Egypt and Syria launch coordinated attacks against Israel, beginning the Yom Kippur War. Date: October 6, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 6 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)
The ITT Building in New York City is bombed in protest at ITT's alleged involvement in the coup d'état in Chile. Date: September 28, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 28 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)
Texas International Airlines Flight 655 crashes into the Black Fork Mountain Wilderness near Mena, Arkansas, killing all 11 people on board. Date: September 27, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 27 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Argentine general election: Juan Perón returns to power in Argentina. Date: September 23, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 23 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)
Singer Jim Croce, songwriter and musician Maury Muehleisen and four others die when their light aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff from Natchitoches Regional Airport in Louisiana. Date: September 20, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)
Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes tennis match at the Houston Astrodome. Date: September 20, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Bahamas, East Germany and West Germany are admitted to the United Nations. Date: September 18, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)
JAT Airways Flight 769 crashes into the Maganik mountain range while on approach to Titograd Airport, killing 35 passengers and six crew. Date: September 11, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 11 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)
A coup in Chile, headed by General Augusto Pinochet, topples the democratically elected president Salvador Allende. Date: September 11, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 11 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)