What Happened In August 1972 In History

Historical Events for August, 1972

• 3rd » The United States Senate ratifies the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
• 11th » Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam.
• 14th » An East Germany known as East German Ilyushin Il-62 crashes during takeoff from East Berlin, killing 156.
• 22nd » Rhodesia is expelled by the International Olympic Committee named IOC for its racist policies.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1972

• 1st » Devon Hughes, American wrestler
• 1st » Martin Damm, Czech tennis player
• 1st » Nicke Andersson, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Hellacopters The Solution (band) or The Solution, The Hydromatics, and Imperial State Electric)
• 1st » Christer Basma, Norwegian footballer and coach
• 1st » Todd Bouman, American football player and coach
• 1st » Tanya Reid, Canadian actress
• 1st » Thomas Woods, American historian, economist, and educator
• 2nd » Mohamed Al-Deayea, Saudi Arabian footballer
• 2nd » Jacinda Barrett, Australian-American model and actress
• 2nd » Daniele Nardello, Italian cyclist
• 2nd » Justyna Steczkowska, Polish singer-songwriter and actress
• 3rd » Brigid Brannagh, American actress
• 3rd » Erika Marozsán, Hungarian actress
• 3rd » Sandis Ozoliņš, Latvian ice hockey player and politician
• 4th » Stefan Brogren, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 5th » Ikuto Hidaka, Japanese wrestler
• 5th » Aaqib Javed, Pakistani cricketer and coach
• 5th » Christian Olde Wolbers, Belgian-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Fear Factory, Beowülf, Arkaea, and Kush (band) or Kush)
• 5th » Theodore Whitmore, Jamaican footballer and manager
• 6th » Paolo Bacigalupi, American author
• 6th » Geri Halliwell, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (Spice Girls)
• 6th » Ray Lucas, American football player and sportscaster
• 6th » Darren Eales, English footballer and lawyer
• 7th » Brad Patton, Australian-Dutch porn actor
• 7th » Greg Serano, American actor
• 8th » Joely Collins, Canadian actress
• 8th » Andrea de Rossi, Italian rugby player and coach
• 8th » Axel Merckx, Belgian cyclist
• 8th » Steven Tweed, Scottish footballer and manager
• 9th » A-mei, Taiwanese singer
• 9th » Juanes, Colombian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Ekhymosis)
• 9th » Ryan Bollman, American actor
• 10th » Dilana, South African-American singer-songwriter and actress
• 10th » Lawrence Dallaglio, English rugby player and sportscaster
• 10th » Angie Harmon, American model and actress
• 10th » Christofer Johnsson, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Therion (band) Therion, Carbonized, Messiah (band) Messiah, and Demonoid (band) Demonoid)
• 10th » Jake Adam York, American poet and educator (d. 2012)
• 11th » Jonathon Prandi, American model and actor
• 12th » Mark Kinsella, Irish footballer and manager
• 12th » Takanohana Kōji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 65th Makuuchi Yokozuna called Yokozuna
• 12th » Gyanendra Pandey, Indian cricketer
• 12th » Del the Funky Homosapien, American rapper and producer (Hieroglyphics (group) named Hieroglyphics, Deltron 3030, and Gorillaz)
• 13th » Hani Hanjour, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 (d. 2001)
• 13th » Kevin Plank, American businessman, founded Under Armour
• 13th » John Safran, Australian screenwriter and producer
• 13th » Michael Sinterniklaas, French-American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 14th » Tamer El Said, Egyptian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 14th » Yoo Jae-suk, South Korean comedian and actor
• 14th » Laurent Lamothe, Haitian politician, 15th Prime Minister of Haiti
• 14th » Jay Manuel, American make-up artist
• 15th » Ben Affleck, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 15th » Jennifer Alexander, Canadian ballet dancer (d. 2007)
• 15th » Chris Morrissey (filmmaker) named Chris Morrissey, American actor and director
• 15th » Matthew Wood (sound editor) named Matthew Wood, American voice actor and engineer
• 16th » Frankie Boyle, Scottish comedian and television host
• 16th » Stan Lazaridis, Australian footballer
• 16th » Emily Robison, American singer-songwriter and banjo player (Dixie Chicks and Court Yard Hounds)
• 16th » George Stroumboulopoulos, Canadian radio and television host
• 17th » Habibul Bashar, Bangladeshi cricketer
• 18th » Victoria Coren Mitchell, English journalist and poker player
• 18th » Leo Ku, Hong Kong singer, actor, producer, and director
• 18th » Masahiro Nakai, Japanese singer and actor (SMAP)
• 19th » Roberto Abbondanzieri, Argentinian footballer and manager
• 19th » Sammi Cheng, Hong Kong singer and actress
• 19th » Elizabeth Wolfgramm, American singer (The Jets (band) named The Jets)
• 19th » Chihiro Yonekura, Japanese singer-songwriter
• 19th » Jamie Zubairi, English actor
• 20th » Derrick Alston, American basketball player
• 20th » Melvin Booker, American basketball player
• 20th » Chaney Kley, American actor, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2007)
• 20th » Scott Quinnell, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster
• 22nd » Okkert Brits, South African pole vaulter
• 22nd » Steve Kline (left-handed pitcher) known as Steve Kline, American baseball player and coach
• 22nd » Pontus Schultz, Swedish journalist (d. 2012)
• 22nd » Max Wilson, Brazilian race car driver
• 23rd » Erika Bella, Hungarian porn actress
• 23rd » Mark Butcher, English cricketer and singer
• 23rd » Raul Casanova, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 23rd » Martin Grainger, English footballer and manager
• 23rd » Manuel Vidrio, Mexican footballer, coach, and manager
• 24th » Jean-Luc Brassard, Canadian skier
• 25th » Marvin Harrison, American football player
• 25th » Bryan Stoltenberg, American football player (d. 2013)
• 27th » Jaap-Derk Buma, Dutch field hockey player
• 27th » Felix da Housecat, American DJ and producer
• 27th » The Great Khali, Indian wrestler and actor
• 27th » Denise Lewis, English heptathlete
• 27th » Jimmy Pop, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bloodhound Gang)
• 28th » Ravindu Shah, Kenyan cricketer
• 28th » Jay Witasick, American baseball player and coach
• 29th » Amanda Marshall, Canadian singer
• 29th » Bae Yong-joon, South Korean actor
• 31st » Chris Tucker, American actor

Famous Deaths for August 1972

• 2nd » Brian Cole, American bass player (The Association) (b. 1942)
• 2nd » Paul Goodman (writer) named Paul Goodman, American psychotherapist and author (b. 1911)
• 2nd » Helen Hoyt, American poet (b. 1887)
• 3rd » Giannis Papaioannou, Turkish-Greek composer (b. 1913)
• 7th » Joi Lansing, American model, actress, and singer (b. 1929)
• 7th » Aspasia Manos, Greek wife of Alexander of Greece (b. 1896)
• 8th » Andrea Feldman, American actress (b. 1948)
• 11th » Max Theiler, South African-American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine e.g Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
• 14th » Oscar Levant, American actor, pianist, and composer (b. 1906)
• 14th » Jules Romains, French author and poet (b. 1885)
• 16th » Pierre Brasseur, French actor and screenwriter (b. 1905)
• 26th » Francis Chichester, English pilot and sailor (b. 1901)
• 28th » Prince William of Gloucester (b. 1941)
• 29th » Lale Andersen, German singer-songwriter (b. 1905)

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