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1972 was, on Earth's calendar, the 73rd year of the 20th century, and the third year of the 1970s decade. Although this was a time period before Human formulation of stardates, this era begins with stardate 1972.0[1] or reference stardate -1/72[2].
Events
- The Apollo X mission is launched from Luna.[3]
- A Dhoraxi mothership burns up in Earth's atmosphere.[4]
- Gary Seven and Roberta Lincoln are involved in an incident off the coast of Scotland.[5]
- Ira Levin's novel The Stepford Wives is published.[5]
- A hospital is established in Kampala, Uganda.[6]
- The Watergate Scandal occours.[7]
- United States President Richard Nixon is briefly kidnapped and replaced with an imposter during his historic flight to visit Beijing, China.[8][9]
- The Pioneer 10 space probe is launched.[10][11]
- A B-36 Peacemaker aircraft is stolen in the United States by the Collector to exhibit in the Collector's museum on Beton III.[12]
- In New York City, a group of businessmen and scientists discuss the potential of genetic experiments.[13]
People
Births and deaths
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- J. Edgar Hoover dies.[14]
- Cameron Diaz is born.[14]
- Charles Correll dies.[14]
- Jackie Robinson dies.[14]
- Jennifer McCarthy is born.[14]
- Harry S. Truman dies.[14]
Appendices
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 TOS movie: Star Trek.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Trek: The Role Playing Game (FASA).
- ↑ TOS - Lost Apollo comic: "Part 2".
- ↑ TOS comic: "1971/4860.2".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 TOS novel: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 1.
- ↑ TAS novel: Star Trek Log Ten.
- ↑ DS9 reference: Legends of the Ferengi
- ↑ ST - Star Trek: Assignment: Earth comic: "Too Many Presidents".
- ↑ TOS movie: The Undiscovered Country.
- ↑ ST reference: Spaceflight Chronology.
- ↑ ST reference: Star Trek Chronology
- ↑ TOS comic: "The Collector".
- ↑ TOS comic: "Khan, Issue 1".
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 Historical fact.
Stories
| Title | Series | Date | Media | Notes | Image |
| Star Trek: Khan Khan, Issue 1 1972 flashback |
The Original Series | January 1972 | comic | Depicts the childhood of Khan Noonien Singh in India, and his history with the Chrysalis Project. Events take place in an alternate reality. | 
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| Assignment: Earth Too Many Presidents Pages 1-18 |
The Original Series | February 1972 | comic | 
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| Star Trek: Khan Khan, Issue 1 1972 flashback |
The Original Series | September 1972 | comic | Continues flashbacks from this year. Events take place in an alternate reality. |
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Releases
- The omnibus Star Trek Annual 1973 is released.
- TOS comic: "The Flight of the Buccaneer" is serialized in German.
January
- TOS comic: "The Devil's Isle of Space" is released in Portuguese.
- The third installment of "Creeping Death" is released.
- The fourth installment of "Creeping Death" is released.
- The fifth installment of "Creeping Death" is released.
- The sixth installment of "Creeping Death" is released.
- The first installment of "Ground Zero" is released.
February
- TOS novelization anthology: Star Trek 5, by James Blish
- Gold Key TOS comic #13: Dark Traveler, by Len Wein
- TOS comic: "Invasion of the City Builders" is released in Portuguese.
- The second installment of "Ground Zero" is released.
- The third installment of "Ground Zero" is released.
- The fourth installment of "Ground Zero" is released.
- The fifth installment of "Ground Zero" is released.
March
- TOS comic: "The Peril of Planet Quick Change" is released in Portuguese.
- TOS comic: "The Planet of No Return" is released in Spanish.
- The first installment of "The Collector" is released.
- The second installment of "The Collector" is released.
- The third installment of "The Collector" is released.
- The fourth installment of "The Collector" is released.
April
- TOS novelization anthology: Star Trek 6, by James Blish is released.
- TOS comic: "When Planets Collide" is released in Portuguese.
- TOS comic: "The Planet of No Return" is released in Italian.
- The fifth installment of "The Collector" is released.
- The sixth installment of "The Collector" is released.
- The seventh installment of "The Collector" is released.
