Sunday October 01, 1972
US date format: 10/1/1972, UK date format: 1/10/1972
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It was Sunday, under the sign of Libra (see birth chart on October 1, 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.
Famous people born on this day include Leila Hatami and Jean Paulo Fernandes.
In that special week of October people in US were listening to Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me by Mac Davis.
In UK Mouldy Old Dough by Lieutenant Pigeon was in the top 5 hits.
Bad Company, directed by Robert Benton, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1972
while The Winds Of War by Herman Wouk was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching M*A*S*H.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Pong or Empire.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Movies
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Bad Company
Directed by: Robert Benton
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Barry Brown, Jim Davis, David Huddleston
Sounder
Directed by: Martin Ritt
Starring: Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks, Carmen Mathews
Don't Torture a Duckling
Directed by: Lucio Fulci
Starring: Florinda Bolkan, Barbara Bouchet, Tomas Milian, Irene Papas
Horror Express
Directed by: Eugenio Martín
Starring: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Alberto de Mendoza, Silvia Tortosa
Country: United States of America
Hickey & Boggs
Directed by: Robert Culp
Starring: Bill Cosby, Robert Culp, Ta-Ronce Allen, Rosalind Cash
Historical Events
Which were the important events of October 01, 1972?
Holidays
- Singapore - Children's Day
- Also see October 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- World Vegetarian Day
- French Republican Calendar - Cuve (Barrel) Day, tenth day in the Month of VendTmiaire
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Events
- 3rd NYC Marathon won by Sheldon Karlin in 2:27:52
Famous Birthday
- Leila Hatami: Iranian actress.
- Jean Paulo Fernandes: Brazilian footballer.
- Ronen Altman Kaydar: Israeli Author.
- Ronen Kaydar: Israeli author and poet.
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Famous Deaths
- Kurt Hiller: Writer, dies at 87.
- Louis Leakey: Kenyan-English palaeontologist and...
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of October 01, 1972?
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Top #10 songs in the USA
Top #5 songs in the UK
Top #10 R&B songs
- James Brown - Get On The Good Foot-Part 1
- The Main Ingredient - Everybody Plays The Fool
- Curtis Mayfield - Freddie's Dead (Theme From "Superfly")
- Bill Withers - Use Me
- The Spinners - I'll Be Around
- Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager - (They Long To Be) Close To You
- Millie Jackson - My Man, A Sweet Man
- Michael Jackson - Ben
- King Floyd - Woman Don't Go Astray
- Lyn Collins - Think (About It)
Sport Games on October 01, 1972
NFL
American Football- Baltimore Colts - Buffalo Bills : 17 - 0
- Cincinnati Bengals - Cleveland Browns : 6 - 27
- Dallas Cowboys - Green Bay Packers : 13 - 16
- Detroit Lions - Chicago Bears : 38 - 24
- Kansas City Chiefs - Denver Broncos : 45 - 24
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TV Series
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M*A*S*H
Written by: Larry Gelbart
Starring: Alan Alda, Loretta Swit, Jamie Farr, William Christopher
Country: United States of America
Anna and the King
Directed by: Andy Tennant
Jigsaw
Directed by: Michael Spierig
The David Steinberg Show
Kagaku ninja tai Gatchaman
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in October 1972?
- LIFE: POW wife
- Time: Left to right: Redd Foxx as Fred Sanford, Bea Arthur as Cousin Maude and Carroll O'Connor as Archie
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.8299
- RollingStone: Jeff Beck
Books
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The Winds Of War
By: Herman Wouk
Like no other masterpiece of historical fiction, Herman Wouk's sweeping epic of World War II is the great novel of America's Greatest Generation.Wouk's spellbinding narrative captures the tide of global events, as well as all the drama, romance, heroism, and …
The Boys Of Summer
By: Roger Kahn
This is a book about young men who learned to play baseball during the 1930s and 1940s, and then went on to play for one of the most exciting major-league ball
To Serve Them All My Days
By: R.F. Delderfield
To Serve Them All My Days is the moving saga of David Powlett-Jones, who returns from World War I injured and shell-shocked. He is hired to teach history at Bamfylde School, where he rejects the formal curriculum and teaches the …
Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days?
Hunt the Wumpus
Pong
Empire
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