6th » The United States Atomic Energy Commission tests the largest U.S. underground hydrogen bomb, code-named Cannikin, on Amchitka Island in the Aleutian Islands named Aleutians.
10th » In Cambodia, Khmer Rouge forces attack the city of Phnom Penh and its airport, killing 44, wounding at least 30 and damaging nine fixed-wing aircraft called aircraft.
12th » Vietnam War: As part of Vietnamization, US President Richard M. Nixon sets February 1, 1972 as the deadline for the removal of another 45,000 American troops from Vietnam.
14th » Enthronment of Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria or Pope Shenouda III as Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria or Pope of Alexandria.
14th » 'Mariner 9' enters orbit around Mars.
21st » Indian troops, partly aided by Mukti Bahini (Bengali guerrilla warfare called guerrillas), defeat the Pakistan army in the Battle of Garibpur.
24th » During a severe thunderstorm over Washington (U.S. state) known as Washington state, a Aircraft hijacking or hijacker calling himself Dan Cooper (aka D. B. Cooper) parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with $200,000 in ransom money. He has nev
28th » Wasfi al-Tal, Prime Minister of Jordan, is assassinated by the Black September (group) e.g Black September unit of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
30th » Pahlavi dynasty or Iran seizes the Greater and Lesser Tunbs from the United Arab Emirates.
27th » Nick Van Exel, American basketball player and coach
27th » Francesco Malcom, Italian pornographic actor and director
28th » Fenriz, Norwegian singer-songwriter (Darkthrone, Storm (Norwegian band) known as Storm, Dødheimsgard, Neptune Towers, and Isengard (band) called Isengard)
28th » Rob Conway, American wrestler
29th » Brad May, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster