Date: September 20, 1973
Pan Am Flight 816 crashes after takeoff from Faa'a International Airport in Papeete, French Polynesia, killing 78. Date: July 22, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 22 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Uruguay President Bordaberry Dissolves Parliament, Establishes Dictatorship, June…
King Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan, while having surgery in Italy, is deposed by his cousin Mohammed Daoud Khan. Date: July 17, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 17 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Norrmalmstorg Robbery Ends, Stockholm Police Secure…
The Bosphorus Bridge in Turkey is completed, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus for the second time. Date: October 30, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 30 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Primer Congreso del Hombre…
In the Thammasat student uprising, over 100,000 people protest in Thailand against the military government. Seventy-seven are killed and 857 are injured by soldiers. Date: October 14, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Nixon…
Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal. Date: September 24, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 24 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Texas International Airlines Flight 655 Crash in Arkansas September 27, 1973Project Tiger Launched at Jim Corbett National Park, India…
OPEC imposes an oil embargo against countries they deem to have helped Israel in the Yom Kippur War. Date: October 17, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Juan Perón Returns to Power in Argentina…