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Born on Monday December 24, 1973
- Jeroen André Janssen, Dordrecht, Nederland
- Joseph Christopher Ayars, San Antonio, TX († 1973)
- Francis Joanne Armanda Wilhelm, Enschede († 2012)
- Fancy Bockkom († 2020)
- Gerrit-Harm Kuijt, Werkendam († 1987)
- Arie Johannes van der Wel, Wateringen († 1991)
Died on Monday December 24, 1973
- Alberta CRAM (79), Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, Verenigde Staten
- Angèle Andries (72), Presies
- Anna Hendrika Elzinga (58)
- Clasina Maria Elisabeth Witjes (91), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Bastiaan Kooiman (77), Barendrecht, Nederland
- Antonia van den Brink (89), Bussum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Albertus Leonardus Lockhorn (60)
- Anna Agatha BREET (72)
- Albertje Abbas (99), Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
- Albert Gerritsen (81), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 24, 1973 at Delpher
- 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 tijd : dagblad voor Nederland
- Vrije Stem: onafhankelijk weekblad voor Suriname
- De Telegraaf
- De Telegraaf
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
Born on December 24
- 1972 » Álvaro Mesén, Costa Rican footballer
- 1972 » Klaus Schnellenkamp, Chilean businessman and author
- 1973 » Ali Salem Tamek, Moroccan activist
- 1973 » Liu Dong, Chinese-Spanish runner
- 1973 » Paul Foot, English comedian
- 1973 » Stephenie Meyer, American author and film producer
- 1974 » Marcelo Salas, Chilean footballer
- 1974 » Paal Nilssen-Love, Norwegian drummer and composer
- 1974 » Ryan Seacrest, American radio host and television personality, and producer
- 1974 » Thure Lindhardt, Danish actor
Died on December 24
- 1967 » Burt Baskin, American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (b. 1913)
- 1969 » Alfred B. Skar, Norwegian journalist and politician (b. 1896)
- 1969 » Cortelia Clark, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1907)
- 1969 » Olivia FitzRoy, English soldier and author (b. 1921)
- 1969 » Stanisław Błeszyński, Polish-German entomologist and lepidopterist (b. 1927)
- 1971 » Maria Koepcke, German-Peruvian ornithologist and zoologist (b. 1924)
- 1972 » Gisela Richter, English-American archaeologist and historian (b. 1882)
- 1973 » Fritz Gause, German historian and author (b. 1893)
- 1975 » Bernard Herrmann, American composer and conductor (b. 1911)
- 1977 » Samael Aun Weor, Colombian author and educator (b. 1917)
Names that were popular for boys in 1973
- Jan
- Johannes
- Jeroen
- Peter
- Robert
- Marcel
- Marco
- Michael
- Richard
- Mark
- Patrick
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- David
- Dennis
- Pieter
Names that were popular for girls in 1973
- Sandra
- Bianca
- Maria
- Johanna
- Miranda
- Monique
- Wendy
- Esther
- Ingrid
- Anna
- Jennifer
- Natasja
- Patricia
- Karin
- Nicole
- Saskia
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.
- April 19 » The Portuguese Socialist Party is founded in the German town of Bad Münstereifel.
- May 17 » Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.
- July 5 » A boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) in Kingman, Arizona, following a fire that broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, kills eleven firefighters.
- September 19 » King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has his investiture.
- November 7 » The United States Congress overrides President Richard M. Nixon's veto of the War Powers Resolution, which limits presidential power to wage war without congressional approval.
Weather December 24, 1973
The temperature on December 24, 1973 was between 3.5 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.