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Born on Thursday August 16, 1973
Died on Thursday August 16, 1973

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 16, 1973 at Delpher


Born on August 16

Died on August 16

Names that were popular for boys in 1973
  1. Jan
  2. Johannes
  3. Jeroen
  4. Peter
  5. Robert
  6. Marcel
  7. Marco
  8. Michael
  9. Mark
  10. Richard
  11. Patrick
  12. Cornelis
  13. Hendrik
  14. David
  15. Dennis
  16. Pieter
Names that were popular for girls in 1973
  1. Sandra
  2. Bianca
  3. Maria
  4. Johanna
  5. Miranda
  6. Monique
  7. Wendy
  8. Esther
  9. Ingrid
  10. Anna
  11. Jennifer
  12. Natasja
  13. Patricia
  14. Karin
  15. Saskia
  16. Nicole

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1973
  • 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 14 » Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.
  • January 27 » The Paris Peace Accords officially end the Vietnam War. Colonel William Nolde is killed in action becoming the conflict's last recorded American combat casualty.
  • April 28 » The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd, recorded in Abbey Road Studios goes to number one on the US Billboard chart, beginning a record-breaking 741-week chart run.
  • September 20 » Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes tennis match at the Houston Astrodome.
  • October 8 » Yom Kippur War: Israel loses more than 150 tanks in a failed attack on Egyptian-occupied positions.
  • December 17 » Thirty passengers are killed in an attack by Palestinian terrorists on Rome's Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport.
Weather August 16, 1973

The temperature on August 16, 1973 was between 14.1 °C and 29.5 °C and averaged 22.0 °C. There was 13.1 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.

Source: KNMI