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Belgium in 1972

Historical records for Belgium in 1972, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

7Records
7Events
6Named people
4Places
4Categories

Historical records

June

14 June 1972European Championship Semi-Final GoalOdilon Polleunis

Antwerp · Sport / Football

Scores Belgium's late goal in the 2-1 European Championship semi-final defeat by West Germany.

17 June 1972European Championship Third-Place GoalRaoul Lambert

Liege · Sport / Football

Scores the opening goal as Belgium defeat Hungary 2-1 to finish third at the European Championship.

17 June 1972European Championship Third-Place Winning GoalPaul Van Himst

Liege · Sport / Football

Scores Belgium's second goal in the 2-1 third-place victory over Hungary.

Other Events

1972First Complete Gene SequenceWalter Fiers

Ghent · Science / Technology

Determines the complete nucleotide sequence of a protein-coding gene.

1972MS2 Coat Protein GeneWalter Fiers

Ghent · Science / Technology

Establishes a milestone in molecular genetics using bacteriophage RNA.

1972President of BelgiumWilfried Martens

Government / Government of Belgium

Appointed President of the Social Christian Party

1972World RecordEdouard Louis Joseph Merckx

Mexico City · Sport / Cycling

Merckx sets the bicycle hour speed record covering 49.431 km at high altitude in Mexico City

Names involved

Edouard Louis Joseph MerckxOdilon PolleunisPaul Van HimstRaoul LambertWalter FiersWilfried Martens

Places involved

AntwerpGhentLiegeMexico City

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.