At A Glance
3 June 1973 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 3 June 1973 was a Sunday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “See My Baby Jive” by Wizzard.
- Top Film of 1973
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1973 was The Exorcist.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 3 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 3 June 1973 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 3 June 1973 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 3 June
- 1963 Soldiers of the South Vietnamese Army attack protesting Buddhists in Huế with liquid chemicals from tear-gas grenades, causing 67 people to be hospitalized for blistering of the skin and respiratory ailments.
- 1965 The launch of Gemini 4, the first multi-day space mission by a NASA crew. Ed White, a crew member, performs the first American spacewalk.
- 1979 A blowout at the Ixtoc I oil well in the southern Gulf of Mexico causes at least 3,000,000 barrels (480,000 m3) of oil to be spilled into the waters, the second-worst accidental oil spill ever recorded.
- 1984 Operation Blue Star, a military offensive, is launched by the Indian government at Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for Sikhs, in Amritsar. The operation continues until June 6, with casualties, most of them civilians, in excess of 5,000.
- 1989 The government of China sends troops to force protesters out of Tiananmen Square after seven weeks of occupation.
Famous people born on 3 June
- George V (1865–1936)
- Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player (born 1986)
- Tony Curtis, American actor (1925–2010)
- Imogen Poots, English actress and model (born 1989)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1973 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1973 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 1 March – Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, one of rock's landmark and bestselling albums, is released in the UK. Sleeve design is by Hipgnosis.
- 17 March – Elizabeth II opens the replacement London Bridge.
- 6 July – The eighth James Bond film – Live and Let Die – is released in British cinemas, with the spy being played for the first time by 45-year-old The Saint star Roger Moore.
Life in 1973
Prime Minister
Edward Heath
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
20p
Loaf of Bread
12p
Average House
£9,942
Weekly Wage
£40.92
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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s
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