1973 Dixie 500, Race report
Fourteen lead changes were exchanged among six drivers (Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, Bobby Isaac, Cale Yarborough, Donnie Allison, and David Pearson). Six cautions lasted 47 laps and the average speed of the race was 130.211 miles per hour or 209.554 kilometres per hour. Thirty-thousand people would see a racing grid of 39 American drivers and one Canadian driver (Vic Parsons). Richard Petty would win the pole position with a speed of 157.163 miles per hour or 252.929 kilometres per hour.


1973 Dixie 500, Race report, Qualifying
Failed to qualify: Phil Finney (#80), Richard D. Brown (#44)


1973 Dixie 500, Finishing order
* Driver failed to finish race † signifies that the driver is known to be deceased


1973 Down District Council election
Elections to Down District Council were held on 30 May 1973 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 20 councillors.


1973 Down District Council election, Districts results, Area A
1973: 4 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Vanguard


1973 Down District Council election, Districts results, Area B
1973: 3 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent


1973 Drexel Dragons football team
The 1973 Drexel Dragons football team represented Drexel University during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Sterling Brown was the team's head coach.


1973 Duke Blue Devils football team
The 1973 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season.


1973 Dundee Corporation election
An election to the Dundee Corporation was held on 1 May 1973, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 13 of the corporation's 36 seats were up for election.


1973 Dundee Corporation election
The election saw Labour manage to hold on to its slim majority over the Progressives on the corporation, with 18 of the council's 36 seats. No seats changed hands, with the Progressives remaining on 17, and 1 Independent. Two Labour Councillors, William Millar and ex-Baillie John Stewart in Lochee and Douglas wards respectively, were deselected by Labour as candidates and ran as independents instead. Neither were re-elected.


1973 Dundee East by-election
There was a by-election for Dundee East, in Scotland, on 1 March 1973. It was one of three UK parliamentary by-elections held on that day. It was caused by the appointment of George Thomson as a European commissioner. George Machin retained the seat for Labour, but only narrowly. There was a strong showing by the Scottish National Party, which prefigured their serious breakthrough at the Govan by-election later in the year, and the two general elections of 1974.


1973 Dundee East by-election, Background
Thomson had represented the seat since winning it in a a by-election in 1952. Since the seat's creation in 1950 it had returned Labour members, and until the 1970 general election Labour's majorities over the second placed Conservative candidates had ranged from a low of 3,805 votes in 1951 to a high of 8,126 at the 1952 by-election. However in 1970 the Labour vote share fell below 50% for the first time and Thomson's majority over the second-placed Conservative candidate Allan Stewart was 2,798 votes, the lowest yet seen in the seat. At the same contest the SNP, who had previously only contested the seat at the 1952 by-election, had come third with 8.9% of the votes.


1973 Dundee East by-election, Background
Dundee's Lord Provost William Fitzgerald was chosen as the Conservative candidate by the Dundee Conservative and Unionist Association from a short leet of six. During the campaign Fitzgerald pledged action to try to prevent the loss of 70 jobs at the local Robb Caledon shipyard.


1973 Dundee East by-election, Background
The contest was viewed as three way fight, although the Conservatives and Labour claimed it was a contest between their candidates. Fitzgerald's election was considered possible if his party's vote held and the SNP gained from Labour. However, SNP canvassers reportedly thought they could win enough votes to repeat their surprise victory at Hamilton in 1967. The Liberal candidate Nathaniel Gordon also hoped he could pull off a shock result, but this was widely doubted. Nonetheless, Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe came to Dundee to campaign for Gordon. There was some speculation that the Labour vote may be hurt by the fact that Machin was from Sheffield and an English candidate in a Scottish seat had angered some local Labour supporters.


1973 Dundee East by-election, Aftermath
While Labour were reported to be relieved to hold the seat, it was noted that the result showed the SNP were still an electoral force. Machin's victory speech was reportedly disrupted by 'the angry shouts of Scottish Nationalist supporters' and he faced 'chants of "Go back to Yorkshire" and "Go home, Englishman". An editorial in The Glasgow Herald attributed part of the SNP's success to the issue of oil and opined that had a Public Accounts Committee report which was critical of some aspects of the Conservative Government's handling of oil policy been published earlier, the SNP might have won the seat.


1973 Dundee East by-election, Aftermath
Ultimately, Machin's success was short lived as Wilson built on his performance and captured the seat in the February general election the following year. He would hold it until 1987.


