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Months in 1973: January February March April May June July August September November December

Historical Events

Events 1 - 69 of 69

1st - Leo Durocher resigns as Houston Astro manager
1st - USSR-West Germany gas tunnel opens
3rd - Willi Stoph succeeds Walter Ulbricht as East German party leader
4th - Hans of Manens ballet "Adagio Hammerklavier" premieres in Amsterdam
5th - Signature of the European Patent Convention.
6th - Yom Kippur War begins as Syria & Egypt attack Israel
7th - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Lincoln-Mercury Golf Open
8th - NLCS game 3 brawl between Cins' Pete Rose & NY Met Bud Harrelson
8th - Spyris Markezinis forms government in Greece
9th - 1st general striking in Luxembourg since 1942
9th - Elvis & Priscilla Presley divorce after 6 years
9th - Israel announces loss of Bar-Lev defense line in Suez Canal
9th - Warriors-Cavalier game in Cleveland postponed because of wet floors
10th - NY Mets beat Cin Reds in Game 5 of the NLCS
10th - VP Spiro T Agnew pleads no contest to tax evasion & resigns
11th - Oakland beats Baltimore 3 games to 2 to win AL pennant
12th - Israeli counter offensive in southern Syria
12th - Juan Peron elected president of Argentina
12th - Nixon nominates Gerald Ford to replace Spiro Agnew as VP
13th - Jordan enters Yom Kippur war
13th - Teri Garr appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Emily in for Carol"
14th - Egyptian tanks move further into Israel
14th - Judy Rankin wins LPGA GNA Golf Classic
14th - Willie Mays last hit, as Mets beat A's in World Series game 2 A's Mike Andrews makes 2 errors, prompting owner Finley to remove him
15th - 7th Country Music Association Award: Roy Clark wins
15th - Tanks attack Thailand demonstrating students, 300 killed
16th - Israeli tanks under Gen Sharon move through Suez Canal
16th - Kissinger & Le Duc Tho jointly awarded Nobel peace prize
16th - Maynard Jackson elected 1st black mayor of Atlanta
16th - Monks Heng Yo & Heng Ju, start 1000 mile SF to Seattle pilgrimage
17th - 5-mo oil embargo by Arab states against US & Netherlands begins
17th - Arabs decrease oil production
18th - "Raisin" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 847 performances
18th - Congress authorizes bi-centennial quarter, half-dollar & dollar coin
18th - Judd Woldon & Robert Brittens musical "Raisin," premieres in NYC
18th - Nobel prize for economy awarded to Wassily Leontief
19th - Ringo releases "Photograph"
20th - Mariette Hartley appears on Bob Newhart in "Have You Met Miss Dietz"
20th - OPEC oil embargo begins
Versatile Athlete Jim Thorpe 20th - Pres Nixon proclaims Jim Thorpe greatest athlete of 1st ½ century
20th - Queen Elizabeth II opens Sydney Opera House
20th - US president Nixon fires Watergate accuser Archibald Cox
20th - Solicitor Gen Bork, AG Richardson & Deputy AG Ruckelshaus resigned
20th - The Family Station Inc buys shortwave Radio Station WNYW, changes calls to WYFR & moves station from NYC to Scituate Mass
21st - A's manager Dick Williams quits after A's beat Mets in World Series
21st - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Waco Tribune Herald Ladies Golf Classic
21st - Fred Dryer of the then Los Angeles Rams becomes the first player in NFL history to score two safeties in the same game.
22nd - Israeli troops reconquer mountain Hermon
22nd - Security Council Resolution 338-cease fire to Yom Kippur War
23rd - Nixon agrees to turn over White House tape recordings to Judge Sirica
23rd - UN's revised International Telecommunication Convention adopted
23rd - Yankee GM & pres Lee MacPhail named AL president
24th - Heavy fog causes 65 car collision killing 9 on NJ Turnpike
24th - John Lennon sues US government to admit FBI is tapping his phone
Queen Elizabeth II 24th - Yom Kippur War ends, Israel 65 miles from Cairo, 26 from Damascus
25th - Chris Wills wins 1st National hang-gliding championship
25th - Cubs trade Ferguson Jenkins to Rangers for Bill Madlock & Vic Harris
25th - SF Giants trade Willie McCovey to SD Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell
26th - Israeli forces reach Suez, trapping Egyptian army
26th - President Nixon released 1st White House tapes on Watergate scandal
26th - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
26th - Wings release "Helen Wheels"
27th - 1st time Islanders beat Rangers-3-2
27th - Alabama sets offensive record (828 yds), beats Virginia Tech 77-6
28th - Elmore Smith of Lakers blocks 17 shots in a game (NBA record)
28th - Sharon Miller wins LPGA Corpus Christi Civitan Golf Open
30th - Tom Seaver becomes 1st non-20-game winner to win Cy Young award
30th - The Bosporus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosporus for the first time.
31st - Tom Seaver wins NL Cy Young Award

