May 5th, 1973.

On this day.

What happened on May 5th, 1973?

• FA Cup Final 1973: Sunderland defeat Leeds United after a goal from Ian Porterfield helps them secure a 1-0 victory.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on May 5th, 1973.

• United States: Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree - Dawn
• United Kingdom: Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree - Dawn

Take me back to May 5th, 1973!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is May 5th, 1973, and it's a Saturday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Taurus. Currently, people are enjoying their weekend.

The summer of 1973 has finally arrived. The weather has warmed up and the evenings are brighter than usual. The song Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree by Dawn is on top of the singles charts in both the USA and the United Kingdom. Richard Nixon is currently the President of the United States, and the movie Soylent Green 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 Bruce Lee, J. R. R. Tolkien, Gram Parsons and Oskar Schindler would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Gunsmoke", "Columbo", "All in the Family" and "Emergency!". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Pong".

Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", "Sesame Street", "The Electric Company" and "The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as Etch A Sketch, Frisbee, Nerf Balls and Kenner SSP Racers.

News topics, fads & culture.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on May 5th, 1973.

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  Watergate Scandal resignations.

  The Watergate Scandal was ongoing during this period of time as a number of White House staff members resigned. On April 30th, 1973, US President Richard Nixon fired White House Counsel John Dean.

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  The kung fu craze.

  Following the success of the Hong Kong martial arts film "Five Fingers of Death" in March of 1973, multiple kung fu movies went on to reach the top of the US box office that year.

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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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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 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 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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  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, 3 months and 6 days have passed since May 5th, 1973.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 18 of 1973.
• Leap Year: 1973 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on May 5th, 1973 will be 49 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1973 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 105404400.

Around this time.

News stories and other events that happened around May 5th, 1973.

• April 8th, 1973: Spanish painter Pablo Picasso dies at the age of 91.
• April 20th, 1973: American serial killer Edmund Kemper hands himself into authorities.
• April 28th, 1973: Bobby Charlton plays his final game for Manchester United.
• April 28th, 1973: Pink Floyd's record-breaking album "The Dark Side of the Moon" hits #1 on the US Billboard chart.
• April 30th, 1973: Watergate scandal: President Richard Nixon announces that White House Counsel John Dean has been fired and that Attorney General Richard Kleindienst has resigned.
• This date: May 5th, 1973
• May 10th, 1973: The New York Knicks win the 1973 NBA Finals after they defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 4-1.
• May 10th, 1973: NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain plays his final game.
• May 22nd, 1973: Lord Lambton resigns from the British government over a 'call girl' scandal.
• May 30th, 1973: Football: Ajax win the European Cup after defeating Juventus 1-0.

Horoscope, birthstone and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 5th, 1973, will have the star sign Taurus.
• 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 3.
• Native American Zodiac: May 5th, 1973 falls under the Beaver.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
• Birth flower (May): The Lily of the Valley and the Hawthorn.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on May 5th, 1973.

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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 you should check out May 5th, 1979 instead.

Holidays.

National holidays and famous events that fall on the 5th of May.

• Liberation Day (Denmark)
• Children's Day (Japan)

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on May 5th, 1973 was most likely conceived around August 12th, 1972.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 5th, 1973 is close to January 26th, 1974.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about May 5th, 1973.

• A total of 17,995 days have passed since this date.
• 2,570 weeks have passed.
• 1,554,768,000 seconds have passed since the May 5th, 1973.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,813,896,000 times.
• Since May 5th, 1973, the Earth has travelled approximately 802,260,288,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 259,128,000 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 133,710,048 steps. That's about 59,427 miles!
• Since this date, 18,657,216 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!

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