August 1972 calendar

August 1972
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in August 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 August 1972: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of August 1972?

Events

01 Aug 1972 First article appears exposing Watergate scandal (Bernstein-Woodward).
02 Aug 1972 Gold hits record US$70 an ounce in London, England.
03 Aug 1972 British Premier Heath proclaims emergency crisis due to harbor strike
04 Aug 1972 Arthur Bremer jailed for 63 years for shooting Alabama Gov Wallace
05 Aug 1972 Detroit shortstop Ed Brinkman errors ends record streak of 72 games and 331 total chances without a miscue
06 Aug 1972 Garry Player wins PGA golf tournament
08 Aug 1972 New York Yanks sign 30-year lease to play in remodeled Yankee Stadium
09 Aug 1972 Rockwell receives NASA contract to construct the Space Shuttle.
10 Aug 1972 1 million kg heavy meteorite grazes atmosphere above Canada
11 Aug 1972 Vietnam War: the last United States ground combat unit departs South Vietnam.
12 Aug 1972 Funny Thing Happened... closes at Lunt-Fontanne NYC after 156 performances
13 Aug 1972 Dutch KRO-TV transmits 440th and last Bonanza
14 Aug 1972 Bloody Sunday: British soldiers fire into crowd, kill 13
16 Aug 1972 54th PGA Championship: Gary Player shoots a 281 at Oakland Hills, Michigan
20 Aug 1972 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Southgate Ladies Golf Open
21 Aug 1972 British harbor strike ends
22 Aug 1972 International Olympic Committee exspells Rhodesia
23 Aug 1972 Republican convention (Miami Beach, Florida) re-nominates Vice President Spiro Agnew but not unanimous - one vote given to NBC newsman David Brinkley.
24 Aug 1972 Dennis Amiss scores 1st one-day int century, 103 vs. Australia
26 Aug 1972 20th Olympic games open at Munich German FR
27 Aug 1972 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA National Jewish Hospital Golf Open
30 Aug 1972 John Lennon andYoko Ono perform at Madison Square Garden
31 Aug 1972 Lasse Viren runs Olympic / world record 10,000m (27:38.4)
04 Aug 1972 Ugandan President Idi Amin announces that Uganda is no longer responsible for the care of British subjects of Asian origin, beginning the expulsions of Ugandan Asians.