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Events of 1973

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Undated

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Births

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April - June

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Deaths

January - March

April - June

July - September

October - December

Unknown Dates

External Links

From Coronation Street Wiki

Events

• 29th October - Ken Barlow marries Janet Reid

See also

• Coronation Street in 1973
• Category:1973 episodes

From TARDIS Index File, the free Doctor Who reference.

Events

History of the Doctor Who Universe

May

• 14 - the first American space station, Skylab, is launched. The Doctor claimed to have had involvement in its construction. (DW: Tooth and Claw)

Depending upon one's view of the UNIT dating controversy, it may have been the Third Doctor who participated in this.

December

• 12 - Madeline Burton dies in Paris from a drug overdose, the Revolution Man cult (also known as 'The Second Coming of Ed Hill') collapsed without her influence. (EDA: Revolution Man)

• Jo Grant plays Aladdin, Mike Yates plays Widow Twankey, and the Doctor plays the villain in the UNIT staff Christmas panto. (NA: No Future, Timewyrm: Revelation)

Unknown dates

• A film version of "The Three Musketeers" is released. Genetic material from its principal stars, Michael York, Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain, and Frank Finlay, will be used to create Reprises of D'Artaganan, Athos, Aramis, and Porthos in Europa in the far future. (MA: Managra)

• An archaeological expedition led by Aubrey Prior strips the tomb of Nephthys in Egypt. They tell the workers that it will be rebuilt in the British Museum. (MA: The Sands of Time)

• In a possible alternate future or parallel timeline, various incarnations of the Doctor along with various companions, experience time-slipping between this year, 1993 and 2013 as the result of a ploy by The Rani. (DW: Dimensions in Time)

Real World

January

• 06 - DW: The Three Doctors Episode 2 is first broadcast.
• 13 - DW: The Three Doctors Episode 3 is first broadcast.
• 19 - Max Adrian, who played King Priam in DW: The Myth Makers, dies in Wilford.
• 20 - DW: The Three Doctors Episode 4 is first broadcast. Final television appearance of William Hartnell. This episode ends the Doctor's exile on Earth and marks the beginning of the end of the UNIT era of the series, although UNIT would continue to play a role for several more seasons.
• 27 - DW: Carnival of Monsters Episode 1 is first broadcast. Ian Marter, later to play companion Harry Sullivan and also write several acclaimed novelisations for Target Books, makes his first appearance on Doctor Who.

February

• 03 - DW: Carnival of Monsters Episode 2 is first broadcast.
• 10 - DW: Carnival of Monsters Episode 3 is first broadcast.
• 17 - DW: Carnival of Monsters Episode 4 is first broadcast.
• 24 - DW: Frontier in Space Episode 1 is first broadcast.

March

• 03 - DW: Frontier in Space Episode 2 is first broadcast.
• 10 - DW: Frontier in Space Episode 3 is first broadcast.
• 17 - DW: Frontier in Space Episode 4 is first broadcast.
• 24 - DW: Frontier in Space Episode 5 is first broadcast.
• 31 - DW: Frontier in Space Episode 6 is first broadcast. Final appearance of Roger Delgado as the Master, and final appearance of the Master until DW: The Deadly Assassin.

April

• 07 - DW: Planet of the Daleks Episode 1 is first broadcast.
• 14 - DW: Planet of the Daleks Episode 2 is first broadcast.
• 21 - DW: Planet of the Daleks Episode 3 is first broadcast.
• 28 - DW: Planet of the Daleks Episode 4 is first broadcast.

