Year 1972

17 February 1972

President Nixon makes unprecedented eight-day visit to Communist China and meets with Mao Zedong

1972

The antidepressant Prozac (fluoxetine) is developed by Bryan B. Malloy (Scotland) and Klaus K. Schmiegel (US)

1972

Electronic mail is introduced. Queen Elizabeth will send her first email in 1976

1972

The compact disk is developed by RCA (US)

1972

CAT (Computerized Axial Tomography) scanning is developed in England

1972

Apollo XVII, the last manned moon landing to date, returns to Earth with 250 pounds of lunar samples

24 March 1972

UK takes over direct rule of Northern Ireland in bid for peace

29 June 1972

US Supreme Court rules that death penalty is unconstitutional

5 September 1972

Eleven Israeli athletes at Olympic Games in Munich are killed after eight members of an Arab terrorist group invades Olympic Village; five guerrillas and one policeman are also killed

10 April 1972

Iran, Teheran 5.000 deads (7 Richter)

23 December 1972

Nicaragua, Managua 10.000 deads (6,2 Richter)

1972

Nobel Prizes Economy: Kenneth J. Arrow, John R. Hicks

1972

Nobel Prizes Peace: not assigned

1972

Nobel Prizes Physiology or Medicine: Gerald M. Edelman, Rodney R. Porter

1972

Nobel Prizes Chemistry: Christian B. Anfinsen, per il suo lavoro sulla ribonucleasi, specificamente per le interconnessioni esistenti tra la sequenza di aminoacidi e le conformazioni aventi attivitÓ biologiche)

1972

Nobel Prizes Physics: John Bardeen, Leon N. Cooper, J. Robert Schrieffer

1972

Nobel Prizes Literature: Heinrich Böll

1972

Nobel Prizes Chemistry: Stanford Moore, William H. Stein, per il loro contributo alla comprensione della connessione esistente tra una struttura chimica e l'attivitÓ catalitica della molecola ribonucleica

1972

Tennis Wimbledon Men: Stan Smith d. I. Nastase (4-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-5)

1972

Tennis Wimbledon Women: Billie Jean King d. E.Goolagong (6-3 6-3)

1972

WINTER OLYMPICS, Winter Olympics XI: Sapporo, Japan

1972

Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics (AL) 4-3 Cincinnati Reds (NL)

1972

Football VI Super Bowl: Dallas Cowboys d. Miami Dolphins (24-3)

1972

NBA, Basketball NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers d. New York (4-1)

1972

SUMMER OLYMPICS, Summer Olympics XX: Munich (Germany)

1972

UEFA Champions League, UEFA Champions League: AFC Ajax (Netherlands)

1972

1972 Playboy cover

1972 December 29

Jude Law, actor (born at Lewisham, London, England) Capricorn

1972 December 19

Alyssa Milano, actress (born at Brooklyn, New York,USA) Sagittarius

1972 August 15

Ben Affleck, actor (born at Berkeley, California,USA) Leo

1972 August 30

Cameron Diaz, actress (born at San Diego, California,USA) Virgo

1972 April 20

Carmen Electra, actress (Tara Leigh Patrick) (born at Sharonville, Ohio, United States of America) Aries

1972 September 28

Dita Von Teese, showgirl (born at Rochester, Michigan, USA) Libra

1972 July 12

Gabriel Garko, actor (born at Torino,Italy) Cancer

1972 September 27

Gwyneth Paltrow, actress (born at Los Angeles,California,USA) Libra

1972 April 17

Jennifer Garner, actress (born at Houston, Texas, USA) Aries

1972 November 01

Jenny McCarthy, actress,playmate (born at Chicago, Illinois, USA) Scorpio

1972 December 22

Vanessa Paradis, actress, singer (born at Saint-Maur-des-Fossés,France) Capricorn

