Date: January 30, 1972
Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is damaged by a vandal, the mentally disturbed Hungarian geologist Laszlo Toth. Date: May 21, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Apollo 16 Moon Landing by…
Bowing to international pressure, President of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto releases Bengali leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from prison, who had been arrested after declaring the independence of Bangladesh. Date: January 8, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)…
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…
Apollo program: The launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Date: April 16, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Bloody Sunday: British Paratroopers Kill 14 in Derry January 30, 1972East Pakistan Renames Itself…
The Ryukyu Islands, under U.S. military governance since its conquest in 1945, reverts to Japanese control. Date: May 15, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Osaka Sennichi Department Store Fire, 118 Dead – May…
Astronauts John Young and Charles Duke fly Apollo 16's Apollo Lunar Module to the Moon's surface, the fifth NASA Apollo Program crewed lunar landing. Date: April 21, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Vietnam…