October 1973 calendar

October 1973
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in October 1973.
The US president was Richard Nixon (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Edward Heath (Conservative), Pope St Paul VI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on October 1973: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of October 1973?

Events

01 Oct 1973 USSR-West Germany gas tunnel opens
03 Oct 1973 Willi Stoph succeeds Walter Ulbricht as East German party leader
04 Oct 1973 Hans of Manens ballet Adagio Hammerklavier premieres in Amsterdam
05 Oct 1973 Signature of the European Patent Convention.
06 Oct 1973 Yom Kippur War begins as Syria and Egypt attack Israel
07 Oct 1973 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Lincoln-Mercury Golf Open
08 Oct 1973 Spyris Markezinis forms government in Greece
09 Oct 1973 1st general striking in Luxembourg since 1942
10 Oct 1973 New York Mets beat Cin Reds in Game 5 of the NLCS
11 Oct 1973 Oakland beats Baltimore 3 games to 2 to win AL pennant
12 Oct 1973 Israeli counter offensive in southern Syria
13 Oct 1973 Jordan enters Yom Kippur war
14 Oct 1973 Egyptian tanks move further into Israel
15 Oct 1973 7th Country Music Association Award: Roy Clark wins
16 Oct 1973 Israeli tanks under General Sharon move through Suez Canal
17 Oct 1973 Arabs decrease oil production
18 Oct 1973 Raisin opens at 46th St. Theater NYC for 847 performances
19 Oct 1973 Ringo releases Photograph
20 Oct 1973 Canadian actor William Shatner (Star Trek) marries Marcy Lafferty
21 Oct 1973 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Waco Tribune Herald Ladies Golf Classic
22 Oct 1973 Israeli troops reconquer mountain Hermon
23 Oct 1973 Yankee GM and President Lee MacPhail named AL President
24 Oct 1973 John Lennon sues US government to admit FBI is tapping his phone
25 Oct 1973 Cubs trade Ferguson Jenkins to Rangers for Bill Madlock and Vic Harris
26 Oct 1973 Israeli forces reach Suez, trapping Egyptian army
27 Oct 1973 1st time Islanders beat Rangers-3-2
28 Oct 1973 Sharon Miller wins LPGA Corpus Christi Civitan Golf Open
30 Oct 1973 The Bosporus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosporus for the first time.
31 Oct 1973 Tom Seaver wins NL Cy Young Award
06 Oct 1973 Egypt and Syria launch coordinated attacks against Israel, beginning the Yom Kippur War.