Date: July 3, 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)…
Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escape from Mountjoy Prison, Dublin aboard a hijacked helicopter that landed in the exercise yard. Date: October 31, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 31 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Northern Ireland Assembly Elections…
An Iberia McDonnell Douglas DC-9 collides in mid-air with a Spantax Convair 990 Coronado over Nantes, France, killing all 68 people aboard the DC-9, including music manager Michael Jeffery. Date: March 5, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day…
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 1973Sydney Opera House Opens by Elizabeth II After 14…
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 1973Mark Essex Deadly New Orleans Hotel Shooting Spree January 7, 1973Greek Destroyer Velos Mutiny Protests Dictatorship…
Fred Dryer of the Los Angeles Rams becomes the first player in NFL history to score two safeties in the same game. Date: October 21, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Secretariat Wins 1973…