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Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. Events January February Flag of the American Indian Movement March April The launch of the Atlas-Centaur carrying the Pioneer G (11) spacecraft on April 5, 1973. -
- April 6 Ron Blomberg of the New York Yankees becomes the first designated hitter in Major League Baseball.
- April 7 Tu te reconna tras by Anne-Marie David (music by Claude Morgan, text by Vline Buggy) wins the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 for Luxembourg.
- April 10 Israeli commandos raid Beirut, assassinating 3 leaders of the Palestinian Resistance Movement. The Lebanese army's inaction brings the immediate resignation of Prime Minister Saib Salam, a Sunni Muslim.
- April 11 The British House of Commons voted against restoring capital punishment by a margin of 142 votes.
- April 12 The Labour Party wins control of the Greater London Council.
- April 15 Naim Talu, a former civil servant forms the new government of Turkey (36th government)
- April 17
- April 20 An Indian Pacific train en route to Perth, derails near Broken Hill, New South Wales, destroying a quarter mile of track.
- April 26 This first day of trading on the Chicago Board Options Exchange
- April 28 Six Irishmen, including Joe Cahill, are arrested by the Irish Naval Service off County Waterford, on board a coaster carrying 5 tons of weapons destined for the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
- April 30 Watergate Scandal: President Richard Nixon announces that top White House aides H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman, and others have resigned.
May Sears Tower - May 3 The Sears Tower in Chicago is finished, becoming the world's tallest building at 1,451 feet.
- May 5
- May 8 A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and American Indian Movement activists who were occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, ends with the surrender of the militants.
- May 10
- May 14
- May 17 Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.
- May 18 Cod War: Joseph Godber, British Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, announces that Royal Navy frigates will protect British trawlers fishing in the disputed 50-mile limit round Iceland.
- May 19 Secretariat wins the Preakness Stakes.
- May 22 Lord Lambton resigns from the British government over a 'call girl' scandal.
- May 24 Earl Jellicoe, Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords in Britain, resigns over a separate prostitution scandal.
- May 25
- May 27 By virtue of the non-retroactivity of Soviet copyright laws, all works published before this date are public domain. This applies worldwide.
June - June 1 The Greek military junta abolishes the monarchy and proclaims a republic.
- June 3 A Tupolev Tu-144 crashes at the Paris air show; 15 are killed.
- June 4 A patent for the ATM is granted to Donald Wetzel, Tom Barnes and George Chastain.
- June 9 Secretariat wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing winner since 1948.
- June 10 The grandson of J. Paul Getty is kidnapped in Rome.
- June 16 U.S. President Richard Nixon begins several talks with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev.
- June 20 The Ezeiza massacre occurs in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Snipers shoot on left-wing Peronists, killing at least 13 and injuring more than 300.
- June 22 W. Mark Felt ("Deep Throat") retires from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- June 23 A house fire in Kingston upon Hull, England, which kills a 6-year-old boy is passed off as an accident; it later emerges as the first of 26 fire deaths caused over the next 7 years by arsonist Peter Dinsdale.
- June 24 Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev addresses the American people on television, the first to do so.
- June 25
- June 26 At Plesetsk Cosmodrome, 9 persons are killed in the explosion of a Cosmos 3-M rocket.
- June 28 Elections are held for the Northern Ireland Assembly, which will lead to power-sharing between unionists and nationalists in Northern Ireland for the first time.
- June 30 A very long total solar eclipse occurs. During the entire 2nd millennium, only 7 total solar eclipses exceeded 7 minutes of totality.
July Saint Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore - July 6 St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore is gazetted as a national monument.
- July 10 The Bahamas gains full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations.
- July 11 Varig Flight 820 crashes near Orly, France; 123 are killed.
- July 12 1973 National Archives Fire: A major fire destroys the entire 6th floor of the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
- July 16 Watergate Scandal: Former White House aide Alexander Butterfield informs the United States Senate Watergate Committee that President Richard Nixon had secretly recorded potentially incriminating conversations.
- July 17 King Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan is deposed by his cousin Mohammed Daoud Khan while in Italy undergoing eye surgery.
- July 20
- July 21 The Philippines receives its second Miss Universe title, with Margarita Moran as the winner.
- July 23 The Avianca Building in Bogot , Colombia suffers a serious fire.
- July 25 The Soviet Mars 5 space probe is launched.
- July 28
- July 29 Formula One racing driver Roger Williamson dies in an accident, witnessed live on European television, during the 1973 Dutch Grand Prix.
- July 30 An 11-year legal action for the victims of Thalidomide ends.
- July 31
- Militant protesters led by Ian Paisley disrupt the first sitting of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
- A Delta Air Lines Flight 173 DC9-31 aircraft lands short of Boston's Logan Airport runway in poor visibility, striking a sea wall about 165 feet (50 m) to the right of the runway centerline and about 3,000 feet (914 m) short. All 6 crew members and 83 passengers are killed, 1 of the passengers dying several months after the accident.
August Flag of CARICOM September - September 3 The British Trade Union Congress expels 20 members for registering under the Industrial Relations Act 1971.
- September 11 Chile's democratically elected government is overthrown in a military coup after serious instability. President Salvador Allende commits suicide during the coup in the presidential palace, and General Augusto Pinochet heads a U.S.-backed military junta that governs Chile for the next 16 years.
- September 15 Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden dies. His grandson, Carl XVI Gustaf, becomes king.
- September 18 The two German Republics, the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), are admitted to the United Nations.
- September 20 The Battle of the Sexes: Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in a televised tennis match, 6 4, 6 4, 6 3, at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas.
- September 22 Henry Kissinger, United States National Security Advisor, starts his term as United States Secretary of State.
- September 23 The Oakland Raiders defeat the Miami Dolphins 12-7, ending the Dolphins unbeaten streak at 18. It was the Miami Dolphins' first loss since January 16, 1972 in Super Bowl VI.
- September 27 Soviet space program: Soyuz 12, the first Soviet manned flight since the Soyuz 11 tragedy in 1971, is launched.
- September 28 ITT is bombed in New York City by leftist terrorists protesting the restoration of the Chilean Constitution ordered by the Chilean judicial and legislative branches against the Allende administration.
- September 30 Yankee Stadium, known as "The House That Ruth Built", closes for a two year renovation at a cost of $160 million. The New York Yankees play all of their home games at Shea Stadium in 1974 and 1975.
October October 20: Sydney Opera House is opened by Elizabeth II - October 6 Yom Kippur War: The fourth and largest Arab Israeli conflict begins, as Egyptian and Syrian forces attack Israeli forces in the Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights on Yom Kippur.
- October 8 LBC Radio begins broadcasting on 97.3 FM in London.
- October 10
- October 14 Students revolt in Bangkok, Thailand.
- October 17 The Arab Oil Embargo against several countries which support Israel triggers the 1973 energy crisis.
- October 20
- October 21 The Oakland Athletics win baseball's World Series, defeating the New York Mets 4 games to 3.
- October 26
- October 27 The Canon City meteorite, a 1.4 kilogram chondrite type meteorite, strikes Earth in Fremont County, Colorado.
- October 30 The Bosporus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosporus for the first time in history.
- October 31 Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape: Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escape from Mountjoy Prison, Dublin, Republic of Ireland after a hijacked helicopter lands in the exercise yard.
November December Date unknown Births January Sean Paul February Oscar De la Hoya - February 1
- February 2 Aleksander Tammert, Estonian discus thrower
- February 3 Ilana Sod, Mexican journalist
- February 4
- February 5 Deng Yaping, Chinese table tennis player
- February 7 Kate Thornton, British TV presenter
- February 8 Sonia Deol, British-Asian presenter
- February 9 Svetlana Boginskaya, Soviet gymnast
- February 10 Gunn-Rita Dahle, Norwegian mountain biker
- February 11
- February 12 Tara Strong, Canadian-born voice actress
- February 14 Steve McNair, American football player (d. 2009)
- February 15 Amy Van Dyken, American swimmer
- February 16 Cathy Freeman, Australian athlete
- February 18 Claude Mak l l , French footballer
- February 20 Kimberley Davies, Australian actress
- February 22
- February 24
- February 26
- February 27
- February 28
March Jim Parsons Adam Goldstein - March 1
- March 2 Asi Taulava, Filipino-Tongan basketball player
- March 3 Dejan Bodiroga, Serbian basketball player
- March 4 Jennifer Cole, American actress, model and game show hostess
- March 5 Ryan Franklin, American baseball pitcher
- March 7 Rick Emerson, American talk show host and author
- March 9 Aaron Boone, American baseball player
- March 10
- March 13
- March 15 Lee Jung-jae, South Korean actor & model
