December 1972 calendar

Events

• 01 Dec 1972 Wings release Hi, Hi, Hi in the UK
• 02 Dec 1972 Via Galactica closes at Uris Theater NYC after 7 performances
• 03 Dec 1972 Convair 990A charter crashes in Tenerife, Canary Island, 155 die.
• 05 Dec 1972 Joseph A Walkers River Niger, premieres in New York City
• 07 Dec 1972 Apollo 17 (US), final manned lunar landing mission (last of Apollo Moon series), is launched.
• 08 Dec 1972 United Airlines Flight 553 crashes after aborting its landing attempt at Chicago Midway International Airport, killing 45.
• 11 Dec 1972 Astronauts Cernan and Harrison become 11th and 12th on Moon
• 13 Dec 1972 Apollo program: Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt begin the third and final Extra-vehicular activity (EVA) or ''Moonwalk'' of Apollo 17. This is the last manned mission to the moon of the 20th century.
• 14 Dec 1972 Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt leave the Moon
• 16 Dec 1972 Bangladesh Constitution goes into effect
• 17 Dec 1972 WGVC (now WUCX) TV channel 35 in Grand Rapids, MI (PBS) 1st broadcast
• 18 Dec 1972 Vietnam War: President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will engage North Vietnam in Operation Linebacker II, a series of Christmas bombings, after peace talks collapsed with North Vietnam on the 13th.
• 19 Dec 1972 Apollo 17 (last of Apollo Moon landing series) returns to Earth
• 20 Dec 1972 Neil Simons Sunshine Boys, premieres in New York City
• 21 Dec 1972 Soviet Union signs a separate peace with East Germany.
• 22 Dec 1972 6.25 earthquake strikes Managua Nicaragua, 12,000+ killed
• 23 Dec 1972 6.25 Earthquake destroys central Managua Nicaragua, 10,000 die
• 24 Dec 1972 Swedish Prime minister Olof Palme compares the American bombings of North Vietnam to Nazi massacres. The U.S. breaks diplomatic contact with Sweden.
• 25 Dec 1972 The Christmas bombing of North Vietnam causes widespread criticism of the U.S. and President Richard Nixon.
• 26 Dec 1972 Vietnam War: As part of Operation Linebacker II, 120 American B-52 Stratofortress bombers attacked Hanoi, including 78 launched from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, the largest single combat launch in Strategic Air Command history.
• 27 Dec 1972 Purlie opens at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 14 performances
• 28 Dec 1972 Martin Bormann's skeleton found in Berlin (Adolf Hitler's deputy).
• 29 Dec 1972 Life magazine ceases publication.
• 30 Dec 1972 US President Richard Nixon halts bombing of North Vietnam and announces peace talks.
• 31 Dec 1972 Leap second day; also in 1973-79, 1987

Famous Birthday

• Alyssa Milano

  American actress, first noticed at age 11 in the hit TV show "Who's the Boss?" with Tony Danza.

• Vanessa Paradis

  French singer and actress, seen in "Elisa" with Depardieu, directed by Jean Becker.

• Jude Law

  English actor, producer, and director.

• Brian Molko

  Scottish songwriter born to an American father.

• John Abraham

  Indian actor.

• John Abraham

  Indian actor.

• Jérôme Le Banner

  French kickboxer and K-1 fighter, famous for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power.

• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
• Stuart Townsend

  Movie Actor.

• Joey McIntyre

  American musician who is most noted for being the cupid-faced baby of the group "New Kids On The Block.

• Sébastien Roch
• Fabrice Santoro

  Former French tennis player, he grew up in Toulon.

• Tré Cool

  German-American drummer songwriter and actor (Green Day The Lookouts Foxboro Hot Tubs and The Network).

• Christelle Chollet
• Grégory Coupet

  French association football goalkeeper, who played for Saint-Étienne, Lyon, Atlético Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain and represented France.

• Leonor Varela

  Chilean-American model and actress.

• Damien Thévenot
• Laurie Holden

  American-Canadian actress and producer.

• Cédric Soubiron

  French composer, singer, programmer, and DJ, a founding member of the French hip hop group, Manau.

• Reiko Aylesworth

  American actress.

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Famous Deaths

• Erwin Dressel

  Composer, dies at 63.

• Ernst Kreuder

  Writer, dies at 69.

• Fritz Behrend

  Composer, dies at 83.

• Mark A Van Doren

  US literary (Our Lady Peace), dies at 78.

• Semjon I Kirsanov

  Ukrainian Poet (Zolushka), dies at 66.

• Edward Earle

  Actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight), dies at 90.

• Harry S Truman

  33rd President of the United States (Born 1884).

• Friedrich Christian Christiansen

  German Luftwaffe general, dies.

• George Collins

  American politician (Representative-Illinois), dies at age 47, in airplane crash.

• Herbert Eimert

  German composer (Glockenspiel), dies at age 75.

• Horace Mann Bond

  president of Lincoln University (Pennsylvania), dies at age 70.

• Andrej N Tupolev

  Russian aircraft builder, dies at age 84.

• Lester B Pearson (Liberal)

  14th Canadian Prime Minister (Nobel Prize 1957), dies at age 75.

• Roberto Clemente

  Puerto Rican baseball broadcaster and former professional baseball player.

• Antonio Segni

  Italian politician who was the 35th Prime Minister of Italy (1955–1957, 1959–1960), and the fourth President of the Italian Republic from...

• Yip Man

  Chinese martial artist (Born 1893).

• Bill Johnson

  American musician (Born 1872).

• Melville Ruick

  American actor (Born 1898).

• Louella Parsons

  American actress screenwriter and journalist (d. 1972).

• Gisela Richter

  English archaeologist and art historian (d. 1972).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. The Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
2. Helen Reddy - I Am Woman
3. Billy Paul - Me And Mrs. Jones
4. Gilbert O'Sullivan - Clair
5. Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Chuck Berry - My Ding-A-Ling
2. The New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)
3. The Osmonds - Crazy Horses
4. Neil Reid - Mother Of Mine
5. Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool