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February 29, 1972

On February 29, 1972, south Korea withdraws 11,000 of its 48,000 troops from South Vietnam as part of Nixon's Vietnamization policy in the Vietnam War. The year's #1 song was "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack. Aaron Lewis, Conchita Martínez, Tracy K. Smith would arrive in the same year.

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1972

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Around 1972

The year in brief

1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1972nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 972nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 72nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1970s decade.

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What happened

On February 29, 1972

  1. 1972 South Korea withdraws 11,000 of its 48,000 troops from South Vietnam as part of Nixon's Vietnamization policy in the Vietnam War.

    Country in Southeast Asia (1955–1975)

    South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam, was a country in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975. It first garnered recognition in 1949 as the associated State of Vietnam within the French Union, with its capital at Saigon. Since 1950, it was a member of the Western Bloc during the Cold War.

Arrivals

Born on February 29, 1972

Sylvie Lubamba 1972– Italian model, showgirl and TV presenter (born 1972)
Mike Pollitt 1972– English footballer
Antonio Sabàto Jr. 1972– American actor (born 1972)
Pedro Sánchez 1972– Prime Minister of Spain since 2018
Dave Williams 1972– American singer (1972–2002)
Saul Williams 1972– American singer, poet, actor (born 1972)
Pedro Zamora 1972– Cuban-American AIDS activist and television personality (1972-1994)

Farewells

Died on February 29, 1972

Tom Davies American football player and coach (1896–1972)

Elsewhere that year

Other moments from 1972

The class of 1972

Others born in 1972

Aaron Lewis 1972– American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Conchita Martínez 1972– Spanish-American tennis player
Tracy K. Smith 1972– American poet and educator
Rosa Clemente 1972– American journalist and activist
Eli Roth 1972– American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Rivaldo Vitor Borba Ferreira 1972– Brazilian footballer

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