What happened in 1972?

Operation Linebacker II

Wars & Conflicts · North Vietnam

1972 USAF strategic bombing campaign against North Vietnam

Battle of Kontum

Wars & Conflicts · Kon Tum

Battle in Central Highlands, South Vietnam in the Easter Offensive 1972

First Battle of Quảng Trị

Wars & Conflicts · Quảng Trị

Battle in Central Coast, South Vietnam in the Easter Offensive 1972

Battle of Mirbat

Wars & Conflicts · Mirbat

1972 battle of the Dhofar Rebellion in Oman

Second Battle of Quảng Trị

Wars & Conflicts

1972 battle in the Vietnam War

Battle of Loc Ninh

Wars & Conflicts · Lộc Ninh

1972 battle of the Vietnam War

Battle at Springmartin

Wars & Conflicts · Belfast

Series of shootouts in Northern Ireland in 1972

Battle of Lenadoon

Wars & Conflicts

Series of battles fought in 1972 in Belfast

Battle of Đồng Hới

Wars & Conflicts

1972 battle

Battle of Saltley Gate

Wars & Conflicts

1972 battle

Bloody Sunday

Wars & Conflicts · Derry

Shooting of 26 civilians by British soldiers in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1972 during the Troubles

Lod Airport massacre

Wars & Conflicts · Ben Gurion Airport

1972 terrorist attack in Tel Aviv, Israel

1972 in the Vietnam War

Wars & Conflicts · Vietnam

Operation Wrath of God

Wars & Conflicts · Europe

Covert operation

Easter Offensive

Wars & Conflicts · South Vietnam

1972 NVA offensive during the Vietnam War

Operation Linebacker

Wars & Conflicts · North Vietnam

1972 aerial operation during the Vietnam War

Operation Motorman

Wars & Conflicts · Northern Ireland

1972 British Army operation in Northern Ireland during The Troubles

1972 Israeli air raid in Syria and Lebanon

Wars & Conflicts

Military incident

Operation Pocket Money

Wars & Conflicts · Haiphong

Aerial mining campaign during the Vietnam War

Biological Weapons Convention

Politics & Government · Washington, D.C.

Treaty banning production of bioweapons

Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty

Politics & Government

Arms control treaty between the US and the USSR

Simla Agreement

Politics & Government

Diplomatic Agreement between India and Pakistan recognizing creation of Bangladesh

Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment

Politics & Government · Stockholm

1972 UN declaration on the global environment

Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals

Politics & Government · London

1972 treaty

1972 Dahomeyan coup d'état

Politics & Government

Military coup

Basic Treaty

Politics & Government · East Berlin

International treaty between West and East Germany

1972 Taiwan presidential election

Politics & Government · Chung-Shan Building

1972 Republic of the Congo coup d'état attempt

Politics & Government · Republic of the Congo

Attempted coup against President Marien Ngouabi

1972 Sharjawi coup d'état attempt

Politics & Government · Emirate of Sharjah

Political crisis in the United Arab Emirates

Jules Romains died

People · 13th arrondissement of Paris

French writer (1885-1972)

Frank Knight died

People · Chicago

American economist (1885-1972)

Maria Göppert Mayer died

People · San Diego

German-born American theoretical physicist (1906-1972)

I. Athenagoras died

People · Istanbul

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1886–1972)

Maximus V of Constantinople died

People · Fenerbahçe

267th Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1897–1972)

Geoffrey Fisher died

People · Sherborne

Archbishop of Canterbury (1887-1972)

Saul Alinsky died

People · Carmel-by-the-Sea

American community organizer and writer (1909–1972)

Giangiacomo Feltrinelli died

People · Segrate

Italian publisher and left-wing political activist (1926-1972)

Maurice Chevalier died

People · 15th arrondissement of Paris

French singer, actor, and entertainer (1888–1972)

Asta Nielsen died

People · Frederiksberg

Danish actress (1881-1972)

Frederik IX of Denmark died

People · Copenhagen

King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972

Andrea Andreen died

People · Storkyrkoförsamlingen

Swedish physician, pacifist and feminist (1888-1972)

Igor Sikorsky died

People · Easton

American aviation pioneer from Russian Empire (1889–1972)

Max Theiler died

People · New Haven

South African-American virologist and doctor (1899-1972)

Heinrich Lübke died

People · Bonn

German politician (1894-1972)

Georg von Békésy died

People · Honolulu

Hungarian physicist (1899–1972)

Edward Calvin Kendall died

People · Princeton

American chemist (1886-1972)

Andrei Tupolev died

People · Moscow

Russian and Soviet aerospace engineer (1888-1972)

Harlow Shapley died

People · Boulder

American astronomer (1885-1972)

Louise Boyd died

People · San Francisco

American explorer, botanist and photographer (1887-1972)

Francis Chichester died

People · Plymouth

New Zealand yacht racer (1901–1972)

Anasuya Sarabhai died

People · Ahmedabad

Indian labour activist (1885–1972)

Julia Grenan died

People · Dublin

Irish nationalist, suffragette and socialist

Jackie Robinson died

People · Stamford

American baseball player (1919–1972)

Mahalia Jackson died

People · Evergreen Park

American gospel singer (1911–1972)

Meena Kumari died

People · Mumbai

Indian actress and poet (1933-1972)

George Sanders died

People · Castelldefels

British actor (1906–1972)

Miriam Hopkins died

People · New York City

American actress (1902-1972)

Lale Andersen died

People · Vienna

German singer and actress (1905–1972)

Akim Tamiroff died

People · Palm Springs

American actor (1899-1972)

César Geoffray died

People · Soucieu-en-Jarrest

French composer (1901–1972)

Marguerite Pichon-Landry died

People · 7th arrondissement of Paris

French activist

Hervé Budes de Guébriant died

People · Saint-Pol-de-Léon

French engineer (1880-1972)

Charles Barde died

People · Geneva

Swiss sports leader

Hugo Steinhaus died

People · Wrocław

Polish mathematician (1887–1972)

Lillian Moller Gilbreth died

People · Phoenix

American psychologist and industrial engineer (1878–1972)

