October 1973

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The following events occurred in October 1973:

October 1, 1973 (Monday)[]

October 2, 1973 (Tuesday)[]

  • Born: Melissa Harris-Perry, American journalist, author, and educator; Lene Nystrøm, Norwegian singer-songwriter; Proof, American rapper and actor (d. 2006); Scott Schoeneweis, American baseball player; Maria Wetterstrand, Swedish politician
  • Died: Paul Hartman, American actor and dancer (b. 1904); Paavo Nurmi, Finnish runner (b. 1897)

October 3, 1973 (Wednesday)[]

  • Born: Neve Campbell, Canadian actress and producer; Angélica Gavaldón, American-Mexican tennis player and coach; Lena Headey, British actress; Eirik Hegdal, Norwegian saxophonist and composer

October 4, 1973 (Thursday)[]

October 5, 1973 (Friday)[]

  • Elton John releases his most successful album, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
  • Born: Cédric Villani, French mathematician and academic

October 6, 1973 (Saturday)[]

  • 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.
  • French Formula One driver François Cevert is killed in the Tyrrell 003-Cosworth during the U.S. Grand Prix. Cevert's teammate, World Champion Jackie Stewart, announces his retirement after the event.
  • Born: Jeff B. Davis, American comedian, actor, and singer; Ioan Gruffudd, Welsh actor; Sylvain Legwinski, French footballer and manager; Rebecca Lobo, American basketball player and sportscaster
  • Died: Sidney Blackmer, American actor (b. 1895); François Cevert, French race car driver (b. 1944); Dick Laan, Dutch actor, screenwriter, and author (b. 1894); Dennis Price, English actor (b. 1915); Margaret Wilson, American missionary and author (b. 1882)

October 7, 1973 (Sunday)[]

October 8, 1973 (Monday)[]

  • Yom Kippur War: Israel loses more than 150 tanks in a failed attack on Egyptian-occupied positions.
  • Spyros Markezinis begins his 48-day term as prime minister in an abortive attempt to lead Greece to parliamentary rule.
  • LBC Radio begins broadcasting on 97.3 FM in London.
  • Born: Jim Fairchild, American singer-songwriter and guitarist; Kari Korhonen, Finnish cartoonist
  • Died: Gabriel Marcel, French philosopher, playwright, and critic (b. 1889)

October 9, 1973 (Tuesday)[]

October 10, 1973 (Wednesday)[]

  • Spiro T. Agnew resigns as Vice President of the United States and then, in federal court in Baltimore, pleads no contest to charges of income tax evasion on $29,500 he received in 1967, while he was governor of Maryland. He is fined $10,000 and put on 3 years probation.
  • The New York Mets win the National League pennant.
  • Born: Mario Lopez, American actor, television personality, and producer; Scott Morriss, English bass player and songwriter; Zach Thornton, American soccer player and coach
  • Died: Ludwig von Mises, Ukrainian-American economist and sociologist (b. 1881)

October 11, 1973 (Thursday)[]

  • The White House receives a phone call from 10 Downing Street asking if U.S. President Richard Nixon is available to speak with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom about the ongoing Yom Kippur War. U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and administration assistant Brent Scowcroft decide that the Prime Minister can either speak with Kissinger or wait, since President Nixon is intoxicated.[2]
  • Born: Brendan B. Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist; Greg Chalmers, Australian golfer; Steven Pressley, Scottish footballer and manager; Niki Xanthou, Greek long jumper; Dmitri Young, American baseball player and radio host

October 12, 1973 (Friday)[]

  • Born: Lesli Brea, Dominican baseball player; Martin Corry, English rugby player
  • Died: Peter Aufschnaiter, Austrian mountaineer, geographer, and cartographer (b. 1899)

October 13, 1973 (Saturday)[]

October 14, 1973 (Sunday)[]

  • 1973 Thai popular uprising: Over 100,000 people protest in Thailand against the military government. Seventy-seven are killed and 857 are injured by soldiers.
  • Born: Thom Brooks, American-British political philosopher and legal scholar; Lasha Zhvania, Georgian businessman and politician
  • Died: Edmund A. Chester, American journalist and broadcaster (b. 1897); Ahmed Hamdi, Egyptian general and engineer (b. 1929)

October 15, 1973 (Monday)[]

  • Typhoon Ruth crosses Luzon, Philippines, killing 27 people and causing $5 million in damage.
  • Born: Aleksandr Filimonov, Russian footballer; Maria Hjorth, Swedish golfer

October 16, 1973 (Tuesday)[]

  • Henry Kissinger and Lê Đức Thọ are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
  • Born: Justin Credible, American wrestler; David Unsworth, English footballer and manager
  • Died: Gene Krupa, American drummer, composer, and actor (b. 1909)

October 17, 1973 (Wednesday)[]

October 18, 1973 (Thursday)[]

