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July 7, 1972

On July 7, 1972, lisa Leslie is born. 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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Lisa Leslie is born.

Lisa Deshaun Leslie is an American former professional basketball player. She is formerly the head coach for Triplets in the BIG3 professional basketball league, as well as a studio analyst for Orlando Magic broadcasts on FanDuel Sports Network Florida.

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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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Born on July 7, 1972

Lisa Leslie 1972– American basketball player (born 1972)
Manfred Stohl 1972– Austrian rally driver (born 1972)
Kirsten Vangsness 1972– American actress and screenwriter (born 1972)

Farewells

Died on July 7, 1972

Athenagoras I of Constantinople (born 1886) Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1948 to 1972

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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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