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1966_6 | Section: July (2):
July 1 – Joaquín Balaguer becomes president of the Dominican Republic.
July 3
31 people are arrested when a demonstration by approximately 4,000 anti-Vietnam War protesters in front of the United States Embassy in London in Grosvenor Square turns violent.
René Barrientos is elected President of Boliv... |
1966_7 | Section: August (2):
August 1
Sniper Charles Whitman kills 15 people and wounds 31 from roof of the University of Texas at Austin Main Building tower in the United States, after earlier killing his wife and mother.
The British Colonial Office merges with the Commonwealth Relations Office to form a new Commonwealth Offi... |
1966_8 | Section: September (2):
September 1
United Nations Secretary-General U Thant declares that he will not seek re-election, because U.N. efforts in Vietnam have failed.
98 British tourists die when Britannia Airways Flight 105 crashes in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia.
September 6 – South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd is... |
1966_9 | Section: October (2):
October 1 – West Coast Airlines Flight 956 crashes with 18 fatal injuries and no survivors 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of Wemme, Oregon, the first loss of a DC-9.
October 3 – Tunisia severs diplomatic relations with the United Arab Republic.
October 4
Israel applies for membership in the European Eco... |
1967_0 | 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1967th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 967th year of the 2nd millennium, the 67th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1960s decade. |
1967_0 | Section: January (2):
January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam troops launch Operation Deckhouse Five in the Mekong Delta.
January 8 – Vietnam W... |
1967_1 | Section: February (2):
February 3 – Ronald Ryan becomes the last man hanged in Australia, for murdering a guard while escaping from prison in December 1965.
February 5
NASA launches Lunar Orbiter 3.
Italy's first guided missile cruiser, the Vittorio Veneto, is launched.
General Anastasio Somoza Debayle becomes presiden... |
1967_2 | Section: March (2):
March 1
Brazilian police arrest Franz Stangl, ex-commander of Treblinka and Sobibór extermination camps.
Óscar Gestido is sworn in as President of Uruguay after 15 years of collegiate government.
March 4
The first North Sea gas is pumped ashore at Easington, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK.
Queens Park... |
1967_3 | Section: April (2):
April 2 – A United Nations delegation arrives in Aden as its independence approaches. The delegation leaves April 7, accusing British authorities of lack of cooperation. The British say the delegation did not contact them.
April 4 – Martin Luther King Jr. denounces the Vietnam War during his sermon ... |
1967_4 | Section: May (2):
May 1
Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu are married in Las Vegas.
GO Transit, Canada's first interregional public transit system, is established.
May 2
The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup. It is their last Stanley Cup and last finals appearance to date. It will turn out to be the last game ... |
1967_5 | Section: June (2):
June 2
Protests in West Berlin against the arrival of the Shah of Iran turn into fights, during which 27-year-old student Benno Ohnesorg is killed by a police officer. His death results in the founding of the terrorist group 2 June Movement.
Luis Monge is executed in Colorado's gas chamber, in the la... |
1967_6 | Section: July (2):
July 1
Canada celebrates its first one hundred years of Confederation.
The EEC joins with the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Community, to form the European Communities (from the 1980s usually known as European Community [EC]).
Seaboard Air Line Railroad merges with Atlanti... |
1967_7 | Section: August (2):
August 1 – The UAC TurboTrain makes its first journey.
August 6 – A pulsar is noted by Jocelyn Bell and Antony Hewish. The discovery is first recorded in print in 1968: "An entirely novel kind of star came to light on Aug. 6 last year [...]". The date of the discovery is not recorded.
August 7
Viet... |
1967_8 | Section: September (2):
September 1
The Khmer–Chinese Friendship Association is banned in Cambodia.
Ilse Koch, known as the "Witch of Buchenwald", commits suicide in the Bavarian prison of Aichach.
September 3
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu is elected President of South Vietnam.
