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Important Dates in British History - a timeline

Here are events from 1972 that have shaped Britain and its peoples and affected its history. If you feel we have left something out please don't hesitate to let us know.
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On this day:
Battle of Berwick - 1296, Fire Claims 19 Glasgow Firefighters - 1960

Famous and historic events from 1972

Bloody Sunday
British Embassy in Dublin bombed
Munich Olympics Terror
Staines Air Disaster

Famous Britons born in 1972
Claudia Winkleman
Denise Lewis
Frankie Boyle
Geri Halliwell
Greg Searle
Harriet Scott
Idris Elba
James Cracknell
Jessica Hynes
Jimmy Carr
Joe Calzaghe
Jude Law
Lawrence Dallaglio
Liam Gallagher
Margherita Taylor
Mark Owen
Matt Dawson
Miranda Hart
Natasha Kaplinsky
Nick Frost
Patsy Palmer
Peter Serafinowicz
Robert Webb
Sid Owen
Stephen Mangan
Will Greenwood

Recommended Books:

A Picture of Britain
A Picture of Britain
Ashes Fever
Ashes Fever
Coast
Coast
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Churchill

Brit Quote:
The martyr sacrifices themselves entirely in vain. Or rather not in vain; for they make the narrow narrower - Florence Nightingale
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On this day:
Battle of Berwick - 1296, Fire Claims 19 Glasgow Firefighters - 1960
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