December 7, 1973

December 7, 1973, was a Friday. It was 50 years, 11 months, and 14 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.

Music charts

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on December 7, 1973:

United States: "Top Of The World" by Carpenters
United Kingdom: "I Love You Love Me Love" by Gary Glitter

The Billboard Hot 100 on December 7, 1973

These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:

Top Of The World - Carpenters
Photograph - Ringo Starr
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
Space Race - Billy Preston
Keep On Truckin' (Part 1) - Eddie Kendricks

Play the top singles from 1973
A Spotify playlist of songs from the year 1973. Take a trip back to the days of Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Deep Purple, the Doobie Brothers and Elton John.

Top movie at the box office

The movie "The Way We Were" was at the top of the box office on December 7, 1973.

Facts

This date occurred 18,612 days ago. Approximately 620 months have passed. It was the 341st day of 1973, in week 49. The decade was the seventies. There were only 24 days left in the year. People who were born on December 7, 1973, are now 50 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. The Earth has experienced 207 seasons of weather since then.

Take me back to December 7, 1973

Let's take a stroll down memory lane.

The date is December 7, 1973, and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. Many people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.

The Christmas season of 1973 has begun. In America, the song "Top Of The World" by Carpenters is at the top of the singles charts, while "I Love You Love Me Love" by Gary Glitter is the number-one song in the UK. Richard Nixon is the President of the United States, and the movie The Way We Were 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", "The Brady Bunch", "All in the Family", and "The Rookies". 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 "Sabrina the Teenage Witch", "The Electric Company", "The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan", and "Yogi's Gang". Children are playing with toys such as Troll doll, Operation, Twister mat, and Shrinky Dinks.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 7, 1973, will have the star sign Sagittarius.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
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: December 7, 1973 falls under the Owl.
Birthstone: A person during the month of December will have the birthstones Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise.
Birth flower (December): The Narcissus and the Holly.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 7, 1973.

Christmas 1973 has begun
The Christmas holiday season of 1973 had just begun. Retailers were starting to play festive music, and decorations were beginning to spring up.
Saturday Night Massacre
The Watergate scandal was still ongoing. On October 20th, 1973, US President Richard Nixon fired one of the lead prosecutors in the case. Furthermore, he forced Attorney General Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William D. Ruckelshaus 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.
Oil crisis
An oil crisis began in October 1973 after OAPEC placed an oil embargo on several countries that had supported Israel during the Yom Kippur War. This led to shortages and long lines at gas stations. Some US states even asked their citizens to avoid putting up Christmas lights.
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.
1973-74 stock market crash
Between January 1973 and December 1974, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost over 45% of its value. The UK stock market fared even worse, with the FT 30 dropping by over 70%.
Hitchhiking is declining
Although hitchhiking is still pretty common, it is beginning to decline due to people's falling trust in strangers, lower air travel prices, an increase in highways, and more affordable cars.
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.
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.
Best soccer players
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.
The Sting
"The Sting" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1973.
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.
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.
John Sirica
John Sirica was named Time Person of the Year in 1973. Sirica was the judge who ordered US President Richard Nixon to hand over the Watergate-related recordings.
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.
Music cassette tapes are becoming popular
Audio cassettes started becoming widespread from about 1972 onward. Although they lacked the sound quality of vinyl records, they were far more convenient and portable.
Color TV surpasses black-and-white
Sales of color TV sets were beginning to surpass sales of the older black-and-white models. By this stage, almost all of the popular daytime networks were broadcasting in color.
Have a nice day!
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.
Wallpaper
Wallpaper was extremely common in people's homes throughout the 1970s and 1980s. It wasn't until the mid-late 1980s that "modernism" started to creep in.
Office workers are using typewriters
Although personal computers began to emerge during the 1970s, typewriters were still the norm for most office workers.
The Volkswagen Beetle
The Volkswagen Beetle was one of the most common cars on the road. Sales of the vehicle increased following the release of the 1968 film The Love Bug (and its subsequent spin-offs).
The Hippie movement
The hippie counterculture reached its peak during the late 1960s and early 1970s. 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.
Lava lamps are all the rage
Sales of lava lamps increased in the late 1960s. It wasn't until the second half of the 1970s that they started to go out of fashion.
The afro hairstyle is at its peak in popularity
The afro hairstyle took off during the 1960s and early 1970s. Public figures such as Angela Davis, Pam Grier, Jimi Hendrix, and the Jackson 5 were among those who sported the style.

Personality traits

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around December 7, 1973.

