Hisdates•ComPage 16: Historical Events In 1973
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Dec 01 Australia grants self-government to Papua New Guinea on this day in history. 
Dec 01 David Ben-Gurion, founding father of Israel, dies in Tel Aviv at 87 in the year 1973.
Dec 03 In the year 1973 michael O'Shea, actor (Denny- It's a Great Life), dies at 67
Dec 03 On this day in history pioneer 10 passes Jupiter (1st fly-by of an outer planet)
Dec 04 Michael O'Shea, actor (Smart Woman), dies of heart attack at 67 in the year 1973.
Dec 05 Paul McCartney releases "Band on the Run" album on this day in history.
Dec 06 Gerald Ford sworn-in as first unelected VP, succeeds Spiro T Agnew on this day in history.
Dec 06 On this day in history 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 in the year 1973.
Dec 15 Jean Paul Getty III, grandson of billionaire J. Paul Getty, is found alive in southern Italy five months after his kidnapping on this day in history.
Dec 15 In the year 1973 orest Alexandrovich Evlahkov, composer, dies at 61
Dec 15 On this day in history pirates of Caribbean opens at Disneyland
Dec 16 In the year 1973 o.J. Simpson becomes first NFLer to rush 2,000 yard in a season
Dec 16 On this day in history syd Barnes, cricketer (13 Tests for Australia 1938-48), dies
Dec 17 On this day in history charles G Abbot, US astronomer (Sun Constant), dies at 101
Dec 18 Giulio Cesare Brero, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1973.
Dec 18 Soyuz 13 launched into Earth orbit for 8 days on this day in history.
Dec 20 Bobby Darin, singer (Mack the Knife), dies of heart failure at 37 on this day in history.
Dec 21 On this day in history israel, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, US & USSR meet in Geneva
Dec 22 Domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.
Dec 22 On this day in history pierre Berton quoted in Canadian Magazine as saying, "A Canadian is somebody who knows how to make love in a canoe."
Dec 23 "The Young and the Restless" premiers on TV in the year 1973.
Dec 23 6 Persian Gulf nations double their oil prices in the year 1973.
Dec 23 Arthur Richardson, cricketer (9 Tests 1924-26), dies in the year 1973.
Dec 24 Ferryboat capsized off coast of Equador, drowning 200 on this day in history.
Dec 25 Tommy Chambers (Scotland) finishes 51 yr cycle tour (799,405 miles) in the year 1973.
Dec 26 In the year 1973 2 Skylab 3 astronauts walk in space for a record 7 hours
Dec 26 Harold B Lee, US head of Mormon Church, dies at 74 on this day in history.
Dec 26 Soyuz 13 returns to Earth in the year 1973.
Dec 27 LA Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8 in the year 1973.
Dec 28 On this day in history gulag Archipelago, an expose' of the Soviet prison system, is published by Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
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