutu Acheamphong.
January 14, 1972
– Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederick or Christian since 1513.
February 15, 1972
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Rat in Chinese astrology.
April 16, 1972
– Apollo program: The launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
May 2, 1972
– In the early morning hours a fire broke out at the Sunshine mine located between Kellogg and Wallace, ID, killing 91 workers.
August 14, 1972
– An East German Ilyushin Il-62 crashes during takeoff from East Berlin, killing 156.
September 9, 1972
– In Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park, a Cave Research Foundation exploration and mapping team discovers a link between the Mammoth and Flint Ridge cave systems, making it the longest known cave passageway in the world.
September 25, 1972
– In a referendum, the people of Norway reject membership of the European Community.
October 13, 1972
– An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-62 crashes outside Moscow killing 176.
December 19, 1972
– Apollo program: The last manned lunar flight, Apollo 17, crewed by Eugene Cernan, Ron Evans and Harrison Schmitt, returns to Earth.
Who Were Born On 1972?
January 11, 1972
– Amanda Peet, American actress
March 4, 1972
– Ivy Queen, American composer and singer
March 17, 1972
– Marc Gunn, poet, podcaster, and musician (Brobdingnagian Bards)
June 16, 1972
– Simon Khan, English golfer
September 7, 1972
– Jason Isringhausen, American baseball player
September 15, 1972
– Letizia, Princess of Asturias, Spanish royalty
October 6, 1972
– Anders Iwers, Swedish musician
November 1, 1972
– Jenny McCarthy, American actress and model
December 17, 1972
– John Abraham, Indian actor
December 22, 1972
– Vanessa Paradis, French singer