October 17, 1973, was a Wednesday. It was 51 years, 1 month, and 4 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on October 17, 1973:
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The movie "The Cheerleaders" was at the top of the box office on this day.
This date occurred 18,663 days ago. Approximately 622 months have passed. It was the 290th day of 1973, in week 42. The decade was the seventies. People who were born on October 17, 1973, are now 51 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. We have gone through approximately 207 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is October 17, 1973, and it's a Wednesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Libra. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
The summer is long gone. Temperatures have become much cooler, and the evenings are beginning to get darker. There is a fresh, earthy scent in the air, and fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways, and sidewalks. In America, the song "Angie" by The Rolling Stones is at the top of the singles charts, while "Eye Level" by Simon Park Orchestra is the number-one song in the UK.
Richard Nixon is the President of the United States, and the movie The Cheerleaders 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 "Steptoe and Son", "Marcus Welby, M.D.", "Soul Train", and "The Bob Newhart Show".
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 Oskar Schindler would be still alive.
People are playing video games such as "Pong", "Space Race", and "Gotcha". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Captain Kangaroo", "The Banana Splits", "The Brady Bunch", and "Super Friends". Children are playing with toys such as Lite-Brite, VertiBird (toy helicopter), the Rock Flowers dolls, and Shrinky Dinks.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 17, 1973.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around October 17, 1973.
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People in October 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:
Children were playing with the following toys and games:
Popular video games that people were playing in October 1973.
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 of their early childhood.
If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out October 17, 1979, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 17.
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Richard Nixon was the President of the United States on October 17, 1973.
Edward Heath was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Liam Cosgrave was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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