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25 May 1972 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 25 May 1972 was a Thursday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Metal Guru” by T. Rex.
- Top Film of 1972
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1972 was The Godfather.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 25 May is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 25 May 1972 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 25 May 1972 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 25 May
- 1966 Explorer program: Explorer 32 launches.
- 1968 The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, is dedicated.
- 1973 In protest against the dictatorship in Greece, the captain and crew on Greek naval destroyer Velos mutiny and refuse to return to Greece, instead anchoring at Fiumicino, Italy.
- 1977 Star Wars (retroactively titled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is released in US theaters.
- 1977 The Chinese government removes a decade-old ban on William Shakespeare's work, effectively ending the Cultural Revolution started in 1966.
Famous people born on 25 May
- Ian McKellen, English actor (born 1939)
- Cillian Murphy, Irish actor (born 1976)
- Anne Heche, American actress (1969–2022)
- Rash Behari Bose, Indian soldier and activist (1886–1945)
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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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