Historical Events
- 78 drown as flash flood sweeps a bus into a river (India)
- All women board of directors takes control of ABA's Kentucky Colonels
- Shoelace Park in the Bronx named
- Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Czech Jan Kodeš beats Alex Metreveli of Russia 6-1, 9-8, 6-3 for his 3rd Grand Slam singles success
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Billie Jean King beats Chris Evert 6-0, 7-5 for her 10th career Grand Slam singles title
Famous Birthdays
- Kārlis Skrastiņš, Latvian ice hockey player, born in Riga, Latvia (d. 2011)
- Matt Mantei, American baseball player, born in Tampa, Florida
- Natsuki Takaya, Japanese manga-ka, born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Troy Garity, American actor, born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Deaths
Max Horkheimer (1895-1973)
German philosopher and sociologist (Dialectic of Enlightenment, Eclipse of Reason), dies at 78
- Veronica Lake [Constance Ockleman], American actress (Sullivan's Travels, I Married a Witch), dies from hepatitis and acute kidney injury at 50
Died in 1973 1973 Highlights
About July 7, 1973
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 50 years, 9 months and 23 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Cancer
Music Charts
#1 Song: Will It Go Round In Circles - Billy Preston
#1 Song: Skweeze Me Pleeze Me - Slade
