Monday October 8, 1973
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

October 8, 1973: Day of the Week

October 8, 1973 was the 281st day of the year 1973 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 84 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is lunes.

A person born on this day will be 50 years old today. If that same person saved a Dime every day starting at age 4, then by now that person has accumulated $1,696.40 today.

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Here’s the October 1973 calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly 1973 calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

Ox is the mythical animal and Water is the element for a person born on this day if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology (or Chinese zodiac).

October 8, 1973 Historical Event(s)

1973
Greek military junta of 1967–1974: Junta strongman George Papadopoulos appoints Spyros Markezinis as Prime Minister of Greece with the task to lead Greece to parliamentary rule.
1973
Yom Kippur War: Gabi Amir’s armored brigade attacks Egyptian occupied positions on the Israeli side of the Suez Canal, in hope of driving them away. The attack fails, and over 150 Israeli tanks are destroyed.

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