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June 22, 1973Born on Saturday June 23, 1973
Died on Saturday June 23, 1973
- Anna Machielse (82), Oudenbosch, Nederland
- Anna Maria Groten (81), Arnhem
- Catharina ter Horst (49), Tilburg
- Bartolomeus Johannes Straathof (82), Aarlanderveen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Asje van Weeghel (76), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Alida Beukman (83), Amsterdam
- Alida Beukman (83), amsterdam
- Antje Ariens van Duijvenbode (81), Katwijk
- Bartholomeus Johannes Straathof (82), Aarlanderveen
- Carolina Johanna Alida Struycken (74), De Bilt, Utrecht, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from June 23, 1973 at Delpher
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- De waarheid
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
- Nederlands dagblad : gereformeerd gezinsblad / hoofdred. P. Jongeling ... [et al.]
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- Limburgsch dagblad
- De Telegraaf
- Vrije Stem: onafhankelijk weekblad voor Suriname
- De Telegraaf
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
Born on June 23
- 1971 » Félix Potvin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1971 » Fred Ewanuick, Canadian actor and producer
- 1972 » Louis Van Amstel, Dutch dancer and choreographer
- 1972 » Selma Blair, American actress
- 1972 » Zinedine Zidane, French footballer and manager
- 1974 » Joel Edgerton, Australian actor
- 1974 » Mark Hendrickson, American basketball and baseball player
- 1975 » David Howell, English golfer
- 1975 » Kevin Dyson, American football player and coach
- 1975 » Mike James, American basketball player
Died on June 23
- 1956 » Reinhold Glière, Russian composer and educator (b. 1875)
- 1959 » Boris Vian, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1920)
- 1959 » Hidir Lutfi, Iraqi poet. (b. 1880)
- 1969 » Volmari Iso-Hollo, Finnish runner (b. 1907)
- 1970 » Roscoe Turner, American soldier and pilot (b. 1895)
- 1973 » Gerry Birrell, Scottish race car driver (b. 1944)
- 1980 » Clyfford Still, American painter and academic (b. 1904)
- 1980 » Sanjay Gandhi, Indian engineer and politician (b. 1946)
- 1989 » Werner Best, German police officer and jurist (b. 1903)
- 1990 » Harindranath Chattopadhyay, Indian poet, actor, and politician (b. 1898)
Names that were popular for boys in 1973
- Jan
- Johannes
- Jeroen
- Peter
- Robert
- Marcel
- Marco
- Michael
- Mark
- Richard
- Patrick
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- David
- Dennis
- Pieter
Names that were popular for girls in 1973
- Sandra
- Bianca
- Maria
- Johanna
- Miranda
- Wendy
- Monique
- Esther
- Ingrid
- Anna
- Jennifer
- Karin
- Patricia
- Nicole
- Natasja
- 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.
- March 1 » Black September storms the Saudi embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, resulting in the assassination of three Western hostages.
- April 6 » Launch of Pioneer 11 spacecraft.
- June 9 » In horse racing, Secretariat wins the U.S. Triple Crown.
- November 17 » Watergate scandal: In Orlando, Florida, U.S. President Richard Nixon tells 400 Associated Press managing editors "I am not a crook."
- November 22 » The Italian Fascist organization Ordine Nuovo is disbanded.
- December 24 » District of Columbia Home Rule Act is passed, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to elect their own local government.
Weather June 23, 1973
The temperature on June 23, 1973 was between 13.3 °C and 24.0 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 14.3 hours of sunshine (85%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.