Henri Coandă died

People · Bucharest

Romanian inventor (1886-1972)

S. R. Ranganathan died

People · Bengaluru

Indian mathematician and librarian (1892–1972)

Ludwig von Bertalanffy died

People · Buffalo

Austrian biologist and philosopher (1901–1972)

Richard Courant died

People · New Rochelle

German American mathematician (1888-1972)

Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis died

People · Kolkata

Indian scientist and statistician (1893–1972)

Max Fleischer died

People · Woodland Hills

American animator, inventor, film director and producer (1883-1972)

Solomon Lefschetz died

People · Princeton

Jewish American mathematician (1884-1972)

Frank Ludlow died

People · London

English army officer and naturalist (1885-1972)

Erik Hesselberg died

People · Larvik

Norwegian sailor, author, photographer, and artist (1914–1972)

Hisayoshi Takeda died

People · Tokyo

Japanese botanist (1883–1972)

Francis Harper died

People · Chapel Hill

U.S naturalist (1886–1972)

Aage Krarup Nielsen died

People · Copenhagen

Travel writer (1891-1972)

Edoardo Zavattari died

People · Genoa

Italian zoologist (1883-1972)

Henri Lavachery died

People · Brussels

Belgian archeologist (1885-1972)

Rosa Dubovsky died

People · Buenos Aires

Argentinian activist, feminist and anarchist

Richard Oakes died

People · Sonoma

Mohawk Native American activist (1942–1972)

Sudakshina Devi died

People · Jorasanko

Indian activist (1884–1972)

James Herman Robinson died

People · New York City

American activist (1907–1972)

Gregorio Bermann died

People · Córdoba

Argentine psychiatrist and philosopher (1894–1972)

Max Troll died

People · Regensburg

German member of the KPD and Gestapo informer

Hannah Nokes died

People · Fairfax

American transgender pioneer (1898–1972)

Prithviraj Kapoor died

People · Mumbai

Indian actor (1906-1972)

Walter Winchell died

People · Los Angeles

American gossip journalist (1897-1972)

William Dieterle died

People · Ottobrunn

German/American actor and film director (1893–1972)

Ralph Craig died

People · Lake George

American athlete (1889–1972)

Stephen Timoshenko died

People · Wuppertal

Ukrainian & American engineer (1878–1972)

Louis J. Mordell died

People · Cambridge

American-born British number theorist (1888–1972)

Milton L. Humason died

People · Mendocino

American astronomer (1891–1972)

W. Ross Ashby died

People · Tockington

British psychiatrist (1903-1972)

Adriaan Daniel Fokker died

People · Beekbergen

Dutch physicist (1887–1972)

Katherine Oppenheimer died

People · Gorgas Hospital

German-American biologist and botanist (1910–1972)

Erwin Stresemann died

People · Berlin

German ornithologist and naturalist (1889-1972)

Yuri Linnik died

People · Saint Petersburg

Ukrainian mathematician (1915-1972)

Emma P. Carr died

People · Evanston

American spectroscopist and chemical educator (1880–1972)

Erwin Madelung died

People · Frankfurt

German physicist (1881–1972)

Aharon Katzir died

People · Ben Gurion Airport

Israeli scientist (1913-1972)

Robert MacArthur died

People · Princeton

American ecologist (1930–1972)

Kenneth Edgeworth died

People · Dublin

Irish astronomer, economist and engineer (1880-1972)

Abraham Adrian Albert died

People · Chicago

American mathematician (1905-1972)

Helge Rosvaenge died

People · Munich

Danish opera singer (1897–1972)

Vasily Fesenkov died

People · Moscow

Russian astronomer (1889-1972)

Konstantin Skryabin died

People · Moscow

Russian and Soviet zoologist (1878-1972)

Lionel Penrose died

People · London

British psychiatrist, medical geneticist, mathematician, and chess theorist (*1898 – †1972)

Ștefan Procopiu died

People · Iași

Romanian physicist (1890–1972)

Aleksei Petrov died

People · Kyiv

Soviet mathematician (1910-1972)

Harry Gold died

People · Philadelphia

American chemist (1910–1972)

Marie-Louise Dubreil-Jacotin died

People · 16th arrondissement of Paris

French mathematician (1905-1972)

Gale Bruno van Albada died

People · Amsterdam

Dutch astronomer (1912–1972)

George Binney died

People · Jersey

Royal Naval Reserve commander (1900–1972)

George Miller Dyott died

People · Babylon

British explorer (1883-1972)

Charles Suydam Cutting died

People · Edgartown

American philanthropist, collector, and explorer (1889–1972)

John Harrison died

People · Oxford

British structural geologist, explorer and cartographer (1892–1972)

Charlotte Ah Tye Chang died

People · Berkeley

American social worker and community activist

Dora Lee Jones died

People · Athens

American activist (1890–1972)

Bonita Wa Wa Calachaw Nuñez died

People · New York City

Luiseño painter

Lee Morgan died

People · New York City

American jazz trumpeter (1938–1972)

Geeta Dutt died

People · Mumbai

Indian playback singer (1930–1972)

Marilyn Maxwell died

People · Beverly Hills

American actress and singer (1921–1972)

Bruce Cabot died

People · Woodland Hills

Actor (1904-1972)

Arnold Jackson died

People · Oxford

Athletics competitor, army officer, and lawyer (1891-1972)

Edgar G. Ulmer died

People · Woodland Hills

American film director, set designer (1904-1972)

Pierre Brasseur died

People · Bruneck

French actor (1905-1972)

Betty Blythe died

People · Woodland Hills

ِAmerican actress (1893–1972)

Brian Donlevy died

People · Woodland Hills

American actor (1901–1972)

Oscar Levant died

People · Beverly Hills

American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)

Louella Parsons died

People · Santa Monica

American gossip columnist (1881-1972)

Reginald Owen died

People · Boise

British actor (1887–1972)

Wesley Ruggles died

People · Santa Monica

American film director (1889-1972)

Mitchell Leisen died

People · Woodland Hills

American film director (1898-1972)

Walter Lang died

People · Palm Springs

American film director (1896–1972)

Leo G. Carroll died

People · Hollywood

British actor (1886–1972)