May

• 02 - Target Books, an imprint of W.H. Allen, reissues the 1960s novelisations DWN: Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks by David Whitaker, DWN: Doctor Who and the Crusaders, also by Whitaker, and DWN: Doctor Who and the Zarbi by Bill Strutton. The Daleks novel is retitled Doctor Who and the Daleks and retains this title in all further editions. These books (all adapting First Doctor stories) were the first of 156 such novelisations the imprint would publish between up to 1994, covering all but a half-dozen televised stories, along with several radio and audio dramas. Target's later parent company, Virgin Publishing, would continue to publish original fiction set in the Doctor Who universe until the end of its Bernice Summerfield line ended its association with the franchise in 1999, but with BBC Books holding the licence to publish original Doctor Who fiction from 1997, the publication of original novels would continue uninterrupted into 2009 and beyond.
• 05 - DW: Planet of the Daleks Episode 5 is first broadcast.
• 12 - DW: Planet of the Daleks Episode 6 is first broadcast.
• 19 - DW: The Green Death Episode 1 is first broadcast.
• 26 - DW: The Green Death Episode 2 is first broadcast.

June

• 02 - DW: The Green Death Episode 3 is first broadcast.
• 09 - DW: The Green Death Episode 4 is first broadcast.
• 16 - DW: The Green Death Episode 5 is first broadcast.
• 18 - Roger Delgado is killed in an automobile accident outside Neveshir, Turkey. In later interviews (for Myth Makers and others), Jon Pertwee would cite Delgado's death as a contributing factor, along with the departure of Barry Letts as producer, in his decision to leave the series in 1974.
• 23 - DW: The Green Death Episode 6 is first broadcast, ending the 10th season. Katy Manning leaves the series after this episode. Final use of the series logo introduced in 1970 until the 1996 TV movie.

July

• 30 - Guy Middleton, who played Colonel Attwood in DW: The Highlanders dies.

August

• 05 - Paul Kasey, who has played numerous monsters in the revived series of Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures, is born in Chatham, Kent.
• TV Action publishes its final issue, ending its Doctor Who comic strip.

September

• 01 - After several years in another publication, the Doctor Who comic strip resumes in TV Comic.
• Doctor Who Annual 1974 published.

November

• 23 - Tenth anniversary of the first broadcast of Doctor Who.

December

• 03 - Sylvester McCoy makes one of his first TV appearances playing a robot in an episode of Roberts Robots.
• 15 - DW: The Time Warrior Episode 1 is first broadcast, launching Season 11. A diamond-shaped series logo is introduced - arguably the franchise's most recognizable branding - along with an early version of the Bernard Lodge-designed "tunnel" opening sequence that would become closely associated with the Tom Baker era. Elisabeth Sladen makes her series debut as Sarah Jane Smith, and the Sontarans are unveiled. This serial will also reveal the name of the Doctor's planet, Gallifrey.
  • Doctor Who is featured on the cover of the Radio Times. This is the last time the series would be so featured for the next 10 years.
• 22 - DW: The Time Warrior Episode 2 is first broadcast.
• 29 - DW: The Time Warrior Episode 3 is first broadcast.

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• Peter Bathurst, who played Hensell in DW: The Power of the Daleks and Chinn in DW: The Claws of Axos, dies.
• The Wookey Hole cave system, near Wells, England, opens as a tourist attraction after more than a century of exploration. In 1975 the caves are used as the filming location for DW: Revenge of the Cybermen.

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Releases

February

• TOS comic #17: The Cosmic Cavemen, by Len Wein

May

• TOS comic #18: The Hijacked Planet

July

• TOS comic #19: The Haunted Asteroid

August

• TOS novelization anthology: Star Trek 9, by James Blish

September

• TOS comic #20: A World Gone Mad

November

• TOS comic #21: The Mummies of Heitus VII

Connections

• 1973 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• 1973 productions article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• 1973 page at the Complete Starfleet Library
• 1973 article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

From DC Database

Creators

The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1973:

Chris Sotomayor · Dylan Teague · Geoff Johns · Marc Deering · Tony Avina

Titles

The following comic titles debuted with a 1973 cover date:

Black Magic Vol 1 · Four-Star Battle Tales Vol 1 · Johnny Thunder Vol 1 · Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 1 · Plop Vol 1 · Prez Vol 1 · Secret Origins Vol 1 · Shadow Vol 1 · Strange Sports Stories Vol 1 · Superman (one-shots) Vol 1 · Trigger Twins Vol 1