1972 March 07

Alessandro Greco , television host Pisces

1972 November 11

Alessia Marcuzzi , television host Scorpio

1972 May 22

Alison Eastwood , actress Gemini

1972 April 22

Anna Falchi , actress Taurus

1972 June 04

Arnauld Mercier , soccer flayer (born at Bayeux, France) Gemini

1972 January 12

Barbara Merlin , athlete Capricorn

1972 May 05

Brigitta Boccoli , actress Taurus

1972 May 28

Chiara Mastroianni , actress (born at Paris,France) Gemini

1972 August 31

Chris Tucker , actor Virgo

1972 July 01

Claire Forlani , actress Cancer

1972 December 22

Claudia Poll , nuotatrice Capricorn

1972 June 28

Cristiano Pavone , soccer player (born at Milano,Italy) Cancer

1972 July 28

Elisabeth Berkley , actress Leo

1972 November 21

Ellen Hidding , television host Scorpio

1972 June 22

Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia , noble, entrepreneur (born at Ginevra,Switzerland) Cancer

1972 October 17

Eminem , singer (born at St. Joseph, Missouri, USA) Libra

1972 May 30

Enrico Silvestrin , actor Gemini

1972 June 23

Fabio Volo , writer, actor (born at Calcinate) Cancer

1972 September 11

Filippo Maniero , soccer player Virgo

1972 October 01

George Weah , soccer player Libra

1972 August 06

Geri Halliwell , songwriter,writer (born at Watford,UK) Leo

1972 April 07

Gianluca Grignani , singer (born at Italy) Aries

1972 November 08

Gretchen Mol , actress Scorpio

1972 August 05

J-Ax , rapper,songwriter (Alessandro Aleotti) (born at Milano,Italy) Leo

1972 March 23

Judith Godrèche , actress Aries

1972 May 19

Laura Freddi , actress Taurus

1972 January 01

Lilian Thuram , soccer player Capricorn

(1972)

Linda Batista , actress

1972 August 26

Loredana Lecciso , showgirl,ex moglie di Al Bano (born at Lecce,Italy) Virgo

1972 September 22

Mago Casanova , Virgo

1972 March 29

Manuel C. Rui Costa , soccer player Aries

1972 November 07

Miriana Trevisan , television host Scorpio

1972 December 23

Morgan Trevor , singer Capricorn

1972 September 03

Natalia Estrada , television host Virgo

1972 January 06

Nek , singer (Filippo Neviani) Capricorn

1972 October 03

Neve Campbell , actress Libra

1972 April 16

Paolo Negro , soccer player (born at Italy) Aries

1972 November 05

Petra Loreggian , television host Scorpio

1972 March 14

Rossano Rubicondi , entrepreneur Pisces

1972 May 23

Rubens Barrichello , Formula1 driver (born at San Paolo,Brazil) Gemini

1972 February 18

Sabina Panzanini , sciatrice Aquarius

(1972)

Sandro Cois , soccer player (born at Fossano)

1972 May 13

Sergio Assisi , actor Taurus

1972 July 10

Sofía Vergara , Actress (born at Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia) Cancer

1972 February 06

Stefano Bettarini , soccer player Aquarius

1972 November 06

Thandie Newton , actress Scorpio

1972 November 01

Toni Collette , actress Scorpio

1972 February 17

Valeria Mazza , top model (born at Rosario,Argentina) Aquarius

1972 January 17

Vittoria Belvedere , actress (born at Vibo Valentia,Italy) Capricorn

1972 May 12

Yadhira Carrillo , WORK Taurus

1972 June 22

Zinédine Yazid Zidane , soccer player (born at Marsiglia, France) Cancer

1972 March 27

M.C. Escher, painter (Maurits Cornelis Escher) (dead at Laren, Netherlands) (born 1898 June 17) Gemini

1972 November 01

Ezra Pound , poet (dead at Venice,Italy) (born 1885 October 30) Scorpio

1972 18

Frank Costello , gangster

1972 May 18

Jeannette Rankin , 1st Congresswoman (1917-1919, 1941-1943)

1972 22

Lyndon B. Johnson , 36th US President (~1963~-~1969~) (dead at Texas,USA)

1972 January 01

Maurice Auguste Chevalier , singer, actor (born 1888 September 12) Virgo