Date: January 15, 1973
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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 1973Henry Kissinger…
Singer Jim Croce, songwriter and musician Maury Muehleisen and four others die when their light aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff from Natchitoches Regional Airport in Louisiana. Date: September 20, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
The Ms  7.6 Luhuo earthquake strikes Sichuan Province, causing widespread destruction and killing at least 2,199 people. Date: February 6, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Soviet Tu-144 Crashes Near Goussainville, Killing 14 June…
A chartered Boeing 707 explodes in flames upon landing at Kano Airport, Nigeria, killing 176. Date: January 22, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Ellsberg Pentagon Papers Charges Dismissed Over Government Misconduct May 11,…
Driver Roger Williamson is killed during the Dutch Grand Prix, after a suspected tire failure causes his car to pitch into the barriers at high speed. Date: July 29, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 29 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
President Nixon nominates House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford as the successor to Vice President Spiro T. Agnew. Date: October 12, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Aeroflot Flight 19 Hijacked and Stormed at…