1973 Dungannon District Council election
Elections to Dungannon District Council were held on 30 May 1973 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 20 councillors.


1973 Dungannon District Council election, Districts results, Area A
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Unity


1973 Dungannon District Council election, Districts results, Area B
1973: 2 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Republican, 1 x UUP


1973 Dungannon District Council election, Districts results, Area D
1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Unity


1973 Durban strikes
The 1973 Durban strikes, also commonly referred to as the Durban Moment were a series of labour disputes and worker-led demonstrations held in Durban in 1973. Underpaid, black African workers across various sectors deliberately withheld their labour in an attempt to demand higher wages and better working conditions. Beginning on 9 January 1973, mass strikes broke out in Durban and continued for three months until the end of March. The strikes involved roughly 60 000 black African workers and impacted more than 100 firms. The highest number of strikes occurred on the outskirts of Durban in textile, metal and chemical plants. Although the number of strikes declined after March, 100 000 black African and Indian workers were reported to have taken some form of industrial action by the end of 1973.


1973 Durban strikes
The 1973 Durban strikes were seen as a form of "mass civil disobedience" as it was illegal for black Africans, under the Native Labour (Settlement of Disputes) Act, 1953 to strike in South Africa during this time. The 1973 Durban strikes were significant as they contributed to the formation of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in 1985 and the growth of South Africa's anti-apartheid trade union movement.


1973 Durban strikes, Background, Wages and Working Conditions (early 1970s)
In 1970, approximately 80 percent of jobs within South Africa's private sector paid black African workers below the poverty datum line which was set at R18 per week in Durban. This, combined with rising inflationary pressures, made it difficult for black African workers to earn a subsistence income. The common consensus amongst state officials, employers and the National Development and Management Fund (NDMF) was that black African workers needed to increase productivity before they could be granted higher wages.


1973 Durban strikes, Background, South Africa's Industrial Relations System (early 1970s)
Unlike Whites, Coloureds and Indians which were governed by the Industrial Conciliation Act, 1956, South Africa's industrial relations system did not legally recognise black African workers as 'employees' in the early 1970s. The 1953 Native Labour (Settlement of Disputes) Act prevented black African workers from joining registered trade unions (including mixed race unions). Without access to the same legal mechanisms given to Whites, Coloureds and Indians, black African workers had limited opportunities to engage in collective bargaining with their employers. Instead of trade unions, black African workers were restricted to plant-based works committees supervised by the Central Native Labour Board.


1973 Durban strikes, Background, South Africa's Industrial Relations System (early 1970s)
Works committees were designed to pass on workplace grievances expressed by African workers to employers or Native Labour Officers. Marais Viljoen, the Minister of Labour, announced in parliament that the establishment and effectiveness of works committees would result in black African workers losing interest in trade unions. By January 1973, Durban reportedly had only two plant-based works committees. The Native Labour (Settlement of Disputes) Act also made it illegal for black African workers to strike. Consequences for doing so involved arrest, imprisonment and the risk of black African migrant workers being deported to the reserves.


1973 Durban strikes, Strikes (January - March 1973), January
Coronation Tile and Brick, a brickworks company, was the first to be affected by the strikes. At 3am on 9 January 1973, black African migrant workers at the Number One plant were woken up by a group of colleagues and told to meet at a local sports field instead of going to work. Black African workers from the surrounding depots were informed by word-of-mouth and persuaded to join. 1500 black African workers marched to the sports field, carrying sticks and chanting: "Man is dead but his spirit still lives" in Zulu.


1973 Durban strikes, Strikes (January - March 1973), January
The strikes, most of whom were earning R8.97 per week, demanded to be paid R20, just slightly above the poverty datum line which was set at R18 per week in Durban. Continuing for two days, it was reported that strikers reluctantly returned to work after Goodwill Zwelethini, the Zulu king, delivered a speech urging them to do so and promising to negotiate on their behalf. On 18 January, management responded by increasing pay to R11.50 per week.


1973 Durban strikes, Strikes (January - March 1973), January
Immediately thereafter, on 10 January, 70 black African workers at A.J. Keeler, a transport company, stopped working for 45 minutes and demanded a R2 wage increase. This was rejected by management on the grounds that workers were already receiving above the legal minimum wage.


