Page 13: Historical Events In 1973

Sep 21   Diana Sands, actress (Landlord, Raisin in the Sun), dies at 39   

Sep 21   Dr. Henry Kissinger is confirmed by the US Senate as Secretary of State.   

Sep 22   "A Little Night Music" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway.   

Sep 22   Henry Kissinger, sworn in as America's inaugural Jewish Secretary of State.   

Sep 23   A S Neill, British headmaster, dies at at 89.   

Sep 23   Former Argentine President Juan Peron returns to power   

Sep 24   Portuguese Guinea (Guinea-Bissau) declares independence   

Sep 25   3-man crew of Skylab II make safe splashdown in Pacific after 59 days.   

Sep 25   Willie Mays night at Shea Stadium   

Sep 26   Anton Schnack, German writer/poet, dies at 81   

Sep 26   Concorde flies from Washington DC to Paris in 3h33m.   

Sep 27   Soyuz 12 carries 2 cosmonauts into Earth orbit (2 days).   

Sep 28   Mantan Moreland, comedian (Watermelon Man), dies at 71.   

Sep 29   Soyuz 12 returns to Earth.   

Sep 29   W H Auden, Vienna poet, dies   

Oct 01   Joe Devlin actor (Sam-Dick Tracy), dies at 74   

Oct 02   Paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies.   

Oct 02   Paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76.   

Oct 02   Paul Hartman actor (Bert-Petticoat Junction), dies at 68   

Oct 06   Arnold Maria Walter, composer, dies at 71   

Oct 06   Yom Kippur War begins as Syria and Egypt attack Israel.   

Oct 08   Gabriel Marcel, writer, dies   

Oct 09   Elvis and Priscilla Presley divorce after 6 years.   

Oct 10   Albe, [Renaut A Joostens], Flemish writer (Paradise Bird), dies at 71.   

Oct 10   US Vice President Spiro Agnew steps down   

Oct 10   VP Spiro T Agnew pleads no contest to tax evasion and steps down.   

Oct 12   Nixon nominates Gerald Ford to replace Spiro Agnew as VP.   

Oct 16   Gene Krupa, US swing drummer (Sing Sing Sing), dies at 64   

Oct 16   Kissinger and Le Duc Tho jointly awarded Nobel peace prize.   

Oct 17   5 month oil embargo by Arab states against US and Netherlands begins.   

Oct 17   Ingeborg Bachmann, Austrian poet (Gott von Manhattan), dies at 47   

Oct 18   Congress authorizes bi-centennial quarter, half-dollar and dollar coin.   

Oct 18   Crane Wilbur, dir/writer (Bat, Canon City, Yellow Cargo), dies at 86.   

Oct 20   OPEC oil embargo begins.   

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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),