Historical Events
NBA Record
Boston Celtics captain John Havlicek scores career high 54 points in 134-109 rout of Atlanta Hawks in Game 1 of 1st round Eastern Conference playoffs; hits NBA playoff record 24-of-36 field-goal attempts
Sports History
Despite a final round, 5-3 loss to Montreal, Boston Bruins center Phil Esposito wins his third consecutive NHL scoring title with 130 points from 55 goals and 75 assists in the 78-game season
- Japan allows its citizens to own gold
Music History
John Lennon and Yoko Ono form a new country with no laws or boundaries, called Nutopia, its national anthem is silence
- OPEC increases price of petroleum by 5.7 percent
Famous Birthdays
- Christian Finnegan, American comedian
- Ferdy Vierklau, Dutch soccer left back (2 caps; FC Utrecht; Ajax), born in Bilthoven, Netherlands
Rachel Maddow (51 years old)
American radio and TV personality and political analyst (MSNBC), born in Castro Valley, California
- Stephen Fleming, New Zealand cricket batsman and captain (111 Tests; 9 x 100, HS 274no; 280 ODIs; Canterbury, Yorkshire CCC, Chennai Super Kings) and coach (Chennai Super Kings), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
Famous Deaths
- Arthur Wood, English cricket wicketkeeper (4 Tests, 11 dismissals), dies at 74
- Gus Aiken, American jazz and blues trumpeter (Jenkins Orphanage Band), dies at 70
Died in 1973 1973 Highlights
About April 1, 1973
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 51 years and 26 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Aries
Music Charts
#1 Song: The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
#1 Song: Get Down - Gilbert O'sullivan
