February 1972

Wednesday 02:

British embassy in Dublin destroyed in protest over Bloody Sunday

Thursday 03:

The first Winter Olympics to be held in Asia open in Sapporo, Japan.

Saturday 05:

Bob Douglas becomes the first African American elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Friday 11:

Craig Jones, American Musician (Slipknot)

Wednesday 16:

NBA basketball player Wilt Chamberlain scores 30,000th point.

Thursday 17:

Sales of the Volkswagen Beetle model exceed those of Ford Model-T.

Friday 18:

The California Supreme Court invalidates the state's death penalty and commutes the sentences of all death row inmates to life in prison.

Monday 21:

The Soviet unmanned spaceship Luna 20 lands on the Moon.

Friday 25:

Terrorism: Germany gives $5 million to an Arab terrorist as ransom for the passengers and crew of a hijacked jumbo jet.

Saturday 26:

Buffalo Creek Flood caused by a burst dam kills 125 in West Virginia.

Monday 28:

Sino-American relations: The United States and People's Republic of China sign the Shanghai Communiqué.

Tuesday 29:

Hank Aaron becomes the first player in the history of Major League Baseball to sign a $200,000 contract.