1973 Durban strikes, Strikes (January - March 1973), January
Following this, on 11 January, T.W. Becket & Co was the next company to be affected by the strikes. 150 black African workers stopped working in demand for a R3 per week wage increase. The company refused and threatened to fire those who continued striking, enlisting the police and the Department of Labour for additional support. Despite management's threats, 100 workers refused to return to work and continued striking. It wasn't until management's offer to take back workers without any change in pay was rejected on 25 January that the company agreed to the R3 wage increase.


1973 Durban strikes, Strikes (January - March 1973), January
The strikes hit six companies within the first week of January. The main companies to be affected were those in the marine and transports sectors. By the end of January, the number of companies affected by the strikes totalled 29. Out of these, the Frame Group, which owned multiple textile factories across Durban, experienced the largest strikes. Beginning on Thursday, 25 January workers at the Frametex factory in New Germany (who were allegedly being paid between R5 and R9 per week) went on strike in demand for R20 per week.


1973 Durban strikes, Strikes (January - March 1973), January
The following day, the strike spread to four other textile mills owned by the Frame Group. The strike continued for a couple of days and involved between 6000 and 7000 black African and Indian workers. Strikers returned to work after management agreed to increase pay by R1.75 and R3 per week. By the end of January, every textile factory belonging to the Frame Group in Natal had been affected by the strikes, bringing production to a complete standstill.


1973 Durban strikes, Strikes (January - March 1973), February
On 5 February, 3000 black African municipal workers, including street cleaners and refuse collectors, went on strike and demanded wage increases of up to R10 per week, bringing Durban's essential services to a halt. The next day, the number of strikers increased to 13 000. Management responded by offering to increase pay from R13 to R15 per week. This was rejected by workers. The strike grew as black African workers from other factories and areas of Natal, such as Pietermaritzburg and Port Shepstone, joined municipal workers. 30 000 people allegedly took part in the strike. Black African municipal workers returned to work on 8 February.


1973 Durban strikes, Strikes (January - March 1973), March
Although sporadic strikes by black African workers occurred during March, the strike wave reportedly died down after the end of February. The initial strikes of 1973 were fairly small. Despite this, they had a ripple effect and were described by the Institute of Education (IIE) as a "series of spontaneous actions by workers, which spread by imitation." Most of the strikes were of short duration, with less than half of them continuing for more than two days. By the end of March, approximately 60 000 black African workers had taken part in the strikes, affecting more than 146 firms.


1973 Durban strikes, Responses and Reactions, Response from Employers
There were mixed responses from employers. Some companies sought immediate settlement in order to appease strikers, whilst others resisted. Some employers increased wage levels before workers took action in order to prevent similar outbreaks. Companies affected by the strikes were told to contact the Department of Labour and the police (in the case of violence) by the Durban Chamber of Commerce. Employers were advised by the Department of Labour not to bargain with strikers, to avoid responding to requests until they returned to work, and to deny compensation for time not spent at work. Most of the strike-affected companies responded by increasing wages. Although many companies threatened to fire workers, this was seldom the case. A lack of communication between workers and employers was viewed as one of the main causes of the strikes amongst employers.


1973 Durban strikes, Responses and Reactions, Response from Police
The police were present throughout the duration of the strikes. However, they rarely intervened and were reportedly told to use only minimum force when required. For the most part, strikers were described as "generally good-natured" and non-violent. Despite it being illegal for black Africans to strike under the 1973 Native Labour (Settlement of Disputes) Act, only 353 arrests were made by the end of 1973. It is noted amongst scholars that if police had intervened, matters would have escalated and become dangerous. Employers and members of parliament insisted that "agitators" were responsible for causing the strikes.


1973 Durban strikes, Responses and Reactions, Response from Police
Marais Viljoen, the Minister of Labour, blamed the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS), the Black Workers' Project (BWP) and the Trade Union Council of South Africa for the labour disputes and made reference to how agitators were planning on taking down the State. Despite this, police claimed there to be "no evidence of an organisation behind the strikes."


1973 Durban strikes, Responses and Reactions, Public and Media Response
The 1973 Durban strikes sparked widespread media attention. A number of local and state media reports, including those released by Rapport and SABC, were sympathetic towards black African workers and held employers responsible for low wage levels. On 30 January 1973, the Johannesburg Star published an article which stated, "If labour peace is to be restored...employers will have to take the initiative and raise pay at least to a survival level, and R5 a week is not that." Philip Frame, the owner of the Frame Group, received considerable media backlash during the time of the strikes, as did the Minister of Labour who was criticised by the press for blaming agitators for the cause of the strikes.


