Born in December 1972 - Zodiac Signs, Personality and Horoscopes

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December 1972 Tropical Ephemeris

What happened in December 1972

• December 2, 1972: Labor Party wins Australian federal election, ending 23 years of conservative rule; Gough Whitlam becomes Prime Minister.
• December 7, 1972: Apollo 17, the last crewed Moon mission, launches; takes iconic Blue Marble photograph of Earth.
• December 8, 1972: United Airlines Flight 553 crashes in Chicago, killing 45; Watergate conspirator's wife found with $10,000 in purse.
• December 11, 1972: Apollo 17 lands on the Moon.
• December 14, 1972: Eugene Cernan becomes the last person to walk on the Moon during Apollo 17 mission; next crewed mission not planned until 2017.
• December 15, 1972: Australia introduces equal pay for women.
• December 16, 1972: Constitution of Bangladesh comes into effect.
• December 19, 1972: Apollo 17 returns to Earth, concluding the Apollo program of lunar exploration.
• December 21, 1972: ZANLA troopers attack Altera Farm in north-east Rhodesia.
• December 22, 1972: Australia establishes diplomatic relations with China and East Germany.
• December 23, 1972: A 6.2 magnitude earthquake in Nicaragua kills thousands and causes widespread damage; President Somoza accused of mishandling aid.
• December 28, 1972: Bones of Martin Bormann, a top Nazi official, are discovered in Berlin.
• December 29, 1972: Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 crashes in the Everglades, Florida, killing 101; first hull loss of a wide-body aircraft.
• December 31, 1972: A 2nd leap second is added to the year, making 1972 the longest year ever within the context of UTC.