What day of the week was December 23, 1972?

The day of the week December 23rd, 1972 fell on was a Saturday.

There were 2 days until Christmas.

Andrei Tupolev the Russian aircraft designer, designed the Tupolev Tu-95 and Tupolev Tu-104 (b. 1888) died on this day in 1972.

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes the Nicaraguan capital of Managua killing more than 10 the000. The 16 survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days the having survived by cannibalism.