1973 Durban strikes, Legacy and Aftermath, Immediate Aftermath
In 1973, Minister of Labour, Marais Viljoen, amended the Native Labour (Settlement of Disputes) Act, 1953 to the Bantu Labour (Settlement of Disputes) Act. The changes made it legal for black African workers to strike for the first time in three decades. Recognition of black trade unions, on the other hand, remained "out of the question."


1973 Durban strikes, Legacy and Aftermath, Immediate Aftermath
After the strikes, many companies and state officials pushed for the expansion of plant-based 'works committees' and 'liaison committees' to enhance communication between employers and workers and improve shop-floor governance. With liaison committees, half of the members could be elected by employers. These alleged improvements were largely frowned upon by black African workers and labour activists as they were seen as an attempt to restrict the unionisation of black African workers and to maintain employer control.


1973 Durban strikes, Legacy and Aftermath, Union Activity
The strike wave of 1973 resulted in a dramatic resurgence of union activity in South Africa as black African workers joined newly established, unauthorised unions. Five black unions, with approximately 11 000 members, were reported in 1975. These unions operated with plant-based works committees and successfully managed to get shop-stewards onto liaison committees which, in turn, made it harder for employers to ignore the interests of black African workers.


1973 Durban strikes, Legacy and Aftermath, Union Activity
These unions joined together to form the Federation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU), and the Council of Unions of South Africa (CUSA) in 1979. Later, in 1985, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU) was established. On 1 May 1979, amendments were made to the Labour Relations Act, otherwise known as the Wiehahn Commission. The Wiehahn Commission made it possible for black trade unions to receive limited State recognition. The 1973 Durban strikes are widely cited by academics as a turning point in South Africa's industrial relations system as it gave rise to the black trade union movement.


1973 Dutch Grand Prix
The 1973 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on July 29, 1973. It was race 10 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. Zandvoort returned to the Formula One calendar following a year's absence for extensive safety upgrades to the race track including new asphalt, new barriers and a new race control tower.


1973 Dutch Grand Prix
Jackie Stewart won the race, this Grand Prix being fourth of five wins for Stewart during the 1973 Formula One season, and he became the most successful Formula One driver of all time with his 26th Grand Prix victory, surpassing Jim Clark's record of 25 victories. Stewart's friend and future world champion James Hunt scored his first podium finish.


1973 Dutch Grand Prix
Driver Roger Williamson was killed in the race; this was the first of two driver fatalities in the 1973 season. François Cevert, who took the podium in second place at this race, would later perish during practice for the 1973 United States Grand Prix.


1973 Dutch Grand Prix, Death of Roger Williamson
On the eighth lap of the race through the high speed esses near the Tunnel Oost (East Tunnel) right-hand corner, a suspected tyre failure caused Williamson's car to pitch into the barriers at high speed, and be catapulted 300 yards (275 m) across the track, eventually coming to rest upside down against the barriers on the other side. The petrol tank had ignited whilst being scraped along the track, and the car caught fire. Williamson had not been seriously injured by the impact, but was trapped in the car. The race was not stopped and continued with a local yellow at the scene, a fact which would become significant over the next few minutes.


1973 Dutch Grand Prix, Death of Roger Williamson
Fellow driver David Purley, who witnessed Williamson's impact, almost immediately pulled his car over on the opposite side of the track, then ran across the live racetrack to assist him. Williamson was heard shouting to Purley to get him out of the car as Purley tried in vain to turn the car upright. There appeared to have been ample time to right the car and pull Williamson out, but as desperately as he tried, Purley was unable to do it by himself, and the marshals, who were not wearing flame retardant overalls, were unable to help due to the intense heat.


1973 Dutch Grand Prix, Death of Roger Williamson
Race control assumed that it was Purley's car that had crashed and that the driver had escaped unharmed. Many drivers who saw Purley waving them down to stop later claimed that they assumed Purley to be trying to put a fire out from his own car, having safely exited it, and thus did not know that a second driver had been involved. As a result, the race continued at full pace while Purley desperately tried to save the life of Williamson.


1973 Dutch Grand Prix, Death of Roger Williamson
There was only a single fire extinguisher in the area, and it was not enough to put out the fire. With the car still burning upside-down, the situation became hopeless, and the distraught Purley was led away by a marshal. As can be seen in the race footage, some spectators breached the safety fences in order to assist Williamson, but were likewise unable to get close to the upturned car due to the heat.


