Date: September 24, 1972
The first day of the seven-day 1972 Iran blizzard, which would kill at least 4,000 people, making it the deadliest snowstorm in history. Date: February 3, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Official Irish…
Iberia Flight 602 crashes near Ibiza Airport, killing all 104 people on board. Date: January 7, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Angry Brigade Trial Over 25 UK Bombings, May 30, 1972Apollo 16 Lunar…
The Troubles: Bloody Sunday: British paratroopers open fire on anti-internment marchers in Derry, Northern Ireland, killing 13 people; another person later dies of injuries sustained. Date: January 30, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II. Date: January 24, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Ryukyu Islands Return…
Apollo program: Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt begin the third and final extra-vehicular activity (EVA) or "Moonwalk" of Apollo 17. To date they are the last humans to set foot on the Moon. Date: December 13, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 1972…
Last executions in Paris: Claude Buffet and Roger Bontems are guillotined at La Santé Prison. Date: November 28, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 28 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Vietnam War Operation Linebacker Ends After Five Months October 23,…