September 1973 calendar

Events

• 01 Sep 1973 George Foreman knocks out Jose Roman in the first round to retain heavyweight title in Japan.
• 02 Sep 1973 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Charity Golf Classic
• 03 Sep 1973 General Walters, ends term as acting Director of CIA
• 04 Sep 1973 William E Colby, becomes 10th Director of CIA
• 05 Sep 1973 Desert Song opens at Uris Theater NYC for 15 performances
• 06 Sep 1973 New York Times reports almost all Superfecta harness racing run at Yonkers, Roosevelt and Monticello from January to March of 1973 were fixed.
• 07 Sep 1973 Jackie Stewart becomes Formula 1 world champion
• 08 Sep 1973 87th US Womens Tennis: M S Court beats E Goolagong Cawley
• 09 Sep 1973 93rd US Mens Tennis: John Newcombe beats Jan Kodes
• 10 Sep 1973 Muhammad Ali defeats Ken Norton.
• 12 Sep 1973 Two bettors win the largest US Daily Double (US$19,909.60 in Detroit, Michigan).
• 13 Sep 1973 Syrian / Israeli dogfight over Mediterranean Sea
• 14 Sep 1973 Israel shoots down 13 Syrian MIG-21s
• 15 Sep 1973 Star Trek-Animated premieres on TV
• 16 Sep 1973 Desert Song closes at Uris Theater NYC after 15 performances
• 18 Sep 1973 German FR and German DR admitted to UN
• 19 Sep 1973 Carl XVI Gustaf, becomes King of Sweden
• 20 Sep 1973 Willie Mays announces retirement at end of 1973 season.
• 21 Sep 1973 Jackson Pollocks painting Blue Poles sold for $2,000,000
• 22 Sep 1973 Little Night Music opens at Majestic Theater on Broadway
• 23 Sep 1973 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Portland Ladies Golf Open
• 24 Sep 1973 Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.
• 25 Sep 1973 Mets beat Expos 2-1 on Willie Mays Night at Shea Stadium
• 26 Sep 1973 Wilt Chamberlain signs with ABA San Diego Conquistadors.
• 27 Sep 1973 Nolan Ryan strikes out 16 in 11 innings, for record 383 of season
• 28 Sep 1973 Palestinian Terrorists hijack Austrian train
• 29 Sep 1973 Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne by Looking Glass peaks at #33
• 30 Sep 1973 4th NYC Marathon won by Tom Fleming in 2:21:54

Famous Birthday

• Paul Walker

  American actor.

• Rose McGowan

  American actress and singer.

• Nas (rapper)
• Fabio Cannavaro

  Italian footballer and manager.

• Claudia Mason
• James Marsden

  American actor.

• Andrew Lincoln

  British actor.

• Shannon Elizabeth

  American actress.

• Christine Arron

  French athlete, she ran the 100M race in 10 sec.

• Bridgette Wilson

  American actress and singer Miss Teen USA 1990.

• François-Xavier Demaison

  French actor and humorist, born to Jack and Florence, lawyers.

• Stacy Sanches

  Dallas, Texas -- Playmate (Mar, 1995).

• Jérôme Golmard

  French tennis player, a left-hander who reached a career-high singles ranking of World No.

• Frédéric Gorny
• Laurent Foirest

  French basketball player, who won a silver medal with the France national basketball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

• Mark Shuttleworth

  South African-English businessman founded Canonical Ltd.

• Stéphane Porato
• Daniel Westling
• Claire Borotra

  French actress and producer.

• Jennifer Paige

  American singer-songwriter and actress.

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Famous Deaths

• Anna Magnani

  Italian actress whose work represents an intense and extravagant life force.

• W H Auden

  English poet (d. 1973).

• Gram Parsons

  American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Byrds The Flying Burrito Brothers and International Submarine Band) (d. 1973).

• Ralph Earnhardt

  American race-car driver, the father of race champion Dale Earnhardt and grandfather of racer Dale, Jr.

• Jim Croce

  Vocalist (Time in a Bottle), dies in a plane crash at 30.

• Eduard Flipse

  Dutch conductor / composer, dies at 77.

• Frederic Meyer

  Actor (Faraway Hill), dies at 63.

• Nora Nicholson

  Actress (Blue Lagoon, Crow Hollow), dies at 80.

• Bob Gilbert

  Actor (Never the Twain Shall Meet), dies of hepatitis at 75.

• Ben[jamin F] Webster

  US tenor saxophonist.

• William CF Plomer

  South African libretto writer (Curlew River), dies at 69.

• A S Neill

  British headmaster, dies at 89.

• Manuel Borguno

  Composer, dies at 87.

• Pablo Neruda [N R R Basoalto]

  Poet (100 Love Sonnets), dies at 69.

• Anton Schnack

  German writer / poet, dies at 81.

• Norma Crane

  Actress (Rayola-Mr Peepers), dies of cancer at 44.

• Wystan H Auden

  British / US writer (Spain / Platonic Blow), dies at 66.

• Diana Sands

  Actress (Landlord, Raisin in the Sun), dies at 39.

• J R R Tolkien

  British writer (Born 1892).

• Neem Karoli Baba

  Indian guru.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Stories - Brother Louie
2. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
3. Helen Reddy - Delta Dawn
4. Grand Funk - We're An American Band
5. Dawn - Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Donny Osmond - Young Love
2. Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level
3. Wizzard - Angel Fingers
4. Slade - My Friend Stan
5. Barry Blue - Dancing On A Saturday Night