- The eighth installment of "The Collector" is released.
- The ninth installment of "The Collector" is released.
May
- Gold Key TOS comic #14: "The Enterprise Mutiny" by Len Wein is released.
- TOS comic: "The Devil's Isle of Space" is released in Spanish.
- TOS comic: "The Voodoo Planet" is released in Portuguese.
- The tenth installment of "The Collector" is released.
- The eleventh installment of "The Collector" is released.
- The first installment of "To Swiftly Go..." is released.
- The second installment of "To Swiftly Go..." is released.
June
- TOS comic: "The Devil's Isle of Space" is released in Italian.
- TOS comic: "The Planet of No Return" is released in French.
- TOS comic: "The Youth Trap" is released in Portuguese.
- The third installment of "To Swiftly Go..." is released.
- The fourth installment of "To Swiftly Go..." is released.
- The fifth installment of "To Swiftly Go..." is released.
- The sixth installment of "To Swiftly Go..." is released.
July
- TOS novelization anthology: Star Trek 7, by James Blish is released.
- TOS comic: "Smoke and Mirrors" is released in Valiant and TV21 Summer Special 1972.
- TOS comic: "Invasion of the City Builders" is released in Italian.
- TOS comic: "The Devil's Isle of Space" is released in French.
- TOS comic: "Sceptre of the Sun" is released in Portuguese.
- The seventh installment of "To Swiftly Go..." is released.
- The eighth installment of "To Swiftly Go..." is released.
- The ninth installment of "To Swiftly Go..." is released.
- The first installment of "The Mindless Ones" is released.
- The second installment of "The Mindless Ones" is released.
August
- Gold Key TOS comic #15: "Museum at the End of Time" by Len Wein is released.
- TOS comic: "The Peril of Planet Quick Change" is released in Italian.
- TOS comic: "Invasion of the City Builders" is released in French.
- TOS comic: "The Brain Shockers" is released in Portuguese.
- The third installment of "The Mindless Ones" is released.
- The fourth installment of "The Mindless Ones" is released.
- The fifth installment of "The Mindless Ones" is released.
- TOS comics: "Planet of the Dead" and "What Is This Thing Called Spock?" are released in TV21 Annual 1973.
- The first installment of "The Perithees Alliance" is released.
September
- TOS comic: "The Ghost Planet" is released in Italian.
- TOS comic: "The Peril of Planet Quick Change" is released in French.
- The second installment of "The Perithees Alliance" is released.
- The third installment of "The Perithees Alliance" is released.
- The fourth installment of "The Perithees Alliance" is released.
- The fifth installment of "The Perithees Alliance" is released.
- The sixth installment of "The Perithees Alliance" is released.
October
- TOS comic: "When Planets Collide" is released in Italian and French.
- TOS comic: "The Ghost Planet" is released in French.
- The seventh installment of "The Perithees Alliance" is released.
- The eighth installment of "The Perithees Alliance" is released.
- The ninth installment of "The Perithees Alliance" is released.
- The first installment of "The Saboteur Within" is released.
November
- TOS novelization anthology: Star Trek 8, by James Blish
- Gold Key TOS comic #16: "Day of the Inquisitors", by Len Wein.
- TOS comic: "Invasion of the City Builders" is released in Spanish.
- TOS comic: "The Voodoo Planet" is released in Italian.
- TOS comic: "The Legacy of Lazarus" is released in Portuguese.
- The second installment of "The Saboteur Within" is released.
- The third installment of "The Saboteur Within" is released.
- The fourth installment of "The Saboteur Within" is released.
- The fifth installment of "The Saboteur Within" is released.
December
- TOS comic: "The Ghost Planet" is released in Portuguese.
- TOS comic: "The Devil's Isle of Space" is serialized in German.
- TOS comic: "The Voodoo Planet" is released in French.
- TOS comic: "The Youth Trap" is released in Italian.
- The sixth installment of "The Saboteur Within" is released.
- The sixth installment of "The Saboteur Within" is released.
- The first installment of "The Void of Storms" is released.
- The second installment of "The Void of Storms" is released.
- The third installment of "The Void of Storms" is released.
External links
- 1972 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- 1972 (production) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- 1972 article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.