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17 November 1973 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 17 November 1973 was a Saturday.
- 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 17 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 17 November 1973 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 17 November 1973 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 17 November
- 1968 British European Airways introduces the BAC One-Eleven into commercial service.
- 1969 Cold War: Negotiators from the Soviet Union and the United States meet in Helsinki, Finland to begin SALT I negotiations aimed at limiting the number of strategic weapons on both sides.
- 1970 Luna programme: The Soviet Union lands Lunokhod 1 on Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) on the Moon. This is the first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another world and is released by the orbiting Luna 17 spacecraft.
- 1973 Watergate scandal: In Orlando, Florida, U.S. President Richard Nixon tells 400 Associated Press managing editors "I am not a crook."
- 1973 The Athens Polytechnic uprising against the military regime ends in a bloodshed in the Greek capital.
Famous people born on 17 November
- Rachel McAdams, Canadian actress (born 1978)
- Martin Scorsese, American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (born 1942)
- Danny DeVito, American actor, director, and producer (born 1944)
- Stephen Root, American actor (born 1951)
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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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