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1972 Calendar Trivia

The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2028. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.

April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.

1972 Calendar

Historical Events Of 1972

• February 15, 1972 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Rat in Chinese astrology.
• March 22, 1972 – The United States Congress sends the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification.
• April 11, 1972 – First edition of the BBC comedy panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue is broadcast, one of the longest-running British radio shows in history.
• April 13, 1972 – 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.
• July 23, 1972 – The United States launches Landsat 1, the first Earth-resources satellite.
• September 19, 1972 – A parcel bomb sent to Israeli Embassy in London kills one diplomat.
• October 13, 1972 – An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-62 crashes outside Moscow killing 174.
• November 11, 1972 – Vietnam War: Vietnamization – The United States Army turns over the massive Long Binh military base to South Vietnam.
• December 11, 1972 – Apollo 17 becomes the sixth and last Apollo mission to land on the Moon.
• December 30, 1972 – Vietnam War: The United States halts heavy bombing of North Vietnam.

Who Were Born On 1972?

• January 27, 1972 – Josh Randall, American actor
• February 14, 1972 – Drew Bledsoe, American football player and coach
• March 20, 1972 – Chilly Gonzales, Canadian-German singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
• June 20, 1972 – Juan Castro, Mexican baseball player and manager
• July 23, 1972 – Suat Kılıç, Turkish journalist, lawyer, and politician, Turkish Minister of Youth and Sports
• August 14, 1972 – Laurent Lamothe, Haitian businessman and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Haiti
• September 11, 1972 – Matthew Gilmore, Belgian-Australian cyclist
• October 6, 1972 – Anders Iwers, Swedish bass player (Tiamat, Cemetary, and Ceremonial Oath)
• October 15, 1972 – Sandra Kim, Belgian singer
• October 21, 1972 – Masakazu Morita, Japanese voice actor