September 6, 1972 (Wednesday)
- Munich Massacre: Following a bungled attempt by West Germany police to rescue kidnapped members of the Israeli Olympic team, held at Fürstenfeldbruck airport, Palestinian gunmen murdered all nine of their hostages. Five of the terrorists and one policeman died. The Olympic games resumed after a brief interruption.
- Born: Anika Noni Rose, American actress, 2004 Tony Award winner, in Bloomfield, CT; China Miéville, British fantasy novelist
- Died: Luttif Afif and four other Palestinian terrorists; David Mark Berger, 28, Israeli weightlifter; Ze'ev Friedman, 28, Israeli weightlifter; Yossef Gutfreund, 30, Israeli wrestling referee; Eliezer Halfin, 24, Israeli wrestler; Amitzur Shapira, 30, Israeli athletics coach; Kehat Shorr, 53, Israeli shooting coach; Mark Slavin, 28, Israeli wrestler; Andre Spitzer, 37, Israeli fencing coach; Yakov Springer, Israeli weightlifting judge (b. c. 1921)
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