  • Born: Stephen Allan, Australian golfer; James Foley, American photographer and journalist (d. 2014); Michalis Kapsis, Greek footballer; Rachel Nichols, American journalist and sportscaster; Sarah Winckless, English rower
  • Died: Margaret Caroline Anderson, American publisher, founded The Little Review (b. 1886); Walt Kelly, American illustrator and animator (b. 1913); Leo Strauss, German-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1899)

October 19, 1973 (Friday)[]

  • President Nixon rejects an Appeals Court decision that he turn over the Watergate tapes.
  • Born Hicham Arazi, Moroccan tennis player; Okan Buruk, Turkish footballer and manager; Joaquin Gage, Canadian ice hockey player

October 20, 1973 (Saturday)[]

  • "Saturday Night Massacre": United States President Richard Nixon fires U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus after they refuse to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox, who is finally fired by Robert Bork.
  • The Sydney Opera House is opened by Elizabeth II after 14 years of construction.

October 21, 1973 (Sunday)[]

  • Fred Dryer of the Los Angeles Rams becomes the first player in NFL history to score two safeties in the same game.
  • The Oakland Athletics defeat the New York Mets 5–2 to win the World Series 4 games to 3.
  • Born: Lera Auerbach, Russian-American pianist and composer; Charlie Lowell, American pianist and songwriter
  • Died: Nasif Estéfano, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1932)

October 22, 1973 (Monday)[]

  • Born: Andrés Palop, Spanish footballer and manager; Ichiro Suzuki, Japanese baseball player; Mark van der Zijden, Dutch swimmer
  • Died: Pablo Casals, Catalan cellist and conductor (b. 1876)

October 23, 1973 (Tuesday)[]

  • Watergate scandal: President Nixon agrees to turn over subpoenaed audio tapes of his Oval Office conversations.
  • Born: Christian Dailly, Scottish footballer

October 24, 1973 (Wednesday)[]

  • Born: Meelis Friedenthal, Estonian author and academic; Kurt Kuenne, American filmmaker, known for the documentary Dear Zachary; Levi Leipheimer, American cyclist; Jackie McNamara, Scottish footballer and manager; Laura Veirs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist; Jeff Wilson, New Zealand rugby player, cricketer, and radio host

October 25, 1973 (Thursday)[]

October 26, 1973 (Friday)[]

  • The United Nations recognizes the independence of Guinea-Bissau.
  • Born: Austin Healey, English rugby player and sportscaster; Seth MacFarlane, American voice actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter; Taka Michinoku, Japanese wrestler and trainer
  • Died: Semyon Budyonny, Marshal of the Soviet Union (b. 1883)

October 27, 1973 (Saturday)[]

  • 8-year-old Anjanette Paya of Supai Village trips and falls 500 feet (150 m) to her death from Hualapai Hilltop at the Grand Canyon while running to see the sunrise. She is the first child known to have died from a non-vehicular rim fall at the Grand Canyon.[3]
  • The Canon City meteorite, a 1.4 kilogram chondrite type meteorite, strikes Earth in Fremont County, Colorado.
  • Born: Jason Johnson, American baseball player; Semmy Schilt, Dutch kick-boxer and mixed martial artist

October 28, 1973 (Sunday)[]

  • Born: Montel Vontavious Porter, American wrestler and actor; Aleksandar Stanojević, Serbian footballer and manager
  • Died: Taha Hussein, Egyptian historian, author, and academic (b. 1889); Sergio Tofano, Italian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1883)

October 29, 1973 (Monday)[]

October 30, 1973 (Tuesday)[]

  • The Bosphorus Bridge in Turkey is completed, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus for the second time.
  • Born: Michael Buettner, Australian rugby league player and official; Silvia Corzo, Colombian lawyer and journalist; Edge, Canadian wrestler and actor; Michael Oakes, English footballer and manager; Raci Şaşmaz, Turkish actor, producer, and screenwriter
  • Died: Ants Lauter, Estonian actor and director (b. 1894)

October 31, 1973 (Wednesday)[]

  • Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape. Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escape from Mountjoy Prison, Dublin aboard a hijacked helicopter that landed in the exercise yard.
  • Born: Paul Abrahams, English footballer and coach; Christopher Bevins, American voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter; Tim Byrdak, American baseball player; David Dellucci, American baseball player and sportscaster; Beverly Lynne, American actress
  • Died: Malek Bennabi, Algerian philosopher and author (b. 1905)

References[]

  1. ^ "Today in history: October 9". NBC News.
  2. ^ Fabry, Merrill (2 June 2016). "What Happens If the President Gets Drunk?". Now You Know. Time. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. ^ Ghiglieri, Michael P.; Myers, Thomas M. (2016). Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon (Second ed.). Flagstaff, Arizona: Puma Press, LLC. ISBN 978-0-9847858-0-3.
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