1973 Dutch Grand Prix, Death of Roger Williamson
With the race still on, it took some eight minutes for a fire truck to completely travel around the circuit with the flow of race traffic. By the time the car was eventually righted, and the fire extinguished, Williamson had died of asphyxiation. A blanket was thrown over the burnt-out wreck with Williamson still inside, and the race carried on.


1973 Dutch Grand Prix, Death of Roger Williamson
Purley was awarded the George Medal for his brave actions in trying to save his fellow sportsman. Williamson's remains were later cremated and his ashes transferred to an undisclosed location.


1973 Dutch Grand Prix, Death of Roger Williamson
In an otherwise uneventful race, Jackie Stewart won his 26th career Grand Prix and broke Jim Clark's 5-year-old record of the most career Grand Prix victories.


1973 Dutch Open (tennis)
The 1973 Dutch Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament staged in Hilversum, Netherlands. The men's event was part of the Grand Prix circuit and categorized in Group C. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was held from 16 July to 23 July 1973. It was the 17th edition of the tournament. Tom Okker and Betty Stöve won the singles titles.


1973 Dutch Open (tennis), Finals, Men's Singles
Tom Okker defeated  Andrés Gimeno 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3


1973 Dutch Open (tennis), Finals, Men's Doubles
Iván Molina /  Allan Stone defeated  Andrés Gimeno /  Antonio Muñoz 4–6, 7–6, 6–4


1973 Dutch Open (tennis), Finals, Women's Doubles
Betty Stöve /  Helga Masthoff defeated  Trudy Walhof /  Brigitte Cuypers 6–2, 7–6


1973 Dutch Open (tennis), Finals, Mixed Doubles
Tine Zwaan /  Geoff Masters defeated  Betty Stöve /  Geoff Masters 6–1, 6–4


1973 Dwars door België
The 1973 Dwars door België was the 28th edition of the Dwars door Vlaanderen cycle race and was held on 25 March 1973. The race started and finished in Waregem. The race was won by Roger Loysch.


1973 Dyfed County Council election
The first election to Dyfed County Council was held in April 1973. It was followed by the 1977 election. The vast majority of the councillors elected had been members of one of the three previous county authorities which were merged to create Dyfed, namely Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, and Pembrokeshire.


1973 Dyfed County Council election, Overview, Cardiganshire
There were fifteen wards in Cardiganshire. Eight of these were won by Liberal candidates even though the parliamentary constituency was held by Labour since 1966.


1973 Dyfed County Council election, Overview, Carmarthenshire
The first elections, in line with the traditional pattern of local government in west Wales, resulted in an Independent majority. These Independents were, by and large, genuinely unattached to any political grouping. Of the political parties, Labour comfortably had the largest number of seats but were to be consistently outvoted by the Independents.


1973 Dyfed County Council election, Overview, Carmarthenshire
In the urban part of Carmarthenshire the contests were, in the main, between Labour candidates and one other opponent. In the rural areas, however, several Independent members of the former Carmarthenshire County Council, including aldermen, fought each other. In several cases, once these initial contests had taken place, the Independent councillor was returned unopposed.


1973 Dyfed County Council election, Overview, Carmarthenshire
The most significant contest, which attracted press coverage, was at Llangadog (Llandeilo No. 6 Ward) where the President of Plaid Cymru, Gwynfor Evans, a member of Carmarthenshire Council since 1949 was defeated by an Independent. The results for Plaid Cymru were disappointing and their one success in Carmarthen Rural No. 7 (the Whitland area) was partly caused by the non-Plaid vote being split between two Independent candidates.


1973 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
The 1973 E3 Harelbeke was the 16th edition of the E3 Harelbeke cycle race and was held on 24 March 1973. The race started and finished in Harelbeke. The race was won by Willy In 't Ven.


1973 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 1973 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 12th tournament in league history. It was played between March 6 and March 10, 1973. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the 'final four' games were played at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. By reaching the championship game both, Cornell and Boston College received invitations to participate in the 1973 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


1973 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The tournament featured three rounds of play, all of which were single-elimination. The top eight teams, based on winning percentage, qualified to participate in the tournament. In the quarterfinals the first seed and eighth seed, the second seed and seventh seed, the third seed and sixth seed and the fourth seed and fifth seed played against one another. In the semifinals, the highest seed plays the lowest remaining seed while the two remaining teams play with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers advancing to the third place game.


