September 5th (1972) was a Tuesday. It's the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 118 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 5th September, 1972
» Munich massacre: A Palestinian terrorist group called "Black September Organization or Black September" attacks and takes hostage 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics or Munich Olympic Games. Two die in the attack and nine die the following day
Famous Birthdays on September 5 in 1972
» Shane Sewell, Canadian-American wrestler and referee
» Guy Whittall, Zimbabwean cricketer
September 5th Famous Deaths for 1972
» Alan Kippax, Australian cricketer (b. 1897)
» Yossef Romano, Israeli weightlifter (b. 1940)
» Moshe Weinberg, Israeli wrestling coach (b. 1939)
September 5th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints named feast day:
» Bertin
» Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
» Genebald
» Zechariah (priest) Zechariah and Elizabeth (biblical figure) Elisabeth (Anglican Church Anglican and Eastern Orthodox Church)
» Gregorio Aglipay (Episcopal Church (USA))
» September 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Earliest date on which Jeûne genevois can fall, while September 11 is the latest; celebrated on Thursday after the first Sunday of September. (Canton of Geneva)
» Jupiter Stator, commemorates that Jupiter (mythology) e.g Jupiter helped Romulus to stop the Sabines or Sabine invasion under Titus Tatius. (Roman Empire)