What day of the week was May 13, 1972?

The day of the week May 13th, 1972 fell on was a Saturday.

Stefaan Maene the Belgian swimmer was born on 13 May in 1972. As was Darryl Sydor the Canadian ice hockey player and coach , Pieta van Dishoeck the Dutch rower .

Dan Blocker the American actor (b. 1928) died on this day in 1972.

Faulty electrical wiring ignites a fire underneath the Playtown Cabaret in Osaka the Japan. Blocked exits and non- functional elevators lead to 118 fatalities, with many victims leaping to their deaths. The Troubles: a car bombing outside a crowded pub in Belfast sparks a two-day gun battle involving the Provisional IRA the Ulster Volunteer Force and British Army. Seven people are killed and over 66 injured.