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1973 Calendar

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•  January 1, 1973 – Denmark, the United Kingdom, and Ireland are admitted into the European Community.
•  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 17, 1973 – The Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Burst of Joy is taken, depicting a former prisoner of war being reunited with his family.
•  April 30, 1973 – Watergate Scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces that top White House aids H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman and others have resigned.
•  May 14, 1973 – Skylab, the United States’ first space station, is launched.
•  October 21, 1973 – John Paul Getty III’s ear is cut off by his kidnappers and sent to a newspaper in Rome; it doesn't arrive until November 8.
•  November 1, 1973 – The Indian state of Mysore is renamed as Karnataka to represent all the regions within Karunadu.
•  December 1, 1973 – Papua New Guinea gains self government from Australia.

•  March 10, 1973 – Chris Sutton, English footballer
•  April 4, 1973 – Peter Hoekstra, Dutch footballer
•  April 18, 1973 – Jad Abumrad, American radio host and producer
•  May 12, 1973 – Lutz Pfannenstiel, German footballer
•  June 13, 1973 – Mattias Hellberg, Swedish musician (The Hellacopters)
•  August 1, 1973 – Edurne Pasaban, Spanish mountaineer
•  August 7, 1973 – Danny Graves, American baseball player
•  September 14, 1973 – Mike Ward, Canadian comedian
•  October 21, 1973 – Lera Auerbach, Russian composer
•  December 7, 1973 – Damien Rice, Irish musician