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2 December 1972 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 2 December 1972 was a Saturday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “My Ding-a-Ling” by Chuck Berry.
- Top Film of 1972
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1972 was The Godfather.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 2 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 2 December 1972 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 2 December 1972 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 2 December
- 1970 The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations.
- 1971 Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai, and Umm al-Quwain form the United Arab Emirates.
- 1972 Gough Whitlam is elected the 21st Prime Minister of Australia in the 1972 Australian federal election, defeating William McMahon and leading the Australian Labor Party back into office after 23 years in Opposition.
- 1975 Laotian Civil War: The Pathet Lao seizes the Laotian capital of Vientiane, forces the abdication of King Sisavang Vatthana, and proclaims the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
- 1976 Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba, replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado.
Famous people born on 2 December
- Aaron Rodgers, American football player (born 1983)
- Britney Spears, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (born 1981)
- Learner Tien, American tennis player (born 2005)
- Monica Seles, Serbian-American tennis player (born 1973)
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Events of 1972 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1972 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 1 April – William Whitelaw is appointed as the first Northern Ireland Secretary.
- 4 April – First broadcast of the long-running BBC Television children's programme Newsround.
- 12 May – The Crown Court is established by the Courts Act 1971 to replace the courts of Assize and Quarter Sessions in England and Wales. Property qualifications requiring jurors to be householders are abolished.
Life in 1972
Prime Minister
Edward Heath
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
18p
Loaf of Bread
11p
Average House
£7,374
Weekly Wage
£36.10
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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Matthew Rhys8 November 1974ActorView their day →Hannah Waddingham28 July 1974ActressView their day →Andy Burnham7 January 1970PoliticianView their day →Christopher Nolan30 July 1970FilmmakerView their day →Lucy Davis17 February 1973ActressView their day →Tom Hardy15 September 1977ActorView their day →Christian Bale30 January 1974ActorView their day →Kelly Macdonald23 February 1976ActressView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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