Date: January 14, 1973
Soviet Soyuz Programme: Soyuz 13, crewed by cosmonauts Valentin Lebedev and Pyotr Klimuk, is launched from Baikonur in the Soviet Union. Date: December 18, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Congress of Chile Condemns…
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…
The Congress of Chile votes in favour of a resolution condemning President Salvador Allende's government and demands that he resign or else be unseated through force and new elections. Date: August 22, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 22 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day…
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 1973Martin Cooper Makes First Handheld Mobile Phone Call April 3, 1973Sears…
Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon fires White House Counsel John Dean; other top aides, most notably H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, resign. Date: April 30, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Greek…
Vietnam War: The US Air Force bombing of Cambodia ends. Date: August 15, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Mark Essex New Orleans Hotel Shooting Spree Kills Seven January 7, 1973Papua New Guinea Gains…