1972

Timeline

1971 ← 1972 → 1973

Before 1900

Prehistoric eras: Precambrian • Carboniferous • Permian • Jurassic • Cretaceous

BCE: Last Ice Age • 30,000 • 8000 • 1100 • 218

CE: 79 • 1274 • 1348 • 1502 • 1588 • 1605 • 1749 • 1850 • 1853 • 1898

1900-1999

1900-1929: 1906 • 1908 • 1912 • 1915 • 1917 • 1918 • 1920 • 1922 • 1923 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929

'30s: 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939

'40s: 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949

'50s: 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959

'60s: 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969

'70s: 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

'80s: 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989

'90s: 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999

2000-present

'00s: 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

'10s: 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019

'20s: 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025

Future

2026 • 2027 • 2028 • 2029 • 2030 • 2048 • 2097 • 2204 • 22,000

In the real world

February

• Godzilla vs. Hedorah is released in the United States under the title Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster.
• 14 February: TJ Storm is born in Indiana, United States.

March

• 9 March: Megumi Odaka is born in Kanagawa, Japan.
• 12 March: Godzilla vs. Gigan is released in Japan.

April

• 7 April:
  • The first episode of Ultraman Ace airs in Japan.
  • Victor Wong, who played Charlie in King Kong (1933) and Son of Kong, passes away at age 65.

May

• 3 May: Bruce Cabot passes away at the age of 68.
• 9 May: Megumi Odaka is born in Kanagawa, Japan.

June

• 27 June Atari is founded.

July

• 22 July: Ebirah, Horror of the Deep is re-released in Japan.

October

• 5 October: The first episode of Toho's Go! Godman is aired on Nippon Television during the channel's Good Morning! Kid's Show segment.

December

• 10 December: James H. Nicholson passes away at age 56.
• 17 December: Destroy All Monsters is re-released in Japan and Daigoro vs. Goliath is released in Japan on the same day.

In fiction

• Aliens from Space Hunter Nebula M summon King Ghidorah and Gigan from space to destroy the Earth. Godzilla and Anguirus break out of Monster Island and venture to Japan, where they drive the two space monsters away after a lengthy battle. (Godzilla vs. Gigan)
• Gigan makes his first appearance, attacking Tokyo. He would reappear 36 years later to battle Godzilla in Seattle. (Godzilla Rivals: Vs. Gigan)

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