About the day » Sunday January 23, 1972Calender converter

• Melissa Ann Ehmen, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa († 2018)
• Eric Petrus Heerenveen, Tiel, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aaron Berg, Lethbridge-Alberta (Can)
• Nicole Therese Grote Punt, Oldenzaal, 7570, Nederland

• Anna Maria Goedhart (67), Rotterdam, Nederland
• Antonie Lodewijk van der Zwan (88)
• Antoius Douwes van der Wal (62), Oudwoude, Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, Frieland
• Adolf Stefanus Bierhuizen (68)
• Aileen Blanche Martin (77), Papatoetoe, Auckland
• * Francijntje de bruin (83), Schoonhoven
• Aart van Weverwijk (63), Schoonrewoerd, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alle Hilarides (78), Otsego County Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Van Kan (72), Sittard, Limburg, Nederland
• Aafje Tetje de Vries (55)

• 1970 » Spyridon Vasdekis, Greek long jumper
• 1971 » Adam Parore, New Zealand cricketer and mountaineer
• 1971 » Claire Rankin, Canadian actress
• 1971 » Kevin Mawae, American football player and coach
• 1971 » Lisa Snowdon, English television and radio presenter and fashion model
• 1971 » Marc Nelson, American singer-songwriter
• 1971 » Scott Gibbs, Welsh-South African rugby player and sportscaster
• 1972 » Ewen Bremner, Scottish actor
• 1973 » Tomas Holmström, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1974 » Glen Chapple, English cricketer

• 1963 » Józef Gosławski, Polish sculptor (b. 1908)
• 1966 » T. M. Sabaratnam, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician († 1895)
• 1971 » Fritz Feigl, Austrian-Brazilian chemist and academic (b. 1871)
• 1973 » Alexander Onassis, American-Greek businessman (b. 1948)
• 1973 » Kid Ory, American trombonist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1886)
• 1976 » Paul Robeson, American actor, singer, and activist (b. 1898)
• 1977 » Toots Shor, American businessman, founded Toots Shor's Restaurant (b. 1903)
• 1978 » Jack Oakie, American actor (b. 1903)
• 1978 » Terry Kath, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1946)
• 1980 » Giovanni Michelotti, Italian engineer (b. 1921)

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 13.3 million citizens.
• January 8 » Bowing to international pressure, President of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto releases Bengali leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from prison, who had been arrested after declaring the independence of Bangladesh.
• April 13 » Vietnam War: The Battle of An Lộc begins.
• June 23 » Title IX of the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 is amended to prohibit sexual discrimination to any educational program receiving federal funds.
• August 11 » Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam.
• November 28 » Last executions in Paris: Claude Buffet and Roger Bontems are guillotined at La Santé Prison.
• December 8 » United Airlines Flight 553, a Boeing 737, crashes after aborting its landing attempt at Chicago Midway International Airport, killing 45. This is the first-ever loss of a Boeing 737.

The temperature on January 23, 1972 was between 0.4 °C and 2.0 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.