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Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... The 21st century is the present century of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... 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Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1973 is the first single released from the James Blunt album All the Lost Souls. ... 1973 in archaeology // Explorations Excavations Meadowcroft Rock Shelter under James M. Adovasio Events First Mesa Redonda de Palenque conference in Palenque starts very productive process leading to major improvements in understanding Maya hieroglyphics and the iconography of Maya civilization Tucson Garbage Project initiated by William Rathje Publications Births Deaths See... See also: 1972 in architecture, other events of 1973, 1974 in architecture and the architecture timeline. ... See also: 1972 in art, other events of 1973, 1974 in art, list of years in art, List_of_art_events. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1973: Events Icelandair established. ... // Events The Marx Brothers Zeppo Marx divorces his second wife, Barbara Blakely. ... This is a list of home video-related events in 1973. ... LGBT rights Around the world By country History Â· Groups Â· Activists Declaration of Montreal Same-sex relationships Marriage Â· Adoption Opposition Â· Discrimination Violence This box:      // December 15 - The board of the American Psychiatric Association votes 13-0 to remove homosexuality from its official list of psychiatric disorders, the DSM-II. The resolution... See also: 1972 in literature, other events of 1973, 1974 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1970s in music. ... See also: 1972 in country music, 1973 in music, other events of 1973, 1974 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Country musics most successful syndicated radio countdown program to date, American Country Countdown, makes its debut. ... This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1973 // AC/DC Montrose Aerosmith - Aerosmith Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies Alice Cooper - Muscle of Love The Amboy Dukes - Call of the Wild Beck, Bogert & Appice - Beck, Bogert & Appice Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Blue Ã–yster Cult... This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1973. ... See also: Other events of 1973 List of years in science . ... See also: 1972 in video gaming, other events of 1973, 1974 in video gaming, history of video games Events Atari releases the GotCha arcade game Midway Home Entertainment Inc. ... See also 1972 in Wales, other events of 1973, 1974 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. ... 1972 sovereign states - Events of 1973 - 1974 sovereign states - Sovereign states by year // Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Argentina Australia Austria The Bahamas (since July 10) Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belgium Benin Bhutan Bolivia Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile Peoples Republic of... 1972 state leaders - Events of 1973 - 1974 state leaders - State leaders by year See also: List of religious leaders in 1973 List of international organization leaders in 1973 Africa Algeria - Houari Boumédiènne, President of Algeria (1965-1978) Burundi President - Michel Micombero, President of Burundi (1966-1976) Prime Minister... 1972 religious leaders - Events of 1973 - 1974 religious leaders - Religious leaders by year See also: List of state leaders in 1973 List of international organization leaders in 1973 List of colonial governors in 1973 Catholic Churches Roman Catholic Church - Paul VI, Pope (1963-1978) Other The Church of Jesus Christ... 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Contents (full)

1 Events of 1973

- Jan. ^. Feb. ^. March ^. April

- May ^. June ^. July ^. Aug.

- Sept. ^. Oct. ^. Nov. ^. Dec.

- Undated ^. Ongoing ^. Fictional

2 Births

3 Deaths

4 Nobel prizes - Templeton Prize

5 See also - Notes - External links

The year 1973 has been designated the Year of the Ox in the Chinese Zodiac. The Ox ( ä¸‘ ) is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. ... Chinese astrology (占星術 pinyin: zhan4 xing1 shu4; 星學 pinyin: xing1 xue2; 七政四餘 pinyin: qi1 zheng4 si4 yu2; and 果老星宗 pinyin: guo3 lao3 xing1 zong1) is related to the Chinese calendar, particularly its 12-year cycle of animals (aka Chinese Zodiac), and...

[edit] Events of 1973

[edit] January

January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later became the European Union.

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January 3 - CBS sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led by George Steinbrenner.

January 14 - Elvis Presley does a concert in Hawaii for over a billion people live worldwide.

January 14 - The Miami Dolphins defeat the Washington Redskins 14-7 in Super Bowl VII to complete the NFL's only Perfect Season.

January 15 - Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam.

January 17 - Ferdinand Marcos becomes President for Life of the Philippines.

January 18 - Eleven Labour Party councillors in Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England, were ordered to pay £6,985 for not enforcing the Housing Finance Act.

January 20 - U.S. President Richard Nixon is inaugurated for his second term.

January 20 - Guinea-Bissau nationalist Amilcar Cabral is assassinated.

January 21 - The Communist League is founded in Denmark.

January 22 - Former United States President Lyndon B. Johnson dies in San Antonio, Texas.

January 22 - Roe v. Wade: The U.S. Supreme Court overturns state bans on abortion.

January 22 - George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier for the heavyweight world boxing championship.

January 22 - A Royal Jordanian Boeing 707 flight from Jeddah crashes in Kano, Nigeria; 176 are killed.

January 23 - Eldfell on the Icelandic island of Heimaey erupts.

January 23 - U.S. President Richard Nixon announces that a peace accord has been reached in Vietnam.

January 25 - English actor Derren Nesbitt is convicted of assaulting his wife Anne Aubrey.

January 27 - U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War ends with the signing of the Paris Peace Accords.

January 31 - Pan American and Trans World Airlines cancelled their options to buy 13 Concorde airliners.

