March 1972 calendar

March 1972
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in March 1972.
The US president was Richard Nixon (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Edward Heath (Conservative), Pope St Paul VI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on March 1972: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of March 1972?

Events

01 Mar 1972 Club of Rome publishes report Boundaries on the Growth
02 Mar 1972 Pioneer 10 launched for Jupiter flyby.
03 Mar 1972 Sculpted figures of Jefferson Davis, Robert E Lee, and Stonewall Jackson are completed at Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA.
04 Mar 1972 Last train run between Penrith and Keswick, United Kingdom.
05 Mar 1972 Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis leaves communist party.
06 Mar 1972 Keswick to Penrith railway officially closes.
08 Mar 1972 1st flight of the Goodyear blimp
09 Mar 1972 Players on Chicago White Sox vote 31-0 in favor of a strike, if necessary.
10 Mar 1972 1st black US political convention opens (Gary Indiana)
11 Mar 1972 Inner City closes at Barrymore Theater NYC after 97 performances
12 Mar 1972 NHL great Gordie Howe retires after 26 seasons.
14 Mar 1972 Italian publisher and former partisan Giangiacomo Feltrinelli is killed by an explosion near Segrate.
15 Mar 1972 NASA selects three-part configuration for Space Shuttle.
16 Mar 1972 John andYoko are served with deportation papers
17 Mar 1972 Ringo releases Back off Bugaloo in the UK
18 Mar 1972 Cornell NCAA hockey team shut out for first time in 225 games (Boston University).
19 Mar 1972 To Live Another Summer closes at Helen Hayes NYC after 173 performances
21 Mar 1972 US Supreme Court rules states can't require one-year residency to vote.
22 Mar 1972 Selling of the President opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 5 performances
23 Mar 1972 Evil Knievel breaks 93 bones after successfully clearing 35 cars.
24 Mar 1972 Great Britain imposes direct rule over Northern Ireland.
25 Mar 1972 Selling of the President closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 5 performances
26 Mar 1972 Only Fools Are Sad closes at Edison Theater NYC after 144 performances
27 Mar 1972 Venera 8 launched to Venus.
28 Mar 1972 Wilt Chamberlain plays his last pro basketball game.
30 Mar 1972 Funny Thing Happened... opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 156 performances
31 Mar 1972 Official Beatles Fan Club closes down.
14 Mar 1972 Sterling Airways Flight 296 crashes near Kalba, United Arab Emirates while on approach to Dubai International Airport, killing 112 people.

Music charts

Which were the top hits in March 1972?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

Nilsson - Without You
Neil Young - Heart Of Gold
America - A Horse With No Name
Carpenters - Hurting Each Other
Climax - Precious And Few

Top #5 songs in the UK

Nilsson - Without You
Pipes & Drums & The Military Band Of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guard - Amazing Grace
Don McLean - American Pie
The New Seekers - Beg, Steal Or Borrow
Ringo Starr - Back Off Boogaloo