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July 19, 1972

On July 19, 1972, dhofar Rebellion: British SAS units help the Omani government against Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman rebels in the Battle of Mirbat. 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 (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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On July 19, 1972

  1. 1972 Dhofar Rebellion: British SAS units help the Omani government against Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman rebels in the Battle of Mirbat.

    1965–1979 insurgency in Oman

    The Dhofar rebellion, also known as the Dhofar War, or the 9 June revolution, was a revolution that began in 1965 in the Dhofar region of the Arabian Peninsula against the Al Bu Said dynasty and the British presence in Oman. The conflict began with the formation of the Dhofar Liberation Front, a Marxist–Leninist group which aimed to create a people's democratic state in the Persian Gulf region. The rebels also held the broader goals of Arab nationalism, which included ending British influence in the region.

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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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