What Happened In October 1973 In History

Historical Events for October, 1973

• 5th » Signature of the European Patent Convention.
• 6th » Egypt launches a coordinated attack with Syria against Israel leading to the Yom Kippur War.
• 8th » Greek military junta of 1967–1974: Junta strongman George Papadopoulos appoints Spyros Markezinis as Prime Minister of Greece with the task to lead Greece to parliamentary rule.
• 10th » Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with federal income tax evasion.
• 14th » In the Thammasat student uprising over :th:เหตุการณ์ 14 ตุลา or 100,000 people protest in Thailand against the Thanom Kittikachorn called Thanom military government; 77 are killed and 857 are injured by soldiers.
• 16th » Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
• 17th » OPEC starts an petroleum known as oil embargo against a number of western countries, considered to have helped Israel in its war against Syria.
• 19th » President Richard Nixon rejects an Appeals Court decision that he turn over the Watergate tapes.
• 20th » "Saturday Night Massacre": President of the United States President Richard Nixon fires United States Attorney General U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson and United States Deputy Attorney General Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus after they
• 20th » The Sydney Opera House opens.
• 21st » Fred Dryer of the then St. Louis Rams e.g Los Angeles Rams becomes the first player in National Football League e.g NFL history to score two safeties in the same game.
• 23rd » The Watergate Scandal: US President Richard M. Nixon agrees to turn over subpoenaed audio tapes of his Oval Office conversations.
• 23rd » A United Nations sanctioned cease-fire officially ends the Yom Kippur War between Israel and Syria.
• 24th » Yom Kippur War ends.
• 27th » The Cañon City, Colorado called Cañon City meteorite, a 1.4 kilogram called kg chondrite type meteorite, strikes in Fremont County, Colorado.
• 30th » The Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus for the second time.
• 31st » 1973 Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape named Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape. Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escape from Mountjoy Prison, Dublin, Republic of Ireland aboard a hijacked helicopter that lands in the exercise yard.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1973

• 1st » Rachid Chékhémani, French runner
• 1st » Jana Henke, German swimmer
• 1st » John Mackey (composer) named John Mackey, American composer
• 1st » John Thomson (baseball) or John Thomson, American baseball player and coach
• 2nd » Proof (rapper) known as Proof, American rapper and actor (D12) (d. 2006)
• 2nd » Melissa Harris-Perry, American journalist, author, and educator
• 2nd » Lene Nystrøm, Norwegian singer-songwriter and actress (Aqua (band) known as Aqua)
• 2nd » Efren Ramirez, American actor
• 2nd » Scott Schoeneweis, American baseball player
• 2nd » Verka Serduchka, Ukrainian singer
• 2nd » Maria Wetterstrand, Swedish politician
• 3rd » Keiko Agena, American actress
• 3rd » Neve Campbell, Canadian actress and producer
• 3rd » Angélica Gavaldón, American-Mexican tennis player
• 3rd » Lena Headey, Bermudian-American actress
• 4th » Abyss (wrestler) or Abyss, American wrestler
• 6th » Jeff B. Davis, American comedian, actor, and singer
• 6th » Ioan Gruffudd, Welsh actor
• 6th » Sylvain Legwinski, French footballer
• 6th » Rebecca Lobo, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 7th » Dida (footballer born 1973) e.g Dida, Brazilian footballer
• 7th » Hanno Grossschmidt, Estonian architect
• 7th » Priest Holmes, American football player
• 7th » Sami Hyypiä, Finnish footballer and manager
• 7th » Grigol Mgaloblishvili, Georgian politician, 7th Prime Minister of Georgia
• 8th » Jim Fairchild, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Grandaddy and Modest Mouse)
• 9th » Steve Burns, American actor and singer
• 9th » Erin Daniels, American actress
• 9th » Fabio Lione, Italian singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Rhapsody of Fire, Vision Divine, and Labyrinth (band) called Labyrinth)
• 9th » Carlos Pavón, Honduran footballer
• 10th » Mario Lopez, American actor and producer
• 10th » Scott Morriss, English bass player and songwriter (The Bluetones)
• 10th » Zach Thornton, American soccer player and coach
• 11th » Mark Chapman (broadcaster) e.g Mark Chapman, English radio and television host
• 11th » Takeshi Kaneshiro, Japanese actor and singer
• 11th » Steven Pressley, Scottish footballer and manager
• 11th » Mike Smith (guitarist) named Mike Smith, American guitarist (Tons (band) named Snot and Limp Bizkit)
• 11th » Niki Xanthou, Greek long jumper
• 11th » Dmitri Young, American baseball player and radio host
• 12th » Lesli Brea, Dominican baseball player
• 12th » Martin Corry (rugby union) named Martin Corry, English rugby player
• 13th » Brian Dawkins, American football player and coach
• 13th » Peter Dumbreck, Scottish race car driver
• 13th » Matt Hughes (fighter) named Matt Hughes, American mixed martial artist
• 13th » Nanako Matsushima, Japanese actress
• 14th » Lasha Zhvania, Georgian politician
• 15th » Dax Riggs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Acid Bath, Daisyhead & The Mooncrickets, Agents of Oblivion, and Deadboy & the Elephantmen)
• 16th » Justin Credible, American wrestler
• 16th » María Eugenia Larraín, Chilean model and actress
• 16th » David Unsworth, English footballer and manager
• 17th » Andrea Tarozzi, Italian footballer
• 18th » James Foley (photojournalist) or James Foley, American photographer and journalist (d. 2014)
• 18th » Michalis Kapsis, Greek footballer
• 18th » Rachel Nichols (journalist) called Rachel Nichols, American journalist
• 18th » Brian Scolaro, American comedian, actor, and producer
• 19th » Hicham Arazi, Moroccan tennis player
• 19th » Marc Beckers, German footballer
• 19th » Joaquin Gage, Canadian ice hockey player
• 21st » Lera Auerbach, Russian-American pianist and composer
• 21st » Sasha Roiz, Israeli-Canadian actor
• 21st » Charlie Lowell, American pianist and songwriter (Jars of Clay)
• 22nd » Andrés Palop, Spanish footballer
• 22nd » Ichiro Suzuki, Japanese baseball player
• 22nd » Mark van der Zijden, Dutch swimmer
• 23rd » Christian Dailly, Scottish footballer
• 24th » Meelis Friedenthal, Estonian writer
• 24th » Levi Leipheimer, American cyclist
• 24th » Madlib, American rapper and producer (Madvillain, Quasimoto, and Lootpack)
• 24th » Jackie McNamara, Scottish footballer and manager
• 24th » Laura Veirs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 24th » Jeff Wilson (sportsman) called Jeff Wilson, New Zealand rugby player, cricketer, and radio host
• 25th » Lamont Bentley, American actor and rapper (d. 2005)
• 26th » Austin Healey, English rugby player and sportscaster
• 26th » Seth MacFarlane, American voice actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 26th » Taka Michinoku, Japanese wrestler
• 27th » Jason Johnson (baseball) called Jason Johnson, American baseball player
• 27th » Semmy Schilt, Dutch kick-boxer and mixed martial artist
• 28th » Montel Vontavious Porter, American wrestler
• 28th » Aleksandar Stanojević, Serbian footballer and manager
• 29th » Vonetta Flowers American bobsledder, sprinter, and long jumper
• 29th » Éric Messier, Canadian ice hockey player
• 29th » Robert Pirès, French footballer
• 30th » Edge (wrestler) known as Edge, Canadian wrestler and actor
• 30th » Silvia Corzo, Colombian lawyer and journalist
• 30th » Michael Oakes, English footballer
• 31st » Paul Abrahams, English footballer
• 31st » Christopher Bevins, American voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 31st » Tim Byrdak, American baseball player
• 31st » David Dellucci, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 31st » Beverly Lynne, American porn actress and producer

