The temperature on September 8, 1973 was between 10.6 °C and 24.0 °C and averaged 17.6 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
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.
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.
June 20 » Aeroméxico Flight 229 crashes on approach to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport, killing all 27 people on board.
July 25 » Soviet Mars 5 space probe is launched.
September 24 » Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.
November 27 » Twenty-fifth Amendment: The United States Senate votes 92–3 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States. (On December 6, the House will confirm him 387–35).
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