At 5:00 a.m. local time, all road traffic in Sweden sw... |
1968_0 | 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1968th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 968th year of the 2nd millennium, the 68th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1960s decade. |
1968_0 | Section: January (2):
January 1 – Davor Šuker, Croatian footballer
January 2
Oleg Deripaska, Russian businessman
Cuba Gooding Jr., American actor
Anky van Grunsven, Dutch equesterian
January 5
DJ BoBo, Swiss singer, songwriter and dancer
Andrzej Gołota, Polish boxer
Carrie Ann Inaba, American choreographer, game show h... |
1968_1 | Section: February (2):
February 1
Lisa Marie Presley, American singer, songwriter and daughter of Elvis Presley (d. 2023)
Mark Recchi, Canadian ice hockey player
February 3 – Vlade Divac, Serbian basketball player
February 5
Marcus Grönholm, Finnish rally driver
Qasim Melho, Syrian television actor
February 7
Peter Bon... |
1968_2 | Section: March (2):
March 1
Kat Cressida, American voice actress
Kunjarani Devi, Indian weightlifter
Muho Noelke, German Zen master
March 2 – Daniel Craig, British actor
March 3 – Brian Leetch, American ice hockey player
March 4
Giovanni Carrara, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player
Patsy Kensit, British actress
Mar... |
1968_3 | Section: April (2):
April 1
Julia Boutros, Lebanese singer
Andreas Schnaas, German director
Alexander Stubb, 43rd Prime Minister of Finland
April 5
Paula Cole, American singer
Stephen Bardo, American basketball player
Stewart Lee, English stand-up comedian
April 7 – Jože Možina, Slovenian historian, sociologist and jou... |
1968_4 | Section: May (2):
May 1 – Oliver Bierhoff, German footballer
May 2
Jeff Agoos, American soccer player
Hikaru Midorikawa, Japanese voice actor
May 3
Nina Paley, American cartoonist
Li Yong, Chinese host (d. 2018)
May 4
Julian Barratt, English comedian, actor, musician and music producer
Momoko Kikuchi, Japanese actress ... |
1968_5 | Section: June (2):
June 1 – Jason Donovan, Australian actor and singer
June 2
Beetlejuice, American entertainer, member of the Wack Pack (The Howard Stern Show)
Jon Culshaw, English impressionist
June 4 – Scott Wolf, American actor
June 5 – Sandra Annenberg, Brazilian newscaster, previously actress
Mel Giedroyc, Englis... |
1968_6 | Section: July (2):
July 5
Ken Akamatsu, Japanese manga artist
Michael Stuhlbarg, American actor
Darin LaHood, American attorney and politician
July 6 – Rashid Sidek, Malaysian badminton player and coach
July 7
Jorja Fox, American actress
Allen Payne, American actor
Jeff VanderMeer, American writer
July 8
Billy Crudup, ... |
1968_7 | Section: August (2):
August 1 – Pavo Urban, Croatian photographer (d. 1991)
August 3 – Rod Beck, American baseball player (d. 2007)
August 4
Lee Mack, English actor and stand-up comedian
Olga Neuwirth, Austrian composer
August 5 – Patricia Tarabini, Argentine tennis player
Marine Le Pen, French politician
Colin McRae, ... |
1968_8 | Section: September (2):
September 1
Mohamed Atta, 9/11 ringleader of the hijackers and pilot of American Airlines Flight 11 (d. 2001)
Atsuko Yuya, Japanese voice actress
September 2 – Francisco Acevedo, American serial killer
September 3 – Raymond Coulthard, English actor
September 4
John DiMaggio, American voice actor... |
1968_9 | Section: October (2):
October 1
Kevin Griffin, American singer-songwriter, frontman of Better Than Ezra
Mark Durden-Smith, British television presenter
Jay Underwood, American actor
October 2
Lucy Cohu, English actress
Victoria Derbyshire, English broadcast presenter
Jana Novotná, Czech tennis player (d. 2017)
October ... |
1968_10 | Section: November (2):
November 1 – Silvio Fauner, Italian cross-country skier
November 4
Lee Germon, New Zealand cricketer
Daniel Landa, Czech composer, singer and actor
Miles Long, American pornographic actor and director
November 5
Mr. Catra, Brazilian musician (d. 2018)
Sam Rockwell, American actor
Seth Gilliam, Af... |
1968_11 | Section: December (2):
December 2
Lucy Liu, American actress, voice actress, director, singer, dancer, model, and artist
Rena Sofer, American actress
December 3
Brendan Fraser, Canadian-American actor
Montell Jordan, American singer
December 5
Margaret Cho, American actress and comedian
Wendi Deng Murdoch, Chinese-Amer... |
1969_0 | 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1960s decade. |
1969_0 | Section: January (2):
January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
January 5 – Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants.
