October 1972 calendar

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

Historical Events

Which were the important events of October 1972?

Events

01 Oct 1972 3rd NYC Marathon won by Sheldon Karlin in 2:27:52
02 Oct 1972 From Israel with Love opens at Palace Theater NYC for 8 performances
03 Oct 1972 Baltimore Roric Harrison is last AL pitcher to homer until interleague play 25 years later
04 Oct 1972 Ted Williams manages his final game as Rangers lose to Royals, 4-0
05 Oct 1972 Herbert Mullin, serial killer, first kills, claiming to prevent earthquakes.
06 Oct 1972 22-car train carrying 2,000 pilgrims derails, kills 208 in Mexico.
08 Oct 1972 From Israel with Love closes at Palace Theater NYC after 8 performances
09 Oct 1972 Dude opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 16 performances
10 Oct 1972 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Heritage Village Golf Open
11 Oct 1972 Panama adopts constitution
12 Oct 1972 Hurry, Harry opens at Ritz Theater NYC for 2 performances
13 Oct 1972 Hurry, Harry closes at Ritz Theater NYC after 2 performances
14 Oct 1972 Oakland A Gene Tenace is 1st to homer in 1st 2 World Series at bats
15 Oct 1972 61st Davis Cup: USA beats Romania in Bucharest (3-2)
16 Oct 1972 Pacific Paradise opens at Palace Theater NYC for 5 performances
17 Oct 1972 1st time Islanders shut-out-5-0 vs. Penguins
19 Oct 1972 Mother Earth opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 12 performances
20 Oct 1972 Queen Juliana visits Yugoslavia
21 Oct 1972 Dude closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 16 performances
22 Oct 1972 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA GAC Golf Classic
23 Oct 1972 Pippin opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 1944 performances
25 Oct 1972 Nobel prize for economy awarded to Kenneth J Arrow and John R Hicks
26 Oct 1972 Guided tours of Alcatraz (by US Park Service) begin.
27 Oct 1972 Golden Gate National Recreation Area created.
28 Oct 1972 Mother Earth closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 12 performances
29 Oct 1972 Jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA Corpus Christi Civitan Golf Open
30 Oct 1972 45 die in a train crash in Chicago, Illinois
31 Oct 1972 Gaylord Perry wins AL Cy Young award
13 Oct 1972 Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes mountains. Twenty-eight survive the crash. All but 16 succumb before rescue on December 23.