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23 May 1973 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 23 May 1973 was a Wednesday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree” by Tony Orlando and Dawn 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 23 May is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 23 May 1973 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 23 May 1973 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 23 May
- 1949 Cold War: The Western occupying powers approve the Basic Law and establish a new German state, the Federal Republic of Germany.
- 1951 Tibetans sign the Seventeen Point Agreement with China.
- 1971 The Intercontinental Hotel in Bucharest opens, becoming the second-tallest building in the city.
- 1980 The Shining, the psychological horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick, is premiered on 10 screens in New York City and Los Angeles on the Memorial Day weekend.
- 1995 The first version of the Java programming language is released.
Famous people born on 23 May
- Alexandra Eala, Filipino tennis player (born 2005)
- Aaron Donald, American football player (born 1991)
- Richard Ayoade, British actor, director and writer (born 1977)
- Brennan Johnson, Welsh footballer (born 2001)
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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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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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