1973 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Conference Standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pct. = Winning Percentage; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


1973 East Carolina Pirates football team
The 1973 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Sonny Randle, the team compiled a 9–2 record.


1973 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
The 1973 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.


1973 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team
The 1973 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach Dan Boisture, the Hurons compiled a 6–4 record and outscored their opponents, 265 to 190. The team's victories included games against Louisiana Tech (21–19), Youngstown State (42–2), and Weber State (44–7).


1973 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team
In February 1974, coach Boisture left Eastern Michigan to coach the Detroit Wheels in the World Football League. The Wheels shared Rynearson Stadium with the Hurons during the 1974 season, compiled a 1–13 record, and folded before the season had ended.


1973 Edinburgh Corporation election
An Election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 1 May 1973, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 26 were up for election. Labour, despite needing only 1 gain to take control of the council, failed to do so, preventing them from a historic win.


1973 Edinburgh Corporation election
Following the election, with two by-elections pending, Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 34 Labour councillors, 21 Conservatives, and 7 Liberals, with 5 others.


1973 Edinburgh Corporation election
By this point only a small rump Progressive party remained on the council, with the bulk of Progressive councillors having joined the Conservatives. A small number, such as Mrs Catherine Filsell (a former Progressive leader), had joined Labour.


1973 Edinburgh North by-election
A by-election for the House of Commons of the UK Parliament took place in Edinburgh North on 8 November 1973. Alexander Fletcher retained the seat for the Conservatives, after his predecessor became Duke of Buccleuch.


1973 Edinburgh North by-election
One of four UK parliamentary by-elections taking place that day, and one of two in Scotland; it was overshadowed in the media by the surprise SNP victory in Glasgow Govan.


1973 Edinburgh North by-election
Prior to the by-election, an opinion poll for The Glasgow Herald had predicted that the Conservatives would hold the seat with Labour in second place.


1973 Edinburgh North by-election, Reaction
In the aftermath of his victory, the winning Conservative candidate, Alex Fletcher, said that he considered the result to be "a tremendous vote of confidence in the Government from the people of Edinburgh." Labour's candidate, Robert Cairns, said his campaign had "under-estimated the solidarity of the Tory vote" and that some Labour voters had switched to the SNP. William Wolfe said he was "very pleased" that the SNP had established a stronghold in a constituency it had not previously contested. For the Liberal, Ronald Guild described the result as "a sad day for Scotland" and stated his belief that it meant that the Kilbrandon Report was "as good as buried".


1973 Edinburgh North by-election, Reaction
An editorial in the following day's The Glasgow Herald said that the by-election results in Govan and Edinburgh "were the worst ever for the Labour Party in Scotland." It argued that in addition to the loss of what was considered a safe seat in Govan, "the failure of Labour to improve on their position in North Edinburgh" was significant given the perceived "unpopularity of the Government over prices." It noted that while Labour had lost out to the SNP the Conservatives in Edinburgh had kept the SNP and the Liberals "in also-ran spots."


1973 Emperor's Cup, Overview
It was contested by 26 teams, and Mitsubishi Motors won the championship.


1973 Emperor's Cup Final
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1973 Emperor's Cup Final
1973 Emperor's Cup Final was the 53rd final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1974. Mitsubishi Motors won the championship.


1973 Emperor's Cup Final, Overview
Mitsubishi Motors won their 2nd title, by defeating defending champion Hitachi 2–1.


1973 England rugby union tour of Fiji and New Zealand
The 1973 England rugby union tour of Fiji and New Zealand was a series of matches played by the England national rugby union team in Fiji and New Zealand in August and September 1973. England played five games, including a test match against the New Zealand national rugby union team and a match against the Fiji national rugby union team for which England did not award full international caps. England beat Fiji by only a single point and lost all three matches against New Zealand provincial teams but completed the tour with their first win against New Zealand since 1936.


1973 England rugby union tour of Fiji and New Zealand
This tour was hastily organised when a planned tour of Argentina was cancelled due to terrorist threats against the players. A squad of 25 was selected, all but three capped, and nine of whom (six in the pack) had played in the match against the All Blacks at Twickenham nine months previously, in January 1973. David Duckham and Stack Stevens had been, with John Pullin, on the 1971 Lions tour.


