The following events occurred in January 1972:
January 4, 1972: HP-35 pocket calculator introduced
January 10, 1972: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is released from Pakistani prison and becomes prime minister of the new nation of Bangladesh
Mobutu Sese Seko, formerly Joseph Mobutu
U.S. First Lady Pat Nixon
The following events occurred in February 1972:
Image: Keith Holyoake, 1972
Image: Jack Marshall, 1972