Historical figures in 1973
The atlas holds 87 people and 152 moments here, in 1973. The most recorded lives are Willy Brandt, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Bruce Lee. Among them Writers, Performers and Musicians and Composers.
Notable people
Miguel Ángel Asturias
in 1973
1 moment here
Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright, journalist, and 1967 Nobel laureate. Asturias’s documented life moved between Guatemala, Europe,…
Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1973
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Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 1973
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Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Muhammad Ali
in 1973
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Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…
Muhammadu Buhari
in 1973
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Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…
Nawal El Saadawi
in 1973
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Egyptian physician, psychiatrist, feminist writer, and activist whose life and work challenged patriarchal authority, gender-based violence,…
Néstor Kirchner
in 1973
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Argentine lawyer and Peronist politician. Kirchner was mayor of Río Gallegos, governor of Santa Cruz Province, president of Argentina from 2003 to…
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
in 1973
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Kenyan novelist, playwright, essayist, language advocate, and academic. Ngũgĩ’s life moved from colonial Kenya through education in Uganda and…
Nguyễn Phú Trọng
in 1973
1 moment here
Vietnamese politician and political theorist who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 2011 until his death in 2024, and…
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
in 1973
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South Vietnamese army officer and politician who led South Vietnam as chairman of the National Leadership Committee from 1965 and as president from…
Norodom Sihanouk
in 1973
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Cambodian monarch, politician, and cultural figure who was king (1941–1955; 1993–2004), prime minister, chief of state, and leader in exile.…
Olav V
in 1973
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Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Omar Bongo
in 1973
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Gabonese politician who served as Gabon’s second president from 1967 until his death in 2009.…
Pablo Neruda
in 1973
3 moments here
Chilean poet, diplomat, senator, Communist political figure, and 1971 Nobel laureate. Born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, he lived and…
Pablo Picasso
in 1973
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Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…
Paul Walker
in 1973
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Paul William Walker IV was an American actor best known for playing Brian O'Conner in the Fast & Furious franchise.…
Pearl S. Buck
in 1973
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American writer, humanitarian, and activist whose life was divided between the United States and China before she became an internationally prominent…
Pol Pot
in 1973
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Cambodian communist revolutionary and dictator, born Saloth Sâr. As leader of the Communist Party of Kampuchea and Democratic Kampuchea, he oversaw a…
Pope Francis
in 1973
2 moments here
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…
P. Ramlee
in 1973
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Teuku Zakaria bin Teuku Nyak Puteh, known as P. Ramlee, was a Malaysian actor, singer, composer, and filmmaker.…
Richard Nixon
in 1973
1 moment here
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…
Robin Williams
in 1973
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Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian, born in Chicago and raised in Illinois, Michigan, and California.…
Saddam Hussein
in 1973
1 moment here
Iraqi Ba'athist politician who served as Iraq's president from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003.…
Salvador Allende
in 1973
2 moments here
Chilean physician and socialist politician who served as president of Chile from 3 November 1970 until his death during the 11 September 1973 coup.…
Moments
- 1973 Bulgarian Communist Party plenum Agostinho Neto
- 1973 Presence in Geneva Agostinho Neto
- 1973 Burial at Lake View Cemetery Bruce Lee
- 1973 Death at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Bruce Lee
- 1973 Final meeting at Betty Ting's home Bruce Lee
- 1973 Address to the National Press Club Gough Whitlam
- 1973 Meeting with Mao Zedong Yang Chen-Ning
- 1973 Meeting at the Élysée Palace Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1973 Official visit to London Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1973 Private visit to Rome Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1973 Topkapi Museum stopover Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1973 Arab summit travel in Damascus Anwar Sadat
- 1973 Arab summit travel in Doha Anwar Sadat
- 1973 Arab summit travel in Jeddah Anwar Sadat
- 1973 Death in Marbella Fulgencio Batista
- 1973 Kidnapped from Hotel Grand Palace Kim Dae-jung
- 1973 Commonwealth meeting in Ottawa Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1973 Non-Aligned Movement summit Anwar Sadat
- 1973 Non-Aligned summit Fidel Castro
- 1973 Meeting with Chancellor Kreisky Golda Meir
- 1973 Non-Aligned summit in Algiers Indira Gandhi
- 1973 Death in Bournemouth J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1973 Non-Aligned summit in Algiers Muammar Gaddafi
- 1973 Afro-Asian Writers Conference Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
- 1973 At Isla Negra during the coup Pablo Neruda
- 1973 Death at Clínica Santa María Pablo Neruda
- 1973 Birth in Glendale Paul Walker
- 1973 Final address and death at La Moneda Salvador Allende
- 1973 Non-Aligned Movement summit Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1973 Visit to Chicago Willy Brandt
- 1973 Visit to New York City Willy Brandt
- 1973 UN General Assembly appearance Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1973 Visit to Washington and New York Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1973 Death in Addis Ababa Abebe Bikila
- 1973 Opened the Sydney Opera House Elizabeth II
- 1973 Return visit to New York City Félix Houphouët-Boigny
- 1973 Visit to Los Angeles Félix Houphouët-Boigny
- 1973 Visit to San Francisco Félix Houphouët-Boigny
- 1973 Visit to Iraq and North Vietnam Fidel Castro
- 1973 Official visit to China Gough Whitlam
- 1973 Reception at The Lodge Gough Whitlam
- 1973 Carrera del Recuerdo Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1973 Rudie Lubbers fight Muhammad Ali
- 1973 State visit to Tokyo Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1973 Working visit to Belgrade Muammar Gaddafi
- 1973 Working visit to Paris Muammar Gaddafi
- 1973 Press conference at Disney's Contemporary Resort Richard Nixon
- 1973 Visit to wounded soldiers Umm Kulthum
- 1973 Visit to Strasbourg Willy Brandt
- 1973 Farewell match Garrincha