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17 April 1973 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 17 April 1973 was a Tuesday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Roberta Flack 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 17 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 17 April 1973 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 17 April 1973 was Full Moon.
On this day: 17 April
- 1964 Jerrie Mock completes the first around-the-world airplane flight by a woman. Her solo flight in the Spirit of Columbus, which took 29+1⁄2 days, took off and landed at the Port Columbus International Airport in Ohio.
- 1969 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia chairman Alexander Dubček is deposed.
- 1970 Apollo program: The damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely.
- 1971 The Provisional Government of Bangladesh is formed.
- 1982 Constitution Act, 1982 Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.
Famous people born on 17 April
- Jennifer Garner, American actress (born 1972)
- Rooney Mara, American actress (born 1985)
- Sean Bean, English actor (born 1959)
- J. P. Morgan, American banker and financier, founded J.P. Morgan & Co. (1837–1913)
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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
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Heath Ledger4 April 1979ActorView their day →Patrick Brammall30 March 1976ActorView their day →Rose Byrne24 July 1979ActressView their day →Isla Fisher3 February 1976Actress & authorView their day →Sam Worthington2 August 1976ActorView their day →Toni Collette1 November 1972Actress & musicianView their day →Joel Edgerton23 June 1974ActorView their day →Natalie Imbruglia4 February 1975Singer & actressView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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