* Gene Austin ( 1900 – 1972 ), American singer

* Charles Atlas ( 1892 – 1972 ), a famous bodybuilder

He was the fourth child of Ondrej Varchola ( Americanized as Andrew Warhola, Sr., 1889 – 1942 ) and Júlia ( née Zavacká, 1892 – 1972 ), whose first child was born in their homeland and died before their move to the U. S. Andy had two older brothers, Paul, born about 1923, and John, born about 1925.

* 1972 – Vietnam War: Easter Offensive – American forces begin sustained air strikes and naval bombardments.

* 1886 – Athenagoras I, Greek religious leader, 268th Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ( d. 1972 )

* 1929 – Joi Lansing, American model and actress ( d. 1972 )

* 1972 – Scott Martin Brooks, American actor

* 1972 – Chad Eaton, American football player

* 1972 – Jason Hervey, American actor

* 1972 – Ami James, Israeli-American tattoo artist

* 1972 – Anders Thomas Jensen, Danish screenwriter and director

* 1972 – Dickey Simpkins, American basketball player

* 1972 – Jo Van Daele, Belgian discus thrower

* 1972 – Sebnem Ferah, Turkish singer and musician

* 1972 – Dimitrios Kokotis, Greek high jumper

* 1972 – Paul Lo Duca, American baseball player

* 1896 – Reverend Gary Davis, American singer and guitarist ( d. 1972 )

* 1972 – JR Richards, American singer-songwriter, and musician ( Dishwalla )

* 1887 – George, Crown Prince of Serbia ( d. 1972 )

* 1972 – Jaap-Derk Buma, Dutch field hockey player

* 1972 – Felix da Housecat, American DJ and producer

* 1972 – The Great Khali, Indian wrestler

* 1972 – Denise Lewis, English heptathlete

The town was the site of the Staines air disaster in 1972, at the time the worst air crash in Britain until the Lockerbie disaster of 1988.

In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, the Staines Urban District was abolished and its area combined with that of the former Sunbury-on-Thames Urban District to form the present-day borough of Spelthorne.

* Civil Aircraft Accident Report 4 / 73: Trident I G-ARPI: Report of the Public Inquiry into the Causes and Circumstances of the Accident near Staines on 18 June 1972.

* Civil Aircraft Accident Report 4 / 73: Trident I G-ARPI: Report of the Public Inquiry into the Causes and Circumstances of the Accident near Staines on 18 June 1972 – Appendix A Accident Investigation Branch, Department of Trade and Industry.

In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, Staines Urban District was abolished and its area combined with that of Sunbury-on-Thames Urban District to create the present-day borough of Spelthorne.

He was picked to head the inquiry into the Staines air disaster in 1972, and concluded that the underlying cause was an undiagnosed heart condition of the pilot which impaired his judgement, coupled with the pilot's known bad temper which led to his junior crew being unwilling to challenge him.

In 1972, Reinhardt described and labeled different embouchure patterns according to such characteristics as mouthpiece placement and the general direction of the air stream as it travels past the lips.

Blast from a US Navy fuel air explosive used against a decommissioned ship, 1972.

The agency introduced the concept of computer modeling with least cost abatement strategies ( i. e. emissions trading ) in its 1972 annual report to Congress on the cost of clean air.

VW 1300 ( 1972 ) with an aftermarket ( automotive ) | aftermarket rain shield over the engine hatch air vents.

On 13 May 1972, South Vietnam launched a counteroffensive with four divisions backed by massive U. S. air support.

Nevertheless, My Three Sons ended its prime-time run in the spring of 1972 after twelve years on the air.

During the two periods of sustained air operations against North Vietnam ( March 2, 1965-October 31, 1968 and March 30, 1972-December 29, 1972 ) there were normally three carriers on the line, each conducting air operations for twelve hours, then off for twelve hours.

In addition to the amateur court in St. Petersburg, The American Jai-Alai Foundation whose president Victor Valcarce was a pelotari at Dania Jai-Alai ( MAGO # 86 ) and was considered the best " pelota de goma " player in the world, sponsors ( in North Miami Beach, Florida ) the only indoor air conditioned cancha, ( once owned by World Jai-Alai as a school which in 1972 produced the greatest American pelotari, Joey Cornblit # 37 ) that is still open with free lessons from some of the sport's best.

Here it is seen in August 1972 at Manchester Airport with a group of the airline's flight attendant | air hostess es wearing their company's multi-coloured uniforms.

He was the creator of The Bob Newhart Show which went on the air in 1972 and ran for six years ; he also co-wrote the theme song to the show with his wife Henrietta.

* Paul Jeffreys-born 13 February 1952-bass ( 1972 – 1974 )-died 21 December 1988 in the Lockerbie air disaster

* Larry Gelbart, creator of M * A * S * H ( CBS, 1972 – 83 ), initially wanted the show to air entirely without a laugh track (" Just like the actual Korean War ", he remarked dryly ).

1976 was the first year since 1972 the steady decline in scheduled domestic air traffic from and to West Berlin was arrested and reversed.

) This broadcast was considered the " return " of ABS-CBN on air because this was the time when former employees of ABS-CBN were inside the complex after 14 years of closure since Marcos took it over during the Martial law of 1972.

East Germany's relaxation of border controls affecting all surface transport modes between West Berlin and West Germany across its territory from 1972 onwards resulted in a decline of scheduled internal German air traffic from / to West Berlin.

The organisation became National Air Traffic Services when responsibility for sponsoring the civil air traffic service component was transferred to the newly formed Civil Aviation Authority ( CAA ) in 1972.

CITY signed on air for the first time on September 28, 1972, as an independent station.

A more detailed facelift for 1972 brought a new all-plastic dashboard with deeply hooded round dials ( earlier versions had either a strip speedometer or round dials in a flat dashboard for more expensive models like the Vogue ), new steering wheel, plastic instead of metal air cleaner, reshaped squarer headlamps in a new grille and some engine tuning changes.

The range's first major facelift for 1972 brought an uprated motor with new carburettor and ignition tuning, re-profiled camshaft and a plastic air cleaner housing ( these models were always harder to keep in tune than their predecessors ), smaller, squarer headlamps, a new dashboard with deeply hooded round dials ( the Hunters had strip speedometers previously ), high-backed front seats, and a revised silver trim panel surrounding the tail lights.

CHFD went on the air for the first time on October 14, 1972, as a CTV affiliate.