Page 10: Historical Events In 1973

Jul 07   All women board of directors takes control of ABA's Kentucky Colonels.   

Jul 07   Balt Orioles pull their 4th triple play (5-4-3 vs Oakland).   

Jul 07   Glenda Reiser (Canada) sets record women's mile (4 34.9).   

Jul 07   Max Horkheimer, German philosopher/sociologist, dies at 78   

Jul 07   Shoelace Park in the Bronx named   

Jul 07   Veronica Lake actress, dies at 58.   

Jul 08   Wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (4187 1st-class wickets, most ever), dies.   

Jul 09   9th Maccabiah games opens in Tel Aviv, Israel   

Jul 10   Bahamas gain independence after 300 yrs of British rule (Nat'l Day)   

Jul 11   Alexander Vasilyevich Mosolov, Russian composer (Zavod), dies at 72.   

Jul 11   Isabel Randolph actress (Mrs Nester-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 83.   

Jul 12   Lon Chaney Jr, actor (Wolfman), dies after long illness at 66.   

Jul 13   Bobby Murcer's 3 homers accounted for all RBIs, beating KC 5-0.   

Jul 13   Lon Chaney Jr actor (Hawkeye, Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies at 67   

Jul 14   Clarence White guitarist (Byrds), killed by a car.   

Jul 14   Phil Everly storms off stage declaring an end to the Everly Brothers.   

Jul 15   Ray Davies, announces retirement from Kinks then attempts suicide   

Jul 16   During Watergate hearings, Butterfield reveals existence of tapes   

Jul 16   Trijntje "Nine" van de Schaaf, author (Fries dorpsleven), dies at 91   

Jul 18   British actor Jack Hawkins actor, dies at 62   

Jul 18   Jack Hawkins, actor (Ben Hur, Ben-Four Just Men), dies at 62.   

Jul 19   Clarence White, rocker (Byrds), killed by drunken driver at 29   

Jul 20   Bruce Lee, [Lee Yuen Kam], actor (Enter the Dragon), dies at 32.   

Jul 21   Hank Aaron is recorded as becoming 2nd major leaguer to hit 700 HRs.   

Jul 21   Russell Hardie, dies after long illness at 69.   

Jul 21   USSR launches Mars 4 for fly-by (2600 km) of the red planet   

Jul 22   28th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Susie Maxwell Berning.   

Jul 23   Eddie Rickenbacker, WW I fighter pilot, dies at 82.   

Jul 23   Ozark AL plane knocked out of the air by lightning, St Louis-36 die   

Jul 24   Mary Frasca, singer/actress, dies in NYC.   

Jul 25   George Harrison pays œ1000000 tax on his Bangladesh concert and album   

Jul 25   USSR launches Mars 5   

Jul 26   Mike Burke, Pres (NY Yankees)/dir (Madison Sq Garden), dies   

Jul 28   Launch of Skylab 3, the second manned mission to the inaugural U.S. manned space station, was piloted by MAJ Jack R. Lousma, USMC with CAPT Alan L. Bean, USN as the Commander of the mission and former Navy electronics officer, Owen K. Garriott as Science Pilot. The mission lasted 59 days, 11 hours and included 858 Earth orbits. Recovery by USS New Orleans (LPH-11)   

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Jan 02   Abu wilson: Running back (indianapolis colts)   

Jan 02   Chris woodruff: Knoxville tenn, tennis star (1993 ncaa division i)   

Jan 02   Fredric ford: Wlaf cb (scotland claymores)/nfl cornerback (eagles)   

Jan 02   Sarah schwald: Bellingham wash, 1.5k runner   

Jan 02   Lucy davis: British actress   

Jan 02   Will kirby: American actor   

Jan 04   Lamont warren: Nfl running back (indianapolis colts)   

Jan 16   Josie davis: La calif, actress (sarah-charles in charge) [or jun 19]   

Jan 05   Cornelis van dis: Dutch mp (sgp),    

Jan 11   Isabel randolph: Actress (missing corpse),    

Jan 15   Jef alpaerts: Flemish pianist/conductor,    

Jan 16   Ray barrett: Sportscaster (gillette summer sports reel),   

Jan 17   Fred essler: Actor (unsinkable molly brown),    

Jan 19   Max adrian: Actor (boy friend, her favorite husband),    

Jan 20   Amilcar l cabral: Fought for guinea bissau independence, murdered 51   

Jan 22   Lyndon b johnson: President (1963-69),