Today in History for December 1973

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 71 of 71

1st - Australia grants self-government to Papua New Guinea
1st - Jack Nicklaus becomes 1st golfer to earn $2M in a year
1st - Jan Ferraris wins LPGA-Japan Golf Classic
1st - Stan Stasiak beats Pedro Morales in Philadelphia, to become WWF champ
2nd - 62nd Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Cleveland (5-0)
2nd - Capital Centre (USAir Arena) in Wash DC opens
2nd - US Air Arena opens in Landover Maryland, Bullets beat Seattle, 98-96
3rd - Pioneer 10 passes Jupiter (1st fly-by of an outer planet) [Dec 4-GMT]
4th - Pioneer 10 reaches Jupiter
5th - Cubs' Ron Santo became 1st baseball player to veto his trade
5th - Dodgers trade Willie Davis to Expos for relief pitcher Mike Marshall
5th - Paul McCartney releases "Band on the Run" album
6th - Bahrain's constitution goes into effect
6th - Gerald Ford sworn-in as 1st unelected VP, succeeds Spiro T Agnew
6th - NL votes to move San Diego Padres to Washington DC (doesn't happen)
7th - Orioles sell pitcher Eddie Watt to the Phillies
7th - Phillies sell infielder-outfielder Cesar Tovar to the Texas Rangers
7th - Wings release "Band on the Run"
8th - "Seesaw" closes at Uris Theater NYC after 296 performances
Pop Singer & Beatle Paul McCartney 8th - 39th Heisman Trophy Award: John Cappelletti, Penn State (RB)
9th - "Pajama Game" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 65 performances
9th - Bruno Sammartino beats Stan Stasiak in NY, to become WWF champ
9th - St Louis Cardinal Jim Bakken kicks 6 field goals vs Atlanta Falcons
9th - Sunningdale Agreement in Northern Ireland
10th - 1st time since 1885, tennis has 2 top males (S Smith & J Connors)
11th - Houston Astro Caesar Cedino jailed in death of 19 year old woman
11th - NA Soccer League awards LA, SF, Seattle & Vancouver franchises
11th - Ron Santo becomes 1st to invoke no-trade clause of 10-year-1-club vet
11th - West German chancellor Willy Brandt normalizes trade with Czech
12th - Canada begins selling Olympic coins ($5 & $10 silver coins)
12th - San Diego files anti-trust against NL (stopping Padres move to DC)
13th - MPLA/FNLA accord about combat against Portuguese Libya
13th - World Football League grants 1st franchise (Detroit)
15th - American Psychiatric Association declares homosexuality is not mental illness
15th - Golf Resort (Disney Inn) opens
15th - Pirates of Caribbean ride opens at Disneyland
15th - Sandy Hawley becomes 1st jockey to win 500 races in 1 year
15th - Tennessee beats Temple 11-6 in low scoring NCAA basketball game
15th - US Psychiatrist say homosexuals are not mentally ill
16th - O J Simpson becomes 1st NFLer to rush 2,000 yard in a season
16th - US kidnap victem Paul Getty III freed
17th - Arabs terrorists shoot passengers on Boeing 737 to Kuwait
18th - Soyuz 13 launched into Earth orbit for 8 days
18th - Yanks sign Dick Williams as manager, overturned later by AL Pres
19th - "Molly" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 68 performances
19th - Grenada adopts constitution
20th - AL pres Joe Cronin refuses to allow Dick Williams to manage Yankees
20th - Dutch Antillean government of Evertsz forms
20th - Montreal Canadien Henri Richard scores his 1,000th NHL point
21st - Israel, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, US & USSR meet in Geneva
21st - The Geneva Conference on the Arab-Israeli conflict opens.
23rd - "Young & Restless" premieres on TV
23rd - 6 Persian Gulf nations double their oil prices
23rd - French Caravelle crashes in Morocco, 106 killed
24th - Ferryboat capsized off coast of Equador, drowning 200
24th - District of Columbia Home Rule Act is passed, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to elect their own local government.
25th - Tommy Chambers (Scotland) finishes 51 yr cycle tour (799,405 miles)
25th - The ARPANET crashes when a programming bug causes all ARPANET traffic to be routed through the server at Harvard University, causing the server to freeze.
26th - "Exorcist," starring Linda Blair & rated X, premieres
26th - 2 Skylab 3 astronauts walk in space for a record 7 hours
26th - Soyuz 13 returns to Earth
27th - LA Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8
28th - Akron Ohio's Chamber of Commerce terminates itself from Soap Box Derby
28th - Alexander Solzhenitsyn publishes "Gulag Archipelag"
28th - Comet Kohoutek at perihelion
30th - 1st picture of a comet from space (Comet Kohoutek-Skylab)
30th - Miami Dolphins beat Oakland Raiders 27-10 in AFC championship game
30th - Minnesota Vikings beat Dallas Cowboys 27-10 in NFC championship game
31st - 40th Sugar Bowl: Notre Dame 24 beats Alabama 23
31st - 61st Australian Mens Tennis: John Newcombe beats O Parun (63 67 75 61)
31st - Johan Cruyff chosen European soccer Player of year

