About the day » Monday March 5, 1973Calender converter

• Michiel Adriaan Sipke Visser, Den Helder († 2011)
• Gottlieb ten Haaf († 1973)
• Michel van Zoest, Lith, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1992)
• Michell Riethorst, Doetinchem

• Anna Reece Kennedy (86), Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
• Bate Zijlstra (87), Wolvega, gem. Weststellingwerf
• Cornelis Hendrik Anthonie Kamerman(s) (92), Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland The Netherlands
• David Johannes Maria van der Gulik (25), Alkmaar, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Augusta Clara Birnstiel (76), Amsterdam
• Dewey Oscar Swanson (74), Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States
• Catherine Heilman (78), Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon, Verenigde Staten
• Arie van der Plas (86), Warmond
• Bridget Conlan (0), Killen, Clonoe, Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland
• Alberta Rientjes (75), Castricum

• 1971 » Greg Berry, English footballer and coach
• 1973 » Špela Pretnar, Slovenian skier
• 1973 » Juan Esnáider, Argentinian footballer and manager
• 1973 » Nelly Arcan, Canadian author († 2009)
• 1973 » Nicole Pratt, Australian tennis player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1973 » Ryan Franklin, American baseball player
• 1973 » Yannis Anastasiou, Greek footballer and manager
• 1974 » Eva Mendes, American model and actress
• 1974 » Jens Jeremies, German footballer
• 1974 » Kevin Connolly, American actor and director

• 1967 » Georges Vanier, Canadian general and politician, 19th Governor General of Canada (b. 1888)
• 1967 » Mischa Auer, Russian-American actor (b. 1905)
• 1967 » Mohammad Mosaddegh, Iranian political scientist and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Iran (b. 1882)
• 1971 » Allan Nevins, American journalist and author (b. 1890)
• 1973 » Robert C. O'Brien, American journalist and author (b. 1918)
• 1974 » Billy De Wolfe, American actor (b. 1907)
• 1974 » John Samuel Bourque, Canadian colonel and politician (b. 1894)
• 1974 » Sol Hurok, Ukrainian-American businessman (b. 1888)
• 1976 » Otto Tief, Estonian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1889)
• 1977 » Tom Pryce, Welsh race car driver (b. 1949)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Jeroen
4. Peter
5. Robert
6. Marcel
7. Michael
8. Marco
9. Mark
10. Richard
11. Patrick
12. Cornelis
13. Hendrik
14. David
15. Dennis
16. Ronald

1. Sandra
2. Bianca
3. Maria
4. Johanna
5. Miranda
6. Monique
7. Wendy
8. Esther
9. Ingrid
10. Anna
11. Jennifer
12. Patricia
13. Karin
14. Nicole
15. Natasja
16. Anita

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
• January 11 » Major League Baseball owners vote in approval of the American League adopting the designated hitter position.
• March 17 » The Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Burst of Joy is taken, depicting a former prisoner of war being reunited with his family, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
• April 6 » Launch of Pioneer 11 spacecraft.
• October 6 » Egypt and Syria launch coordinated attacks against Israel, beginning the Yom Kippur War.
• November 8 » The right ear of John Paul Getty III is delivered to a newspaper outlet along with a ransom note, convincing his father to pay US$2.9 million.
• November 17 » The Athens Polytechnic uprising against the military regime ends in a bloodshed in the Greek capital.

The temperature on March 5, 1973 was between 4.0 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (13%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.