Today in History for 12th August 1973

Historical Events

Events 1 - 3 of 3

- 55th PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 277 at Canterbury Cleve
- Betty Burfeindt wins LPGA Child & Family Service Golf Opens
- WPBA National Championship won by Betty Morris

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 8 of 8

- Grey DeLisle, American voice actress
- Jonathan Coachman, American professional wrestler and executive
- Joseba Beloki, Spanish cyclist
- Latasha Byears, WNBA guard (Sacramento Monarchs)
- Moses Ware, NFL wide receiver (Minnesota Vikings)
- Richard Reid, British terrorist, referred to as the "shoe bomber".
- Sayyed Muqtada al-Sadr - son of Ayatollah Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr
- Todd Marchant, Buffalo NY, NHL center (Edmonton Oilers)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 3 of 3

- John Clay, cricketer (Glamorgan offie in only Test 1935), dies
- Karl Ziegler, German chemist and Nobel Laureate, dies at 74
- Walter Rudolf Hess, Swiss physiologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1881)

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