What happened on Monday March 26, 1973?

About March 26th, 1973, in brief:

  • Historical events: In the 35th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, UCLA defeats Memphis with a score of 81-76, securing their unprecedented 7th consecutive national title, a record that remains unmatched in college basketball history.
  • Day of the week: March 26th, 1973 was a Monday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aries (in western zodiac), Ox (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning gibbous
  • #1 US song: Killing Me Softly With His Song by Roberta Flack
  • #1 UK song: Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree by Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
  • Popular movie: Amarcord directed by Federico Fellini

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March 26, 1973: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on March 26, 1973:

  • UCLA Wins 7th Consecutive NCAA Basketball Championship In the 35th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, UCLA defeats Memphis with a score of 81-76, securing their unprecedented 7th consecutive national title, a record that remains unmatched in college basketball history.
  • First Woman Admitted to London Stock Exchange Susan Shaw becomes the first woman in 171 years to be admitted to the London Stock Exchange, marking a significant milestone for gender equality in the financial sector.
  • The Young and the Restless Premieres The iconic TV soap opera 'The Young and the Restless' debuts on CBS, launching what would become one of the longest-running and most popular daytime drama series in television history.
  • Marshall Faulk Birth Marshall Faulk, future NFL Hall of Fame running back, is born. He would later become a legendary player for the Indianapolis Colts and St. Louis Rams.

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March 26, 1973: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was March 26, 1973?


March 26, 1973 was a Monday and it was the 85th day of the year 1973 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 26, 1973 can also be written as 3/26/1973 in the US and as 26/3/1973 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on March 26, 1973?


Famous people born on March 26, 1973:

  • Larry Page

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  • Katia Lewkowicz

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March 26, 1973: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on March 26, 1973:

  • Johnny Drake

    American football player (born in 1916).

  • Noël Coward

    English actor, playwright, and composer (d. 1973).

  • Carlo Repossi
  • George Sisler

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March 26, 1973: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on March 26, 1973 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week March 26th and April 1st. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

March 26, 1973: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 26, 1973 was Killing Me Softly With His Song by Roberta Flack, according to the music chart for the week March 26th and April 1st.

  1. - Killing Me Softly With His Song youtube
  2. - Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) youtube
  3. - Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) youtube
  4. - Love Train youtube
  5. - Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) youtube

March 26, 1973: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on March 26, 1973 was Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree by Dawn featuring Tony Orlando, according to the music chart for the week March 26th and April 1st.

  1. - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree youtube
  2. - Hello Hello I'm Back Again youtube
  3. - Get Down youtube
  4. - Tweedle Dee youtube
  5. - I'm A Clown / Some Kind Of Summer youtube

March 26, 1973: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on March 26, 1973 was Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) by Gladys Knight And The Pips, according to the music chart for the week March 26th and April 1st.

  1. - Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)
  2. - Call Me (Come Back Home)
  3. - A Letter To Myself
  4. - Masterpiece
  5. - Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) youtube
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March 26, 1973: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 26th is Aries.

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Babies born in March are either Pisces or Aries. People born before March 20th are Pisces, while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries.

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March 26, 1973: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 26, 1973 is Ox and the associated element is Water.

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March 26, 1973: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on March 26, 1973 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 26, 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 March 26, 1973 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 43% full, rising at 01:04 am and setting at 11:14 am.

The previous full moon was on Mar 18, 1973 while the next full moon would come on Apr 17, 1973.

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How old is someone born on March 26, 1973?


Someone born on March 26, 1973 is:

52 years 1 month old,

or 625 months and 18 days old,

or 2720 weeks and 2 days old,

or 19042 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 26, 1973?

There are 316 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Thursday March 26th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 26, 1973?

You belong to the Generation X if you were born on March 26, 1973.

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