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Born on Tuesday August 21, 1973
- Kimberly Anne Ferriman, Ohio, Verenigde Staten († 1975)
- Heather Delight Wood († 1973)
- Rebecka Mae Buss, Fort Leonard Wood, Pulaski County, Missouri († 2009)
- Frederic Gillet, Verviers (Bel)
- Jeroen Gijsbert Freerk STAVINGA, Emmen († 2002)
Died on Tuesday August 21, 1973
- Andries Meter (76), -
- Asse Altena (71), Enschede
- Annie Mae Finch Kittrell Romine <sKs3>3 (66)
- Anna Moesker (93)
- Anna Moesker (93)
- Dirk Franciscus Ottenbros (75), Hoorn
- Aaltje Pasterkamp (72), Urk
- Alfred William (Joe) DENNIS (66), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- David Lopes Quiros (77)
- Cornelis Wilhelmus Eek (71), Hilversum
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 21, 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
- Vrije Stem: onafhankelijk weekblad voor Suriname
- De Telegraaf
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
Born on August 21
- 1970 » Craig Counsell, American baseball player and coach
- 1970 » Erik Dekker, Dutch cyclist and manager
- 1971 » Liam Howlett, English keyboard player, DJ, and producer
- 1971 » Mamadou Diallo, Senegalese footballer
- 1971 » Robert Harvey, Australian footballer and coach
- 1973 » Sergey Brin, Russian-American computer scientist and businessman, co-founded Google
- 1973 » Steve McKenna, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1974 » Martin Andanar, Filipino journalist and radio host
- 1974 » Paul Mellor, Australian rugby league player and referee
- 1975 » Simon Katich, Australian cricketer and manager
Died on August 21
- 1960 » David B. Steinman, American engineer, designed the Mackinac Bridge (b. 1886)
- 1964 » Palmiro Togliatti, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Justice (b. 1893)
- 1971 » George Jackson, American activist and author, co-founded the Black Guerrilla Family (b. 1941)
- 1974 » Buford Pusser, American police officer (b. 1937)
- 1974 » Kirpal Singh, Indian spiritual master (b. 1894)
- 1978 » Charles Eames, American architect, co-designed the Eames House (b. 1907)
- 1979 » Giuseppe Meazza, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1910)
- 1981 » Kaka Kalelkar, Indian Hindi Writer(B.1885)
- 1983 » Benigno Aquino, Jr., Filipino journalist and politician (b. 1932)
- 1988 » Teodoro de Villa Diaz, Filipino guitarist and songwriter (b. 1963)
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.
- February 21 » Over the Sinai Desert, Israeli fighter aircraft shoot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 jet killing 108 people.
- April 1 » Project Tiger, a tiger conservation project, is launched in the Jim Corbett National Park, India.
- June 20 » Aeroméxico Flight 229 crashes on approach to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport, killing all 27 people on board.
- October 21 » Fred Dryer of the Los Angeles Rams becomes the first player in NFL history to score two safeties in the same game.
- November 14 » The Athens Polytechnic uprising, a massive demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967–74, begins.
- December 18 » Soviet Soyuz Programme: Soyuz 13, crewed by cosmonauts Valentin Lebedev and Pyotr Klimuk, is launched from Baikonur in the Soviet Union.
The weather on Tuesday August 21, 1973
The temperature on August 21, 1973 was between 6.8 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (49%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI