1972

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Years: 1969 1970 1971 - 1972 - 1973 1974 1975
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1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday.

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[edit] Events

  • Designated International year of the book by UNESCO

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June 8 1972: Phan Thị Kim Phúc, center left, running down a road near Trang Bang after an ARVN napalm chemical attack in the Vietnam War. (©Nick Ut/Associated Press).
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June 8 1972: Phan Thị Kim Phúc, center left, running down a road near Trang Bang after an ARVN napalm chemical attack in the Vietnam War. (©Nick Ut/Associated Press).

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One of the Black September kidnappers taking part in the Munich Massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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One of the Black September kidnappers taking part in the Munich Massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

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  • October 1 - The first publication reporting the production of a recombinant DNA molecule, marks the birth of modern molecular biology methodology.
Jackson, David A.; Symons, Robert H.; and Berg, Paul. (1972). Biochemical Method for Inserting New Genetic Information into DNA of Simian Virus 40: Circular SV40 DNA Molecules Containing Lambda Phage Genes and the Galactose Operon of Escherichia coli. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 69(10), 2904-2909.

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Nixon's landslide victory in the electoral college during the 1972 Election .
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Nixon's landslide victory in the electoral college during the 1972 Election .

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1972 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar 1972
MCMLXXII
Ab urbe condita 2725
Armenian calendar 1421
ԹՎ ՌՆԻԱ
Chinese calendar 4608/4668-11-15
(辛亥年十一月十五日)
— to —
4609/4669-11-26
(壬子年十一月廿六日)
Ethiopian calendar 1964 – 1965
Hebrew calendar 5732 – 5733
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat 2027 – 2028
- Shaka Samvat 1894 – 1895
- Kali Yuga 5073 – 5074
Iranian calendar 1350 – 1351
Islamic calendar 1392 – 1393
Japanese calendar Shōwa 47

(昭和47年)

- Imperial Year Kōki 2632
(皇紀2632年)
- Jōmon Era 11972
Thai solar calendar 2515

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[edit] Nobel prizes

[edit] Ship events

[edit] Fiction

[edit] References

  1. ^ Full Text - Proclamation 1081

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