1 January 1972Internal SecurityJohn Winston Lennon
The staff of the US Senate Internal Security Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee prepares a memo about John Lennons involvement with such radicals as Jerry Rubin, Abbie Hoffman and Rennie Davis
Historical records for Great Britain in 1972, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
The staff of the US Senate Internal Security Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee prepares a memo about John Lennons involvement with such radicals as Jerry Rubin, Abbie Hoffman and Rennie Davis
Syd plays an unannounced gig at King's College Cellar, Cambridge, with him are Twink and Eddie "Guitar" Burns, this line up becomes Stars
1st day of the miners strike
Unemployment reaches one million
Signs Britain's accession treaty as Foreign Secretary alongside Edward Heath and Geoffrey Rippon.
Signs Britain's Treaty of Accession to the European Communities at the Brussels ceremony.
Signs Britain's Treaty of Accession as the minister responsible for the European negotiations.
Faces questions over army conduct after the shootings.
The army command faces scrutiny after Derry.
Helps lead the civil rights march in Derry.
Witnesses the shootings during the civil rights march.
Is killed while fleeing the shooting.
Is among those killed on Bloody Sunday.
Is shot dead during Bloody Sunday in Derry.
Faces crisis as Stormont authority collapses after the killings.
Army decisions before the march later face inquiry scrutiny.
Is killed during the army operation in Derry.
Faces crisis after soldiers kill unarmed civil rights marchers in Derry.
Faces political crisis after Bloody Sunday during the Northern Ireland Troubles.
Receives reports after soldiers shoot civil rights marchers in Derry.
Condemns the killings after the Derry march.
Is wounded and later counted among the dead.
Is killed by gunfire during the Derry march.
Commands Support Company in the Derry operation.
Handles political response to Northern Ireland violence.
Takes part in the march and later writes about it.
Is shot while going to help another victim.
Is killed in the Bogside area during the shootings.
Commands 1 Para during the Derry operation.
Paratroopers open fire on rioting Catholics in Londonderry killing 13. 14 unarmed are were killed by British soldiers during an illegal march in Londonderry
Paratroopers open fire on rioting Catholics in Londonderry killing 13
Gives a Commons statement defending the army account.
Get It On becomes a top ten hit in the United States as Bang a Gong Get It On.
Confronts the miners strike and the wider challenge of industrial unrest.
Is appointed to conduct the first inquiry into the shootings.
In a secret memo, Senator Strom Thurmond suggests to Attorney General John Mitchell that John Lennon, whom the Government suspects of consorting with "known radicals," be deported
In a secret memo, Senator Strom Thurmond suggests to Attorney General John Mitchell that John Lennon, whom the Government suspects of consorting with "known radicals," be deported
A state of emergency is declared
A state of emergency is declared
Police are forced to give way to pickets at the Saltley coke works
Rolling Stones release the album, "Milestones"
Recording starts at Chateau d'Herouville outside Paris for the soundtrack of "Obscured By Clouds", the album is finished by the 29th
Recording starts at Chateau d'Herouville outside Paris for the soundtrack of "Obscured By Clouds", the album is finished by the 29th
It is announced in Cabinet 35 million will be found to keep 3 of the 4 shipyards open
With the expiration of John Lennons US non-immigrant visa, deportation proceedings begin. Lennon will wage a four-year Battle with the federal Government to remain in the US
Wilberforce reccomends 30% to the miners, accepted by the Government, 3X the NCB offer. The miners return to work. Miners reject Wilberforces offer & gain concessions at Downing St
The Housing Finance Bill is guillotined
Is dismissed as editor of the New Statesman after less than two years.
Marc Bolan appears in Ringo Starrs film Born to Boogie, a documentary showing T. Rex at the height of T. Rextasy during a concert at Wembley Empire Pool on 18 March 1972
T. Rex play two Wembley Empire Pool shows filmed by Ringo Starr and Apple Films.
Marc Bolan appears in Ringo Starrs film Born to Boogie, a documentary showing T. Rex at the height of T. Rextasy during a concert at Wembley Empire Pool on 18 March 1972
T.Rex play two shows at the Empire Pool, Wembley which are filmed by Ringo Starr and his crew for Apple Films
Backs an expansionary Budget under Chancellor Anthony Barber.
