1972
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| Centuries: | 19th century - 20th century - 21st century |
| Decades: | 1940s 1950s 1960s - 1970s - 1980s 1990s 2000s |
| Years: | 1969 1970 1971 - 1972 - 1973 1974 1975 |
1972 was a leap year in the 20th century.
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[change] Events
- February 17 - U.S. President Richard Nixon visits China.
- May 15 - Governor George C. Wallace of Alabama is shot by Arthur H. Bremer at a Laurel, Maryland political rally.
- June 29 - The United States Supreme Court rules that the death penalty is unconstitutional.
- September 17 - The television comedy series M*A*S*H premires in the United States.
- Author and pen club president Heinrich Böll receives the nobel prize for literature.
[change] Births
- January 2 - Adam Elliot, Australian animator
- January 11 - Amanda Peet, American actress
- January 15 - Ben Affleck, American actor
- February 17 - Billie Joe Armstrong, American singer (Green Day)
- February 17 - Yuki Isoya, Japanese singer (Judy and Mary)
- March 15 - Mark Hoppus, American musician (Blink 182)
- March 17 - Oksana Grishuk, Ukrainian figure skater
- March 23 - Jonas Björkman, Swedish tennis player
- April 17 - Jennifer Garner, American actress
- April 20 - Carmen Electra, American model
- May 4 - Mike Dirnt, American musician (Green Day)
- June 23 - Zinedine Zidane, French footballer
- August 6 - Geri Halliwell, English singer (Spice Girls)
- August 25 - Rachael Ray, American talk show host and cook
- August 27 - Denise Lewis, English athlete
- August 27 - Dalip Singh Rana, Indian wrestler
- August 30 - Cameron Diaz, American actress
- September 28 - Gwyneth Paltrow, American actress
- October 17 - Eminem, American rapper
- December 9 - Tré Cool, American musician (Green Day)
- December 19 - Alyssa Milano, American actress
- December 28 - Pat Rafter, Australian tennis player
- Shmuel Yerushalmi, Israeli poet
[change] Deaths
- January 16 - Ross Bagdasarian, American pianist and actor (b. 1919)
- April 27 - Kwame Nkrumah, first President of Ghana (b. 1909)
- May 5 - Martiros Saryan, Russian-Armenian painter (b. 1880)
- May 28 - HRH the Duke of Windsor, formerly Edward VIII King of the United Kingdom (b. 1894)
- December 26 - Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States (b. [[]])
[change] Movies released
[change] Hit Songs
- "People Need Love" - ABBA
- "He Is Your Brother" - ABBA
- "Starman" - David Bowie
- "Take It Easy" - The Eagles
- "Jealous Guy" - John Lennon
- "All The Young Dudes" - Mott The Hoople
- "You're So Vain" - Carly Simon
- "Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard" - Paul Simon
- "Mother and Child Reunion" - Paul Simon
- "Duncan" - Paul Simon
- "America" - Simon and Garfunkel
- "You Wear It Well" - Rod Stewart
- "Ben"- Michael Jackson
- "Parle plus bas (Le Parrain)"- Dalida
- "Les choses de l'amour"- Dalida
- "Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me" - Mac Davis
- "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" - Simon and Garfunkel
- "American Pie" - Don McLean
- "Horse With No Name" - America
- "Ventura Highway" - America
- "Crocodile Rock" - Elton John
- "Rocket Man" - Elton John
- "Layla" - Derek & the Dominoes
- "Rock & Roll Part 2" - Gary Glitter
- "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" - Jim Croce
- "The Candyman" - Sammy Davis Jr.
- "Lean on Me" - Bill Withers
- "Freddie's Dead (Theme From Superfly)" - Curtis Mayfield
- "If You Don't Know Me By Now" - Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes
- "I Gotcha" - Joe Tex
- "Without You" - Harry Nilsson
- "Let's Stay Together" - Al Green
- "Brand New Key" - Melanie
- "Signs" - The Drifters
- "My Ding-A-Ling" - Chuck Berry
- "Morning Has Broken" - Cat Stevens
- "I Can See Clearly Now" - Johnny Nash
- "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face" - Roberta Flack
- "I'll Take You There" - The Staple Singers
- "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" - Looking Glass
- "Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)" - Hollies
- Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
- "Heart of Gold" - Neil Young
- "Alone Again (Naturally)" - Gilbert O'Sullivan
- "Nights in White Satin" - The Moody Blues
- "Back Stabbers" - The O'Jays
- "I'm Stone in Love With You" - The Stylistics
- "I Am Woman" - Helen Reddy
- "I Gotcha" - Joe Tex
- "Song Sung Blue" - Neil Diamond
- "The Candy Man" - Sammy Davis Jr.
- "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" - Robert John
- "Rock and Roll" - Led Zeppelin
- "Metal Guru" - T.Rex
- "Two Divided By Love" - The Grass Roots
- "Burning Love" - Elvis Presley
- "Joy" - Apollo 100