November 8, 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.
• The animated film "Robin Hood" is released in movie theaters.
November 14, 1973: United Kingdom: Princess Anne marries Captain Mark Phillips.
November 17, 1973: Athens Polytechnic uprising: A massive student demonstration against the Greek military junta ends in violence.
November 25, 1973:
• Albert DeSalvo, the man suspected of being the Boston Stranger, is found stabbed to death in prison.
• Greek military dictator Georgios Papadopoulos is overthrown by hardline elements in the army.
November 26, 1973: Alphabet murders: 11-year-old Michelle Maenza goes missing in Rochester, New York.
November 27, 1973: Gerald Ford becomes the new US Vice President following the resignation of Spiro Agnew for tax fraud.
November 28, 1973: Alphabet murders: The body of missing 11-year-old girl Michelle Maenza is discovered on a rural road in Macedon, New York.
December 5, 1973: The biographical-crime film Serpico, starring Al Pacino, is released in movie theaters.
December 6, 1973: Gerald Ford becomes the Vice President of the United States.
This date: December 7, 1973
December 15, 1973: John Paul Getty III is found alive five months after he was kidnapped by the 'Ndrangheta.
December 17, 1973: 34 people are killed in a Palestinian terrorist attack at the international airport in Rome, Italy.
December 20, 1973: Spanish Prime Minister Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco is assassinated by a car bomb in Madrid.
December 26, 1973: The Exorcist is released.
January 1, 1974: Soccer: Manchester United legend George Best plays his final game for the club.
January 4, 1974: Serial killer Ted Bundy carries out his first known attack on Karen Sparks in Washington, Oregon.

1970s fashion

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

Television shows in December 1973

The following TV shows were popular in December 1973:

Kojak

The Six Million Dollar Man

Barnaby Jones

Last of the Summer Wine

M*A*S*H

The Bob Newhart Show

Ghost Story

The Waltons

Maude

The Rookies

Emergency!

Sanford and Son

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.

Cartoons and children's TV shows in December 1973

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Star Trek: The Animated Series

Bailey's Comets

The Addams Family

Super Friends

Inch High, Private Eye

Speed Buggy

Yogi's Gang

Schoolhouse Rock!

Lassie's Rescue Rangers

The Adventures of Black Beauty

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

Toys in 1973

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Shrinky Dinks

Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle

Baby Alive (doll)

Shrinky Dinks

Magnavox Odyssey

Kenner SSP Racers

Big Jim (action figure)

Uno (card game)

The Rock Flowers dolls

Weebles

VertiBird (toy helicopter)

G.I. Joe Adventure Team

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in December 1973.

Gotcha

Space Race

Pong

Were you born on December 7, 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 December 7, 1979, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 7.

Noam Chomsky

Linguist
Born on December 7, 1928
He turned 45 on this day in 1973.

Rick Rude

Wrestler Deceased
Born on December 7, 1958
He turned 15 on this day in 1973.

Jennifer Syme

Actress Deceased
Born on December 7, 1972
She turned 1 on this day in 1973.

Nicole Appleton

All Saints
Born on December 7, 1974
She was born exactly one year after this date.

John Terry

Soccer player
Born on December 7, 1980
He was born exactly 7 years after this date.

Aaron Carter

Singer Deceased
Born on December 7, 1987
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

US President

Richard Nixon was the President of the United States on December 7, 1973.

UK Prime Minister

Edward Heath was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Liam Cosgrave was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on December 7, 1973 was most likely conceived around March 16, 1973.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 7, 1973 is close to August 30, 1974.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 7, 1973:

18,612 days have passed since this date.
2,658 weeks have passed.
1,608,076,800 seconds have passed since December 7, 1973.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,876,089,600 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 829,767,628,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 268,012,800 times.
You have taken approximately 138,294,605 steps. That's roughly 61,464 miles.
19,296,922 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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Take me back to December 7, 1973

Zodiac

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Saturday Night Massacre

Oil crisis

The kung fu craze

1973-74 stock market crash

Hitchhiking is declining

The US military is withdrawing from the Vietnam War

Who were the best NBA players in 1973?

Best soccer players

The Sting

Roberta Flack - "Killing Me Softly with His Song"

1973 in movies

John Sirica

1973 in music

Music cassette tapes are becoming popular

Color TV surpasses black-and-white

Have a nice day!

Wallpaper

Office workers are using typewriters

The Volkswagen Beetle

The Hippie movement

Lava lamps are all the rage

The afro hairstyle is at its peak in popularity