Date: February 18, 1972
Munich massacre: Nine Israeli athletes die (along with a German policeman) at the hands of the Palestinian "Black September" terrorist group after being taken hostage at the Munich Olympic Games. Two other Israeli athletes were slain in the initial attack the previous day. Date: September 6, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events…
Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan are executed in Ankara after being convicted of attempting to overthrow the Constitutional order. Date: May 6, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Apollo 17: Eugene Cernan…
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…
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 1972HBO Launches American…
Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London, UK. Date: January 4, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972First Gay Pride March in England July 1, 1972Vietnam…
Southern Airways Flight 49 from Birmingham, Alabama is hijacked and, at one point, is threatened with crashing into the nuclear installation at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. After two days, the plane lands in Havana, Cuba, where the hijackers are jailed by Fidel Castro. Date: November 10, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…