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 92 of 92

1st - Eric Thomas, Chartage Texas, 400m hurdler
1st - Mia Farrance, Melbourne VIC Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
1st - Jon Theodore, American musician
2nd - Kevin Feighery, NFL/WLAF punter (NY Giants, Panthers, Galaxy)
2nd - Monica Seles, Novi Sad Yugoslavia, tennis star (US Open 1992)
2nd - Jan Ullrich, German cyclist
3rd - Andrew McNally, Australian baseball pitcher (Olympics-1996)
3rd - Brian Loyd, Lynwood CA, baseball catcher (Olympics-bronze-96)
3rd - Holly Marie Combs, American actress
3rd - Super Crazy, Mexican professional wrestler
3rd - Sammy Leung, Hong Kong disc jockey
4th - Corliss Williamson, NBA forward (Sacramento Kings)
4th - Tyra Banks, Inglewood, California, model/actress (Higher Learning, Fresh Prince of Bel Air)
4th - Racci Shay, American Musician
4th - Ferry Corsten, Dutch musician and DJ
4th - Steven Menzies, Australian rugby league footballer
4th - Kate Rusby, English folk singer
5th - Corissa Yasen, WNBA forward/guard (Sacramento Monarchs)
5th - Shalom Harlow, Toronto Canada, model (House of Style, Harper's Bazaar)
Model/Actress Tyra Banks (4th) 5th - Luboš Motl, Czech physicist
6th - Tim Kohn, guard/tackle (Oakland Raiders)
7th - Mark Hartsell, WLAF QB (Scotland Claymores)
7th - Rea Marie Bavilla, Miss USA-Alaska (1997)
7th - Terrell Owens, wide reciever (San Francisco 49ers)
8th - Mitch Jacoby, tight end (St Louis Rams)
8th - Monty Montgomery, defensiveback (Indianapolis Colts)
8th - Doron Bell Jr., Canadian actor
8th - Corey Taylor, American singer (Slipknot, Stone Sour)
9th - Tony Batista, Puerto Plata Dom Rep, infielder (Oakland A's)
10th - Bernard Holsey, defensive tackle (NY Giants)
10th - Marcus Wall, CFL receiver (Montreal Alouettes)
10th - Rusty LaRue, NBA guard (Chicago Bulls)
11th - Erin Moorad, Chicago Ill, pairs skater (& Richard Gillam)
11th - Luke Casserly, Australian soccer defender (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
11th - Ralph Intranuovo, East York, NHL center (Edmonton Oilers)
12th - Michael DiVenuto, cricketer (exciting Tasmanian batsman)
12th - Reinard Wilson, linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)
12th - Stanley Pritchett, running back (Miami Dolphins)
12th - William Hutton, American engineer
12th - Walter Otta, Argentine footballer
13th - Christie Clark, LA, actress (Carrie Brady-Days of Our Life)
13th - Shandon Anderson, NBA forward (Utah Jazz)
14th - Eelco Wassenaar, Neth, US field hockey midfielder (Olympics-96)
14th - Tia Texada, American actress and singer
14th - Thuy Trang, American actress (d. 2001)
15th - Geoff Stewart, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
15th - James Stewart, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
15th - Mike Cherry, quarterback (NY Giants)
15th - Mirko Ludemann, Weiwasser GER, NHL defenseman (Team Germany, Colorado)
15th - Tammy Melinda Pearman, Bkln Ny, soccer forward/defender (Olympics-96)
15th - Ryu Seung-wan, South Korean actor and director
16th - Kristie Boogert, Rotterdam Neth, tennis star (1996 Paris)
16th - Scott Storch, Canadian-American hip-hop producer
17th - Paula Radcliffe, English runner
18th - Jason Williams, Gonzales LA, baseball infielder (Olympics-bronze-96)
18th - Keith Washington, NFL defensive end (Minnesota Vikings, Baltimore Ravens)
19th - Kebu Stewart, NBA forward (Phila 76ers)
19th - Takashi Sorimachi, Japanese actor
19th - Zulfiya Zabirova, Russian cyclist
20th - Barry Stokes, WLAF offensive linesman (Rhein Fire)
20th - Cory Stillman, Peterborough, NHL center (Calgary Flames)
20th - Jenny Boucek, WNBA guard (Cleveland Rockers)
20th - Muadianvita Kazadi, linebacker (St Louis Rams)
21st - Mike Alstott, fullback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
21st - Karmen Stavec, German-born Slovenian singer
22nd - Annie Pelletier, Montreal Quebec, 3m diver (Olympics-bronze-96)
22nd - Jamel Williams, safety (Washington Redskins)
23rd - Tony Graziani, quarterback (Atlanta Falcons)
24th - Eddie Pope, Greensboro NC, soccer defender (Olympics-gold-96)
Author Stephenie Meyer (24th) 24th - Stephenie Meyer, Hartford, Connecticut, Author (Twilight)
25th - Robbie Elliott, English footballer
25th - Chris Harris, American professional wrestler
25th - Alexandre Trudeau, Canadian journalist
26th - Ryan Berube, US, 800m freestyle relay (Olympics-gold-96)
26th - Reichen Lehmkuhl, American television personality
27th - Bill Clay, Yokosuka Japan, US sprint cyclist (Olympics-96)
27th - Wilson Cruz, actor (My So Called Life, Ally McBeal)
27th - Kristoffer Zegers, Dutch composer
27th - Dee Ferris, British painter
28th - Bobby Taylor, NFL cornerback (Philadelphia Eagles)
28th - Garth John Da Silva, Auckland NZ, heavyweight boxer (Olympics-96)
28th - Herborg Kråkevik, Norwegian singer and actress
28th - Seth Meyers, American actor
29th - Tomas Perez, Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
29th - Theo Epstein, American baseball general manager
30th - Don Reid, NBA guard/forward (Detroit Pistons)
30th - Robert Walker, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
30th - Ato Boldon, Trinidadian athlete
31st - Curtis Myden, Calgary Alberta, 200m/400m swimmer (Oly-2 bronze-96)
31st - George Jones, running back (Pittsburgh Steelers)
31st - Hiroyuki Miura, hockey defenseman (Team Japan 1998)
31st - Malcolm Middleton, Scottish musician (Arab Strap)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 26 of 26

