January 14th, 1973.

On this day.

What happened on January 14th, 1973?

• Elvis Presley performs his concert "Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite".
• Super Bowl VII: The Miami Dolphins defeat the Washington Redskins 14-7 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on January 14th, 1973.

• United States: You're So Vain - Carly Simon
• United Kingdom: Long Haired Lover From Liverpool - Little Jimmy Osmond

Take me back to January 14th, 1973!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is January 14th, 1973 and it's a Sunday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. Currently, people are enjoying their weekend.

The Christmas holiday season is long over, the decorations have been taken down and a sense of normality has returned. In America, the song You're So Vain by Carly Simon is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Long Haired Lover From Liverpool by Little Jimmy Osmond is the number one hit song.

Richard Nixon is currently the President of the United States and the movie The Getaway is at the top of the Box Office. In the United Kingdom, Edward Heath is the current Prime Minister. In fashion, the hippie look from the 1960s is still popular. Clothing items such as tie dye shirts, bell-bottoms, midi skirts, gauchos and Mexican blouses are being worn by women. Meanwhile, men are wearing dark satin shirts, ethnic-looking tunics, bell bottom jeans, tweed sports jackets and turtlenecks.

It's 1973, so radio stations are playing songs from artists such as The Rolling Stones, Tony Orlando & Dawn, Sweet, Elton John, Roberta Flack, Carly Simon, Marvin Gaye and Jim Croce. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Lyndon B. Johnson, Pablo Picasso, Bruce Lee and J. R. R. Tolkien would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "What's My Line?", "Bonanza", "The Brady Bunch" and "Ghost Story".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Pong". Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "The Banana Splits", "The Pink Panther Show", "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" and "Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of Twister mat, Clackers, Crissy (doll) and Frisbee.

News topics, fads & culture.

Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on January 14th, 1973.

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  1973-74 stock market crash.

  Between January, 1973 and December, 1974, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost over 45% of its value. The U.K. stock market fared even worse, with the FT 30 losing over 70% of its value.

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  The US military is withdrawing from the Vietnam War.

  During 1973, the war in Vietnam was still ongoing. However, by this stage, the US was steadily withdrawing its military from the country. Between 1972 and 1973, the number of US troops in Vietnam fell from 24,200 to 50. Although a peace agreement was signed at the start of 1973, it was quickly broken by both sides.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1973?

  The best NBA players in 1973 were Dave Cowens, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, John Havlicek, Spencer Haywood, Nate Archibald and Jerry West.

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  Who were the best football players in 1973?

  In 1973, the best soccer players were Johan Cruyff, Dino Zoff, Gerd Müller, Franz Beckenbauer, Billy Bremner, Kazimierz Deyna, Eusébio, Gianni Rivera, Gunter Netzer and Ralf Edström.

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  The Sting.

  "The Sting" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1973.

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  Roberta Flack - "Killing Me Softly with His Song"

  "Killing Me Softly with His Song" by Roberta Flack won a Grammy for 1973's Song of the Year.

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  1973 in movies.

  Movies released in 1973 included The Sting, The Exorcist, American Graffiti, Papillon, The Way We Were, Charlotte's Web, Magnum Force, Last Tango in Paris, Live and Let Die, Robin Hood, Paper Moon, The Wicker Man, The Legend of Hell House and Badlands.

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  John Sirica.

  John Sirica was named as the Time Person of the Year in 1973. Sirica was the judge who ordered U.S. President Richard Nixon to hand over the Watergate-related recordings.

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  1973 in music.

  The Billboard Charts in 1973 were dominated by Marvin Gaye, Carly Simon, Dawn & Tony Orlando, Eddie Kendricks, Elton John, Roberta Flack, Paul McCartney and Wings, Clint Holmes, Billy Preston, Cher, Jim Croce and Diana Ross.

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  The Co-ed Killer is targeting students in California.

  Between May of 1972 and April of 1973, serial killer Edmund Kemper (aka the "Co-ed Killer") was targeting female college students in California.

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  Music cassette tapes are becoming popular.