January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrie... |
1969_1 | Section: February (2):
February 4 – In Cairo, Yasser Arafat is elected Palestine Liberation Organization leader at the Palestinian National Congress.
February 8
The Allende meteorite explodes over Mexico.
After 147 years, the last weekly issue of The Saturday Evening Post is published in the United States. (The magazin... |
1969_2 | Section: March (2):
March 2
In Toulouse, France the first Concorde test flight is conducted.
Soviet and Chinese forces clash at a border outpost on the Ussuri River.
March 3
Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 9 (James McDivitt, Rusty Schweickart, David Scott) to test the lunar module.
In a Los Angeles court, Sirhan S... |
1969_3 | Section: April (2):
April 3 – The Mass of Paul VI is promulgated in the Catholic Church by the Pope.
April 4 – Denton Cooley implants the first temporary artificial heart.
April 7 – RFC series begins with Network Working Group RFC 1 on ARPANET host software.
April 8 – The Montreal Expos become Major League Baseball's ... |
1969_4 | Section: May (2):
May 10 – The Battle of Dong Ap Bia, also known as Hamburger Hill, begins during the Vietnam War.
May 13 – May 13 Incident: Race riots occur in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
May 14 – Colonel Muammar Gaddafi visits Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
May 15 – An American teenager known as 'Robert R.' dies in St. Louis, Miss... |
1969_5 | Section: June (2):
June 3 – While operating at sea on SEATO maneuvers, the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne accidentally rams and slices into the American destroyer USS Frank E. Evans in the South China Sea, killing 74 American seamen.
June 5 – An international communist conference begins in Moscow.
June 8
Fr... |
1969_6 | Section: July (2):
July 7 – French is made equal to English throughout the Canadian national government.
July 8 – Vietnam War: The first U.S. troop withdrawals are made.
July 14
Football War: After Honduras loses an association football match against El Salvador, rioting breaks out in Honduras against Salvadoran migran... |
1969_7 | Section: August (2):
August 2 – U.S. President Richard Nixon visits Romania, becoming the first incumbent U.S. president to visit a communist state since the start of the Cold War.
August 4 – Vietnam War: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, U.S. representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietn... |
1969_8 | Section: September (2):
September 1
1969 Libyan coup d'état: A bloodless coup in Libya ousts King Idris and brings Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to power.
For Brazil, the Jornal Nacional was created on Monday, 1 September 1969.
September 2 – Ho Chi Minh, the president of North Vietnam, dies at the age of 79.
September 5 – Li... |
1969_9 | Section: October (2):
October 1
In Sweden, Olof Palme is elected Leader of the Social Democratic Worker's Party, replacing Tage Erlander as Prime Minister on October 14.
The Beijing Subway begins operation.
October 2 – A 1.2 megaton thermonuclear device is tested at Amchitka Island, Alaska. This test is code-named Proj... |
1969_10 | Section: November (2):
November 3 – Süleyman Demirel of AP forms the new government of Turkey (31st government).
November 10 – The television series Sesame Street premiered on National Educational Television, becoming the most famous preschool television series of all time.
November 14
Apollo program: NASA launches Ap... |
1969_11 | Section: December (2):
December 1 – Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States since World War II is held. September 14 is the first of the 366 days of the year selected, meaning that anyone born on September 14 in the years from 1944 to 1951 would be the first to be summoned. On January 4, 1970, The New... |
1970_0 | 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1970th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 970th year of the 2nd millennium, the 70th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1970s decade. |
1970_0 | Section: January (2):
January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
January 5 – The 7.1 Mw Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Between 10,000 and 14,621 are killed and 30,000 injured.
January 15 – After a 32-month fight for independe... |
1970_1 | Section: February (2):
February 1 – The Benavídez rail disaster near Buenos Aires, Argentina (a rear-end collision) kills 236.
February 10 – An avalanche at Val-d'Isère, France, kills 41 tourists.
February 11 – Ohsumi, Japan's first satellite, is launched on a Lambda-4 rocket.
February 22 – Guyana becomes a Republic wi... |
1970_2 | Section: March (2):
March 1 – Rhodesia's white minority government severs its last tie with the United Kingdom, declaring itself a republic.
