Iberia Flight 602 Crashes Near Ibiza Airport, 104 Dead, January 7, 1972
Date: January 7, 1972
Date: January 7, 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 β π Other events on February 3 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Operation Linebacker…
Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 (a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar) crashes in the Florida Everglades on approach to Miami International Airport, Florida, killing 101 of the 176 people on board. Date: December 29, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 29 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day…
The Angry Brigade goes on trial over a series of 25 bombings throughout the United Kingdom. Date: May 30, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 30 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Aeroflot Flight 217 Crashes Near Moscow, 174 Killed -…
Munich massacre: A Palestinian terrorist group called "Black September" attacks and takes hostage 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games. Two die in the attack and nine are murdered the following day. Date: September 5, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 5 π Events on this day in 1972…
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 β π Other events on May 5 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Apollo 16 Lunar…
Vietnam War: White House Press Secretary Ron Ziegler tells the press that there will be no more public announcements concerning American troop withdrawals from Vietnam because troop levels are now down to 27,000. Date: November 30, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 30 π Events on this day in 1972…