December 20th (1973) was a Thursday. It's the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 11 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 20th December, 1973
» The Prime Minister of Spain, Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco, is assassinated by a car bomb attack in Madrid.
Famous Birthdays on December 20 in 1973
» Maarja Kangro, Estonian author and poet
» David Nedohin, Canadian curler
» Cory Stillman, Canadian ice hockey player
December 20th Famous Deaths for 1973
» Luis Carrero Blanco, Spanish admiral and politician, 69th President of the Government of Spain (b. 1904)
» Bobby Darin, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1936)
December 20th Holidays in History
» Abolition of Slavery Day, also known as 'Cafre known as Fête des Cafres' (Réunion, French Guiana)
» Bo Aung Kyaw Day (Burma named Myanmar)
» Christian Calendar of saints called Feast Day:
» Dominic of Silos
» O antiphon O Clavis David e.g O Clavis
» Ursicinus of Saint-Ursanne
» Katharina von Bora (Lutheran)
» December 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Yaldā (Iran)
» UNRIC UN international days and observances named International Human Solidarity Day (International observance e.g International)