- March 17 Caroline Corr, Irish musician (The Corrs)
- March 19
- March 20 Arjun Atwal, Indian golfer
- March 23 Jason Kidd, American basketball player
- March 24
- March 26
- March 28 Matt Nathanson, American singer-songwriter
- March 29 Marc Overmars, Dutch footballer
- March 30 Adam Goldstein, American DJ (d. 2009)
April David Blaine Adrien Brody - April 1
- April 2 Roselyn Sanchez, Puerto Rican actress
- April 3
- April 4
- April 5 Pharrell, American musician and producer (The Neptunes)
- April 6 Rie Miyazawa, Japanese actress and singer
- April 10 Roberto Carlos, Brazilian football player
- April 11 Jennifer Esposito, American actress
- April 13 Sergei Shnurov, Russian singer
- April 14 Adrien Brody, Academy Award-winning American actor
- April 15 Emanuel Rego, Brazilian beach volleyball player
- April 16 Bonnie Pink, Japanese singer
- April 18 Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopian long-distance runner
- April 19 George Gregan, Australian rugby union footballer
- April 22 Christopher Sabat, American voice actor
- April 24
- April 25 Fredrik Larzon, Swedish rock musician (Millencolin)
- April 27 Sharlee D'Angelo, Swedish guitarist
- April 28
- April 30
May Tori Spelling - May 1
- May 3
- May 4 Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Argentine footballer
- May 7 Paolo Savoldelli, Italian professional road racing cyclist
- May 8
- May 9 Tegla Loroupe, Kenyan long-distance runner
- May 10
- May 12 Forbes March, American actor
- May 14
- May 16
- May 17
- May 18 Kazuhiro Hayashi, Japanese professional wrestler
- May 19 Dario Franchitti, Scottish race car driver
- May 21 Noel Fielding, British comedian
- May 23 Jacopo Gianninoto, Italian musician
- May 24 Dermot O'Leary, British TV presenter
- May 25
- May 30 Leigh Francis, British comedian
- May 31 Dominique van Roost, Belgian tennis player
June Heidi Klum Neil Patrick Harris - June 13
- June 14 Ceca Raznatovic, Serbian Folk singer
- June 15
- June 19 Yuko Nakazawa, Japanese singer
- June 20 Chino Moreno, American musician
- June 21 Juliette Lewis, American actress
- June 22 Carson Daly, American talk show host
- June 24 Alexander Beyer, German actor
- June 26 Pawe Ma aszy ski, Polish actor
- June 27 Olve Eikemo, Norwegian musician
- June 28 Adri n Annus, Hungarian athlete
- June 30 Chan Ho Park, Korean Major League Baseball player
July Peter Forsberg Kate Beckinsale - July 3 Emma Cunniffe, British actress
- July 4 Gackt, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor
- July 7 Natsuki Takaya, Japanese manga artist
- July 9 Kelly Holcomb, American football player
- July 11 Konstantinos Kenteris, Greek athlete
- July 12 Christian Vieri, Italian soccer player
- July 14 Halil Mutlu, Bulgaria-born Turkish weightlifter
- July 15
- July 16
- July 17
- July 20
- July 22
- July 23
- July 25 Kevin Phillips, English footballer
- July 25 Tony Vincent, American actor and singer
- July 26 Kate Beckinsale, English actress
- July 27 Gorden Tallis, Australian rugby league player
- July 28 Steve Staios, Canadian ice hockey player
- July 29 Wayna Morris, American singer (Boyz II Men)
- July 30
August Vera Farmiga Kristen Wiig - August 2 Miguel Mendonca, Anglo-Azorean writer
- August 6
- August 9 Filippo Inzaghi, Italian footballer
- August 11 Carolyn Murphy, American model
- August 12 Richard Reid, English terrorist
- August 14
- August 15 Adnan Sami, music composer, pianist, singer
- August 16 Damian Jackson, baseball player
- August 19
- August 20 Todd Helton, American baseball player
- August 21
- August 22
- August 24
- August 28 Kirby Morrow, Canadian voice actor
- August 30 Lisa Ling, American journalist
September Paul Walker Andrew Lincoln - September 1 Ram Kapoor, Indian actor
- September 4 Jason David Frank, American actor and martial artist
- September 5 Rose McGowan, American actress
- September 6
- September 7 Shannon Elizabeth, American actress
- September 9 Kazuhisa Ishii, Japanese baseball player
- September 12
- September 13 Fabio Cannavaro, Italian footballer
- September 14 Andrew Lincoln, British actor
- September 15
- September 17 Ada Choi, Hong Kong actress
- September 18
- September 19 Jos Azevedo, Portuguese cyclist
- September 21 Oswaldo Sanchez, Mexican footballer
- September 22
- September 24 Eddie George, American football player
- September 25 Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, American actress
- September 29
October Mario L pez Seth MacFarlane - October 1 Christian Borle, American singer and actor
- October 2 Lene Nystr m, Norwegian singer (Aqua)
- October 3
- October 4 Chris Parks, American professional wrestler
- October 5 Annabelle Chvostek, Canadian singer/songwriter/singer