March 4 – All 57 men aboard the French submarine Eurydice are killed when the vessel implodes while making a practice dive in the Mediterranean Sea.
March 5 – The Nuclear Non-Prol... |
1970_3 | Section: April (2):
April 4 – Fragments of burnt human remains believed to be those of Adolf Hitler, Eva Braun, Joseph Goebbels, Magda Goebbels and the Goebbels children are crushed and scattered in the Biederitz river at a KGB center in Magdeburg, East Germany.
April 8
A huge gas explosion at a subway construction sit... |
1970_4 | Section: May (2):
May 4 – Kent State shootings: Four students at Kent State University in Ohio, are killed and nine wounded by Ohio National Guardsmen at a protest against the U.S. incursion into Cambodia.
May 6
Arms Crisis in the Republic of Ireland: Charles Haughey and Neil Blaney are dismissed as members of the Iris... |
1970_5 | Section: June (2):
June 1 – Soyuz 9, a two-man spacecraft, is launched from the Soviet Union for an orbital flight of nearly 18 days, an endurance record at this time.
June 4 – Tonga gains independence from the United Kingdom.
June 8 – A coup in Argentina brings a new junta of service chiefs; on June 18, Roberto M. Lev... |
1970_6 | Section: July (2):
July 1 – Xerox PARC computer laboratory opens in Palo Alto, California, United States.
July 3
All 112 people on board Dan-Air Flight 1903 are killed when the chartered British De Havilland Comet crashes into mountains north of Barcelona through navigational error.
The French Army detonates a 914 kilo... |
1970_7 | Section: August (2):
August 11 – Creation of the International Council of Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Arts in Confolens, France.
August 17 – Venera program: Venera 7 is launched from the Soviet Union toward Venus. It later becomes the first spacecraft to transmit data from the surface of another planet... |
1970_8 | Section: September (2):
September 1 – An assassination attempt against King Hussein of Jordan precipitates the country's Black September crisis.
September 3–6 – Israeli forces fight Palestinian guerillas in southern Lebanon.
September 4
Chilean Socialist Senator Salvador Allende wins 36.2% of the vote in his run for pr... |
1970_9 | Section: October (2):
October 2 – The Wichita State University football team's "Gold" plane crashes in Colorado, killing most of the players. They were on their way (along with administrators and fans) to a game with Utah State University.
October 3
In Lebanon, the government of Prime Minister Rashid Karami resigns.
Th... |
1970_10 | Section: November (2):
November 1
The Club Cinq-Sept fire in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France, kills 146.
Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Zygfryd Wolniak and three Pakistanis are killed in an attack on a group of Polish diplomats at the Karachi airport.
November 3
Salvador Allende takes office as president of Chile.
The 19... |
1970_11 | Section: December (2):
December 1
The Italian Chamber of Deputies accepts a new divorce law.
Ethiopia recognizes the People's Republic of China.
The Basque ETA (separatist group) kidnaps West German Eugen Beihl in San Sebastián.
Luis Echeverría becomes president of Mexico.
December 2 – The United States Environmental P... |
1971_0 | 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1971st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 971st year of the 2nd millennium, the 71st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1970s decade. The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (F... |
1971_0 | Section: January (2):
January 2 – 66 people are killed and over 200 injured during a crush in Glasgow, Scotland.
January 5 – The first ever One Day International cricket match is played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
January 8 – Tupamaros kidnap Geoffrey Jackson, British ambassador to Ur... |
1971_1 | Section: February (2):
February 4
In Britain, Rolls-Royce goes bankrupt and is nationalised.
The Nasdaq stock exchange is founded in New York City.
February 5 – Apollo 14 lands on the Moon.
February 6 – The 4.6 Mb Tuscania earthquake shakes the Italian province of Viterbo with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Seve... |
1971_2 | Section: March (2):
March 1
A bomb explodes in the men's room at the United States Capitol; the Weather Underground claims responsibility.
Pakistani president Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan indefinitely postpones the pending National Assembly session, precipitating massive civil disobedience in East Pakistan.
Canadian John R... |
1971_3 | Section: April (2):
April 1 – The United Kingdom lifts all restrictions on gold ownership.
April 5
In Ceylon, a group calling themselves the People's Liberation Front begins a rebellion against the Bandaranaike government.
Mount Etna erupts in Sicily.