Dan Blocker died

People · Los Angeles

American actor (1928–1972)

Ross Bagdasarian Sr. died

People · Beverly Hills

American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor (1919–1972)

Claire Windsor died

People · Hollywood

American actress (1892-1972)

Robert Casadesus died

People · 14th arrondissement of Paris

French pianist and composer

Brandon deWilde died

People · Lakewood

American stage and film actor (1942-1972)

Vera Karalli died

People · Baden

Russian ballet dancer and actor (1889-1972)

Marie Wilson died

People · Hollywood

American actress (1916-1972)

Markos Vamvakaris died

People · Red Cross Hospital

Greek rebetiko musician, composer and singer (1905–1972)

Viktor Barna died

People · Lima

Hungarian and British champion table tennis player (1911-1972)

Rochelle Hudson died

People · Palm Desert

American actress (1916–1972)

Franciska Gaal died

People · New York City

Hungarian cabaret artist and film actress (1903–1972)

Hana Mašková died

People · Vouvray

Czech figure skater (1949-1972)

Sidney Franklin died

People · Santa Monica

American filmmaker (1893–1972)

Isabel Jewell died

People · Los Angeles

Actress (1907-1972)

Bernabé Ferreyra died

People · Buenos Aires

Argentine footballer (1909-1972)

Gia Scala died

People · Hollywood

American actress (1934–1972)

Reverend Gary Davis died

People · Hammonton

American blues and gospel singer and guitarist (1896–1972)

Jessie Royce Landis died

People · Danbury

American actress (1896-1972)

Joi Lansing died

People · Santa Monica

American actress (1928–1972)

Ben Affleck born

People · Berkeley

Born in Berkeley. American film actor, director and screenwriter (born 1972).

Andrzej Duda born

People · Kraków

Born in Kraków. Politician and lawyer, president of Poland from 2015 to 2025.

Pedro Sánchez born

People · Madrid

Born in Madrid. Prime Minister of Spain since 2018.

Maia Sandu born

People · Risipeni

Born in Risipeni. President of Moldova since 2020.

Leymah Roberta Gbowee born

People · Monrovia

Born in Monrovia. Liberian peace activiste (born 1972).

Naftali Bennett born

People · Haifa

Born in Haifa. Prime Minister of Israel from 2021 to 2022.

Nikki Haley born

People · Bamberg

Born in Bamberg. American politician and diplomat (born 1972).

Amanda Peet born

People · New York City

Born in New York City. American actress.

Karl Nehammer born

People · Vienna

Born in Vienna. Chancellor of Austria from 2021 to 2025.

Henrique Capriles born

People · Caracas

Born in Caracas. Venezuelan politician and lawyer.

Samantha Smith born

People · Houlton

Born in Houlton. American peace activist and child actress (1972–1985).

Victor Ponta born

People · Bucharest

Born in Bucharest. 63rd Prime Minister of Romania (2012-2015).

Mike Johnson born

People · Shreveport

Born in Shreveport. Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi born

People · Tripoli

Born in Tripoli. Engineer and politician (1972–2026).

Irom Chanu Sharmila born

People · Imphal

Born in Imphal. Indian civil rights activist.

Common born

People · Chicago

Born in Chicago. American rapper and actor (born 1972).

Darren Hayes born

People · Brisbane

Born in Brisbane. Australian pop singer.

Volodymyr Vakulenko born

People · Kapytolivka

Born in Kapytolivka. Ukrainian writer (1972–2022).

Jill Scott born

People · Philadelphia

Born in Philadelphia. American singer.

Concha Buika born

People · Palma

Born in Palma. Spanish singer of Equatorial Guinean descent.

Amadou Sanogo born

People · Ségou

Born in Ségou. Malian military officer.

Todd Young born

People · Lancaster

Born in Lancaster. United States Senator from Indiana.

Alexei Dyumin born

People · Kursk

Born in Kursk. Russian military officer and politician.

Sylvain Tesson born

People · 15th arrondissement of Paris

Born in 15th arrondissement of Paris. French writer.

Hamed Abdel-Samad born

People · Giza

Born in Giza. German political scientist and historian.

Said bin Taimur Al Said died

People · London

Died in London. Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1910-1972).

Mahendra I of Nepal died

People · Bharatpur

Died in Bharatpur. King of Nepal (1920-1972).

Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

Science & Technology

Decommissioned nuclear power station near the city of Pripyat, Ukraine, known by Chernobyl disaster

University of Limerick

Science & Technology

University in Ireland

European University Institute

Science & Technology

International postgraduate and post-doctoral teaching and research institute established by European Union member states to contribute to cultural and scientific development in the social sciences

Roskilde University

Science & Technology

University

Tampere University of Technology

Science & Technology

Former university in Tampere, Finland

National University of Distance Education

Science & Technology

Spanish distance learning and research university

University of Calabria

Science & Technology

Collegiate research university in Rende, Italy

Karaganda State University

Science & Technology

University

Tanta University

Science & Technology

Public university in Egypt

Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport

Science & Technology

University in Egypt

Isar Nuclear Power Plant

Science & Technology

Nuclear power plant in Germany

Korea National Open University

Science & Technology

National university of South Korea

Neckarwestheim Nuclear Power Plant

Science & Technology

Nuclear power plant

Unterweser Nuclear Power Plant

Science & Technology

Nuclear power plant in Germany

Southern California Institute of Architecture

Science & Technology

Private university in Los Angeles, California, United States

Chicago Botanic Garden

Science & Technology

Botanical garden located in Illinois, USA

Space Applications Centre

Science & Technology

Research institution in Ahmedabad under Indian Space Research Organisation

ISCTE – Lisbon University Institute

Science & Technology

Portuguese public tertiary education institution

University of Alaska Southeast

Science & Technology

Public, four year university in Juneau, Alaska; part of the University of Alaska System

Pyongyang University of Music and Dance

Science & Technology

University in North Korea

National United University

Science & Technology

National university in Miaoli County

University of Sierra Leone

Science & Technology

Public university in Freetown, Sierra Leone

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Science & Technology · Bethesda