1973 English Greyhound Derby
The 1973 Spillers Greyhound Derby took place in June, with the final being held on 23 June 1973 at White City Stadium. The winning greyhood was Patricias Hope and the winning owners Gordon Marks, B Marks and John O'Connor received £12,500. The competition was sponsored by the Spillers.


1973 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Distances
½, neck, neck, 4¼, Dis (lengths)The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.


1973 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
A new sponsor was secured for the Derby in the form of Spillers Foods, famous for the Winalot brand and they would offer record prize money. The total fund was £22,000, with £12,500 going to the winner with the race being broadcast live and in colour by World of Sport.


1973 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Peoples favourite Patricias Hope returned from stud duties (where he had covered some 36 bitches) in an attempt to become only the second greyhound to successfully defend the title after Mick the Miller. John O'Connor from Cork had taken over Brian Stanley's share of the white and fawn dog and would train him for the duration of the competition. The event attracted 151 entries with the market leaders including Ramdeen Stuart, Irish entry Westpark Mustard, Oaks champion Miss Ross, Northern based Pit Lamp and Priory Hill, Grand National winner Killone Flash, Pall Mall Stakes champion Forest Noble, Juvenile winner Black Banjo and Edinburgh Cup and Circuit winner Say Little.


1973 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
There were 26 qualifying trials to reduce the entries to just 48 starters. In the qualifying rounds Dunmore Spring Cup winner Suburban Gent recorded the fastest time of 28.80 but suffered an injury in the first round and would take no further part. Of the market leaders Patricias Hope went fastest in the first round heats with only Ramdeen Stuart, Black Banjo and Say Little surviving to round two. The second round draw threw up a very strong heat which ended with Say Little holding off Patricias Hope with Ramdeen Stuart going out. The first semi-final was secured by Forest Noble from Softly and Say Little in a very competitive race. The second semi saw Breakaway Town take a short head victory from Black Banjo, third place went to Patricias Hope keeping his dream alive.


1973 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
In the final Say Little had been well-backed at 50-1 ante-post in his home village of Hill Ridware near Uttoxeter, was sent off 6-4 favourite. Both Say Little and Patricias Hope started well missing crowding at the first bend. Patricias Hope gained a lead before Softly showed good back straight pace to pass Say Little. The pair remained behind Patricias Hope and Forest Noble began to make a move, but Patricias Hope held on in a thrilling finish to win by a half a length in 28.68sec, four hounds finished within 10 spots of each other.


1973 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Patricias Hope had emulated Mick the Miller's achievement of 1930 becoming only the second greyhound to win the English Greyhound Derby twice.


1973 English National Badminton Championships
The 1973 English National Badminton Championships were held in Redbridge Sports Centre, London, from 8-9 December, 1972. The men's singles defending champion Derek Talbot fell ill during the event and subsequently withdrew.


1973 English cricket season
The 1973 English cricket season was the 74th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. Hampshire win the championship and Kent dominated the limited overs tournaments.


1973 English cricket season, Test series
1973 saw New Zealand and West Indies tour England. Whilst beating New Zealand 2-0 in the three match series, England went down 2-0 to the West Indies, losing the final test by an innings and 226 runs.


1973 Equatorial Guinean constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Equatorial Guinea on 29 July 1973. The new constitution would make the country a one-party state with the newly formed United National Workers' Party as the sole legal party. The officially reported results indicated that the change was approved by 99% of voters.


1973 Equatorial Guinean legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in Equatorial Guinea on 16 December 1973. The new constitution approved in a referendum the same year provided for a 60-seat People's National Assembly. The United National Workers' Party (PUNT) was the sole legal party at the time, as the 1973 constitution had made the country a one-party state. The PUNT presented a single list of 60 candidates for the 60 seats, which was approved by voters.


1973 Erewash District Council election
Elections to Erewash District Council were held on 10 May 1973 as part of nationwide local elections. The new district was formed by the merger of the Borough of Ilkeston, the Long Eaton urban district and the parishes of Breadsall, Breaston, Dale Abbey, Draycott and Church Wilne, Hopwell, Little Eaton, Morley, Ockbrook, Risley, Sandiacre, Stanley, Stanton by Dale and West Hallam from the South East Derbyshire Rural District. The new council became a shadow authority before taking over from the existing local authorities on 1 April 1974. The election saw the Labour Party gain control of the Council. Erewash District Council was granted Borough Status in 1975 and from thereon became known as Erewash Borough Council.


