Date: January 22, 1973
Georgios Papadopoulos, head of the military Regime of the Colonels in Greece, is ousted in a hardliners' coup led by Brigadier General Dimitrios Ioannidis. Date: November 25, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973National…
The United States Endangered Species Act is signed into law by President Richard Nixon. Date: December 28, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 28 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Cold War: U.S.-China Agree to Establish Liaison Offices, February 22, 1973Martin…
Norrmalmstorg robbery: Stockholm police secure the surrenders of hostage-takers Jan-Erik Olsson and Clark Olofsson, defusing the Norrmalmstorg hostage crisis. The behaviours of the hostages later give rise to the term Stockholm syndrome. Date: August 28, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 28 📅 Events on this day in 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 1973Soviet Luna 21 Space…
The Geneva Conference on the Arab–Israeli conflict opens. Date: December 21, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 21 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Boeing 707 Explodes on Landing at Kano Airport, 176 Killed – January 22, 1973Endangered Species Act Signed…
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 1973Guinea-Bissau Declares…