1st - David Ben-Gurion, founding father of Israel, dies in Tel Aviv at 87
3rd - Michael O'Shea, actor (Denny- It's a Great Life), dies at 67
3rd - Emile Christian, American musician (b. 1895)
4th - Michael O'Shea, actor (Smart Woman), dies of heart attack at 67
6th - Justus Hermann Wetzel, composer, dies at 94
6th - Robert A Watson-Watt, England, physicist (radar), dies at 81
10th - Earle Foxe, actor (Dance Fools Dance), dies at 81
13th - Henry Green, English author (b. 1905)
14th - Yitzhak Edel, composer, dies at 77
15th - Orest Alexandrovich Evlahkov, composer, dies at 61
16th - Syd Barnes, cricketer (13 Tests for Australia 1938-48), dies
17th - Charles G Abbot, US astronomer (Sun Constant), dies at 101
17th - Patrick Hadley, composer, dies at 74
18th - Giulio Cesare Brero, composer, dies at 64
18th - Allama Rasheed Turabi, Pakistani scholar, orator and philosopher (b. 1908)
20th - Bobby Darin, singer (Mack the Knife), dies of heart failure at 37
20th - Luis Carrero Blanco, PM of Spain (1973), assassinated by ETA
22nd - Domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer, dies at 87
22nd - Irna Phillips, creator of 5 TV soap operas, dies at 72
23rd - Arthur Richardson, cricketer (9 Tests 1924-26), dies
25th - İsmet İnönü, Turkish statesman (b. 1884)
25th - Gabriel Voisin, French aviation pioneer (b. 1880)
26th - Harold B Lee, US head of Mormon Church, dies at 74
26th - Steven Geray, actor (French Line), dies at 69
26th - William Haines, actor (Little Annie Rooney), dies of cancer at 73
30th - Henri-Paul Busser, composer, dies at 101