What day of the week was May 22, 1972?

The day of the week May 22nd, 1972 fell on was a Monday.

Anna Belknap the American actress was born on 22 May in 1972. As was Alison Eastwood the American actress and director , Jaouad Gharib the Moroccan runner .

Cecil Day-Lewis the Irish-English poet and author (b. 1904) died on this day in 1972. As did Margaret Rutherford the English actress (b. 1892) .

Ceylon adopts a new constitution the thus becoming a Republic, changes its name to Sri Lanka, and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.