At A Glance
14 November 1973 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 14 November 1973 was a Wednesday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “He Did With Me” by Vicki Lawrence was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.
- Top Film of 1973
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1973 was The Exorcist.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 14 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 14 November 1973 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 14 November 1973 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 14 November
- 1970 Soviet Union enters ICAO, making Russian the fourth official language of organization.
- 1971 Mariner 9 enters orbit around Mars.
- 1973 In the United Kingdom, Princess Anne marries Captain Mark Phillips, in Westminster Abbey.
- 1973 The Athens Polytechnic uprising, a massive demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967–74, begins.
- 1975 With the signing of the Madrid Accords, Spain abandons Western Sahara.
Famous people born on 14 November
- Charles III, King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms (born 1948)
- Travis Barker, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (born 1975)
- Josh Duhamel, American model and actor (born 1972)
- Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of India (1889–1964)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1973 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1973 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 10 February – Australia's first casino, the Wrest Point Hotel Casino, opens in Hobart
- 28 February – The federal voting age is lowered from 21 to 18. The state of New South Wales had already enacted such a change in 1970.
- 2 March – Wellington Street bus station in Perth is opened by Western Australia's premier John Tonkin
Life in Australia in 1973
Prime Minister
Gough Whitlam
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.08
Loaf of Bread
$0.27
Average House
$18,500
Weekly Wage
$90.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s
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