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17 October 1973 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 17 October 1973 was a Wednesday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Can the Can” by Suzi Quatro 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 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 17 October 1973 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 17 October 1973 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 17 October
- 1969 The Caravaggio painting Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence is stolen from the Oratory of Saint Lawrence in Palermo.
- 1973 OPEC imposes an oil embargo against countries they deem to have helped Israel in the Yom Kippur War.
- 1975 'Salem's Lot, an American vampire novel by Stephen King, is published.
- 1979 Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
- 1979 The Department of Education Organization Act creates the U.S. Department of Education.
Famous people born on 17 October
- Eminem, American rapper, producer, and actor (born 1972)
- Norm Macdonald, Canadian actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (1959–2021)
- Rita Hayworth, American actress, singer and dancer (1918–1987)
- Matthew Macfadyen, English actor (born 1974)
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
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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