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 100 of 102

1st - Rodney Kite-Powell, historian
1st - Jana Henke, German swimmer
1st - Rachid Chékhémani, French runner
1st - John Thomson, American baseball player
2nd - Bret Hudson, NSW Australia, gymnast (Olympics-96)
2nd - Dalida Chammai, Miss Lebanon Universe (1997)
2nd - Verka Serduchka, Ukrainian entertainer
2nd - Lene, Norwegian singer (Aqua)
2nd - Efren Ramirez, American actor
2nd - Maria Wetterstrand, Swedish politician
3rd - Angelica Gavaldon, El Centro California, tennis star (1995 quarter Aust)
3rd - Neve Campbell, actress (Party of 5, Scream)
3rd - Keiko Agena, Japanese-American actress
3rd - Lena Headey, British actress
4th - Emy Snook, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
4th - Kantroy Barber, fullback (Carolina Panthers)
4th - Kerry Joseph, WLAF quarterback (London Monarchs)
4th - Chris Parks, American wrestler
6th - Rebecca Lobo, Mass, WNBA center (Olympics-gold-96)/(NY Liberty)
6th - Sylvain Legwinski, French footballer
6th - Jeff Davis, American comedian
6th - Ioan Gruffudd, Welsh actor
7th - Gerald McBurrows, safety (St Louis Rams)
7th - Priest Holmes, running back (Baltimore Ravens)
7th - Dida, Brazilian footballer
8th - Donnie Abraham, cornerback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
8th - Toby Haenen, Hobart Tasmania Aus, backstroke swimmer (Olympics-96)
8th - Tracy Bonner, Webster Texas, diver (Olympics-96)
9th - A J Ofodile, NFL tight end (Pittsburgh Steelers)
9th - Alexey Trochshinskiy, hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)
9th - Brandon Pollard, Richmond VA, soccer defender (Olympics-gold-96)
9th - Dexter McCleon, cornerback (St Louis Rams)
9th - Terry Balsamo, American guitarist
9th - Erin Daniels, American actress
9th - Fabio Lione, Italian musician (Rhapsody)
9th - Carlos Pavón, Honduran footballer
10th - A J Ofodile, tight end (Baltimore Ravens)
10th - Jeff Shantz, Duchess, NHL center (Chicago Blackhawks)
10th - Jessica Shahriari, Miss USA-Arizona (1997)
10th - John Mobley, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
10th - Mario Lopez, San Diego California, actor (A C Slater-Saved by the Bell)
10th - Zach Thornton, Balt Md, soccer goalkeeper (Olympics-gold-96)
11th - Sharon Dominguez, Miss Belize Universe (1997)
11th - Takeshi Kaneshiro, actor/model
11th - Steven Pressley, Scottish footballer
11th - Mike Smith, American guitarist (Snot, Limp Bizkit)
12th - Rodney Mack, professional wrestler
13th - Brian Dawkins, safety (Philadelphia Eagles)
13th - Peter Dumbreck, Scottish race car driver
13th - Matt Hughes, American mixed martial artist
13th - Nanako Matsushima, Japanese actress
14th - DeJuan Wheat, NBA guard (Minn Timberwolves)
14th - Lasha Zhvania, Georgian politician
15th - Susannah Kate Pryde, Auckland NZ, road race cyclist (Olympics-96)
15th - Dax Riggs, American musician
16th - Peter Polaco, American professional wrestler
16th - David Unsworth, English professional footballer
17th - Keith McKenzie, NFL defensive end (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
17th - Lorie Bennett West, Miss Kentucky USA (1996)
18th - Demetrious Maxie, CFL defensive end (Toronto Argonauts)
18th - John Baldwin Jr, Dallas TX, figure skater (1996 SW Pacific Sr champ)
18th - Michalis Kapsis, Greek footballer
19th - Robert Tate, wide receiver (Minnesota Vikings)
19th - Shi Ting Wang, Tainan Taiwan, tennis star (1994 Taipei)
20th - Scott Goodman, Hobart Tasmania Aus, 200m butterfly swimmer (Oly-br-96)
21st - Dan Neil, NFL guard (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
21st - Derrick Beatty, CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos)
21st - Lera Auerbach, Russian composer
21st - Charlie Lowell, American Musician
22nd - Kathy Butler, Edinburgh Scotld, Canad 3k/5k runner (Olympic-8-92, 96)
22nd - Andrés Palop, Spanish footballer
22nd - Ichiro Suzuki, Japanese baseball player
23rd - Blaine McElmurry, NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
23rd - Mac Cozier, soccer forward (Olympics-gold-96)
23rd - Shawn Wooden, free safety (Miami Dolphins)
23rd - Sjoerd Sanders, soccer player (PSV/MVV)
24th - Kenny Holmes, defensive end (Tennessee Oilers)
24th - Levi Leipheimer, American cyclist
24th - Mike Matthews, American baseball player
24th - Jackie McNamara, Scottish footballer
25th - Joe Angel Acosta Jr, SD CA, PGA golfer (1995 Greater Milwaukee-3rd)
25th - Steve White, defensive end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
26th - Brian Smith, Cedar Rapids Iowa, speed skater (Olympics-1994)
26th - Robert Petrovicky, Kosice CZE, NHL forward (Team Slovakia, Dallas)
26th - Taka Michinoku , Japanese professional wrestle
26th - Seth MacFarlane, American animator
27th - Alison "Ali" Malyn Shumate, Union City Tenn, Miss America-Tenn (1996)
27th - Monica Louwerens, Greenville Miss, Miss America (Miss-Top 10-1996)
28th - Frank Juric, Australian soccer goalie (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
28th - Alvin Burke, Jr., American professional wrestler
29th - Adam Bacher, cricketer (nephew of Ali S Afr Test batsman 1996- )
29th - Robert Pirès, French footballer
30th - Ellis Johnson, NFL defensive back (Indianapolis Colts)
30th - Melissa Deanne Holiday, Greenwood SC, playmate (Jan, 1995)
30th - Adam "Edge" Copeland, Canadian wrestler
30th - Silvia Corzo, Colombian newscaster
30th - Michael Oakes, English footballer
31st - Fiona Smith, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Oly-98)
31st - Ross Verba, NFL tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
31st - Grigorios Georgatos, Greek footballer

Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 2 of 2

20th - Canadian actor William Shatner (Star Trek) marries Marcy Lafferty
25th - American playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon (46) weds actress Marsha Mason (31)

Famous Divorces

Divorces 1 - 1 of 1

9th - Elvis & Priscilla Presley divorce after 6 years

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 26 of 26

1st - Joe Devlin, actor (Sam-Dick Tracy), dies at 74
2nd - Paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76
2nd - Paul Hartman, actor (Bert-Petticoat Junction), dies at 84
6th - Arnold Maria Walter, composer, dies at 71
6th - Dennis Price, actor (VIPs, Pulp, Canterbury Tales), dies at 58
6th - Sidney Blackmer, actor (Love Crazy), dies of cancer at 58
8th - Gabriel Marcel, writer, dies
10th - Albe, [Renaut A Joostens], Flemish writer (Paradise Bird), dies at 71
14th - Edmund A. Chester, American broadcaster and journalist (b. 1897)
16th - Gene Krupa, US swing drummer (Sing Sing Sing), dies at 64
17th - Ingeborg Bachmann, Austrian poet (Gott von Manhattan), dies at 47
18th - Crane Wilbur, dir/writer (Bat, Canon City, Yellow Cargo), dies at 86
18th - Frank Knight, TV announcer (Chronoscope), dies at 79
18th - Walt Kelly, US comic strip artist (Pogo), dies at 60
18th - Margaret Caroline Anderson, American magazine publisher (b. 1886)
21st - Arabi El Goni, VP/Chad parliament, murdered
21st - Nasif Estéfano, Argentine racing driver (b. 1932)
22nd - Pablo Casals, Spanish violin cellist/conductor/composer, dies at 96
24th - Jack Iverson, cricketer (5 Tests 21 wickets S1024 15 23), dies
25th - Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian marathon runner (Olympic-gold 1960, 64), dies at 41
25th - G Paul H Schuitema, graphically designer/photographer, dies
27th - Allan "Rocky" Lane, western actor (Mister Ed, Red Ryder), dies at 64
28th - Taha Hussein, Egyptian writer (b. 1889)
28th - Sergio Tofano, Italian actor (b. 1883)
29th - Heathcote Dicken Statham, composer, dies at 83
30th - Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer, dies at 77

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