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4 August 1973 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 4 August 1973 was a Saturday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1973
- The Irish chart song for 1973 was “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree” by Dawn.
- Top Film of 1973
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1973 was The Exorcist.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 4 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 4 August 1973 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 4 August 1973 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 4 August
- 1964 Second Gulf of Tonkin Incident: U.S. destroyers USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy mistakenly report coming under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin.
- 1965 The Constitution of the Cook Islands comes into force, giving the Cook Islands self-governing status within New Zealand.
- 1969 Vietnam War: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, American representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Xuân Thuỷ begin secret peace negotiations. The negotiations will eventually fail.
- 1972 Ugandan President Idi Amin announces that Uganda is no longer responsible for the care of British subjects of Asian origin, beginning the expulsions of Ugandan Asians.
- 1977 U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.
Famous people born on 4 August
- Barack Obama, American lawyer and politician, 44th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1961)
- Billy Bob Thornton, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1955)
- Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Duchess of Sussex, American member of British royal family, media personality and actress (born 1981)
- Cole Sprouse, American actor (born 1992)
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Events of 1973 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1973 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 28 February – The National Coalition of the Fine Gael party and Labour Party won the general election, ending 16 years of Fianna Fáil party government.
- 8 March – Northern Ireland sovereignty referendum (the "Border Poll"): 98.9 percent of voters wanted Northern Ireland to remain within the United Kingdom. Turnout was 58.7 percent overall, but fewer than one percent among Catholics.
- 6 June – Irish Continental Line (a joint venture between Irish Shipping Limited, Fearnley & Eger and Swedish company Lion Ferry) began operation with MS Saint Patrick on the Rosslare–Le Havre route.
Life in Ireland in 1973
Taoiseach
Liam Cosgrave
Petrol (per litre)
£0.35/gal
Loaf of Bread
£0.10
Average House
£8,000
Weekly Wage
£17
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