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June 23, 1973Died on Sunday June 24, 1973
- Austin McGary Durst [KBNrWm || FgcJnctnTXBu]3 "Aussie" (83), Junction, Kimble County, Texas
- Anna Hinriette Hermine FRANZEN (71), Den Helder
- Aalt van de Poll (72), Oldebroek,Oldebroek,Gelderland,Nederland
- Adèle Jeanne Reversez (72), Dechy,59187,Nord,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,France
- catharina wilhelmina van kesteren (94), delft
- Catharina Wilhelmina van Os (77), Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Barendina Jansen (81), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Catharina Sinnige (60), Kloosterburen,, Groningen, Nederland
- Antonia Rosalia Bonneux (77), Sint-Truiden, België
- Angèle Hardt (92)
Born on June 24
- 1970 » Bernardo Sassetti, Portuguese pianist, composer, and educator († 2012)
- 1970 » Glenn Medeiros, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1972 » Denis Žvegelj, Slovenian rower
- 1972 » Robbie McEwen, Australian cyclist
- 1973 » Alexis Gauthier, French chef
- 1973 » Jere Lehtinen, Finnish ice hockey player
- 1974 » Chris Guccione, American baseball player and umpire
- 1974 » Dan Byles, English sailor, rower, and politician
- 1975 » Federico Pucciariello, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
- 1975 » Marek Malík, Czech ice hockey player
Died on June 24
- 1962 » Volfgangs Dārziņš, Latvian composer, pianist and music critic (b. 1906)
- 1964 » Stuart Davis, American painter and academic (b. 1892)
- 1968 » Tony Hancock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)
- 1969 » Frank King, American cartoonist (b. 1883)
- 1969 » Willy Ley, German-American historian and author (b. 1906)
- 1976 » Minor White, American photographer, critic, and academic (b. 1908)
- 1978 » Robert Charroux, French author and critic (b. 1909)
- 1980 » V. V. Giri, Indian lawyer and politician, 4th President of India (b. 1894)
- 1984 » Clarence Campbell, Canadian businessman (b. 1905)
- 1987 » Jackie Gleason, American actor, comedian, and producer (b. 1916)
Names that were popular for boys in 1973
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Peter
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Maria
- Jeroen
- Robert
- Alexander
- Michael
- David
- Johan
- John
- Richard
Names that were popular for girls in 1973
- Maria
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Marie
- Sandra
- Wilhelmina
- Anna
- Bianca
- Monique
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Ann
- Miranda
- Esther
- Wendy
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 22 » In a bout for the world heavyweight boxing championship in Kingston, Jamaica, challenger George Foreman knocks down champion Joe Frazier six times in the first two rounds before the fight is stopped by referee Arthur Mercante.
- February 21 » Over the Sinai Desert, Israeli fighter aircraft shoot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 jet killing 108 people.
- October 10 » U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with evasion of federal income tax.
- October 30 » The Bosphorus Bridge in Turkey is completed, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus for the second time.
- December 15 » The American Psychiatric Association votes 13–0 to remove homosexuality from its official list of psychiatric disorders, the DSM-II.
- December 20 » The Prime Minister of Spain, Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco, is assassinated by a car bomb attack in Madrid.
The weather on Sunday June 24, 1973
The temperature on June 24, 1973 was between 13.7 °C and 24.6 °C and averaged 19.3 °C. There was 14.4 hours of sunshine (86%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI