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March 21, 1972Born on Wednesday March 22, 1972
- Marcel Lassche († 2006)
- Robert van Maaren, Gouda († 2012)
- Pieter-Christiaan Michiel van Vollenhoven Oranje Nassau, Nijmegen
- Jan De Ryck, Lier, België
- Marcel Lassche († 2006)
- Johannes Jan Jans van der Meij, Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, Fryslân, Nederland († 1980)
- Pieter Stolk († 2004)
- Pieter-Christiaan van Oranje-Nassau van Vollenhoven, Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Tim Van Look, Wilrijk, Antwerpen († 2003)
Died on Wednesday March 22, 1972
- Adrianus Henricus Carolus de Vet (54), Esch
- Annigje Kraal (78), Papendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Abraham van de Munt (77)
- Barta Otten (86), Meppel
- Adriana Brenders (78), Geel, België
- Bartholomeus Cornelis Marie Dijkema (74), Den Haag
- Antonia Maria van Nassau (80), Roosendaal en Nispen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Alphonsus Theodorus Hoeke (53), Santa Clara, Califonrië, U.S.A
- Alphonsus Theodorus (Phons) Hoeke (53), Santa Clara, C.A., Verenigde Staten
- Carel Pastoors (81), Millingen aan de Rijn, Gelderland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 22, 1972 at Delpher
- De waarheid
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- Nederlands dagblad : gereformeerd gezinsblad / hoofdred. P. Jongeling ... [et al.]
- Limburgsch dagblad
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
- De Telegraaf
- De tijd : dagblad voor Nederland
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- De Telegraaf
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
Born on March 22
- 1970 » Andreas Johnson, Swedish singer-songwriter
- 1970 » Hwang Young-cho, South Korean runner
- 1970 » Leontien van Moorsel, Dutch cyclist
- 1971 » Keegan-Michael Key, American actor, comedian, and writer
- 1972 » Cory Lidle, American baseball player († 2006)
- 1972 » Elvis Stojko, Canadian figure skater and sportscaster
- 1972 » Shawn Bradley, German-American basketball player, coach, and actor
- 1973 » Beverley Knight, English singer-songwriter and producer
- 1974 » Marcus Camby, American basketball player
- 1974 » Philippe Clement, Belgian footballer
Died on March 22
- 1966 » John Harlin, American mountaineer and pilot (b. 1935)
- 1971 » Johannes Villemson, Estonian-American runner (b. 1893)
- 1971 » Nella Walker, American actress and vaudevillian (b. 1886)
- 1974 » Orazio Satta Puliga, Italian automobile designer (b. 1910)
- 1974 » Peter Revson, American race car driver (b. 1939)
- 1976 » John Dwyer McLaughlin, American painter (b. 1898)
- 1977 » A. K. Gopalan, Indian educator and politician (b. 1904)
- 1978 » Karl Wallenda, German-American acrobat and tightrope walker, founded The Flying Wallendas (b. 1905)
- 1979 » Ben Lyon, American actor and studio executive (b. 1901)
- 1981 » James Elliott, American runner and coach (b. 1915)
Names that were popular for boys in 1972
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Peter
- Hendrik
- Maria
- Robert
- Richard
- Pieter
- Michael
- Marco
- Petrus
- Johan
- John
- Patrick
Names that were popular for girls in 1972
- Maria
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Sandra
- Marie
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Monique
- Ann
- Esther
- Catharina
- Petronella
- Hendrika
- Miranda
- Jacoba
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1972
- 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.
- May 26 » The United States and the Soviet Union sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
- May 30 » The Angry Brigade goes on trial over a series of 25 bombings throughout the United Kingdom.
- 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.
- June 29 » The United States Supreme Court rules in the case Furman v. Georgia that arbitrary and inconsistent imposition of the death penalty violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
- September 4 » Mark Spitz becomes the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games.
- October 29 » The three surviving perpetrators of the Munich massacre are released from prison in exchange for the hostages of hijacked Lufthansa Flight 615.
The weather on Wednesday March 22, 1972
The temperature on March 22, 1972 was between -0.4 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (81%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI