July 21st (1972) was a Friday. It's the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 163 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 21st July, 1972
» The Troubles: Bloody Friday (1972) Bloody Friday the Provisional Irish Republican Army Provisional IRA detonate 22 bombs in central Belfast Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom in the space of 80 minutes, killing nine and injuring 130.
Famous Birthdays on July 21 in 1972
» Korey Cooper, American singer and guitarist (Skillet (band) called Skillet)
» Shinjiro Otani, Japanese wrestler
July 21st Famous Deaths for 1972
» Ralph Craig, American sprinter (b. 1889)
» Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Bhutanese king (b. 1928)
July 21st Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints or Feast Day:
» Albert John Luthuli (Episcopal Church (USA))
» Saint Arbogast called Arbogast
» Daniel (Catholic Church)
» Lawrence of Brindisi
» Praxedes
» Victor of Marseilles
» July 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Liberation Day in 1944 (Guam)
» Belgian National Day, celebrates the inauguration of Leopold I of Belgium called Léopold I, the first king of the Belgians, after its independence from the Netherlands on October 4, 1830. (Belgium)