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May 28, 1972

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Headlines from May 28, 1972

McGovern Appears Ahead On Eve of Coast Debates

By Wallace Turner Special to The New York Times

SAN FRANCISO, May 27—As they come into the final 10 days of the campaign, Senator George McGovern of South Dakota appears to be leading Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota in the Democratic Presidential primary in California.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 24, 1972, covering May 28, 1972.

  1. 1
    Album cover for First Take by Roberta Flack

    First Take

    Roberta Flack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  2. 2
    Album cover for Thick As A Brick by Jethro Tull

    Thick As A Brick

    Jethro Tull

    Last week
    13
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    2
  3. 3
    Album cover for Harvest by Neil Young

    Harvest

    Neil Young

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  4. 4
    Album cover for Graham Nash/David Crosby by David Crosby/Graham Nash

    Graham Nash/David Crosby

    David Crosby/Graham Nash

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    6
  5. 5
    Album cover for Manassas by Stephen Stills

    Manassas

    Stephen Stills

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    5

Notable Births

1972Doriva, Brazilian footballer and manager[†]

Dorival Guidoni JĂșnior, known simply as Doriva, is a Brazilian football coach and retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Michael Boogerd

1972Michael Boogerd, Dutch cyclist and manager[†]

Michael Boogerd is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the leaders of a generation of Dutch cyclists in the late 1990s and early 2000s, together with teammate Erik Dekker and female cyclist Leontien van Moorsel.

Notable Deaths

Edward VIII

1972Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (born 1894)[†]

Edward VIII, later known as the Duke of Windsor, was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication in December of the same year to marry American divorcée Wallis Simpson.

Historical Context for May 28, 1972

In 1972, the world population was approximately 3,844,917,680 people[†]