Eight days of recording and filming starts in a Roman amphitheatre for "Pink Floyd Live At Pompeii"
Eight days of recording and filming starts in a Roman amphitheatre for "Pink Floyd Live At Pompeii"
Introduces direct rule from Westminster after suspending the Stormont government.
Direct Rule takes effect over Northern Ireland
Appointed Secretary of State
Appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Resigns as Labour's deputy leader after the party turns against European entry.
Healey becomes Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer after Roy Jenkins leaves the post.
Rolling Stones release the single, "Tumbling Dice" which reaches no 5 in the UK charts
Rolling Stones release the single, "Tumbling Dice" which reaches no 5 in the UK charts
Suicide note reads, "Dear World, I am leaving because I am bored. I feel I have lived long enough. I am leaving you with your worries in this sweet cesspool. Good luck.". Death of George Henry Sanders
Suicide note reads, "Dear World, I am leaving because I am bored. I feel I have lived long enough. I am leaving you with your worries in this sweet cesspool. Good luck."
Releases Starman as a single, helping introduce the Ziggy Stardust persona to a wider British audience.
Healey is appointed Shadow Chancellor after Roy Jenkins resigned in a row over Europe.
The Rolling Stones release Exile on Main Street.
The Gravelly Hill Interchange opens, linking major motorways and urban routes.
Rolling Stones release the album, "Exile On Main Street"
Rolling Stones release the album, "Exile On Main Street"
Rolling Stones release the album, "Exile On Main Street"
Death of Edward VIII
"Obscured By Clouds" is released
"Obscured By Clouds" is released
Sessions start at Studio 2 in Abbey Road on "Eclipse", the original title of "Dark Side Of The Moon"
Sessions start at Studio 2 in Abbey Road on "Eclipse", the original title of "Dark Side Of The Moon"
Sessions start at Studio 2 in Abbey Road on "Eclipse", the original title of "Dark Side Of The Moon"
Releases The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, his breakthrough concept album.
Releases The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.
"Some Time in New York City" is loud, raucous, and explicitly political, with songs about prison riots, racial and sexual relations, the British role in Northern Ireland, and his own problems in obtaining a US Green Card. Some Time in New York City, a double album by John Lennon backed by the New York rock group Elephants Memory is released
Release Join Together as a single.
The National Industrial Relations Court arrests 5 dockers. Provokes a National Dock Strike
Performs Starman on Top of the Pops, creating one of the defining television moments of British glam rock.
Releases Never a Dull Moment, continuing the successful style of his early solo albums.
Heath permits his Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw to hold unofficial talks in London with a Provisional IRA delegation by Se n Mac Stiof in
Heath permits his Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw to hold unofficial talks in London with a Provisional IRA delegation by Se n Mac Stiof in
Government record concerning the IRA: Heath permits his Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw to hold unofficial talks in London with a Provisional IRA delegation by Se n Mac Stiof in
Historical IRA record under Conservative Party Government: Heath permits his Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw to hold unofficial talks in London with a Provisional IRA delegation by Se n Mac Stiof in
IRA context for Edward Richard George Heath: Heath permits his Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw to hold unofficial talks in London with a Provisional IRA delegation by Se n Mac Stiof in
Government record concerning the IRA: Heath permits his Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw to hold unofficial talks in London with a Provisional IRA delegation by Se n Mac Stiof in
Historical IRA record under Conservative Party Government: Heath permits his Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw to hold unofficial talks in London with a Provisional IRA delegation by Se n Mac Stiof in
IRA context for William Whitelaw: Heath permits his Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw to hold unofficial talks in London with a Provisional IRA delegation by Se n Mac Stiof in
Government record concerning the IRA: Heath permits his Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw to hold unofficial talks in London with a Provisional IRA delegation by Se n Mac Stiof in
Historical IRA record under Conservative Party Government: Heath permits his Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw to hold unofficial talks in London with a Provisional IRA delegation by Se n Mac Stiof in
IRA context for Edward Richard George Heath: Heath permits his Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw to hold unofficial talks in London with a Provisional IRA delegation by Se n Mac Stiof in
Government record concerning the IRA: Heath permits his Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw to hold unofficial talks in London with a Provisional IRA delegation by Se n Mac Stiof in
Historical IRA record under Conservative Party Government: Heath permits his Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw to hold unofficial talks in London with a Provisional IRA delegation by Se n Mac Stiof in
IRA context for William Whitelaw: Heath permits his Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw to hold unofficial talks in London with a Provisional IRA delegation by Se n Mac Stiof in
Heath permits his Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw to hold unofficial talks in London with a Provisional IRA delegation by Se n Mac Stiof in
Heath permits his Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw to hold unofficial talks in London with a Provisional IRA delegation by Se n Mac Stiof in
Heath permits his Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw to hold unofficial talks in London with a Provisional IRA delegation by Se n Mac Stiof in
