January 17, 1973, was a Wednesday. It was 51 years, 10 months, and 4 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on January 17, 1973:
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The movie "The Poseidon Adventure" was at the top of the box office on this day.
This date occurred 18,936 days ago. Approximately 631 months have passed. It was the 17th day of 1973, in week 03. The decade was the seventies. People who were born on January 17, 1973, are now 51 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. We have gone through approximately 210 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is January 17, 1973, and it's a Wednesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Capricorn. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
The holiday season of 1972 seems like a distant memory. New year's resolutions are already being abandoned, and many are eagerly awaiting their first paycheck after Christmas In America, the song "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon is at the top of the singles charts, while "Long Haired Lover From Liverpool" by Little Jimmy Osmond is the number-one song in the UK. Richard Nixon is the President of the United States, and the movie The Poseidon Adventure is at the top of the box office.
Edward Heath is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Here's Lucy", "The Main Chance", "Upstairs, Downstairs", and "M*A*S*H". 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 still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Pong".
Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Captain Kangaroo", "JOT the Dot", "The Banana Splits", and "Sabrina the Teenage Witch". Children are playing with toys such as Crissy (doll), Frisbee, Nerf Balls, and Big Jim (action figure).
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People in January 1973 were watching the following TV series:
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.
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
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If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1973.
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Richard Nixon was the President of the United States on January 17, 1973.
Edward Heath was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Jack Lynch was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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