October 20th, 1973.

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on October 20th, 1973.

• U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus are fired by President Richard Nixon after they refuse to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on October 20th, 1973.

• United States: Angie - The Rolling Stones
• United Kingdom: Eye Level - Simon Park Orchestra

Take me back to October 20th, 1973!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is October 20th, 1973, and it's a Saturday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Libra. Currently, people are enjoying their weekend.

The summer is long gone. Temperatures have started to become much cooler and the evenings are beginning to get darker. Fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways and sidewalks and there's a fresh earthy scent in the ear. Halloween of 1973 is quickly approaching.

In America, the song Angie by The Rolling Stones is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Eye Level by Simon Park Orchestra is the number one hit song. Richard Nixon is currently the President of the United States, and the movie The Cheerleaders 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.

"The Way We Were", starring Barbra Streisand, is being shown in movie theaters at the moment. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Oskar Schindler would be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Adam-12", "The Odd Couple", "The Partridge Family" and "The Rookies".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Pong", "Space Race" and "Gotcha". Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "The Pink Panther Show", "Yogi's Gang", "Star Trek: The Animated Series" and "Bailey's Comets". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of Operation, Clackers, Uno (card game) and Baby Alive (doll).

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on October 20th, 1973.

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  Saturday Night Massacre.

  The Watergate Scandal was ongoing during this period of time. On October 20th, 1973, US President Richard Nixon fired one of the lead prosecutors in the case. Furthermore, Attorney General Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William D. Ruckelshaus were both forced by Nixon to resign after they refused to fire the prosecutor themselves. Following the Saturday Night Massacre, pressure began to mount for the impeachment of the president.

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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, 5 months and 3 days have passed since October 20th, 1973.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 42 of 1973.
• Leap Year: 1973 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on October 20th, 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 119919600.

Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to October 20th, 1973.

• September 20th, 1973: American singer Jim Croce is killed in a plane crash.
• September 20th, 1973: Battle of the Sexes: 90 million people tune in to watch female tennis player Billie Jean King defeating Bobby Riggs at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas.
• September 28th, 1973: The ITT building in New York is bombed by a left-wing militant organization due to the company's involvement in the 1973 Pinochet coup in Chile.
• October 6th, 1973: Soccer: Liam Brady makes his debut for Arsenal.
• October 6th, 1973: The Yom Kippur War begins when a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria launches a surprise attack on Israel.
• October 9th, 1973: Elvis and Priscilla Presley are divorced.
• October 10th, 1973: Spiro T. Agnew resigns as the Vice President of the United States and pleads "No Contest" to one felony charge of tax fraud.
• October 15th, 1973: Soccer: Brian Clough and Peter Taylor resign from Derby County.
• This date: October 20th, 1973
• October 24th, 1973: The first episode of Kojak is aired.
• October 31st, 1973: Three Provisional IRA prisoners escape Mountjoy Prison in Dublin by helicopter.
• November 8th, 1973: John Paul Getty III's kidnappers mail his severed ear to a newspaper in a bid to convince his oil tycoon grandfather to pay a ransom.
• November 14th, 1973: United Kingdom: Princess Anne marries Captain Mark Phillips.
• November 17th, 1973: Athens Polytechnic uprising: A massive student demonstration against the Greek military junta ends in violence.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 20th, 1973, will have the star sign Libra.
• Zodiac Element: Air.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1973 was the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 5.
• Native American Zodiac: October 20th, 1973 falls under the Raven.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
• Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

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.

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Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on October 20th, 1973 was most likely conceived around January 27th, 1973.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 20th, 1973 is close to July 13th, 1974.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about October 20th, 1973.

• A total of 18,051 days have passed since this date.
• 2,578 weeks have passed.
• 1,559,610,000 seconds have passed since the October 20th, 1973.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,819,545,000 times.
• Since October 20th, 1973, the Earth has travelled approximately 804,758,760,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 259,935,000 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 134,126,460 steps. That's about 59,612 miles!
• Since this date, 18,715,320 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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