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Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century

Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s - 1970s - 1980s 1990s 2000s

Years: 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 - 1973 - 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978

Events

January 1 - United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the European Economic Community
January 3 - Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led by George Steinbrenner.
January 22 - United States Supreme Court rules on Roe v. Wade
January 27 - U.S. involvement in Vietnam War ends with the signing of peace pacts
February 11 - First release of American prisoners of war from Vietnam takes place
March 29 - The last United States soldiers leave Vietnam
April 6 - Launch of Pioneer 11 spacecraft
June 1 - Greek military junta abolishes the monarchy and proclaims a republic
July 10 - The Bahamas gain full independence within the British Commonwealth
August 15 - The U.S. bombing of Cambodia ends, marking the official halt to 12 years of combat activity in Southeast Asia.
September 11 - Chile's democratically elected government is overthrown in military coup after serious instability. President Salvador Allende dies, and General Augusto Pinochet heads a military junta that will govern Chile for the next 17 years.
September 15 - Swedens king Gustav VI Adolf dies. Carl XVI Gustav becomes king
October 6 - Fourth and largest Arab-Israeli conflict begins as Egyptian and Syrian forces attack Israel as Jews mark Yom Kippur.
October 10 - Spiro T. Agnew resigns as vice president of the United States and then, in federal court in Baltimore, pleads no contest to charges of evasion of income taxes on $29,500 he received in 1967 while he was governor of Maryland. He is fined $10,000 and put on three years' probation.
November 11 - Egypt and Israel sign a United States-sponsored cease-fire accord
December - Chile breaks diplomatic contacts with Sweden.

Art, Culture & Fashion

1973 in film
- The Sting
- American Graffiti directed by George Lucas, starring Harrison Ford, Richard Dreyfuss, and Ron Howard
- The Exorcist
1973 in literature
1973 in music
1973 in sports
- January 14 - Super Bowl VII Miami Dolphins (14) def. Washington Redskins (7)
1973 in television
- January 6 - Schoolhouse Rock premieres
- Large-screen projection color TVs hit the market

Births

April 4 - David Blaine, illusionist
October 3 - Neve Campbell, actress

Deaths

February 11 - Hans D Jensen, German physicist.
April 8 - Pablo Picasso, outstanding artists of the 20th century
July 6 - Otto Klemperer, conductor
July 20 - Bruce Lee, Chinese-American martial artist and film star.
August 17 - Jean Barraqué, composer
September 2 - J. R. R. Tolkien, British author.
September 11 - Salvador Allende, Chilean president
September 19 - Gram Parsons, musician
September 23 - Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet.
October 2 - Paavo Nurmi, Finnish runner.
October 22 - Pau Casals, Catalan virtuoso cellist and conductor
December 20 - Bobby Darin, singer
W. H. Auden, English poet.

Nobel Prizes

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 *[[January 1]] - [[United Kingdom]], [[Ireland]], and [[Denmark]] enter the [[European Economic Community]]
 *[[January 3]] - [[Columbia Broadcasting System]] (CBS) sells the [[New York Yankees]]  for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led by [[George Steinbrenner]].
-*[[January 12]] - [[Yasser Arafat]] is re-elected head of the [[Palestinian Liberation Organization]].
 *[[January 22]] - [[United States Supreme Court]] rules on [[Roe v. Wade]]
 *[[January 27]] - U.S. involvement in [[Vietnam War]] ends with the signing of peace pacts