Pay negotiations break down, miners want 47% but are offered 10%
T. Rex's third album The Slider is released.
Barrett forms a short-lived band called Stars with ex-Pink Fairies member Twink on drums and Jack Monck on bass
The Industry Act expands government financial assistance for companies and regional development.
The Kinks release Everybody’s in Show-Biz.
Lennon and his backing band, Elephants Memory, stage two benefit concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York
John Lennon performs at Madison Square Garden, it will be his last concert as a headliner., the show will posthumously be released in 1986 as Live in New York City
Responds to the expulsion of Asians from Uganda and refugee resettlement pressures.
The Rolling Stones sue their former manager Alan Klein for "falsely representing the group with intent to deceive"
Maben's Pink Floyd concert film Live at Pompeii is released
Icelandic gunboats sink 2 British trawlers in the North Sea in a Cod War
Sings on Close to the Edge, one of the band's central progressive rock works.
Drums on Close to the Edge, his final studio album before leaving Yes.
Birth of Liam Gallagher, William John Paul Gallagher
Drums on Volume 4 as Black Sabbath expands its sound beyond the first three albums.
Plays keyboards on Foxtrot, one of Genesis's defining progressive rock albums.
Secures legislation giving domestic effect to European Community obligations.
Supports the legislation enabling Britain to join the European Communities.
Leads Britain when its formal ratification notification for the accession treaty is completed.
Access credit cards are introduced in Great Britain
Access credit cards are introduced in Great Britain
The TUC insist on repealing the Housing Finance & Industrial Relations Acts. Negotiations break down
Cabinet agrees to introduce a statutory 90 day freeze of prices & incomes
Appointed Secretary of State for the Environment
Announces a freeze on pay, prices & dividends for 90 days, Selsdon u-turn
Asks of Heath "has the Right Honourable Gentleman taken leave of his senses?"
Produces Homecoming for America, beginning a successful collaboration with the folk-rock band.
Elizabeth II celebrates 25yrs of marriage to Prince Phillip in Westminster Abbey
Elizabeth II celebrates 25yrs of marriage to Prince Phillip in Westminster Abbey
Mick Jagger sings on Carly Simon's "You're so Vain"
The UK premiere of Born to Boogie is held at Oscars Cinema in Brewer Street, Soho.
Britain leaves EFTA in order to join the EU
Britain leaves EFTA in order to join the EU
Britain leaves EFTA in order to join the EU
Appointed Chairman of the 1922 Committee
Heads the only goal as Leeds United defeat Arsenal to win the FA Cup.
Alan Bennetts play for TV, A Day Out
Sellers plays the King of Hearts in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
First appears in , "Are You Being Served?"
Provokes the national Docks Strike. 5 dockers are arrested under the Industrial Relations Act
Tours Australia with Led Zeppelin during the band's global expansion.
Issues Baby Strange as part of the Telegram Sam single release.
Fly releases Bolan Boogie, a chart-topping compilation of singles, B-sides and album tracks.
Issues Born To Boogie as part of the Solid Gold Easy Action single release.
Appears in the film Born to Boogie as a nun
Anthony Barber presents the 1972 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The 1972 Budget under Anthony Barber sets out the Government's taxation, expenditure and borrowing plans.
Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson are buried on the grounds of Windsor Castle
Issues Cadillac as part of the Telegram Sam single release.
