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Born on Thursday August 30, 1973
- Claudia Tjeerds van der Meer († 2001)
- Helma Rood, Eefde (Gorssel)
- Michelle Lechert
- Andrea Lee Buckley
- Sylvia-Miranda van der Wulp, Zwijndrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1994)
Died on Thursday August 30, 1973
- Catharina Margaretha BOGTMAN (75)
- Antonius Josephus van de Meerendonk (37), Sint-Michielsgestel
- Antonius Hennekam (82), Etten-Leur
- Elisabeth Johanna Brans (74), Brunssum, Limburg, Nederland
- Anna Blondina Willems (87), Sint Raphaëlkliniek, Leuven
- Burt E. Richardson (84)
- Amelia Ellen CAMPBELL (93), Monterey, California, Verenigde Staten
- Adéle Remmery (99), Handzame West-Vlaanderen België
- Bernardus Theodorus Schotten (63)
- Annechien Jager (67), Westerhaar/Vriezenveensewijk
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 30, 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 30
- 1970 » Carlo Checchinato, Italian rugby player and manager
- 1970 » Paulo Sousa, Portuguese footballer and manager
- 1971 » Julian Smith, Scottish politician
- 1971 » Lars Frederiksen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1972 » Cameron Diaz, American model, actress, and producer
- 1972 » Pavel Nedvěd, Czech footballer
- 1973 » Lisa Ling, American journalist and author
- 1974 » Javier Otxoa, Spanish cyclist
- 1974 » Aaron Barrett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1975 » Radhi Jaïdi, Tunisian footballer and coach
Died on August 30
- 1961 » Cristóbal de Losada y Puga, Peruvian mathematician (b. 1894)
- 1963 » Guy Burgess, English-Soviet spy (b. 1911)
- 1964 » Salme Dutt, Estonian-English lawyer and politician (b. 1888)
- 1967 » Ad Reinhardt, American painter, illustrator, and academic (b. 1913)
- 1968 » William Talman, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1915)
- 1970 » Del Moore, American comedian and actor (b. 1916)
- 1971 » Ali Hadi Bara, Iranian-Turkish sculptor (b. 1906)
- 1979 » Jean Seberg, American actress (b. 1938)
- 1981 » Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Iranian politician, 2nd President of Iran (b. 1933)
- 1981 » Vera-Ellen, American actress and dancer (b. 1921)
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
- Monique
- Wendy
- Esther
- Ingrid
- Anna
- Jennifer
- Natasja
- Saskia
- Patricia
- Karin
- Nicole
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.
- November 1 » Watergate scandal: Leon Jaworski is appointed as the new Watergate Special Prosecutor.
- November 3 » Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 10 toward Mercury. On March 29, 1974, it becomes the first space probe to reach that planet.
- December 1 » Papua New Guinea gains self-governance from Australia.
- December 15 » John Paul Getty III, grandson of American billionaire J. Paul Getty, is found alive near Naples, Italy, after being kidnapped by an Italian gang on July 10.
- December 28 » The United States Endangered Species Act is signed into law by Pres. Richard Nixon.
Weather August 30, 1973
The temperature on August 30, 1973 was between 10.7 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 24.6 mm of rain during 3.5 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.