The following Comic titles were last published with a 1973 cover date:

DC 100-Page Super Spectacular Vol 1 · Four-Star Battle Tales Vol 1 · From Beyond the Unknown Vol 1 · Johnny Thunder Vol 1 · Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 1 · Strange Adventures Vol 1 · Trigger Twins Vol 1 · Wanted Vol 1

The following One Shots were published with a 1973 cover date:

Amazing World of Superman Vol 1 1

Characters

The following characters debuted with a 1973 cover date:

Abigail Arcane (New Earth) · Adam Orion (Pre-Zero Hour) · Anton Arcane (New Earth) · Bull Bantam (Earth-AD) · Charles Melvin (New Earth) · Cranius (New Earth) · David Grahm (Earth-One) · Drake Burroughs (Pre-Zero Hour) · Flower (Earth-AD) · Gregori Arcane (New Earth) · Hans Hendrickson (Earth-X) · Kathleen Sutton (New Earth) · Klarion Bleak (New Earth) · Prez Rickard (Earth-Prez) · Renzi (Earth-AD) · Shilo Norman (New Earth) · Spirit (Earth-AD) · Steven (Earth-AD) · Steven Lombard (Earth-One) · Sultin (Earth-AD) · Susan Linden I (New Earth) · Teekl (New Earth) · Tuftan (Earth-AD) · Tyr (Pre-Zero Hour) · Val Kaliban (New Earth)

Teams

The following teams debuted with a 1973 cover date:

Freedom Fighters

Chronology

The following events were published by DC Comics in the year 1973. This does not necessarily indicate that these storylines took place in the year 1973. The passage of time in the DC Universe is nebulous and subject to change and interpretation. Events from historical time periods are indexed under their corresponding years.

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From Muppet Wiki

Television & Movies

• Sesame Street Season 5 begins airing on PBS, November 10
• Julie on Sesame Street on ABC, November 23
• The Julie Andrews Hour appearance with Thog, Rowlf and Flower-Eating Monster
• Movin' with Nancy: Nice 'n' Easy, a planned televised version of Nancy Sinatra's Las Vegas act, is filmed

International Television

• First Sesame Street co-production Sesamstrasse begins airing in Germany on NDR, January 8

Books

• The Sesame Street 1, 2, 3 Storybook
• The Perils of Penelope

Albums

• Sesame Street LIVE!

Muppet Character Debuts

The Julie Andrews Hour: Flower-Eating Monster

Sesame Street: Biff, Sully, Don Music, Fred the Wonder Horse, Buster the Horse (as a minor character)

From Grand Theft Wiki

Events concerning the Grand Theft Auto series in 1973

Game World

GTA 2 Era

• Sunbeam is born on May 12, in Stockholm, Sweden.

GTA IV Era

• Gerald McReary is born.
• Dwayne Forge is born.
• Roy Zito is born in Liberty City.

From the eWrestling Encyclopedia.

This article contains information on e-wrestling events that happened in 1973.

Notable 1973 births

Notable 1973 deaths

1973 handler births/deaths

See also

• Help:Year articles - Information on editing and adding information to year articles.

An Ice Hockey Wiki article.

These events occured in 1973 in the world of hockey:

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From Marvel Database

All Comics for 1973 Without Month Designations

Amazing Spider-Man Annual Vol 1 9	Avengers Vol 1 107	Avengers Vol 1 108	Avengers Vol 1 109
Avengers Vol 1 110	Conan the Barbarian Annual Vol 1 1	FOOM Vol 1 1

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From Wookieepedia, the Star Wars wiki.

American Graffiti is released.

A list of events in 1973 related to Star Wars.

• Rebecca Jackson Mendoza is born.

August

• 11 - American Graffiti released.
• 19 - Ahmed Best is born.
• 19 - Nina Fallon is born.
• 24 - Grey DeLisle is born.