Category
page 11972 in international relations
Munich massacre
Palestinian terror attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany
1972 Nixon visit to China
official United States visit to the People's Republic of China, leading to establishment of diplomatic relations
Ernst Thälmann Island
island in Cuba
JAT Flight 367
1972 airliner bombing
World Development Information Day
international observance, 24 October
Norwegian European Communities membership referendum
September 1972 referendum in Norway
Sino-Albanian split
geo-political event
Austria–Germany border
boundary separating the territories of Germany and Austria

Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
1972 UN declaration on the global environment
Danish European Communities membership referendum
October 1972 referendum in Denmark
French European Economic Community enlargement referendum
1972 Israeli Bangkok Embassy hostage crisis
1972 Palestinian militant attack in Thailand
Cold War (1962–1979)
phase of the Cold War between 1962–1979
King Hussein's federation plan
political program
accession of the United Kingdom to the European Communities
event on 1 January 1973 where the United Kingdom joined the European Communities