Famous Deaths for October 1973

• 2nd » Paul Hartman, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1904)
• 2nd » Paavo Nurmi, Finnish runner (b. 1897)
• 6th » Sidney Blackmer, American actor and singer (b. 1895)
• 6th » François Cevert, French race car driver (b. 1944)
• 6th » Dick Laan, Dutch actor, screenwriter, and author (b. 1894)
• 6th » Dennis Price, English actor (b. 1915)
• 6th » Margaret Wilson (writer) named Margaret Wilson, American author (b. 1882)
• 8th » Gabriel Marcel, French philosopher, playwright, and critic (b. 1889)
• 10th » Ludwig von Mises, Ukrainian-American economist and sociologist (b. 1881)
• 12th » Peter Aufschnaiter, Austrian mountaineer, geographer, and cartographer (b. 1899)
• 13th » Albert Mandler, Austrian-Israeli general (b. 1929)
• 14th » Edmund A. Chester, American journalist and broadcaster (b. 1897)
• 14th » Ahmed Hamdi, Egyptian engineer and general (b. 1929)
• 17th » Ingeborg Bachmann, Austrian author and poet (b. 1926)
• 18th » Margaret Caroline Anderson, American publisher, founded 'The Little Review' (b. 1886)
• 18th » Walt Kelly, American illustrator and animator (b. 1913)
• 18th » Leo Strauss, German-American philosopher (b. 1899)
• 21st » Nasif Estéfano, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1932)
• 22nd » Pablo Casals, Catalan cellist and conductor (b. 1876)
• 25th » Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian runner (b. 1932)
• 25th » Cleo Moore, American actress (b. 1928)
• 25th » Robert Scholl, German politician (b. 1891)
• 28th » Taha Hussein, Egyptian historian, author, and academic (b. 1889)
• 28th » Sergio Tofano, Italian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1883)
• 30th » Ants Lauter, Estonian actor and director (b. 1894)
• 31st » Malek Bennabi, Algerian philosopher and author (b. 1905)

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