Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z Bombing Kills 81 Over Pleiku, June 15, 1972
Date: June 15, 1972
Date: June 15, 1972
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes the Nicaraguan capital of Managua killing more than 10,000. Date: December 23, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972East Pakistan Renames Itself Bangladesh – January 11, 1972The Price Is…
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 1972Black Hills Dam…
An Ilyushin Il-62 airliner crashes near Königs Wusterhausen, East Germany killing 156 people. Date: August 14, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 14 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Vietnam War Easter Offensive Begins in South Vietnam DMZ, March 30, 1972Apollo…
Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos begins authoritarian rule by declaring martial law. Date: September 21, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Soviet Luna 20 Moon Landing, February 21, 1972Vietnamization: U.S. Turns Over Long Binh Base…
Vietnam War: The Battle of An Lộc begins. 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 from 1972JAT Flight 367 Bombing Kills 27, Vesna Vulović Survives January 26, 1972Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 Crashes…
In Ben Gurion Airport (at the time: Lod Airport), Israel, members of the Japanese Red Army carry out the Lod Airport massacre, killing 24 people and injuring 78 others. Date: May 30, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day…