Date: December 6, 1973
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 1973World Airways Flight 802 Crashes in…
The Athens Polytechnic uprising against the military regime ends in a bloodshed in the Greek capital. Date: November 17, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 17 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973JAT Airways Flight 769 Crashes in Maganik Mountains, September…
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)…
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 1973Mars 7 Launched by USSR – August 9, 1973Netherlands First Car-Free Sunday During Oil Crisis, November 4, 1973Summer Jam…
A national speed limit is imposed on the Autobahn in Germany because of the 1973 oil crisis. The speed limit lasts only four months. Date: November 24, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 24 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973David…
Tom Bradley is elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles, California. Date: May 29, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Watergate Scandal: Nixon Says “I Am Not a Crook” November 17, 1973Chartered Boeing…