Health science university of the United States federal government

Ural State Academy of Architecture and Arts

Science & Technology

Public university in Yekaterinburg, Russia

Dagestan State Technical University

Science & Technology

VanDusen Botanical Garden

Science & Technology

Botanical garden in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada

John Cabot University

Science & Technology

American liberal arts university in Rome, Italy

Power and Water University of Technology

Science & Technology

Public STEM university in Iran

National Referral Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Thimphu, Bhutan

Bangkok Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Thailand

Rush University

Science & Technology

American university in Chicago

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad

Science & Technology

State public university in Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Palawan State University

Science & Technology

Public university in Palawan, Philippines

Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland

Science & Technology

Research centre for studies in the history of Swiss foreign policy

Baba Raghav Das Medical College

Science & Technology

Medical college in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge

Science & Technology

Astronomy department of the University of Cambridge

Bergamo Botanical Garden "Lorenzo Rota"

Science & Technology

Botanical garden in Italy

Lutheran University of Brazil

Science & Technology

Brazilian private non-profit university

University of Moratuwa

Science & Technology

University in Sri Lanka

Jichi Medical University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Rivers State University of Science and Technology

Science & Technology

Public higher-education institution in Nigeria

Hospital de Bellvitge

Science & Technology

Hospital in Spain

Institute of Meteorology and Water Management

Science & Technology

Research institute in Warsaw, Poland

National Institute of Japanese Literature

Science & Technology

Library

Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta

Science & Technology

Hospital in Spain

Dhaka Shishu Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Bangladesh

Mangyshlak experimental Botanical Garden

Science & Technology

Anhui Normal University

Science & Technology

University in China

Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

Science & Technology

University in Iran

University of Pinar del Río Hermanos Saíz Montes de Oca

Science & Technology

Public university

University of Matanzas

Science & Technology

Academic publisher

Angelicum College

Science & Technology

Private college in Quezon City

Hyogo Medical University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Vanung University

Science & Technology

Private university in Taoyuan City

Kerala Agricultural University

Science & Technology

State public university in Thrissur, Kerala, India

Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Science & Technology

Organization in Makiyivka, Ukraine

Saitama Gakuen University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

Science & Technology

Hospital in Brazil

Valley Hospital Medical Center

Science & Technology

Hospital in Nevada, United States

Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre

Science & Technology · Simon Fraser University

Marine research centre in Bamfield, British Columbia and shared campus of the Universities of Victoria, British Columbia, Alberta, Calgary, and Simon Fraser University

Etobicoke General Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Canada

Institute of High Pressure Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences

Science & Technology

A. Pidhornyi Institute of Mechanical Engineering Problems

Science & Technology

Research institute in Kharkiv, Ukraine

Kahanu Garden

Science & Technology

Botanical garden on Maui

Blue Mountains Botanic Garden

Science & Technology

Place in New South Wales, Australia

Giardino Botanico Alpino "Giangio Lorenzoni"

Science & Technology

Botanical garden in Italy

Ansan University

Science & Technology

South Korean educational institution

"Aurel Vlaicu" University of Arad

Science & Technology

University in Arad, Romania

Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons

Science & Technology

College in Dhaka, Bangalaadesh

Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth

Science & Technology

State public university in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India

Silver Jubilee Degree College (autonomous), Kurnool

Science & Technology

College in Kurnool, India

University of Pedagogical Sciences

Science & Technology

Cuba's University

University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla

Science & Technology

One of the 11 campuses of the University of Puerto Rico

Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería

Science & Technology

Colombian university

University of Makati

Science & Technology

Public university

Hyles–Anderson College

Science & Technology

Baptist college in Indiana, U.S.

Kanazawa Medical University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

Zhetysu University

Science & Technology

University in Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan

Midland College

Science & Technology

Public college in Midland, Texas, U.S.

Ohu University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Kalafong Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in South Africa

Klinikum Bremerhaven-Reinkenheide

Science & Technology

Healthcare organization in Bremerhaven, Germany

Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy

Science & Technology

Astronomical observatory located in California founded in 1972

National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Science & Technology

Hospital in Bangladesh

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Science & Technology

Academic health center in Houston, Texas, United States

Ikorodu General Hospital

Science & Technology

General Hospital in Nigeria

St John of God Hospital, Crotone

Science & Technology

Hospital in Crotone, Italy

Australian Institute of Marine Science

Science & Technology

Australian tropical marine research centre

Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar

Science & Technology

Indian research institute

Taipei Hospital

Science & Technology

Public hospital in New Taipei

Dr George Mukhari Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in South Africa

Gartnavel General Hospital

Science & Technology · Glasgow

Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Gujarat Cancer Research Institute

Science & Technology

Hospital in India

Iranian Hospital, Dubai

Science & Technology

Hospital

Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto

Science & Technology · Sokoto

Healthcare organization in Sokoto, Nigeria

Gbagada General Hospital

Science & Technology · Kosofe

Hospital in Nigeria

Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium

Science & Technology

Science museum in Tucson, Arizona

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Srikakulam

Science & Technology

State public university in Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Samudra University

Science & Technology

Public university in Langsa, Indonesia

National Institute of Technology

Science & Technology

Private, technology-oriented university located in Bandung, Indonesia

Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

Science & Technology

Public university in Kenya

United Nations University

Science & Technology

Academic and research arm of the United Nations

University of Duisburg-Essen

Science & Technology

University in Germany

Universidad de Málaga

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Spanish university

University of Paderborn

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German university in North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Cantabria

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Spanish university

University of Cordoba

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Spanish university

University of Wuppertal

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German university

Helmut Schmidt University

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University of the German Armed Forces in Hamburg for the academic study of officers

University of Siegen

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University

University of Technology of Compiègne

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French institute of technology

German Marshall Fund

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American think tank

Bureau of Economic Analysis

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United States federal agency

Hansung University

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Universities in South Korea

University of the French Antilles

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University

Wuhan Institute of Technology

Science & Technology

University in Wuhan, China

Catholic University of Applied Sciences Mainz

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University of Applied Sciences in Mainz, Germany

Lalit Narayan Mithila University

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State public university in Darbhanga, Bihar, India

Hamadan University of Medical Sciences

Science & Technology

University in Hamadan, Iran

Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada, Agricultural University

Science & Technology

State public university in Banas Kantha, Gujarat, India

Tokyo Tanaka College

Science & Technology

Former educational institution in Japan

Turtle Mountain Community College

Science & Technology

Tribal land-grant college in Belcourt, North Dakota, U.S.

Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research

Science & Technology

Research institute in Karlsruhe, Germany

National Forensic Sciences University

Science & Technology

Central university in India

Richmond, The American International University in London

Science & Technology · Chiswick Park

University in London, England

National University of Lomas de Zamora

Science & Technology

Argentine university

Riace bronzes

Exploration & Discovery · Reggio Calabria

Two ancient Greek sculptures

Gonur Depe

Exploration & Discovery

Archaeological site in Turkmenistan

Lloyds Bank coprolite

Exploration & Discovery · Jorvik Viking Centre

Fossilized human feces from the Viking era

Oklo natural nuclear fission reactor

Exploration & Discovery · Oklo

Natural nuclear fission reactor discovered in 1972 in the Oklo region of Gabon

Bowls of Axtroki

Exploration & Discovery · National Museum of Archaeology

Two hemisphere in gold from Bronze Age

Yinqueshan Han Slips

Exploration & Discovery

Ancient Chinese writings

Stela of the cactus-bearer shaman

Exploration & Discovery · Chavin de Huantar

Stone sculpture at Chavin de Huantar

Grotta Regina del Carso

Exploration & Discovery

Lady of Bonifacio

Exploration & Discovery · Alta Rocca museum

Rougga Treasure

Exploration & Discovery · Mahdia

Coin hoard dating to the 7th century, discovered in Rougga, Tunisia, in 1972

Ōtsuka-Saikachido Site

Exploration & Discovery

Archaeological site

Asuka Mizuochi Site

Exploration & Discovery

Water clock in Japan

Auckland Islands Expedition 1972–1973

Exploration & Discovery · Auckland Islands

Research expedition to the Auckland Islands 1972–1973

Church of St. Clement of Ohrid

Religion & Belief Systems · Skopje

Church building in Skopje, North Macedonia

Cathedral of Maringá

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral

Aqsa Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Rabwah, Pakistan

Saint Boniface Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems · Saint Boniface

Church building in Manitoba, Canada

Hekhal Haness Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Switzerland

Perlis State Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Perlis, Malaysia

İzzet Pasha Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Elâzığ, Turkey

Luis de Torres Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Freeport, Bahamas

Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Catholic cathedral in Naviraí, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Our Lady of the Philippines Trappist Monastery

Religion & Belief Systems

Monastery in the Philippines

ISKCON temple Mumbai

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in India

Synod 72

Religion & Belief Systems · Switzerland

Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral, Londrina

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Londrina, Brazil

Wat Phra Yai

Religion & Belief Systems

Buddhist temple on Ko Samui, Thailand

Saint John catholic church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Geroldswil in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland

Longtan Nantian Temple

Religion & Belief Systems · Longtan Lake

Temple Saint-Jean

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland

Kyūsei Kaikan

Religion & Belief Systems

Church of World Messianity headquarters in Atami, Japan

Metropolitan Community Church of New York

Religion & Belief Systems

church in New York City, USA

St. Johannes

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman catholic parish church of the parish Heiligkreuz Bremgarten near Bern, Switzerland

St Margaret Clitherow

Religion & Belief Systems · Threshfield

Catholic church building in Threshfield, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Virgin Records

Economy & Trade · Los Angeles

British record label

Lonely Planet

Economy & Trade · Melbourne

Publisher of guidebooks and other media related to travel

Roland Corporation

Economy & Trade · Hamamatsu

Japanese audiovisual equipment company

New Japan Pro-Wrestling

Economy & Trade · Noge

Japanese professional wrestling promotion

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries

Economy & Trade · Ulsan

South Korean shipbuilding manufacturer

Carnival Corporation

Economy & Trade · Doral

Global cruise company

Sequoia Capital

Economy & Trade · Menlo Park

U.S. venture capital firm

Ørsted

Economy & Trade · Fredericia

Integrated energy company based in Fredericia, Denmark

Giant Bicycles

Economy & Trade · Dajia District

Taiwanese bicycle company

Cheung Kong Holdings

Economy & Trade · Cheung Kong Center

Former multinational conglomerate headquartered in Hong Kong

Steel Authority of India Limited

Economy & Trade · India

Company

Merida Bikes

Economy & Trade · Yuanlin City

Taiwanese bicycle company

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation

Economy & Trade · Keelung

Company

Rossmann

Economy & Trade · Burgwedel

German drug store chain

iHeartMedia

Economy & Trade · San Antonio

American mass media corporation

Grupo PRISA

Economy & Trade · Madrid

Spanish media company

Samyang Optics

Economy & Trade · Masan

South Korean manufacturer of third-party camera lenses

Dainese S.p.A.

Economy & Trade · Colceresa

Italian sports manufacturer

Drum Workshop

Economy & Trade · Oxnard

American musical instrument company

Takeshobo

Economy & Trade · Iidabashi

Japanese publishing company

All Japan Pro Wrestling

Economy & Trade · Yushima

Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972

NAD Electronics

Economy & Trade · Pickering

British company

Cochin Shipyard

Economy & Trade · Thevara

Shipbuilding and maintenance facility in India

Mobico Group

Economy & Trade · Birmingham Coach Station

British transport group

iiyama

Economy & Trade · Tokyo

Japanese electronics company

French Connection

Economy & Trade · London

Company

Pascha

Economy & Trade · Cologne

Large brothel in Cologne

Bank of Credit and Commerce International

Economy & Trade · London

Defunct bank founded to commit fraud and other crimes (1972–1991)

Burgeranch

Economy & Trade · Netanya

Israeli fast food restaurant chain

Meade Instruments

Economy & Trade · Irvine

Company

Swedish Space Corporation

Economy & Trade · Solna Municipality

Company in Sweden

Kroll Inc.

