Page 16: Historical Events In 1973
Thursday, 25 December 2025
Dec 01 On this day in history australia grants self-government to Papua New Guinea 


Dec 01 David Ben-Gurion, founding father of Israel, dies in Tel Aviv at 87 on this day in history. 


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 In the year 1973 michael O'Shea, actor (Smart Woman), dies of heart attack at 67 


Dec 05 Paul McCartney releases "Band on the Run" album in the year 1973. 


Dec 06 On this day in history gerald Ford sworn-in as first unelected VP, succeeds Spiro T Agnew 


Dec 06 Justus Hermann Wetzel, composer, dies at 94 on this day in history. 


Dec 07 On this day in history wings release "Band on the Run" 


Dec 10 Earle Foxe, actor (Dance Fools Dance), dies at 81 on this day in history. 


Dec 11 On this day in history karen and Richard Carpenter received a gold record for their single, Top of the World. 


Dec 14 In the year 1973 yitzhak Edel, composer, dies at 77 


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


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


Dec 20 On this day in history 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." in the year 1973. 


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


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


Dec 23 Arthur Richardson, cricketer (9 Tests 1924-26), dies on this day in history. 


Dec 24 In the year 1973 ferryboat capsized off coast of Equador, drowning 200 


Dec 25 Tommy Chambers (Scotland) finishes 51 yr cycle tour (799,405 miles) in the year 1973. 


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


Dec 26 Harold B Lee, US head of Mormon Church, dies at 74 in the year 1973. 


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 on this day in history. 


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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