1973 (MCMLXXIII )
was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar , the 1973rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 973rd year of the 2nd millennium , the 73rd year of the 20th century , and the 4th year of the 1970s decade.
Events
Births
January 8 – Sean Paul , Jamaican reggae singer
January 22 – Rogério Ceni , brazilian football player
February 16 – Cathy Freeman , Australian Aborigine athlete
March 22 – Elvis Stojko , Canadian figure skater
April 6 – Donnie Edwards , former American football linebacker, philanthropist, television personality, actor, and executive producer
April 8 – Emma Caulfield , American actress
April 14 – Adrien Brody , American actor
April 23 – John Cena , American professional wrestler
May 24 – Ruslana , Ukrainian singer
June 10 – Faith Evans , American singer
June 26 – Gretchen Wilson , American singer
July 15 – John Dolmayan , Armenian -American drummer (System of a Down )
July 23 – Monica Lewinsky , White House member of staff under Bill Clinton
July 30 – Markus Näslund , Swedish hockey player
August 7 – Zane Lowe , New Zealand disc jockey and television presenter
September 13 – Fabio Cannavaro , Italian footballer
September 18 – Mark Shuttleworth , South African businessman
October 22 – Ichiro Suzuki , Professional baseball player for the Seattle Mariners
October 28 – Alvin Burke, Jr. , American professional wrestler
October 30 – Adam Copeland , Canadian professional wrestler
October 31 – Beverly Lynne , American actress
November 6 – Sandy Robson , Canadian actor
November 17 – Bernd Schneider , German footballer
November 30 – Kate Fischer , Australian actress and model
December 3 – Holly Marie Combs , American actress
Deaths
January
Lyndon Johnson
February
J. Hans D. Jensen
March
April
Pablo Picasso
May
P. Ramlee
June
July
Betty Grable
Veronica Lake
August
Walter Ulbricht
Fulgencio Batista
September
J.R.R. Tolkien
Salvador Allende
Pablo Neruda
Anna Magnani
October
Paavo Nurmi
Abebe Bikila
November
December
David Ben-Gurion
İsmet İnönü
Movies released
Hit songs