Page 11: Historical Events In 1973

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).   

Jul 28   Royal Butler, actor, dies at 80.   

Jul 28   Skylab 3's astronauts (Bean, Garriott and Lousma) launched   

Jul 29   Eileen Percy, silent film actress (Wicked, Backstage), dies at 72.   

Jul 29   Greek plebiscite chooses republic over monarchy   

Jul 30   Erich Katz, composer, dies at 72   

Jul 31   Delta Airlines DC-9 crashes in fog at Logan Airport, Boston, killing all but one of 89 aboard. Lone survivor dies 6 months later.   

Aug 01   Gian Francesco Malipiero, composer, dies at 91.   

Aug 02   Jean-Pierre Melville, director (Bob Le Flambeur), dies at 57   

Aug 03   Ariantje "Jeanne" Leg, actress (It Vijgeblaadje/It Hippie), dies at 84   

Aug 03   Flash fire results in the deaths of 51 at amusement park. (Isle of Man, UK).   

Aug 04   Eddie Condon jazz guitarist (Eddie Condon's Floor Show), dies at 68.   

Aug 04   Eddie Condon, jazz guitarist (Eddie Condon's Floor Show), dies at 68.   

Aug 05   USSR launches Mars 6.   

Aug 06   Fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar, dictator Cuba (1940-58), dies at 72   

Aug 07   Jack Gregory, cricketer (scorer of quickest ton Australia 1921), dies   

Aug 09   Charlie Daniels, US swimmer (Olympics-4 gold-1904, 08), dies at 88   

Aug 09   Henry McCullough and Denny Seiwell quit Wings   

Aug 09   USSR launches Mars 7.   

Aug 10   Douglas Kennedy, actor (Lone Ranger and Lost City of Gold), dies at 57   

Aug 10   inaugural BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) train travels in San Francisco.   

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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),