Invicta Flight 435 Crashes in Basel Snowstorm, 108 Killed, April 10, 1973
Date: April 10, 1973
Date: April 10, 1973
The Netherlands experiences the first car-free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are used only by cyclists and roller skaters. Date: November 4, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 4 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Elvis Presley Aloha…
Black September storms the Saudi embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, resulting in the assassination of three Western hostages. Date: March 1, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Martin Cooper Makes First Handheld Mobile Phone Call…
Aeroflot Flight 109 is hijacked mid-flight and the aircraft is subsequently destroyed when the hijacker's bomb explodes, killing all 82 people on board. Date: May 18, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Paris Peace…
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 1973Bahamas, East Germany, West Germany Join United Nations – September 18, 1973Vietnam War:…
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…
District of Columbia Home Rule Act is passed, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to elect their own local government. Date: December 24, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Project Tiger Launched at Jim Corbett…