September 19, 1972 (Tuesday)
- A parcel bomb sent to the Israeli Embassy in London killed Ami Schachori, the agricultural attaché, who was scheduled to return home after four years abroad. Another bomb arrived at the Israeli Embassy in Paris later in the day, but was disarmed. Both packages had been sent from Amesterdam. Other packages were delivered the next day in New York and Montreal, and defused.
- Oakland A's used 30 players in a 15-inning game against the Cubs (MLB record)
- Born Ashot Nadanian, Armenian chess player, in Baku
- Died Robert Casadesus, 73, French pianist
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