April 8 – A right-wing coup attempt is exposed in Laos.
April 12 – P... |
1971_4 | Section: May (2):
May 1
Amtrak begins intercity rail passenger service in the United States.
The Ceylonese government promises amnesty for guerillas who surrender before May 5.
May 2 – In Ceylon, left-wing guerillas launch a series of assaults against public buildings.
May 3
Arsenal F.C. wins the English League First D... |
1971_5 | Section: June (2):
June – Massachusetts passes its Chapter 766 laws enacting special education.
June 1 – Vietnam War: Vietnam Veterans for a Just Peace, claiming to represent the majority of U.S. veterans who served in Southeast Asia, speak against war protests.
June 6
Soyuz program: Soyuz 11 (Vladislav Volkov, Georgi ... |
1971_6 | Section: July (2):
July – Nordic Council secretariat inaugurated.
July 3 – Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors, dies of a heart failure at the age of 27 in the bathtub of his apartment on the 3rd floor of the Rue Beautreillis 17 in Paris, France.
July 4
Michael S. Hart posts the first e-book, a copy of the United St... |
1971_7 | Section: August (2):
August – Camden, New Jersey erupts in race riots, with looting and arson, following the beating death of a Puerto Rican motorist by city police. Also in 1971, Philadelphia International Records is established, with Camden native Leon Huff as co-founder.
August 1 – In New York City, 40,000 attend Th... |
1971_8 | Section: September (2):
September – Operation Sourisak Montry VIII opens when forces of the Royal Thai Army recapture several positions in the territory of Laos on the south bank of the Mekong in response to an encroaching Chinese presence to the north.
September 2 – The United Arab Republic is renamed to the Arab Repu... |
1972_0 | 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1972nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 972nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 72nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1970s decade. |
1972_0 | Section: January (2):
January 1 – Kurt Waldheim becomes Secretary-General of the United Nations.
January 4 – The first scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) is introduced (price $395).
January 7 – Iberia Airlines Flight 602 crashes into a 462-meter peak on the island of Ibiza; 104 are killed.
January 9 – The RMS Quee... |
1972_1 | Section: February (2):
February 2
A bomb explodes at the British Yacht Club in West Berlin, killing Irwin Beelitz, a German boat builder. The German militant group June 2 Movement claims responsibility, announcing its support of the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
Anti-British riots take place throughout Ireland. Th... |
1972_2 | Section: March (2):
March 1 – Juan María Bordaberry is sworn in as President of Uruguay amid accusations of electoral fraud.
March 2
The Club of Rome presents the research results leading to its report The Limits to Growth, published later in the month.
The Pioneer 10 spacecraft is launched from Cape Kennedy, to be the... |
1972_3 | Section: April (2):
April 4 – The U.S. formally recognizes Bangladesh.
April 10
The U.S. and the Soviet Union join some 70 nations in signing the Biological Weapons Convention, an agreement to ban biological warfare.
Tombs containing bamboo slips, among them Sun Tzu's Art of War and Sun Bin's lost military treatise, ar... |
1972_4 | Section: May (2):
May 2 – Fire at the Sunshine Mine, a silver mine in Idaho, kills 91.
May 5 – An Alitalia DC-8 crashes west of Palermo, Sicily; 115 die.
May 7 – General elections are held in Italy.
May 10 – Operation Linebacker and Operation Custom Tailor begin with large-scale bombing operations against North Vietnam... |
1972_5 | Section: June (2):
June – Iraq nationalizes the Iraq Petroleum Company.
June 3 – Sally Priesand becomes the first American woman (and the second known woman anywhere) to be ordained as a rabbi within Judaism.
June 5–16 – The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment is held in Stockholm, Sweden
June 8
Seven me... |
1972_6 | Section: July (2):
July 1 – The Canadian ketch Vega, flying the Greenpeace III banner, collides with the French naval minesweeper La Paimpolaise while in international waters to protest French nuclear weapon tests in the South Pacific.
July 2 – Following Pakistan's surrender to India in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, ... |
1972_7 | Section: August (2):
August 4
Expulsion of Asians from Uganda: Dictator Idi Amin declares that Uganda will expel 50,000 Asians with British passports to Britain within 3 months. Most of their property is confiscated.
