At A Glance

25 October 1973 at a glance

Day of the week
25 October 1973 was a Thursday.
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 25 October is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 October 1973 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 October 1973 was New Moon.

On this day: 25 October

  • 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis: Adlai Stevenson shows the United Nations Security Council reconnaissance photographs of Soviet ballistic missiles in Cuba.
  • 1968 Soyuz 2 is launched.
  • 1971 The People's Republic of China replaces the Republic of China at the United Nations.
  • 1973 Egypt and Israel accept United Nations Security Council Resolution 339.
  • 1989 The first leg of the 1989 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira is held at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal.

Famous people born on 25 October

  • Katy Perry, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1984)
  • Shaun Wright-Phillips, English footballer (born 1981)
  • Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973)
  • Ciara, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (born 1985)

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

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