Appointed Chairman of the Conservative Party
Adds piano and arrangement ideas to Changes, showing a softer side of the band.
Releases Children Of The Revolution with Jitterbug Love and Sunken Rags.
Release of the film, "Steptoe and Son"
Speaks against entrance to Asian British passport holders expelled by Idi Amin
Forms a short lived Northern Ireland Assembly
Dissolves the Northern Ireland Parliament & Government
Paisley oopposes the controversial all-island Council of Ireland linking Northern Ireland and the Republic on a legal but not constitutional levelcontroversial all-island Council of Ireland linking Northern Ireland and the Republic
Appointed Member of Council of Europe
Criminal Justice Act 1972 changes criminal courts, sentencing, and legal aid provisions
Clark stopps drumming after he breaks four knuckles in a tobogganing accident
Leaves Yes after Close to the Edge and joins King Crimson.
Dissolves the Northern Ireland Parliament & Government
Produces Earth Song Ocean Song for Mary Hopkin, combining folk arrangements with studio detail.
Reads law at St Johns College
The Conservatives lose Sutton & Cheam to the Liberal Party
Brown is elected Rector of the University of Edinburgh and chairs the University Court.
Healey handles foreign affairs for Labour during internal arguments over Europe.
European Communities Act 1972 provides for United Kingdom membership of the European Communities
Votes with pro-European MPs during the parliamentary struggle over EC entry.
Leeds finally win the FA Cup and Charlton completed his set of domestic medals.
Brown graduates from the University of Edinburgh with first-class honours in history.
FWA Footballer of the Year
Returns to London locations for Frenzy, a dark serial-killer thriller made late in his directing career.
Describes glam rock as a useful category for his work while becoming one of its leading figures.
The single "Silver Machine" is released, reaching number 3 in the UK charts. Lead singer, poet and frontman of Hawkwind intermittently from 1972-1979 during which time he co-wrote their hit single "Silver Machine" and directed their Space Ritual Tour
The addition of bassist Lemmy and drummer Simon King propel the band to greater heights
The addition of bassist Lemmy and drummer Simon King propel the band to greater heights
Appointed Home Secretary
Housing Finance Act 1972 reforms council house rents and housing finance
Speaks against Asian British passport holders expelled by Idi Amin from Uganda
The Pearce Comission says terms offered to Smith are unacceptable to Rhodesian blacks
The Pearce Comission says terms offered to Smith are unacceptable to Rhodesian blacks
Founds the Industrial Development Executive with a Minister for Industrial Development
Issues Jitterbug Love as part of the Children Of The Revolution single release.
Releases the studio album Joe Cocker after a period away from recording.
Knighted for services to astronomy.
Appointed Leader of the House of Commons
Derby win the League Campionship for the 1st time in their history
Revie finishes the cup run with Leeds United defeating Arsenal 1-0.
Local Government Act 1972 reorganises local government in England and Wales
Releases Machine Head with Deep Purple, featuring Highway Star, Smoke on the Water, Lazy and Space Truckin.
Contributes the powerful Hammond organ sound that defines much of Machine Head's hard rock character.
Provides the precise and forceful drumming that anchors Machine Head and the band's classic Mark II style.
Hoyle became an honorary research professor at the University of Manchester.
Elected Member of Parliament
Releases Metal Guru with Thunderwing and Lady.
Produces Metal Guru, another number one single from the peak T. Rex period.
Appointed Minister of Trade & Industry
Appointed Minister of Trade & Industry
The Government restores policing to "no go" areas in Northern Ireland
Releases Album, "Never a Dull Moment"
During Edward Heath's government, cT scanning begins to transform medical imaging by producing detailed cross-sectional images.
The Conservative Party Government is in office as this NHS milestone occurs: CT scanning begins to transform medical imaging by producing detailed cross-sectional images.
This NHS development occurs while Edward Heath serves as Prime Minister: CT scanning begins to transform medical imaging by producing detailed cross-sectional images.
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine
Hoyle's tenure as Cambridge's Plumian Professor ended.
