Historical Events In 1973

Dec 01   On this day in history australia grants self-government to Papua New Guinea  

Dec 01   On this day in history david Ben-Gurion, founding father of Israel, dies in Tel Aviv at 87  

Dec 03   Michael O'Shea, actor (Denny- It's a Great Life), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Dec 03   Pioneer 10 passes Jupiter (1st fly-by of an outer planet) in the year 1973.  

Dec 04   Michael O'Shea, actor (Smart Woman), dies of heart attack at 67 on this day in history.  

Dec 05   In the year 1973 paul McCartney releases "Band on the Run" album  

Dec 06   In the year 1973 gerald Ford sworn-in as first unelected VP, succeeds Spiro T Agnew  

Dec 06   In the year 1973 justus Hermann Wetzel, composer, dies at 94  

Dec 07   Wings release "Band on the Run" on this day in history.  

Dec 10   In the year 1973 earle Foxe, actor (Dance Fools Dance), dies at 81  

Dec 11   In the year 1973 karen and Richard Carpenter received a gold record for their single, Top of the World.  

Dec 14   Yitzhak Edel, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Dec 15   Jean Paul Getty III, grandson of billionaire J. Paul Getty, is found alive in southern Italy five months after his kidnapping in the year 1973.  

Dec 15   Orest Alexandrovich Evlahkov, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Dec 15   Pirates of Caribbean opens at Disneyland on this day in history.  

Dec 16   On this day in history o.J. Simpson becomes first NFLer to rush 2,000 yard in a season  

Dec 16   Syd Barnes, cricketer (13 Tests for Australia 1938-48), dies in the year 1973.  

Dec 17   Charles G Abbot, US astronomer (Sun Constant), dies at 101 on this day in history.  

Dec 18   On this day in history giulio Cesare Brero, composer, dies at 64  

Dec 18   On this day in history soyuz 13 launched into Earth orbit for 8 days  

Dec 20   In the year 1973 bobby Darin, singer (Mack the Knife), dies of heart failure at 37  

Dec 21   On this day in history israel, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, US & USSR meet in Geneva  

Dec 22   On this day in history domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer, dies at 87  

Dec 22   Pierre Berton quoted in Canadian Magazine as saying, "A Canadian is somebody who knows how to make love in a canoe." on this day in history.  

Dec 23   On this day in history "The Young and the Restless" premiers on TV  

Dec 23   6 Persian Gulf nations double their oil prices on this day in history.  

Dec 23   Arthur Richardson, cricketer (9 Tests 1924-26), dies in the year 1973.  

Dec 24   On this day in history ferryboat capsized off coast of Equador, drowning 200  

Dec 25   In the year 1973 tommy Chambers (Scotland) finishes 51 yr cycle tour (799,405 miles)  

Dec 26   2 Skylab 3 astronauts walk in space for a record 7 hours in the year 1973.  

Dec 26   On this day in history harold B Lee, US head of Mormon Church, dies at 74  

Dec 26   On this day in history soyuz 13 returns to Earth  

Dec 27   LA Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8 in the year 1973.  

Dec 28   Gulag Archipelago, an expose' of the Soviet prison system, is published by Alexander Solzhenitsyn in the year 1973.  

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Jan 02   In the year 1973 birth of abu Wilson, running back (Indianapolis Colts)  

Jan 02   Chris Woodruff, Knoxville Tenn, tennis star (1993 NCAA Division I) was born in the year 1973.  

Jan 02   Fredric Ford, WLAF CB (Scotland Claymores)/NFL cornerback (Eagles) was born in the year 1973.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of sarah Schwald, Bellingham Wash, 1.5k runner  

Jan 02   In the year 1973 birth of lucy Davis, British actress  

Jan 02   Will Kirby, American actor was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Lamont Warren, NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts) was born in the year 1973.  

Jan 16   On this day in history birth of josie Davis, LA Calif, actress (Sarah-Charles in Charge) [or Jun 19]  

Jan 05   Cornelis van Dis, Dutch MP (SGP), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Isabel Randolph, actress (Missing Corpse), dies at 83 in the year 1973.  

Jan 15   Jef Alpaerts, Flemish pianist/conductor, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jan 16   Ray Barrett, sportscaster (Gillette Summer Sports Reel), dies at 65 in the year 1973.  

Jan 17   On this day in history fred Essler, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown), dies at 77  

Jan 19   Max Adrian, actor (Boy Friend, Her Favorite Husband), dies at 69 in the year 1973.  

Jan 20   Amilcar L Cabral, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered 51 died in the year 1973.  

Jan 22   Lyndon B Johnson, president (1963-69), dies at his Texas ranch at 64 in the year 1973.