The murder of 11 Isreali athletes by a terrorist group known as Black September.
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11 Isreali athletes were killed by Palestinian terrorists
11 Jewish athletes were killed.
Relating to Germany, the most important event of 1972 was the Munich Olympics. Terrorists attack the Israeli Olympic compound resulting in the deaths of nine athletes.
In 1958 there was the Munich air disaster, when 20 people died in a crash of a plane that had the Manchester United Football team on it. In 1972 athletes were kidnapped at the Munich Olympics. 11 of them were killed.
Opening ceremonies for the 1972 Summer Olympics were held on August 26.