Appointed Poet Laureate
The CBI agree to 200 companies limiting price increases to 5%
Publishes Still to Decide, a collection of political speeches and arguments edited by John Wood.
Proposes that there should be a referundum on Britains membership of the EC
Resigns from the Deputy Leadership when an EC referendum becomes Labour Party policy
Votes against introducing TV cameras to the Commons, changes view in later years
Clough and Taylor both resign from Derby County
Resigns over the Poulson affair
Resigns because he disagrees with Wilson's policy of Britain's entry into the EC
Hoyle retired from his formal Cambridge posts after disputes over university science policy.
Road Traffic Act 1972 consolidates road traffic legislation
The Sex Pistols evolve from The Strand, a band formed in 1972 with Jones on vocals, Cook on drums and Wally Nightingale on guitar
Appointed Minister of Employment
Little makes his first-team debut during Villa's record-breaking promotion campaign.
The Sex Pistols evolve from The Strand, a band formed in 1972 with Jones on vocals, Cook on drums and Wally Nightingale on guitar
The Sex Pistols evolve from The Strand, a band formed in 1972 with Jones on vocals, Cook on drums and Wally Nightingale on guitar
The single "Silver Machine" is released, reaching number 3 in the UK charts
Stars in Sitting Target
Stars in Sleuth
Develops closer links with the TUC while Labour prepares an alternative to Conservative incomes policy.
Releases Solid Gold Easy Action with Born To Boogie.
The NIRC orders a secret ballot for the BR offer which is rejected by 6-1. The arrest of 5 dockers provokes the national Docks Strike. 5 dockers are arrested under the Industrial Relations Act
Sunningdale collapses following the Ulster Workers Council Strike, which cut water and electricity supplies to many homes
Leads picketing that helps force closure of Saltley Coke Depot in Birmingham.
Brown wins the rectorial election after campaigning for stronger student participation.
Issues Sunken Rags as part of the Children Of The Revolution single release.
Opposes the Sunningdale Agreement, which sought to rework relationships between Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, providing for a power-sharing executive (government) involving both communities in Northern Ireland
Paisley opposes the controversial all-island Council of Ireland linking Northern Ireland and the Republic on a legal but not constitutional level, controversial all-island Council of Ireland linking Northern Ireland and the Republic.
Sunningdale collapses following the Ulster Workers Council Strike, which cut water and electricity supplies to many homes. Paisley opposes the 1972 suspension by the British Government of Edward Heath of the Northern Ireland Parliament and Government.
Performs Supper's Ready, the long suite that becomes central to Genesis's live reputation.
Created a set of stage costumes for Marc Bolan in late 1972
Releases Telegram Sam with Cadillac and Baby Strange.
Produces Telegram Sam, a T. Rex single that reaches number one in Britain.
Releases album, "The Concert for Bangla Desh"
Publishes The Myths of Cabinet Government, challenging conventional accounts of collective government.
Stas in The Ruling Class
Produces The Slider, one of Marc Bolan's best-known T. Rex albums.
Crowe leads Aston Villa to the 1971/72 Third Division title with seventy points.
Lochhead scores nineteen goals as Villa wins the Third Division title.
Issues Thunderwing as part of the Metal Guru single release.
Builds Led Zeppelin's reputation for high concert guarantees and strong control.
Appears in Travels with My Aunt
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Aerospace from 1972 to 1974 in Edward Heaths Government
Appointed Vice Chairman of the back bench Housing Committee
Contributes guitar to Watcher of the Skies, the dramatic opening track from Foxtrot.
Publishes What Matters Now while arguing for social-democratic and pro-European policies.
Sellers stars in the hospital satire Where Does It Hurt?
Releases solo album Whistle Rymes
Lennon releases "Woman Is the Nigger of the World", which drew parallels between exploitation of women and discrimination against blacks
Joins Yes as drummer after Bill Bruford leaves for King Crimson.
Releases You Wear It Well, another major single from his early 1970s peak.
Stars in Young Winston
Stars in Young Winston
Appears in Young Winston
Stars in Young Winston
Stars in Young Winston
Creates the Ziggy Stardust persona, blending theatre, science fiction, glam rock and pop stardom.
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