May 1973 calendar

Events

• 01 May 1973 San Francisco Giants score seven runs with two outs in 9th inning to beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-7.
• 02 May 1973 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sells a US 1868 3-cent rose George Washington postage stamp with "B" grill embossing for US$23,000 The stamp is one of four known; this is the first time one is sold at public auction.
• 03 May 1973 Chicago's Sears Tower, world's tallest building (443 metres), tops out.
• 04 May 1973 Phillies beat Braves 5-4 in 20 innings
• 05 May 1973 99th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 1:59.4.
• 06 May 1973 Judy Rankin wins LPGA American Defender-Raleigh Golf Classic.
• 08 May 1973 Indians holding SD hamlet of Wounded Knee for 10 weeks surrender
• 10 May 1973 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2.
• 11 May 1973 Dutch Government of Uyl forms.
• 12 May 1973 Dueling Tubas by Martin Mull hits #92
• 13 May 1973 Cyrano opens at Palace Theater NYC for 49 performances
• 14 May 1973 Skylab launched, the first Space Station.
• 16 May 1973 AC Milan wins 13th Europe Cup II in Saloniki.
• 17 May 1973 Nash at Nine opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 21 performances
• 18 May 1973 Russian party leader Brezhnev visits West Germany.
• 19 May 1973 Daisy A Day by Jud Strunk hits #14
• 20 May 1973 2 Gentlemen of Verona closes at St. James Theater NYC after 613 performances
• 22 May 1973 Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation
• 24 May 1973 Earl Jellicoe resigns as Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords.
• 25 May 1973 George Harrison releases Give Me Love in the UK
• 26 May 1973 Funky Worm by Ohio Players hits #15
• 27 May 1973 Rick Wohlhuter runs record 880 yards in 1:44.6.
• 28 May 1973 Jacques Lipchitz, Polish/French/US art critic sculptor, dies at age 81.
• 29 May 1973 Columbia Records fires President Clive Davis for misappropriating $100,000 in funds, Davis will start Arista records
• 30 May 1973 Ajax wins third Europe Cup.
• 31 May 1973 The United States Senate votes to cut off funding for the bombing of Khmer Rouge targets within Cambodia, hastening the end of the Cambodian Civil War.

Famous Birthday

• Samuele Papi

  Italian volleyball player, a Bronze Medal winner with the Italian Men's team at the Atlanta Olympics, 8/04/1996.

• Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet

  French politician, often referred to by her initials NKM.

• Tori Spelling

  American actress and noted family, the daughter of TV producer Aaron Spelling.

• Molly Sims

  American model and actress.

• Josh Homme

  American musician and songwriter (Queens of the Stone Age).

• Sasha Alexander

  American television actress.

• Montreal (Quebec)
• Elsa Lunghini

  French singer-actress of Italian descent, born to Georges Lunghini, composer, and to Christiane, painter, Marlène Jobert's sister.

• Clémentine Autain

  French politician, feminist, co-editor of the monthly publication 'Regards' with Roger Martelli, and co-secretary of the Fondation Copernic.

• Noel Fielding

  British comedian.

• 2011 eruption in Grímsvötn
• Karim Köster
• Maxwell (musician)
• Karim Alami

  in Morocco; tennis star.

• Rebecca Hampton
• Tina Yothers

  American actress and singer, perhaps best known for her role in the TV sitcom "Family Ties.

• Pascal Gentil
• Hugues Obry

  French fencer, who won a gold medal in team épée at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, together with Érik Boisse, Fabrice Jeannet and...

• Natalie Appleton

  Canadian singer and actress (All Saints and Appleton).

• Chantal Kreviazuk
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Famous Deaths

• Lex Barker

  American actor best known for playing Tarzan of the Apes and leading characters from Karl May's novels.

• Vaughn Monroe

  American singer, musician and bandleader of the ‘40s.

• Jean Gebser

  German-Polish philosopher, poet and linguist.

• Carlo E Gadda

  Italian engineer / writer (War Diary), dies at 79.

• George Breakstone

  Actor / director (Great Expectations), dies at 53.

• Eric Applewhite

  Entertainer.

• Loren Tindall

  Dies of heart attack at 51.

• Alan Carney

  Actor (Herbie-Take it from Me), dies at 61.

• Ralph Miller

  last 19th century baseball player, dies in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA at age 100.

• Grigory M Kosinzev

  Russian director, dies.

• Willem H Rassers

  Dutch cult anthropologist (Pandji-Novel), dies at age 95.

• Alexander J Kropholler

  Dutch architect/writer, dies at age 91.

• Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt

  German composer/conductor (Hassan), dies at age 73.

• Hal Hastings

  orchestra leader (Chevrolet on Broadway), dies at age 66.

• Albert Egges van Giffen Dutch archaeologist

  dies at age 89.

• Art Pollard

  American racecar driver (Born 1927).

• Jarno Saarinen

  Finnish motorcycle racer (Born 1945).

• PRamlee

  Malaysian actor, singer and songwriter (Born 1922).

• P Ramlee

  Malaysian film actor, director, singer and songwriter.

• Asger Jorn

  Danish painter and sculptor (d. 1973).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Dawn - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree
2. Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
3. Edgar Winter - Frankenstein
4. Paul McCartney - My Love
5. War - The Cisco Kid

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Wizzard - See My Baby Jive
2. Suzi Quatro - Can The Can
3. Dawn featuring Tony Orlando - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree
4. 10cc - Rubber Bullets
5. The Sweet - Hell Raiser