Economy & Trade · New York City

American corporate investigations and risk consulting firm

Porsche Design Group

Economy & Trade · Ludwigsburg

Design and licensing company

Victor Entertainment

Economy & Trade · Jingūmae

Japanese entertainment company

First International Bank Of Israel Ltd.

Economy & Trade · Tel Aviv

Israeli bank founded in 1972

Iran Electronics Industries

Economy & Trade · Tehran

Iranian electronic equipment manufacturers

Kerry Group

Economy & Trade · Tralee

Public food company headquartered in Ireland

Manfrotto

Economy & Trade · Bassano del Grappa

Manufacturer of camera equipment, e.g. tripods

Ann Summers

Economy & Trade · Caterham

British underwear company

Epicor

Economy & Trade · Irvine

Software company

Tomra

Economy & Trade · Asker

Company

Mark Levinson

Economy & Trade · United States

Company

Argos

Economy & Trade · Milton Keynes

British retail company

Aracruz Celulose

Economy & Trade · São Paulo

Brazilian paper company

Avioane Craiova

Economy & Trade · Craiova

Romanian aeronautical company

Apollo Tyres

Economy & Trade · Gurgaon

Indian tyre manufacturer

Accuphase

Economy & Trade · Yokohama

Company

Wall Street English

Economy & Trade · Baltimore

Provider of English language instruction

Brisa – Auto-estradas de Portugal

Economy & Trade · São Domingos de Rana

Portuguese company

Elekta

Economy & Trade · Stockholm

Company

Prime Computer

Economy & Trade · Natick

American producer of minicomputers (1972–1998)

EBC

Economy & Trade · Addis Ababa

Ethiopian public television channel, formerly ETV

Fielmann

Economy & Trade · Hamburg

German multinational optician and eyewear retail chain

Persimmon plc

Economy & Trade · York

British housebuilding company

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Economy & Trade · Menlo Park

American venture capital firm

1972 Nicaragua earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

December 1972 earthquake in Nicaragua

Buffalo Creek Flood

Disasters & Pandemics

1972 dam failure in West Virginia, United States

1972 Qir earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Iran

1972 Black Hills flood

Disasters & Pandemics

Flood that damaged the Black Hills region of South Dakota

Munich massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Munich

Palestinian terror attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany

JAT Flight 367

Disasters & Pandemics · Sebnitz

1972 airliner bombing

Sabena Flight 571

Disasters & Pandemics · Tel Aviv

Aircraft hijacking

Bloody Friday

Disasters & Pandemics · Belfast

Bombings by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Belfast on 21 July 1972

Asama-Sansō incident

Disasters & Pandemics

1972 hostage crisis and police siege in Japan

Trelew massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport

1972 massacre in Argentina

1972 Israeli Bangkok Embassy hostage crisis

Disasters & Pandemics · Bangkok

1972 Palestinian militant attack in Thailand

1972 Genocide of Burundian Hutus

Disasters & Pandemics · Burundi

1972 mass killings of Hutus in Burundi

Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 130

Disasters & Pandemics

Aircraft hijacking

Sennichi Department Store Building fire

Disasters & Pandemics · Sennichimae

1972 building fire in Osaka, Japan

Southern Airways Flight 49

Disasters & Pandemics · United States

Aircraft hijacking

Pan Am Flight 841

Disasters & Pandemics

Hijacking on 2 July 1972

1972 Donegall Street bombing

Disasters & Pandemics

1972 IRA attack during The Troubles in Belfast, Northern Ireland

Abercorn Restaurant bombing

Disasters & Pandemics

1972 bomb attack in Belfast

Claudy bombing

Disasters & Pandemics

1972 terror attack in Claudy, Northern Ireland during the Troubles

Springhill Massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Belfast

1972 incident in Belfast, Northern Ireland

Burning of British Embassy, Dublin

Disasters & Pandemics

Property attack by Official IRA members in 1972

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 708

Disasters & Pandemics

Attempted hijacking

Zadar school shooting

Disasters & Pandemics · Old Town of Zadar

School shooting that occured on October 9, 1972, at Zadar High School

Peteano massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Peteano

31 May 1972 car bomb in Italy

Transalpine Pipeline bombing

Disasters & Pandemics · San Dorligo della Valle

1972 bombing in Italy

Red Drum killings

Disasters & Pandemics · Phatthalung

1972 mass killing in Thailand

Wankie coal mine disaster

Disasters & Pandemics

1972 colliery accident in Zimbabwe

Blue Bird Café fire

Disasters & Pandemics

Act of arson in Montreal

1972 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts robbery

Disasters & Pandemics · Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Highest-value theft in Canadian history

1972 Aldershot bombing

Disasters & Pandemics · Aldershot

1972 action by the Official IRA

murder of George Duncan

Disasters & Pandemics · Adelaide

Australian law lecturer

1972 Queenstown shooting

Disasters & Pandemics · Queenstown

Unsolved Singaporean murder case

1972 unrest in Lithuania

Social Movements & Revolutions · Laisvės alėja

Joint français strike

Social Movements & Revolutions · Saint-Brieuc

Strike in Saint-Brieuc

Afrikaanderwijk riots

Social Movements & Revolutions · Afrikaanderwijk

1972 race riots in Rotterdam

Stade de la Mosson

Architecture & Engineering

Football stadium

Athlone Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Cape Town

Building in Africa

Aguieira Dam

Architecture & Engineering

Dam in Portugal

Stadionul Municipal

Architecture & Engineering · Vaslui

Stadium in Vaslui, Romania

Stade du Tivoli

Architecture & Engineering

Multi-use stadium in La Louvière, Belgium

Frengen Church

Architecture & Engineering · Frengen

Church in Indre Fosen, Norway

Drag/Helland Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Tysfjord, Norway

Machadão

Architecture & Engineering · Natal

Stadium in Natal, Brazil

Berg Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Trondheim, Norway

Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Yojiro, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

Rossabø Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway

Altamira Municipal Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Sports venue in Spain

Hailuoto Church

Architecture & Engineering · Kirkonkylä

Church building in Hailuoto, Finland

Subi Bakiri Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Albanian football stadium

Valøy Chapel

Architecture & Engineering · Valøya

Chapel in Trøndelag, Norway

Søndre Slagen Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Tønsberg, Norway