- October 6 Ioan Gruffudd, Welsh actor
- October 9 Steven Burns, Blues Clues Actor
- October 10 Mario L pez, American actor
- October 11 Takeshi Kaneshiro, Taiwanese/Japanese actor
- October 13
- October 14 Lasha Zhvania, Georgian Politician
- October 19 Joaquin Gage, Canadian ice hockey player
- October 21 Beverly Turner, British TV and radio presenter
- October 22 Ichiro Suzuki, Japanese baseball player
- October 24 Levi Leipheimer, American professional cyclist
- October 25
- October 26
- October 28 MVP, WWE Raw wrestler
- October 29 Robert Pir s, French football player
- October 30
- Silvia Corzo, Colombian newsreader
- Edge, retired Canadian professional wrestler, 4-time WWE Champion
November Aishwarya Rai December Tyra Banks - December 2
- December 3 Holly Marie Combs, American actress
- December 4
- December 5 Mikelangelo Loconte, Italian singer
- December 7
- December 8 Corey Taylor, American rock vocalist (Slipknot, Stone Sour)
- December 9 B rbara Padilla American operatic soprano
- December 11 Cameron Alexander, British musician and actor
- December 14
- December 15 Surya Bonaly, French figure skater
- December 16 Scott Storch, American hip-hop producer
- December 17 Paula Radcliffe, British athlete
- December 18 Darryl Brown, Trinidad and West Indian cricketer
- December 20 Antti Kasvio, Finnish swimmer
- December 24
- December 25 Chris Harris, American professional wrestler
- December 27
- December 28
- December 29 Theo Epstein, American baseball general manager
- December 30
- December 31 Nikolay Tsiskaridze, Russian dancer
Deaths January - January 1
- January 7 – Mark Essex, American spree killer (b. 1949)
- January 8 Dudley Foster, British actor (b. 1924)
- January 19 Max Adrian, Northern Irish actor (b. 1903)
- January 22 Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th President of the United States (b. 1908)
- January 23 Kid Ory, American musician (b. 1886)
- January 24 J. Carrol Naish, American actor (b. 1897)
- January 26 Edward G. Robinson, American actor (b. 1893)
- January 28 John Banner, Austrian-born actor (b. 1910)
- January 29 Ludwig St ssel, Austrian actor (b. 1883)
- January 31 Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch, Norwegian economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895)
February March April May - May 1 Asger Jorn, Danish painter (b. 1914)
- May 2 Alan Carney, American actor and comedian (b. 1909)
- May 10 Jack E. Leonard, American comedian (b. 1910)
- May 11 Lex Barker, American actor (b. 1919)
- May 12 Frances Marion, American screenwriter (b. 1888)
- May 14 Jean Gebser, German author, linguist, and poet (b. 1905)
- May 18
- May 20 Jarno Saarinen, Finnish motorcycle racer (b. 1945)
- May 21 Vaughn Monroe, American singer (b. 1911)
- May 26 Jay C. Higginbotham, American musician (b. 1906)
June - June 1 Mary Kornman, American actress (b. 1915)
- June 3 Dory Funk, American professional wrestler (b. 1919)
- June 4 Arna Bontemps, African-American Harlem Renaissance writer (b. 1902)
- June 5 Max Terhune, American actor (b. 1891)
- June 9 Erich von Manstein, German field marshal (b. 1887)
- June 10 William Inge, American playwright (b. 1913)
- June 18 Roger Delgado, English actor (b. 1918)
- June 23 Fay Holden, American actress (b. 1893)
- June 24 Mary Carr, American actress (b. 1874)
- June 26 Ernest Truex, American actor (b. 1889)
- June 30
July August September - September 2
- September 11 Salvador Allende, President of Chile (b. 1908)
- September 13
- September 15
- September 18 Ken Harada, first diplomat from Japan to the Holy See (age 80)
- September 19 Gram Parsons, American musician (b. 1946)
- September 20
- September 23 Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
- September 24 Josu de Castro, Brazilian writer, physician, geographer and activist against hunger (b. 1908)
- September 26
- September 29 W. H. Auden, English poet (b. 1907)
- September 28 Norma Crane, American actress (b. 1928)
- September 30 Peter Pitseolak, Inuit photographer and author (b. 1902)
October November - November 3 Marc All gret, French film director (b. 1900)
- November 10 David "Stringbean" Akeman, American banjo player (b. 1915)
- November 11 Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, Finnish chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895)
- November 13 Lila Lee, American actress (b. 1901)
- November 23
- November 25 Laurence Harvey, English actor (b. 1928)
- November 27 Frank Christian, American musician (b. 1887)
- November 28 John Rostill, English bassist, musician and composer (The Shadows) (b. 1942)
- November 30 Allan Sherman, American musical parodist (b. 1924)
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