At A Glance

22 October 1973 at a glance

Day of the week
22 October 1973 was a Monday.
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 22 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 22 October 1973 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 22 October 1973 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 22 October

  • 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis: President Kennedy, after internal counsel from Dwight D. Eisenhower, announces that American reconnaissance planes have discovered Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba, and that he has ordered a naval "quarantine" of the Communist nation.
  • 1964 Jean-Paul Sartre is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, though he does not accept the prize.
  • 1975 The Soviet uncrewed space mission Venera 9 lands on Venus.
  • 1981 The US Federal Labor Relations Authority votes to decertify the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) for its strike the previous August.
  • 1987 John Adams' opera Nixon in China premiered at the Houston Grand Opera.

Famous people born on 22 October

  • Bob Odenkirk, American actor and comedian (born 1962)
  • Jeff Goldblum, American actor and producer (born 1952)
  • Christopher Lloyd, American actor, comedian and producer (born 1938)
  • Javier Milei, Argentine politician and economist, President of Argentina (born 1970)

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
More events of 1973 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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