The temperature on June 29, 1973 was between 11.8 °C and 22.4 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (66%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
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.
July 28 » Summer Jam at Watkins Glen: Nearly 600,000 people attend a rock festival at the Watkins Glen International Raceway.
August 2 » A flash fire kills 51 people at the Summerland amusement centre at Douglas, Isle of Man.
October 6 » Egypt and Syria launch coordinated attacks against Israel, beginning the Yom Kippur War.
November 1 » The Indian state of Mysore is renamed as Karnataka to represent all the regions within Karunadu.
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.
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