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Events on October 21, 1973 (Sunday)The Oakland A's defeated the New York Mets, 5–2 in Game 7 to win the World Series.The first flight of an all-electric airplane (Militky MB-E1)Events on this day in history1097 – First Crusade: Crusaders begin the Siege of Antioch.1512 – Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg.1805 – A British fleet led by Lord Nelson defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar.1879 – Thomas Edison applies for a patent for his design for an incandescent light bulb.1983 – The metre is defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.1984 – Niki Lauda claims his third and final Formula One Drivers' Championship Title at the Portuguese Grand Prix.Births1772 – Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet, philosopher, and critic (died 1834)1833 – Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist and engineer, invented dynamite and founded the Nobel Prize (died 1896)1917 – Dizzy Gillespie, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (died 1993)1928 – Whitey Ford, American baseball player and coach (died 2020)1929 – Ursula K. Le Guin, American author and critic (died 2018)1935 – Derek Bell, Irish harp player, pianist, and songwriter (died 2002)1940 – Manfred Mann, South African-English keyboard player and producer1949 – Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli captain and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Israel1956 – Carrie Fisher, American actress and screenwriter (died 2016)Deaths1765 – Giovanni Paolo Panini, Italian painter and architect (born 1691)1775 – Peyton Randolph, American lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Continental Congress (born 1721)1805 – Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, English admiral (born 1758)1969 – Jack Kerouac, American novelist and poet (born 1922)1984 – François Truffaut, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1932)2014 – Ben Bradlee, American journalist and author (born 1921)
Top Books in October 1973 Fiction: The Hollow Hills, Mary Stewart Non-fiction: The Joy of Sex, Alex Comfort [Editor's Note: No comment!!]
The birth of Ben Smith October 21st
Grateful for the times we've had to spend time with you - and to live vicariously in your adventures! Happy birthday! Love, Craig and Karen
Top 10 Songs in 1973 "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" Tony Orlando and Dawn "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" Jim Croce "Killing Me Softly with His Song" Roberta Flack "Let's Get It On" Marvin Gaye "My Love" Paul McCartney & Wings "Why Me" Kris Kristofferson "Crocodile Rock" Elton John "Will It Go Round in Circles" Billy Preston "You're So Vain" Carly Simon "Touch Me in the Morning" Diana Ross
Top 5 Films in 19731 The Exorcist 2 The Sting 3 American Graffiti 4 Papillon 5 The Way We Were
Some interesting facts about this day: Day occurred on a Sunday It was the 294th day of the year 1973 Not a Leap Year Zodiac Sign: Libra Generation: GenX Chinese Symbol: The Ox Joseph Aspdin patents Portland cement
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1973
A Great Year
(click on images)
Books
Fun Facts, Oct 21st
Events on October 21st
And...
Film
Music
Events on October 21, 1973 (Sunday)The Oakland A's defeated the New York Mets, 5–2 in Game 7 to win the World Series.The first flight of an all-electric airplane (Militky MB-E1)Events on this day in history1097 – First Crusade: Crusaders begin the Siege of Antioch.1512 – Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg.1805 – A British fleet led by Lord Nelson defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar.1879 – Thomas Edison applies for a patent for his design for an incandescent light bulb.1983 – The metre is defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.1984 – Niki Lauda claims his third and final Formula One Drivers' Championship Title at the Portuguese Grand Prix.Births1772 – Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet, philosopher, and critic (died 1834)1833 – Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist and engineer, invented dynamite and founded the Nobel Prize (died 1896)1917 – Dizzy Gillespie, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (died 1993)1928 – Whitey Ford, American baseball player and coach (died 2020)1929 – Ursula K. Le Guin, American author and critic (died 2018)1935 – Derek Bell, Irish harp player, pianist, and songwriter (died 2002)1940 – Manfred Mann, South African-English keyboard player and producer1949 – Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli captain and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Israel1956 – Carrie Fisher, American actress and screenwriter (died 2016)Deaths1765 – Giovanni Paolo Panini, Italian painter and architect (born 1691)1775 – Peyton Randolph, American lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Continental Congress (born 1721)1805 – Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, English admiral (born 1758)1969 – Jack Kerouac, American novelist and poet (born 1922)1984 – François Truffaut, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1932)2014 – Ben Bradlee, American journalist and author (born 1921)
Top Books in October 1973 Fiction: The Hollow Hills, Mary Stewart Non-fiction: The Joy of Sex, Alex Comfort [Editor's Note: No comment!!]
The birth of Ben Smith October 21st
Grateful for the times we've had to spend time with you - and to live vicariously in your adventures! Happy birthday! Love, Craig and Karen
Top 10 Songs in 1973 "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" Tony Orlando and Dawn "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" Jim Croce "Killing Me Softly with His Song" Roberta Flack "Let's Get It On" Marvin Gaye "My Love" Paul McCartney & Wings "Why Me" Kris Kristofferson "Crocodile Rock" Elton John "Will It Go Round in Circles" Billy Preston "You're So Vain" Carly Simon "Touch Me in the Morning" Diana Ross
Top 5 Films in 19731 The Exorcist 2 The Sting 3 American Graffiti 4 Papillon 5 The Way We Were
Some interesting facts about this day: Day occurred on a Sunday It was the 294th day of the year 1973 Not a Leap Year Zodiac Sign: Libra Generation: GenX Chinese Symbol: The Ox Joseph Aspdin patents Portland cement