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)
Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee. Date: July 13, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 13 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)
A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States. Date: July 12, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)
Varig Flight 820 crashes near Paris on approach to Orly Airport, killing 123 of the 134 on board. In response, the FAA bans smoking in airplane lavatories. Date: July 11, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Bahamas gains full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations. Date: July 10, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)
Juvénal Habyarimana seizes power over Rwanda in a coup d'état. Date: July 5, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)
A boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) in Kingman, Arizona, following a fire that broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, kills eleven firefighters. Date: July 5, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅…
Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago sign the Treaty of Chaguaramas in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago establishing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It replaces the Caribbean Free Trade Association as another step towards Caribbean regional integration. Date: July 4, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this…
David Bowie retires his stage persona Ziggy Stardust with the surprise announcement that it is "the last show that we'll ever do" on the last day of the Ziggy Stardust Tour. Date: July 3, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 3 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On…
Concorde 001 intercepts the path of a total solar eclipse and follows the moon's shadow, experiencing the longest total eclipse observation. Date: June 30, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 30 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)