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1973 Calendar

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•  January 7, 1973 – Mark Essex fatally shoots 10 people and wounds 13 others at Howard Johnson’s Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana, before being shot to death by police officers.
•  January 15, 1973 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam.
•  February 3, 1973 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Ox in Chinese astrology.
•  February 11, 1973 – Vietnam War: First release of American prisoners of war from Vietnam takes place.
•  March 29, 1973 – Vietnam War: The last United States combat soldiers leave South Vietnam.
•  April 6, 1973 – The American League of Major League Baseball begins using the designated hitter.
•  April 10, 1973 – A British Vanguard turboprop crashes during a snowstorm at Basel, Switzerland killing 104.
•  August 23, 1973 – A bank robbery gone wrong in Stockholm, Sweden, turns into a hostage crisis; over the next five days the hostages begin to sympathise with their captors, leading to the term “Stockholm syndrome”.
•  October 20, 1973 – The Sydney Opera House opens.
•  October 23, 1973 – The Watergate Scandal: US President Richard M. Nixon agrees to turn over subpoenaed audio tapes of his Oval Office conversations.

•  January 18, 1973 – Crispian Mills, British musician (The Jeevas and Kula Shaker)
•  February 12, 1973 – Gianni Romme, Dutch speed skater
•  April 4, 1973 – Peter Hoekstra, Dutch footballer
•  May 20, 1973 – Elsa Lunghini, French singer and actress
•  June 15, 1973 – Pia Miranda, Australian actress
•  August 24, 1973 – Dave Chappelle, American actor and Comedian
•  September 13, 1973 – Mahima Chaudhry, Indian actress
•  September 29, 1973 – Joe Hulbig, American ice hockey player
•  October 3, 1973 – Lena Headey, British actress
•  November 29, 1973 – Sarah Jones, American playwright