August 1972 solar storms: A huge solar flare (one of the largest ever recorded) knocks out cable lines ... |
1972_8 | Section: September (2):
September 1
Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in a chess match in Reykjavík, Iceland, becoming the first American world chess champion.
The Second Cod War begins between the United Kingdom and Iceland.
September 5–6 – Munich massacre: Eleven Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Muni... |
1972_9 | Section: October (2):
October – In Somalia, the government of President Siad Barre formally introduces the Somali alphabet as the country's official writing script.
October 1
The first publication reporting the production of a recombinant DNA molecule, by Paul Berg and colleagues, marks the birth of modern molecular bi... |
1972_10 | Section: November (2):
November – The Nishitetsu Lions baseball club, part of the NPB's Pacific League, is sold to the Fukuoka Baseball Corporation, a subsidiary of Nishi-Nippon Railroad. The team is renamed the Taiheiyo Club Lions.
November 7 – 1972 United States presidential election: Republican incumbent Richard Nix... |
1972_11 | Section: December (2):
December 2 – 1972 Australian federal election: The Labor Party led by Gough Whitlam defeats the Liberal/Country Coalition government led by Prime Minister William McMahon. Consequently, Whitlam becomes the first Labor Prime Minister of Australia since the defeat of Ben Chifley in 1949. Whitlam wi... |
1973_0 | 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1973rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 973rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 73rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1970s decade. |
1973_0 | Section: January (2):
January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vie... |
1973_1 | Section: February (2):
February 8 – A military insurrection in Uruguay poses an institutional challenge to President Juan María Bordaberry.
February 21 – Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 (Boeing 727) is shot down by Israeli fighter aircraft over the Sinai Desert, after the passenger plane is suspected of being an enemy ... |
1973_2 | Section: March (2):
March 8 – The Troubles: A referendum is held in Northern Ireland over whether to reunite with the Republic of Ireland or to stay a part of the UK. The result was 98% remain. The Provisional Irish Republican Army responds to the referendum by planting four car bombs in London on the same day, two of ... |
1973_3 | Section: April (2):
April 1
India launches the wildlife conservation program Project Tiger.
Value Added Tax (VAT) is introduced in the United Kingdom.
April 3 – The first handheld mobile phone call is made by Martin Cooper of Motorola in New York City.
April 5
Fahri Korutürk becomes the sixth president of Turkey.
Pion... |
1973_4 | Section: May (2):
May 3 – The Sears Tower in Chicago, United States, is topped-out, becoming the world's tallest building at 1,451 feet (442 m).
May 5 – Shambu Tamang becomes the youngest person to climb to the summit of Mount Everest.
May 10 – The Polisario Front, a Sahrawi movement dedicated to the independence of Sp... |
1973_5 | Section: June (2):
June 1 – The Greek military junta abolishes the monarchy and proclaims a republic.
June 3 – A Tupolev Tu-144 crashes at the Paris air show; 15 are killed.
June 10 – Henri Pescarolo and co-driver Gérard Larrousse (both France) win the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Equipe Matra MS670B.
June 20 – The Ezeiz... |
1973_6 | Section: July (2):
July 3 – Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE).
July 5 – The catastrophic BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion) occurs in Kingman, Arizona, United States, following a fire that broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, killing 11 fi... |
1973_7 | Section: August (2):
August 1 – Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) is inaugurated.
August 2 – A flash fire kills 51 at the Summerland amusement centre at Douglas, Isle of Man.
August 5
Black September members open fire at the Athens airport; 3 people are killed, 55 injured.
Mars 6, also known as 3MP No. 50... |
1973_8 | Section: September (2):
September 9 – Scottish racing driver Jackie Stewart becomes World Drivers' Champion when his Tyrrell 003-Cosworth finishes fourth in the 1973 Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
September 11 – Chile's democratically elected government is overthrown in a violent military coup after serious political ins... |
1973_9 | Section: October (2):
October 6 – Yom Kippur War begins: The fourth and largest Arab–Israeli conflict begins, as Egyptian and Syrian forces attack Israeli forces in the Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights on Yom Kippur.
October 10 – Spiro Agnew resigns as Vice President of the United States.
October 14 – Thai popular upr... |
1973_10 | Section: November (2):
November 3
Pan Am flight 160, a Boeing 707-321C, crashes at Logan International Airport, Boston, killing three people.
