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Born on Tuesday October 16, 1973
- Tricia Lynn Zeilstra, Oak Park, IL
- Esther Zilversmit, Amsterdam, Netherlands († 2003)
- Rolandus Levinius Cornelis Keijenberg, Lage Zwaluwe, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adam McChain Tilley, Bucklin, Kansas († 1973)
Died on Tuesday October 16, 1973
- * Marie Kool (53), Zijderveld
- Arend Moerman (78), Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Neggers (79), Wintelre
- Arend Johan Beltman (68), Alexandrië
- Arend Johan Beltman (68), Alexandri�, Egypte
- Abe Andringa (60), Mariënheem, Overijssel, Nederland, Overijssel, Nederland
- Catharina Bleeker (84), Merkelbeek, Limburg, Nederland
- Anthonius Johannes Copier (82), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Amanda E Alpen (84), Durant, Cedar, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
- Adherbal Gaertner Stresser (65), Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 16, 1973 at Delpher
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
- Nederlands dagblad : gereformeerd gezinsblad / hoofdred. P. Jongeling ... [et al.]
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- Limburgsch dagblad
- De waarheid
- De Telegraaf
- De Telegraaf
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- De tijd : dagblad voor Nederland
Born on October 16
- 1971 » Chad Gray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1971 » Frank Cuesta, Spanish television presenter
- 1971 » Paul Sparks, American actor
- 1972 » Adrianne Frost, American comedian, actress, and author
- 1972 » Darius Kasparaitis, Lithuanian-Russian ice hockey player and coach
- 1972 » Kordell Stewart, American football player and radio host
- 1973 » David Unsworth, English footballer and manager
- 1973 » Justin Credible, American wrestler
- 1974 » Aurela Gaçe, Albanian singer
- 1974 » Paul Kariya, Canadian ice hockey player
Died on October 16
- 1966 » George O'Hara, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1899)
- 1968 » Ellis Kinder, American baseball player (b. 1914)
- 1971 » Robin Boyd, Australian architect and educator, designed the Domain Park Flats (b. 1919)
- 1972 » Hale Boggs, American lawyer and politician (b. 1914)
- 1972 » Leo G. Carroll, English-American actor (b. 1886)
- 1972 » Nick Begich, American lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
- 1973 » Gene Krupa, American drummer, composer, and actor (b. 1909)
- 1975 » Vittorio Gui, Italian conductor and composer (b. 1885)
- 1978 » Dan Dailey, American actor, singer, dancer, and director (b. 1913)
- 1979 » Johan Borgen, Norwegian author and critic (b. 1903)
Names that were popular for boys in 1973
Names that were popular for girls in 1973
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.
- February 22 » Cold War: Following President Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China, the two countries agree to establish liaison offices.
- June 3 » A Soviet supersonic Tupolev Tu-144 crashes near Goussainville, France, killing 14, the first crash of a supersonic passenger aircraft.
- June 20 » Aeroméxico Flight 229 crashes on approach to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport, killing all 27 people on board.
- June 21 » In its decision in Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the Miller test for determining whether something is obscene and not protected speech under the U.S. constitution.
- October 20 » "Saturday Night Massacre": United States President Richard Nixon fires U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus after they refuse to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox, who is finally fired by Robert Bork.
- November 1 » Watergate scandal: Leon Jaworski is appointed as the new Watergate Special Prosecutor.
Weather October 16, 1973
The temperature on October 16, 1973 was between 4.8 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 14.5 mm of rain during 11.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.