What Happened In December 1972 In History

Historical Events for December, 1972

• 7th » Imelda Marcos survives an assassination attempt using a bolo knife against her.
• 7th » 'Apollo 17', the last Apollo program or Apollo moon mission, is launched. The crew takes the photograph known as 'The Blue Marble' as they leave the Earth.
• 8th » United Airlines Flight 553, a Boeing 737, crashes after aborting its landing attempt at Chicago Midway International Airport, killing 45. The crash is the first-ever loss of a Boeing 737.
• 11th » 'Apollo 17' becomes the sixth and last Apollo program e.g Apollo mission to land on the Moon.
• 13th » Apollo program: Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt begin the third and final extra-vehicular activity (EVA) or "Moonwalk" of 'Apollo 17'. To date they are the last humans to set foot on the Moon.
• 14th » Apollo program: Eugene Cernan is the last person to walk on the moon, after he and Harrison Schmitt complete the third and final extra-vehicular activity (EVA) of the 'Apollo 17' mission.
• 18th » Vietnam War: President of the United States or President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will engage North Vietnam in Operation Linebacker II, a series of Christmas bombings, after peace talks collapsed with North Vietnam on the 13th.
• 19th » Apollo program: The last manned lunar flight, Apollo 17, crewed by Eugene Cernan, Ron Evans and Harrison Schmitt, returns to Earth.
• 23rd » A 1972 Nicaragua earthquake called 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes the Nicaraguan capital of Managua killing more than 10,000.
• 23rd » The 16 survivors of the 1972 Andes flight disaster named Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days, having survived by cannibalism.
• 26th » Vietnam War: As part of Operation Linebacker II, 120 American Boeing B-52 Stratofortress named B-52 Stratofortress bombers attacked Hanoi, including 78 launched from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, the largest single combat launch in Strategic Air Comman
• 29th » An Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 (a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar) crashes on approach to Miami International Airport, Florida, killing 101.
• 30th » Vietnam War: The United States halts heavy bombing of North Vietnam.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1972