Tingnes church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Nord-Aurdal, Innlandet, Norway

Francis of Assisi Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church located in Doubs, in France

Healy Park

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Iskar Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Samokov

Samokov, Sofia Province

Tarva Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Chapel in Trøndelag, Norway

Ak Zholtaj Ice Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Ice hockey indoor arena in Karagandy, Kazakhstan

Nygård Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Bergen, Norway

Providence Zen Center

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Rhode Island, United States of America

Dals-Långed Church

Architecture & Engineering · Dals Långed

Church building in Bengtsfors Municipality, Älvsborg County, Sweden

Bima Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Football stadium in Cirebon, Indonesia

Kelly/Shorts Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Home venue of the Central Michigan Chippewas football team

KNMI-mast Cabauw

Architecture & Engineering · Lopik

Partially guyed tower in Cabauw, Netherlands

St George’s Church, Barcelona

Architecture & Engineering

Anglican Church in Barcelona, Spain

Church of the Mid-Pentecost

Architecture & Engineering · Vevčani

Church building in Vevčani Municipality, North Macedonia

Green Gulch Farm Zen Center

Architecture & Engineering

Zen center in Marin County, California

Prince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sports City

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Saudi Arabia

Georgia Viaduct

Architecture & Engineering · Vancouver

Bridge in Vancouver, Canada

Girard Avenue Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in United States of America

Marconi Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Sydney

Soccer stadium in Sydney, Australia

St. Augustine's Church, Whitchurch, Bristol

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Bristol, United Kingdom

Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Multi-purpose stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana

Sir Gaëtan Duval Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Beau Bassin-Rose Hill

Building in Mauritius

Sibselmash Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Estadio Francisco Villa

Architecture & Engineering

Wright's Ferry Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in United States of America

I-10 Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in United States of America

Stadium Družstevná pri Hornáde

Architecture & Engineering · Družstevná pri Hornáde

Football stadium in Slovakia

Tassili Cultural Park

Architecture & Engineering

Algerian national park, located near Djanet

Mansu Hill Grand Monument

Architecture & Engineering · Mansu Hill

Complex of monuments in Pyongyang, North Korea

Monument to Stepan Razin

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Memorial to Polish Soldiers and German Anti-Fascists

Architecture & Engineering · Volkspark Friedrichshain

Memorial in Berlin, Germany

Independence Monument

Architecture & Engineering · Flag's Square

Monument in Vlorë, Albania

Tafawa Balewa Square

Architecture & Engineering

Ceremonial ground in Lagos, Nigeria

Kawaramachi Roman Catholic Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

San Marco Evangelista in Agro Laurentino

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Rome, Italy

Water tower in Ciechanów

Architecture & Engineering

Monument to the 1st Cavalry Army

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Revolving Torsion

Architecture & Engineering · St Thomas' Hospital

Sculpture-fountain by Naum Gabo in London, United Kingdom

Hafis memorial stone

Architecture & Engineering · Meusdorf

Mühlacker Water Tower

Architecture & Engineering

Water tower in Mühlacker, Germany

Trestle bridge in Kaliningrad

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in Kaliningrad, Russia

Esenin monument

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Moscow, Russia

Oulunkylä Church

Architecture & Engineering · Patola

Church building in Helsinki, Finland

House-museum of Isaac Levitan

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Russia

1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

Sports & Entertainment · Stade Sylvio Cator

1972 American League Championship Series

Sports & Entertainment · Tiger Stadium

4th edition of Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series

1972 National League Championship Series

Sports & Entertainment · Three Rivers Stadium

4th edition of Major League Baseball's National League Championship Series

Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival

Sports & Entertainment

1972 music festival noted for massive turnout and unorganised crowds

1972 Cannes Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Cannes

Film festival edition

Animafest Zagreb

Sports & Entertainment · Zagreb

World festival of animated film

Gershwin Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Broadway theater in Manhattan, New York

22nd Berlin International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Berlin

1972 film festival edition

Kings Island

Sports & Entertainment

Amusement park in Mason, Ohio, United States

33rd Venice International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Venice

1972 film festival edition

Stonehenge Free Festival

Sports & Entertainment

Historic 1974-'84 multi-day summer solstice folk arts, mystical rites & music gatherings

Circle in the Square Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Broadway theater in Manhattan, New York

Sanremo Music Festival 1972

Sports & Entertainment · Sanremo Casino

22nd annual Sanremo Music Festival

CMA Music Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Nashville

Country music festival in Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Tivoli World

Sports & Entertainment

Amusement park in Costa del Sol, Spain (1972-2021)

Bush Theatre

Sports & Entertainment · London

Theatre in Shepherd's Bush, London, England

Interamnia World Cup

Sports & Entertainment

Football tournament

Fort Fun Abenteuerland

Sports & Entertainment

Amusement park

Contact Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Manchester, England

Théâtre Silvia-Monfort

Sports & Entertainment · Georges-Brassens Park

Theatre company and building in Paris

Chrysler Hall

Sports & Entertainment

Performing arts venue in Norfolk, Virginia

Paris Festival of Fantastic Films

Sports & Entertainment · Paris

Defunct Film festival

BOOM Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Tivoli Hall

Former rock music festival in Yugoslavia

Northern Lights Festival Boréal

Sports & Entertainment · Greater Sudbury

Annual bilingual folk festival in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Autotron

Sports & Entertainment · Rosmalen

Former automobile museum in Rosmalen, the Netherlands

Moscow Chamber Musical Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Kammeropernhaus in Moskau

Lindenberg Nijmegen Culture House

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre building in Nijmegen, Netherlands

Billie Holiday Theatre

Sports & Entertainment · Bedford–Stuyvesant

Performing arts theatre in Brooklyn, New York

Teatro Metropol de Bogotá

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre and former cinema in Bogotá, Colombia

Lace Market Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Princes Hall

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Aldershot, England

1972 San Sebastián International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Victoria Eugenia Theater

Film festival edition

Brazilian Grand Prix

Sports & Entertainment · Autódromo José Carlos Pace

Auto race held in Brazil

basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · BMW Park

Basketball events at the 1972 Summer Olympics

handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Olympiahalle

Overview of handball practiced at the 1972 Olympic Summer Games

football at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Munich Olympic Stadium

1972 edition of the association football tournament during the Olympic Summer Games

swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Olympia Schwimmhalle

Swimming events at the Olympics

athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Munich Olympic Stadium

Rotterdam Open

Sports & Entertainment · Rotterdam Ahoy

Tennis tournament

rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Oberschleißheim Regatta Course

Rowing regatta

volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Munich

wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Munich

Competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics

canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Munich

Overview of canoeing events at the 1972 Summer Olympics

water polo at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Dantebad

Water polo at the Olympics

figure skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Makomanai Ice Arena

1972 edition of the figure skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

Japan Open Tennis Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Tokyo

Tennis tournament at Tokyo, Japan

diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Olympia Schwimmhalle

Diving at the Olympics

boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Olympia-Eissportzentrum

Boxing competitions

gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Munich

Gymnastics events during the 1972 Summer Olympics

fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Munich

ice hockey at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Makomanai Ice Arena

1972 edition of the ice hockey tournament during the Olympic Winter Games

shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Schießanlage Garching-Hochbrück

Sports shooting at the Olympics

biathlon at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Makomanai Park

1972 edition of the biathlon competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Radstadion

Cycling events at the Olympics

field hockey at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Munich

Field hockey competition

speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Makomanai Open Stadium

1972 edition of the speed skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Mount Eniwa

1972 edition of the alpine skiing competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Englischer Garten

Archery events at the Olympics

bobsleigh at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Sapporo Teine

Bobsleigh events at the Olympics

ski jumping at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium

1972 edition of the ski jumping competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

1972 UEFA Cup Final

Sports & Entertainment · White Hart Lane

Association football match

equestrian at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Riding Facility, Riem

Equestrian at the Olympics

luge at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Sapporo Teine

Luge at the Olympics

Nordic combined at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Miyanomori Ski Jump Stadium

1972 edition of the Nordic combined skiing competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Makomanai Park

1972 edition of the cross-country skiing competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Munich

Men's modern pentathlon events at the Olympics

sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Olympiazentrum Schilksee

Sailing at the Olympics

1972 Winter Universiade

Sports & Entertainment · Lake Placid

Multi-sport event in Lake Placid, New York, US

1972 European Cup Winners' Cup Final

Sports & Entertainment · Camp Nou

Association football match

Coppa Italia Serie C

Sports & Entertainment · Italy

Straight knock-out based competition involving teams from Serie C

Chevron Championship

Sports & Entertainment

Women's professional golf tournament

1972 World Figure Skating Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Stampede Corral

Figure skating competition

1972 European Figure Skating Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Gothenburg

Figure skating competition

Pride London

Sports & Entertainment

Annual LGBT pride festival and parade

Virginia Slims of Dallas

Sports & Entertainment · Dallas

Women's tennis tournament

Nordic skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Sports & Entertainment · Makomanai Park

Nordic skiing practised during the 1972 Olympic Winter Games

The Honda Classic

Sports & Entertainment · Palm Beach Gardens

Golf tournament held in Florida, United States

Imola 200

Sports & Entertainment · Imola Circuit

Annual motorcycle race in Italy

wheelchair fencing at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Sports & Entertainment · Heidelberg

1972 Copa del Generalísimo Final

Sports & Entertainment · Bernabéu

Football match

Norway Cup

Sports & Entertainment · Ekebergsletta

Youth football tournament

Madrid Tennis Grand Prix

Sports & Entertainment · Madrid

Defunct men's tennis tournament at Madrid, Spain

Houston Marathon

Sports & Entertainment · Houston

Held every January in Houston, Texas, US

Victorian Open

Sports & Entertainment · Melbourne

Women's tennis tournament in Victoria, Australia

Washington Open (women)

Sports & Entertainment · William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center

Women's tennis tournament

Virginia Slims of Detroit

Sports & Entertainment · Detroit

Women's tennis tournament

Virginia Slims of Indianapolis

Sports & Entertainment · Indianapolis

Women's tennis tournament

Virginia Slims of Denver

Sports & Entertainment · Aurora

Women's tennis tournament

Alabama Shakespeare Festival

Sports & Entertainment

Non-profit organization in the USA

1972 Coppa Italia Final

Sports & Entertainment · Stadio Olimpico

Football match

1972 Coupe de France Final

Sports & Entertainment · Parc des Princes

Association football final

snooker at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Sports & Entertainment · Heidelberg

Snooker tournament

Australian cricket team in England in 1972

Sports & Entertainment · England

International cricket tour

Bristol Open

Sports & Entertainment · Bristol

Tennis tournament

1972 DFB-Pokal Final

Sports & Entertainment · Niedersachsenstadion

Association football match

Sri Lanka founded

Empires & Countries · Colombo

Sri Lanka was founded, with its capital at Colombo.

Federation of Arab Republics founded

Empires & Countries · Tripoli

Federation of Arab Republics was founded, with its capital at Tripoli.

Dominion of Ceylon dissolved

Empires & Countries · Colombo

Dominion of Ceylon ceased to exist, having been centered at Colombo.

Fourth Republic of South Korea founded

Empires & Countries · Seoul

Fourth Republic of South Korea was founded, with its capital at Seoul.

Third Republic of South Korea dissolved

Empires & Countries · Seoul

Third Republic of South Korea ceased to exist, having been centered at Seoul.

Manipur founded

Empires & Countries · Imphal

Manipur was founded, with its capital at Imphal.

Tripura founded

Empires & Countries · Agartala

Tripura was founded, with its capital at Agartala.

Meghalaya founded

Empires & Countries · Shillong

Meghalaya was founded, with its capital at Shillong.

Republic of Minerva founded

Empires & Countries

Republic of Minerva was founded.

Akhzivland founded

Empires & Countries

Akhzivland was founded.

Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (1972–1983) founded

Empires & Countries · Juba

Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (1972–1983) was founded, with its capital at Juba.

Kürti District founded

Empires & Countries · Aqshi

Kürti District was founded, with its capital at Aqshi.