Date: August 11, 1973
In protest against the dictatorship in Greece, the captain and crew on Greek naval destroyer Velos mutiny and refuse to return to Greece, instead anchoring at Fiumicino, Italy. Date: May 25, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Aeroflot Flight 6551 crashes in Semey, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (now Kazakhstan), killing all 63 aboard. Date: May 11, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 11 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Mark Essex New Orleans Hotel Shooting Spree Kills Seven…
Black September storms the Saudi embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, resulting in the assassination of three Western hostages. Date: March 1, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Northern Ireland Assembly Elections Begin Power-Sharing June 28,…
Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched. Date: May 14, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Pioneer 11 Spacecraft Launch April 6, 1973Ms 7.6 Luhuo Earthquake Devastates Sichuan, Kills 2,199 – February…
Soviet space mission Luna 21 is launched. Date: January 8, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973MLB Owners Approve American League Designated Hitter, January 11, 1973EgyptAir Flight 741 Crashes in Cyprus, Killing 37 -…
Kim Dae-jung, a South Korean politician and later president of South Korea, is kidnapped. Date: August 8, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Watergate: Butterfield Reveals Secret Oval Office Taping System, July 13, 1973Delta…