• 1st » Bart Millard, American singer-songwriter (MercyMe)
• 2nd » Sergejs Žoltoks, Latvian ice hockey player (d. 2004)
• 3rd » Bucky Lasek, American skateboarder
• 4th » Jassen Cullimore, Canadian ice hockey player
• 4th » Nikki Tyler, American porn actress and model
• 4th » Yūko Miyamura, Japanese voice actress
• 5th » Cliff Floyd, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 5th » Mike Mahoney (catcher) e.g Mike Mahoney, American baseball player
• 5th » Angela Shelton, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 6th » Heather Mizeur, American politician
• 6th » Mónica Santa María, Peruvian model and television host (d. 1994)
• 6th » Rick Short, American baseball player
• 7th » Hermann Maier, Austrian skier
• 7th » Tammy Lynn Sytch, American wrestler and manager
• 8th » Marco Abreu, Angolan footballer
• 8th » Indrek Allmann, Estonian architect
• 8th » Édson Ribeiro, Brazilian sprinter
• 8th » Frank Shamrock, American mixed martial artist and kick-boxer
• 9th » Reiko Aylesworth, American actress
• 9th » Tré Cool, German-American drummer, songwriter, and actor (Green Day, The Lookouts, Foxboro Hot Tubs, and The Network)
• 9th » Michael Corcoran (musician) e.g Michael Corcoran, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 9th » Fabrice Santoro, Tahitian-French tennis player
• 10th » Donavon Frankenreiter, American surfer, singer-songwriter, and guitarist
• 10th » Puff Johnson, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
• 10th » Brian Molko, Belgian-Luxembourger singer-songwriter and guitarist (Placebo (band) called Placebo)
• 11th » Daniel Alfredsson, Swedish ice hockey player
• 11th » Sami Al-Jaber, Saudi Arabian footballer and manager
• 11th » Andriy Husin, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2014)
• 11th » Rusty Joiner, American model and actor
• 12th » Nicky Eaden, English footballer and coach
• 12th » Wilson Kipketer, Kenyan-Danish runner
• 12th » Kevin Parent, Canadian singer-songwriter and actor
• 12th » Brandon Teena, American murder victim (d. 1993)
• 12th » Georgios Theodoridis, Greek sprinter
• 12th » Hank Williams III, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Assjack, Superjoint Ritual, and Arson Anthem)
• 13th » Niki Evans, English singer
• 13th » Chris Grant, Australian footballer
• 14th » Miranda Hart, English actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 14th » Marcus Jensen, American baseball player and coach
• 15th » Rodney Harrison, American football player and sportscaster
• 15th » Stuart Townsend, Irish actor and director
• 16th » Charles Gipson, American baseball player
• 16th » Željko Kalac, Australian footballer and coach
• 16th » Paul Leyden, Australian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 16th » Travis Morrison, American singer-songwriter (The Dismemberment Plan)
• 17th » John Abraham (actor) called John Abraham, Indian actor and producer
• 17th » Laurie Holden, American-Canadian actress and producer
• 18th » Rah Digga, American rapper and actress (The Conglomerate (American group) called The Conglomerate)
• 18th » Raymond Herrera, American drummer (Fear Factory, Arkaea, and Brujeria (band) named Brujeria)
• 18th » DJ Lethal, Latvian-American DJ and producer (House of Pain, Limp Bizkit, and La Coka Nostra)
• 19th » Rosa Blasi, American actress
• 19th » Alyssa Milano, American actress and singer
• 19th » Warren Sapp, American football player and sportscaster
• 20th » Anders Odden, Norwegian guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Cadaver (band) Cadaver, Magenta (Norwegian band) Magenta, Satyricon (band) Satyricon, Celtic Frost, Apoptygma Berzerk, and Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult)
• 21st » Gloria De Piero, English journalist and politician
• 21st » LaTroy Hawkins, American baseball player
• 21st » Dustin Hermanson, American baseball player
• 21st » Claudia Poll, Costa Rican swimmer
• 21st » Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy, Indian journalist and politician
• 21st » Erwin Schrott, Uruguayan opera singer
• 22nd » Big Tigger, American radio and television host
• 22nd » Kirk Maltby, Canadian ice hockey player
• 22nd » Vanessa Paradis, French singer-songwriter and actress
• 23rd » Christian Potenza, Canadian actor and producer
• 24th » Álvaro Mesén, Costa Rican footballer
• 24th » Klaus Schnellenkamp, Chilean businessman and author
• 25th » Josh Freese, American drummer and songwriter (The Vandals and Devo)
• 25th » Mac Powell, American singer-songwriter and producer (Third Day)
• 26th » Esteban Fuertes, Argentinian footballer
• 26th » Shane Meadows, English actor, director, and producer
• 26th » Robert Muchamore, English author
• 27th » Thomas Wilson Brown, American actor
• 27th » Colin Charvis, English rugby player
• 27th » Kevin Ollie, American basketball player and coach
• 27th » Matt Slocum, American guitarist and songwriter (Sixpence None the Richer)
• 28th » Roberto Palacios, Peruvian footballer
• 28th » Supakorn Kitsuwon, Thai actor
• 28th » Patrick Rafter, Australian-Bermudian tennis player
• 28th » Adam Vinatieri, American football player
• 29th » Asheru, American rapper
• 29th » Jason Kreis, American soccer player and manager
• 29th » Jude Law, English actor, director, and producer
• 29th » Leonor Varela, Chilean-American actress
• 30th » Kerry Collins, American football player
• 30th » Paul Keegan (footballer born 1972) named Paul Keegan, Irish footballer
• 30th » Dita Indah Sari, Indonesian activist
• 30th » Steven Wiig, American actor and drummer (Papa Wheelie)
• 31st » Joey McIntyre, American singer-songwriter and actor (New Kids on the Block)

Famous Deaths for December 1972

• 2nd » Yip Man, Chinese martial artist (b. 1893)
• 3rd » William Manuel Johnson, American bassist (b. 1872)
• 6th » Janet Munro, English actress and singer (b. 1934)
• 9th » Louella Parsons, American journalist and screenwriter (b. 1881)
• 10th » Mark Van Doren, American poet, critic, and academic (b. 1894)
• 23rd » Andrei Tupolev, Russian aircraft designer, designed the Tupolev Tu-95 and Tupolev Tu-104 (b. 1888)
• 24th » Gisela Richter, English-American archaeologist and historian (b. 1882)
• 24th » Melville Ruick, American actor (b. 1898)
• 26th » Harry S. Truman, American colonel and politician, 33rd President of the United States (b. 1884)
• 27th » Lester B. Pearson, Canadian historian and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Canada, Nobel Peace Prize named Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
• 29th » Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos, Greek priest and missionary (b. 1903)
• 31st » Roberto Clemente, Puerto Rican baseball player (b. 1934)
• 31st » Henry Gerber, German-American activist, founded the Society for Human Rights (b. 1892)

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