  From about 1972 onward, audio cassettes started to become more widespread. Although they lacked the sound quality of vinyl records, they were far more convenient and portable.

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  Color TV surpasses black-and-white.

  Around this period, sales of color TV sets began to surpass sales of the older black-and-white sets. By this stage, almost all of the popular daytime networks were broadcasting in color.

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  Have a nice day!

  Around this time, the smiley face and phrases such as "Have a nice day!" and "Have a happy day!" were being plastered onto t-shirts, mugs and badges.

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  People are using wallpaper to decorate their homes.

  Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, wallpaper was extremely common in people's homes. It wasn't until the mid-late 1980s that "modernism" started to creep in.

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  The Hippie movement.

  In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the hippie counterculture was at its height in popularity. The movement, which sprung up in opposition to the Vietnam War, was centered around peace, psychedelic music, sexual liberation, bright colors and drugs such as LSD and marijuana.

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  Lava lamps are all the rage.

  In the late 1960s, sales of lava lamps took off. It wasn't until the second half of the 1970s that they started to go out of fashion.

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  The afro hairstyle is at its peak in popularity.

  In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the afro hairstyle was at its peak in popularity. Public figures such as Angela Davis, Pam Grier, Jimi Hendrix and the Jackson 5 were among those who sported the style.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• This date fell on a weekend.
• 49 years and 10 days have passed since January 14th, 1973.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 02 of 1973.
• Leap Year: 1973 was NOT a leap year.
• Age: Anyone born on January 14th, 1973, will be 49 years of age.
• Generation: People born in 1973 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 95817600.

Around this time.

Notable events that occurred around January 14th, 1973.

• December 23rd, 1972: NFL: The Immaculate Reception play occurs in a game between the Oakland Raiders and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
• December 23rd, 1972: Over 10,000 are killed when an earthquake hits the Nicaraguan capital of Managua.
• December 23rd, 1972: The survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued.
• December 26th, 1972: Former US President Harry Truman passes away at the age of 88.
• December 29th, 1972: 101 people are killed when Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 crashes in Florida.
• December 30th, 1972: The film "The Way of the Dragon", starring Bruce Lee, is released in movie theaters.
• December 31st, 1972: Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Clemente dies in a plane crash.
• January 5th, 1973: Aerosmith release their first album.
• January 7th, 1973: Serial killer Edmund Kemper murders 18-year-old student Cynthia Ann Schall.
• January 7th, 1973: 23-year-old Mark Essex shoots and kills 9 people at the Howard Johnson's hotel in New Orleans.
• This date: January 14th, 1973
• January 22nd, 1973: Boxing: George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier to become the new heavyweight champion.
• January 22nd, 1973: Former US President Lyndon B. Johnson passes away.
• January 27th, 1973: U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War ends.
• February 5th, 1973: Serial killer Ed Kemper murders Rosalind Heather Thorpe and Alice Helen Liu on the UCSC campus in Santa Cruz, California.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone & birth flower information.

Zodiac & Birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 14th, 1973, will have the star sign Capricorn.
• However, if you are going by the new star sign system that was discovered in 2020, then the sign for this date is actually Sagittarius.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1973 was the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 8.
• Native American Zodiac: January 14th, 1973 falls under the Goose.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
• Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

Photos of 1970s fashion.

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1973.

1974 saw the introduction of cars such as the Ford Mustang (second generation), the Mitsubishi Lancer, the Toyota Starlet, the Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna, the Buick Regal and the Volkswagen Passat.

Were you born on this date?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1973.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories from their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then check out January 14th, 1979 instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on January 14th, 1973 was most likely conceived around April 23rd, 1972.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 14th, 1973 is close to October 7th, 1973.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about January 14th, 1973.

• A total of 17,907 days have passed since this date.
• 2,558 weeks have passed.
• 1,547,164,800 seconds have passed since the January 14th, 1973.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,805,025,600 times.
• Since January 14th, 1973, the earth has travelled approximately 798,337,036,800 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 257,860,800 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 133,056,173 steps. That's about 59,136 miles!
• Since this date, 18,565,978 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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