What happened on Thursday July 19, 1973?

About July 19th, 1973, in brief:

  • Historical events: Baseball legend Willie Mays was named to the National League All-Star team for an unprecedented 24th time, equaling Stan Musial's remarkable record. This achievement underscores Mays' extraordinary consistency and excellence in Major League Baseball during his illustrious career.
  • Day of the week: July 19th, 1973 was a Thursday
  • Zodiac Sign: Cancer (in western zodiac), Ox (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning gibbous
  • #1 US song: Bad, Bad Leroy Brown by Jim Croce
  • #1 UK song: Welcome Home by Peters & Lee
  • Popular movie: Amarcord directed by Federico Fellini

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July 19, 1973: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on July 19, 1973:

  • Willie Mays Ties All-Star Record Baseball legend Willie Mays was named to the National League All-Star team for an unprecedented 24th time, equaling Stan Musial's remarkable record. This achievement underscores Mays' extraordinary consistency and excellence in Major League Baseball during his illustrious career.
  • Scott Walker Born Scott Walker, a Canadian ice hockey player and coach, was born on July 19, 1973. Walker would go on to have a notable career in professional ice hockey, playing in the NHL and later transitioning to coaching.
  • Martin Powell Born Martin Powell, an English keyboard player and songwriter, was born on July 19, 1973. Powell would later contribute to the music scene with his keyboard skills and songwriting talents.

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July 19, 1973: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was July 19, 1973?


July 19, 1973 was a Thursday and it was the 200th day of the year 1973 in the Gregorian calendar.

July 19, 1973 can also be written as 7/19/1973 in the US and as 19/7/1973 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on July 19, 1973?


Famous people born on July 19, 1973:

  • Scott Walker

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  • Said Taghmaoui

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  • Marcy Borders

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July 19, 1973: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on July 19, 1973:

  • Neil Kensington Adam

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July 19, 1973: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on July 19, 1973 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week July 16th and July 22nd. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

July 19, 1973: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on July 19, 1973 was Bad, Bad Leroy Brown by Jim Croce, according to the music chart for the week July 16th and July 22nd.

  1. - Bad, Bad Leroy Brown youtube
  2. - Will It Go Round In Circles youtube
  3. - Yesterday Once More youtube
  4. - Shambala youtube
  5. - Kodachrome youtube

July 19, 1973: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on July 19, 1973 was Welcome Home by Peters & Lee, according to the music chart for the week July 16th and July 22nd.

  1. - Welcome Home youtube
  2. - Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me youtube
  3. - I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am) youtube
  4. - Life On Mars youtube
  5. - Alright Alright Alright youtube

July 19, 1973: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on July 19, 1973 was I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) by Johnnie Taylor, according to the music chart for the week July 16th and July 22nd.

  1. - I Believe In You (You Believe In Me)
  2. - Doing It To Death
  3. - There's No Me Without You
  4. - Time To Get Down
  5. - Are You Man Enough
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July 19, 1973: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for July 19th is Cancer.

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July 19, 1973: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for July 19, 1973 is Ox and the associated element is Water.

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July 19, 1973: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on July 19, 1973 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on July 19, 1973 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on July 19, 1973 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 76% full, rising at 09:52 pm and setting at 10:51 am.

The previous full moon was on Jul 15, 1973 while the next full moon would come on Aug 14, 1973.

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How old is someone born on July 19, 1973?


Someone born on July 19, 1973 is:

51 years 9 months old,

or 621 months and 4 days old,

or 2700 weeks and 6 days old,

or 18906 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on July 19, 1973?

There are 87 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Saturday July 19th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on July 19, 1973?

You belong to the Generation X if you were born on July 19, 1973.

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