What Happened in 1972

1972 — year

1972 Summer Olympics — Games of the XX Olympiad, in Munich, West Germany

Eurovision Song Contest 1972 — 17th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest

Bloody Sunday — shooting of 26 civilians by British soldiers in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1972 during the Troubles

1972–73 European Cup — 18th season of the UEFA club football tournament

1972 Formula One season — sports season

1972 AFC Asian Cup — international football competition

basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics — Basketball events at the 1972 Summer Olympics

1972 African Cup of Nations — football tournament

1972 Nixon visit to China — official United States visit to the People's Republic of China, leading to establishment of diplomatic relations

1972 Summer Olympics medal table

handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics — overview of handball practiced at the 1972 Olympic Summer Games

1972–73 UEFA Cup — 2nd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA

football at the 1972 Summer Olympics — 1972 edition of the association football tournament during the Olympic Summer Games

1972 Winter Olympics medal table — Wikimedia list article

1972 in film — overview of the events of 1972 in film

World Chess Championship 1972 — 1972 chess match in Reykjavík, Iceland for the World Chess Championship between challenger Bobby Fischer (USA) and defending champion Boris Spassky (USSR)

volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics

swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics — swimming events at the Olympics

Operation Wrath of God — covert operation

rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics — rowing regatta

United Nations Conference on the Human Environment — UN conference held at Stockholm in 1972

wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics — competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics

World Heritage Convention — 1972 international treaty

JAT Flight 367 — 1972 airliner bombing

weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics — Weightlifting at the Olympics

gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics — Gymnastics events during the 1972 Summer Olympics

judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics — judo competition

canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics — overview of canoeing events at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Albania at the 1972 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation

field hockey at the 1972 Summer Olympics — field hockey competition

boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics — Boxing competitions

diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics — Diving at the Olympics

shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics — Sports shooting at the Olympics

archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics — archery events at the Olympics

fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

20th Chess Olympiad — FIDE chess tournament for national teams

cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics — cycling events at the Olympics

speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics — 1972 edition of the speed skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

1972 Argentine Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1972

biathlon at the 1972 Winter Olympics — 1972 edition of the biathlon competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

Finland at the 1972 Summer Olympics — country entered in olympic summer games

ski jumping at the 1972 Winter Olympics — 1972 edition of the ski jumping competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

Argentina at the 1972 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation

Spain at the 1972 Summer Olympics — country entered in olympic summer games

alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics — 1972 edition of the alpine skiing competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

1972 Winter Olympics — 11th edition of Winter Olympics, in Sapporo, Japan

figure skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics — 1972 edition of the figure skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

ice hockey at the 1972 Winter Olympics — 1972 edition of the ice hockey tournament during the Olympic Winter Games

Munich massacre — Palestinian terror attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany

water polo at the 1972 Summer Olympics — Water polo at the Olympics

1972 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1972

1972 Canadian Grand Prix — Formula One race

UEFA Euro 1972 — 4th European association football championship

UEFA Euro 1972 finals — final game of the UEFA Euro 1972

1972 Belgian Grand Prix — Formula One race

1972 Andes flight disaster — aviation accident

Constitution of Pakistan — supreme law of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

1972 United States Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1972

44th Academy Awards — Award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1971

Biological Weapons Convention — treaty banning production of bioweapons

Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty — arms control treaty between the US and the USSR

1972 European Cup Final — football match

Lod Airport massacre — 1972 terrorist attack in Tel Aviv, Israel

1972 Spanish Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1972

Sabena Flight 571 — aircraft hijacking

1972 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1972

1972 United States presidential election — 47th quadrennial U.S. presidential election

1972 West German federal election — federal election in West Germany

Simla Agreement — Diplomatic Agreement between India and Pakistan recognizing creation of Bangladesh

1972 French Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1972

1972 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1972

1972 German Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1972

1972 Summer Paralympics — 1972 edition of the Summer Paralympics

1972 Austrian Grand Prix — 217th Formula 1 Championship Grand Prix

Equal Rights Amendment — proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America

1972 South African Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1972

Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter — multilateral environmental agreement