March 23rd, 1973, fell on a Friday. It was day 82 of 1973. The decade was the 1970s.
47 years, 8 months and 10 days have passed since March 23rd, 1973.
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on March 23rd, 1973:
United States: Love Train - O'Jays
United Kingdom: Cum On Feel The Noize - Slade
Take Me Back!
The date is March 23rd, 1973 and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aries. Currently, people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.
Spring has started to creep in and the evenings are beginning to get longer. In America, the song Love Train by O'Jays is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Cum On Feel The Noize by Slade is the number one hit song.
Richard Nixon is currently the President of the United States and Edward Heath is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 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. People are watching popular TV shows such as "Gunsmoke", "All in the Family", "McMillan & Wife" and "Barnaby Jones".
Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Pong". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Underdog", "JOT the Dot", "The Pink Panther Show" and "All in the Family". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as "Clackers", "Crissy (doll)", "Uno (card game)" and "Magnavox Odyssey".
News Topics, Fads & Culture
Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on March 23rd, 1973.
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.
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.
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.
Roberta Flack - "Killing Me Softly with His Song"
"Killing Me Softly with His Song" by Roberta Flack would go on to win a Grammy for 1973's Song of the Year.
The Sting
"The Sting" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1973.
1973-74 stock market crash.
Between the 11th of January, 1973 and the 6th of 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.
Basic Facts
Basic facts and information about this date:
47 years, 8 months and 10 days have passed since March 23rd, 1973.
Week Number: This date occurred during Week 12 of 1973.
Leap Year: 1973 was NOT a leap year.
Age: Anyone born on March 23rd, 1973, will be 47 years of age.
People born in 1973 belong to the "Generation X" generation.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 101689200.
Around This Time...
Notable events that occurred around March 23rd, 1973:
February 21st, 1973: 108 people are killed when Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 is shot down by an Israeli fighter plane.
March 1st, 1973: Pink Floyd release their album The Dark Side of the Moon.
March 8th, 1973: The Northern Ireland sovereignty referendum takes place. It is largely boycotted by the nationalist community.
National holidays and famous events that fall on the 23rd of March:
Pakistan Day
US President
Who was the US President on March 23rd, 1973?
Richard Nixon was the President of the United States.
UK Prime Minister
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on March 23rd, 1973?
Edward Heath was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Irish Taoiseach
Who was the Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland on this date?
Liam Cosgrave was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
Conception Dates
Interesting facts about conception dates.
A baby that was born on March 23rd, 1973 was probably conceived around the 13th of June, 1972. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on March 23rd, 1973 is the 31st of December, 1973. (Rough Estimate).
Video Games
Popular video games that you might have been playing around this time.
Pong - Table tennis game.
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Videos
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Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about March 23rd, 1973.
17,421 days have passed since this date.
1,505,178,000 seconds have passed since the March 23rd, 1973.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,756,041,000 times.
Since March 23rd, 1973, earth has travelled approximately 776,671,848,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 250,863,000 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 129,445,308 steps. That's about 57,531 miles!
Since this date, 18,062,136 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
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