December 15, 1972 (Friday)
- The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) was created by a 112–0 vote of the UN General Assembly.
- The Commonwealth of Australia Conciliation and Arbitration Commission issued a decision requiring equal pay for women.
- Died: Adrian Stokes, 70, British writer, painter and art critic; and Bob Mosher, 57, sitcom writer (Leave it To Beaver, The Munsters)
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Famous quotes containing the word december:
“Work—work—work,
In the dull December light,
And work—work—work,
When the weather is warm and bright—
While underneath the eaves
The brooding swallows cling
As if to show me their sunny backs
And twit me with the spring.”
—Thomas Hood (1799–1845)