1973: what happened around the world

In 1973, 161 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Yom Kippur War, 1973 Chilean coup d'état and Paris Peace Accords among the best known. 84 more were already under way, such as Cultural Revolution and Iranian Revolution. 168 things were founded or built that year, from Turks and Caicos Islands and Sydney Opera House.

161events began
84already under way
168founded or built
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Accidents and fires63

+23 less-known, on the globe.

Wars, battles and sieges45

+5 less-known, on the globe.

Revolts, massacres and attacks38

Disasters8

Treaties, councils and politics6

Expeditions1

Already under way in 197384

Came to an end in 19737

Founded or built in 1973168

+138 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1973

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began Women's SuffrageA map filling in, one country at a time, 1893-2012 DecolonisationHow a third of the world stopped belonging to somebody else, 1945–1990 Nuclear detonationsEvery recorded nuclear test, 1945–1998

Nearby years

1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 All of the 20th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →