Historical figures in 1972
The atlas holds 87 people and 160 moments here, in 1972. The most recorded lives are Salvador Allende, Richard Nixon and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Educators.
Notable people
Freddie Mercury
in 1972
3 moments here
Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…
Gherman Titov
in 1972
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Soviet Air Force pilot, cosmonaut, and later Russian politician. Titov flew Vostok 2 on 6–7 August 1961, becoming the second human to orbit Earth and…
Glynis Johns
in 1972
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British actress, dancer and singer whose stage and screen career ran from childhood performances in Britain to Broadway and later American work.…
Golda Meir
in 1972
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Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…
Gough Whitlam
in 1972
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Edward Gough Whitlam was an Australian lawyer, Royal Australian Air Force navigator, Labor politician and the 21st prime minister of Australia.…
Grace Kelly
in 1972
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American actress Grace Patricia Kelly became an internationally prominent film star in the early 1950s, then Princess of Monaco after her 1956…
Haile Selassie
in 1972
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Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 until his deposition in 1974.…
Harry S. Truman
in 1972
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Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…
Idi Amin
in 1972
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Ugandan army officer and dictator who was president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. This chronology records documented physical presences from his birth…
Jean-Bédel Bokassa
in 1972
1 moment here
Central African military officer and politician who seized power in the Central African Republic in 1966, served as president, and proclaimed himself…
Jiang Qing
in 1972
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Jiang Qing (1914–1991), also known as Madame Mao, was a Chinese actress, revolutionary, and political figure.…
Jiang Zemin
in 1972
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Jiang Zemin was a Chinese electrical engineer and politician who served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989 to 2002,…
Jiddu Krishnamurti
in 1972
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Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…
John Lennon
in 1972
1 moment here
English musician, songwriter, artist and peace activist; co-founder of the Beatles. This chronology records documented physical presence at…
Jorge Luis Borges
in 1972
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Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
José Mujica
in 1972
1 moment here
Uruguayan guerrilla fighter, farmer and politician who was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.…
J. R. R. Tolkien
in 1972
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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…
Juan Perón
in 1972
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Juan Domingo Perón was an Argentine army officer and politician who served as president of Argentina from 1946 to 1955 and again from 1973 until his…
Kim Dae-jung
in 1972
1 moment here
South Korean politician, democracy activist, and eighth president of South Korea (1998–2003).…
Kwame Nkrumah
in 1972
1 moment here
Ghanaian nationalist leader, Pan-Africanist, and political theorist who led the Gold Coast to independence as Ghana in 1957.…
Lars Onsager
in 1972
1 moment here
Norwegian-American physical chemist and theoretical physicist whose career took him from Norway and Switzerland to major American universities.…
Lê Đức Thọ
in 1972
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Vietnamese revolutionary, Communist Party leader, and diplomat. Born Phan Đình Khải, he was imprisoned by French colonial authorities, worked in…
Lyndon B. Johnson
in 1972
1 moment here
Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973) was a Texas-born teacher, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 36th president of the United States.…
Manmohan Singh
in 1972
2 moments here
Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…
Moments
- 1972 Kalina krasnaya production in Vologda Oblast Vasily Shukshin
- 1972 Recall to Hanoi Võ Nguyên Giáp
- 1972 First trip to Argentina V. S. Naipaul
- 1972 Whitman adjunct professorship Walter Brattain
- 1972 Architectural Association studies Zaha Hadid
- 1972 Eid broadcast from Tripoli Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1972 State visit to Beijing Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1972 Unscheduled Kabul visit Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1972 Speech at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy Gough Whitlam
- 1972 Visit to Libya Idi Amin
- 1972 Red Detachment of Women performance with Nixon Jiang Qing
- 1972 Meeting with President Nixon Mao Zedong
- 1972 Visit to Military Regions 1 and 2 Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- 1972 China state visit: Beijing Richard Nixon
- 1972 China state visit: Hangzhou Richard Nixon
- 1972 China state visit: Shanghai Richard Nixon
- 1972 Visit to Moscow Saddam Hussein
- 1972 Address at COSAF Salvador Allende
- 1972 Celulosa Arauco inauguration Salvador Allende
- 1972 Concepción provincial tour Salvador Allende
- 1972 Municipal appearance in Curanilahue Salvador Allende
- 1972 Speech from Antofagasta Intendancy Salvador Allende
- 1972 Speech in Hualqui Salvador Allende
- 1972 Speech in Talcahuano Salvador Allende
- 1972 Reception of Richard Nixon in Beijing Zhou Enlai
- 1972 Meeting with Gaafar Nimeiry Anwar Sadat
- 1972 Theological Education Fund base near Bromley Desmond Tutu
- 1972 Marquise at the Bristol Hippodrome Glynis Johns
- 1972 Host to Ceaușescu in Bangui Jean-Bédel Bokassa
- 1972 Receives CBE insignia J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1972 Tripartite federation talks Saddam Hussein
- 1972 Address in María Elena Salvador Allende
- 1972 Address in Mejillones Salvador Allende
- 1972 Intendancy speech in Tocopilla Salvador Allende
- 1972 Speech in Chuquicamata Salvador Allende
- 1972 Speech in Taltal Salvador Allende
- 1972 Speech outside Calama Municipality Salvador Allende
- 1972 Goodwill trip to Moscow Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1972 Inspection at Indian troop-withdrawal ceremony Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1972 Visit to Isfahan Willy Brandt
- 1972 Visit to Kharg Island Willy Brandt
- 1972 Visit to Tehran Willy Brandt
- 1972 Three-day Moscow visit Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1972 Receives Honorary Academy Award Charlie Chaplin
- 1972 Returns to the United States Charlie Chaplin
- 1972 Death at Flamingo Hotel Kwame Nkrumah
- 1972 Heart attack while visiting daughter Lyndon B. Johnson
- 1972 Third UNCTAD session Manmohan Singh
- 1972 Textile-factory employment Morgan Tsvangirai
- 1972 State visit to Ottawa Richard Nixon