Mariner program: NASA launches Mariner 10 toward Mercury (on March 29, 1974, it becomes the first space probe to reach that planet).
November 7 – The Congress of the United State... |
1973_11 | Section: December (2):
December – Chile breaks diplomatic contacts with Sweden.
December 1 – Papua New Guinea gains self-government from Australia.
December 3 – Pioneer program: Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter.
December 6 – The United States House of Representatives votes 387–35 to confirm Ge... |
1974_0 | 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1974th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 974th year of the 2nd millennium, the 74th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1970s decade. Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of t... |
1974_0 | Section: January (2):
January 3
Alessandro Petacchi, Italian road cyclist
Katie Porter, American politician
January 9 – Farhan Akhtar, Indian film director, screenwriter, actor, singer, producer, and television host
January 10
Hrithik Roshan, Indian actor
Jemaine Clement, New Zealand actor
January 12
Melanie C, Englis... |
1974_1 | Section: February (2):
February 1 – Roberto Heras, Spanish road cyclist
February 3
Shahab Hosseini, Iranian actor and film director
Ayanna Pressley, American politician
Miriam Yeung, Hong Kong actress and singer
February 4
Urmila Matondkar, Indian actress
February 7
J Dilla, American record producer and rapper (d. 2006... |
1974_2 | Section: March (2):
March 4
Karol Kučera, Slovak tennis player
Ariel Ortega, Argentine football player
March 5
Jens Jeremies, German footballer
Matt Lucas, British actor and comedian
Eva Mendes, American actress and model
Hiten Tejwani, Indian model and actor
March 6 – Anthony Carelli, Canadian professional wrestler
Ma... |
1974_3 | Section: April (2):
April 2 – Håkan Hellström, Swedish musician
April 6 – Robert Kovač, Croatian football player and coach
April 8 – Chris Kyle, American sniper (d. 2013)
April 9 – Jenna Jameson, American adult actress and model
April 11
Àlex Corretja, Spanish tennis player
Tricia Helfer, Canadian actress and model
Apr... |
1974_4 | Section: May (2):
May 1 – Lornah Kiplagat, Kenyan-Dutch runner
May 2 – Matt Berry, English actor and singer
May 3 – Princess Haya bint Al Hussein of Jordan
May 7
Lawrence Johnson, American pole vaulter
Breckin Meyer, American actor
May 8 – Marge Kõrkjas, Estonian swimmer
May 9 – Brian Deegan, American motocross racer
M... |
1974_5 | Section: June (2):
June 1 – Alanis Morissette, Canadian-American singer
June 2 – Gata Kamsky, American chess player
June 3 – Martín Karpan, Argentinian actor
June 7
Mahesh Bhupathi, Indian tennis player
Helen Vollam, Principal Trombone Player for the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Bear Grylls, British survivalist
June 13
Kath... |
1974_6 | Section: July (2):
July 1
Timmy Hung, Hong Kong actor
Jefferson Pérez, Ecuadorean race walker
July 2 – Moon So-ri, South Korean actress, film director and screenwriter
July 3
Taiga Ishikawa, Japanese politician and LGBT activist
Marko Milošević, Serbian fugitive and refugee
July 4
Kevin Hanchard, Canadian actor
Karole ... |
1974_7 | Section: August (2):
August 5 – Kajol, Indian actress
August 6 – Ever Carradine, American actress
August 7 – Michael Shannon, American actor
August 9 – Derek Fisher, American basketball player
August 13 – Niklas Sundin, Swedish musician
August 14 – Christopher Gorham, American actor
August 15 – Natasha Henstridge, Cana... |
1974_8 | Section: September (2):
September 3 – Jen Royle, American sports reporter and chef
September 4 – Carmit Bachar, American singer
September 6
Tim Henman, English tennis player
Nina Persson, Swedish singer
September 7 – Glenn Ljungström, Swedish guitarist
September 9 – Leah O'Brien, American softball player
September 10
M... |
1974_9 | Section: October (2):
October 2 – Rachana Banerjee, Indian film actress
October 3 – Marianne Timmer, Dutch speed skater
October 6 – Hoàng Xuân Vinh, Vietnamese sports shooter
October 7
Shannon MacMillan, American soccer player
Charlotte Perrelli, Swedish singer
October 8 – Koji Murofushi, Japanese hammer thrower
Octobe... |
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