Historical Events
- LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Southern Pines CC: Sandra Palmer wins first of 2 majors by a massive 10 strokes from Judy Rankin and Mickey Wright
- The Official IRA announce a ceasefire
Famous Birthdays
- Közi, Japanese visual kei artist
Laverne Cox (51 years old)
American actress (Orange Is the New Black, Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word) and LGBT advocate, born in Mobile, Alabama
- Stanislas [Louis Stanislas Renoult], French composer and pop singer (L'Équilibre instable), born in Fontainebleau, France
Famous Deaths
- Margaret Ruthven Lang, American composer (Irish Love Song), dies at 104
- Moe Berg, American baseball player and spy (b. 1902)
- Stephen Timoshenko [Stepan Tymoshenko], Ukrainian-American mechanical engineer (elasticity; strength of materials), and pedagouge, dies at 93
1972 Highlights
About May 29, 1972
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 51 years and 10 months
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Gemini
Holidays: Memorial Day (United States), Spring Bank Holiday (United Kingdom)
Music Charts
- #1 Song: I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
- #1 Song: Metal Guru - T Rex