Historical Events
- Assam's North East Frontier Agency becomes Arunachal Pradesh territory
- Belgian government of Eyskens-Cools forms
- Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura become separate states of the Indian union
- Mizoram, formerly part of Assam, creates an Indian union territory
Famous Birthdays
- Alan Benes, American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Evansville, Indiana
- Cat Power [Charlyn "Chan" Marshall], American indie rock-folk singer-songwriter (Jukebox), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- Rick Falkvinge, Swedish IT entrepreneur and founder of the Pirate political party, born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- Shelley Looney, American ice hockey forward (Gold USA, Olympics 1998), born in Brownstown Charter Township, Michigan
- Xiaowei Zhuang, Chinese-American scientist, developed super-resolution imaging method STORM, born in Rugao, Jiangsu, China [1]
- Yasunori Mitsuda, Japanese video game and film composer (Inazuma Eleven), born in Tokuyama, Japan
1972 Highlights
About January 21, 1972
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 52 years, 2 months and 28 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Aquarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: American Pie (Parts I & II) - Don McLean
#1 Song: I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) - New Seekers