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Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam Peopleâ€™s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 â€“ April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN), or less commonly, Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Vietnamese: Viá»‡t Nam DÃ¢n Chá»§ Cá»™ng HÃ²a), also known as North Vietnam, was proclaimed by Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, September 2nd1945 and was recognized by the Peoples Republic of China and the... is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ferdinand Emmanuel EdralÃn Marcos (September 11, 1917 â€“ September 28, 1989) was President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. ... 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Kano is the administrative center of the Kano State and the third largest city in Nigeria, in terms of geographical size, after Ibadan and Lagos. ... is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Lava fountains tower over Heimaey in the early stages of the Eldfell eruption Eldfell is a cinder cone volcano just over 200 metres (650 feet) high on the Icelandic island of Heimaey. ... Heimaey off of southwest Iceland Heimaey (pronounced HAY-mah-ay or IPA: ) is the largest island (13. ... is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 â€“ April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Derren Nesbitt (born June 19, 1935) is an English actor who was in demand in the 1960s and 1970s for roles that combined the muscular and the debonaire. ... Anne Aubrey (b. ... is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam Peopleâ€™s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... The Paris Peace Accords were signed in 1973 by the governments of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV or North Vietnam), the Republic of Vietnam (RVN or South Vietnam), and the United States, as well as the Provisional Revolutionary Government (PRG) that represented indigenous South Vietnamese revolutionaries. ... is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) was the United States principal international airline from the 1930s until its collapse in 1991, and was credited with many innovations that shaped the international airline industry. ... 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February 11 - Toronto: Construction on the CN Tower begins.

February 11 - Vietnam War: The first release of American prisoners of war from Vietnam takes place.

February 12 - Ohio becomes the first U.S. state to post distance in metric on signs. (See: Metric system in the United States).

February 13 - The United States Dollar was devalued by 10%.

February 16 - The Court of Appeal of England and Wales ruled that the Sunday Times could publish articles on Thalidomide and Distillers Company, despite ongoing legal actions by parents (the decision was overturned in July by the House of Lords).

February 21 - Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 (Boeing 727) is shot by Israeli fighter aircraft over the Sinai Desert, after the passenger plane is suspected of being an enemy military plane. Only 5 (1 crew member and 4 passengers) of 113 survive.

February 22 - Sino-American relations: Following President Richard Nixon's visit to mainland China, the United States and the People's Republic of China agree to establish liaison offices.

February 26 - Edward Heath's British government publishes a Green Paper on prices and incomes policy.

February 27 - The American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee, South Dakota.

February 28 - Polling day in the Republic of Ireland general election.

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[edit] March

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March 1 - Dick Taverne, who had resigned from the Parliament of the United Kingdom on leaving the Labour Party, was re-elected as a 'Democratic Labour' candidate.

March 3 - Tottenham Hotspur win the English League Cup final at Wembley, beating Norwich City 1-0 in the final.

March 7 - Comet Kohoutek is discovered.

March 8 - In the 'Border Poll', voters in Northern Ireland endorse remaining in the United Kingdom. Irish nationalists largely boycotted the referendum.

March 8 - Provinsional Irish Republican Army bombs explode in Whitehall and the Old Bailey in England.

March 11 - Sir Richard Sharples, Governor of Bermuda, was assassinated in Government House.

March 17 - Queen Elizabeth II opens the modern London Bridge.

March 17 - Many of the few remaining United States soldiers begin to leave Vietnam. One reunion of a former POW reuniting with his family is immortalized in the Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Burst of Joy.

March 20 - British government White Paper on Northern Ireland proposes re-establishment of an Assembly elected by proportional representation, with a possible All-Ireland council.

March 22 - United Kingdom government announces that the Channel Tunnel could be finished by 1980, costing £366m.

March 23 - Watergate scandal (United States): In a letter to Judge John Sirica, Watergate burglar James W. McCord Jr. admits that he and other defendants have been pressured to remain silent about the case. He names Attorney General John Mitchell as 'overall boss' of the operation.

March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam.

March 31 - Paramount's Carowinds opens.

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April 2 - The LexisNexis computerized legal research service begins.

April 3 - The first handheld cellular phone call made by Martin Cooper, who conceived the phone, in New York City.

April 4 - The World Trade Center officially opens in New York City with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

April 6 - Pioneer 11 is launched on a mission to study the solar system.

April 6 - Ron Blomberg of the New York Yankees becomes the first designated hitter in Major League Baseball.

April 7 - Tu te reconnaîtras by Anne-Marie David (music by Claude Morgan, text by Vline Buggy) wins Eurovision Song Contest 1973 for Luxembourg.

April 10 - Israeli commandos raid Beirut, assassinating 3 leaders of the Palestinian Resistance Movement. The Lebanese army's inaction brings the immediate resignation of Prime Minister Saib Salam, a Sunni Muslim.

April 11 - The British House of Commons voted against restoring capital punishment by a margin of 142 votes.

April 12 - The Labour Party wins control of the Greater London Council.

April 17 - The German counter-terrorist force GSG 9 is officially formed.

April 17 - Federal Express officially begins operations, with the launch of 14 small aircraft from Memphis International Airport. On that night, Federal Express delivers 186 packages to 25 U.S. cities from Rochester, NY, to Miami, Fla.

April 20 - An Indian Pacific train en route to Perth, derails near Broken Hill, New South Wales. The train destroyed a quarter mile of track when it left the rails.

April 28 - Six Irishmen, including Joe Cahill, are arrested by the Irish Naval Service off County Waterford on board a coaster carrying five tons of weapons destined for the Provisional Irish Republican Army.

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