Date: January 30, 1972
East African Airways Flight 720 crashes during a rejected takeoff from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, killing 43. Date: April 18, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Nixon Visits China…
Alitalia Flight 112 crashes into Mount Longa near Palermo, Sicily, killing all 115 aboard, making it the deadliest single-aircraft disaster in Italy. Date: May 5, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 19721972 Iran Blizzard…
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 1972Bloody Friday: Provisional IRA Belfast Bombings Kill 9, Injure 130, July 21,…
United States President Richard Nixon visits China to normalize Sino-American relations. Date: February 21, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 21 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Bangladesh Constitution Enacted, December 16, 1972HBO Launches American Pay Television Network, November 8, 1972U.S….
The Universal Postal Union decides to recognize the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate Chinese representative, effectively expelling the Republic of China administering Taiwan. Date: April 13, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to the newly independent Bangladesh as president after spending over nine months in prison in Pakistan. Date: January 10, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 10 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Richard Nixon Announces Space Shuttle…