1973 Estonian SSR Football Championship
The 1979 Estonian SSR Football Championship was won by Narva Kreenholm.


1973 Ethiopian general election
General elections were held in Ethiopia between 23 June and 7 July 1973, to elect all 250 members of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Ethiopian parliament (the upper house, the Senate, consisted of 125 senators appointed by the Emperor). These were the last elections to be held under imperial rule in Ethiopia. The elections were called after the parliament elected in 1969 was dissolved. Prior to the dissolution of the old parliament, the Emperor Haile Selassie had put forward a proposal for land reform, including a new system of land taxation.


1973 Ethiopian general election
Since no political parties were allowed per the 1955 constitution, only independent candidates contested the polls. All Ethiopian citizens aged 21 years and above were eligible to vote. In total the number of registered voters numbered around 7.3 million. Some 4,234,000 registered voters took part in the polls. The highest voter turnout (around 66%) was noted amongst the younger generation, aged 25 to 35.


1973 Ethiopian general election
Each electoral district, covering a population of around 200,000, was represented by two deputies. Towns with a population of above 30,000 had an additional deputy and then yet another deputy for every additional 50,000 inhabitants.


1973 Ethiopian general election
1,500 candidates stood in the elections. Candidates had to the Ethiopians by birth, at least 25 years old and registered as residents in the constituency they contested. A candidate also needed to own real property worth E$ 1,000 and personal property of E$ 2,000. 60% of the deputies elected were newcomers to the parliament, as many incumbent deputies either chose not to contest or had been defeated in the polls. Overall, there was a trend of pro-land reform incumbents being defeated and anti-land reform candidates getting elected.


1973 Ethiopian general election
After the elections, Endelkachew Makonnen became Prime Minister of the country. The deputies were elected for a four-year term, which was interrupted by the overthrow of the imperial regime in 1974.


1973 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup
The 1973 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup was the fifth and last unofficial edition of Europe's premier field hockey club competition. It took place in Frankfurt as a group stage, which was won once again by SC 1880 Frankfurt.


1973 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The 1973 European Amateur Boxing Championships  were held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia from 1 to 9 June. The 20th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 148 fighters from 22 countries participating.


1973 European Amateur Team Championship
The 1973 European Amateur Team Championship took place 28 June – 1 July at Penina Golf & Resort in Portimão, Algarve, Portugal. It was the eighth men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.


1973 European Amateur Team Championship
The tournament was played at the resort's 18-hole Championship Course, originally called The Penina, founded by John Stilwell and designed by Sir Henry Cotton. The course was set up with par 35 over the first nine holes and par 38 on the second nine, finishing with two par 5 holes.


1973 European Amateur Team Championship
All participating teams played one qualification round of stroke-play with six players, counted the five best scores for each team.


1973 European Amateur Team Championship
The eight best teams formed flight A, in knock-out match-play over the next three days. The teams were seeded based on their positions after the stroke play. The first placed team were drawn to play the quarter final against the eight placed team, the second against the seventh, the third against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth. In each match between two nation teams, two 18-hole foursome games and five 18-hole single games were played. Teams were allowed to use six players during the team matches, selecting four of them in the morning foursome matches and five players in to the afternoon single matches.


1973 European Amateur Team Championship
The six teams placed 9–14 in the qualification stroke-play formed Flight B and the four teams placed 15–18 formed Flight C, to play similar knock-out play to decide their final positions.


1973 European Amateur Team Championship
The whether was warm and sunny during the whole tournament.


1973 European Amateur Team Championship
Defending champions England won the gold medal, earning their fourth title, beating, just as at the previous event, Scotland in the final, this time with 4–3. Team Sweden, earned the bronze on third place, after beating  Spain 4–3 in the bronze match.


1973 European Amateur Team Championship
Individual leaders in the opening 18-hole stroke-play qualifying competition was John Davies, England, Yves Hofstetter, Switzerland and Willie Milne, Scotland, tied first, each with a score of 2-under-par 71. There was no official award for the lowest individual scores.


1973 European Amateur Team Championship, Teams
18 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players.


1973 European Amateur Team Championship, Results
* Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the better non-counting score.


1973 European Amateur Team Championship, Results
Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual scores.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships
The 4th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held between 10 and 11 March 1973 in Rotterdam, Netherlands at the Ahoy arena.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships
The track used for the championships was 170 metres long.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event  at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 10 and 11 March in Rotterdam.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres
The men's 3000 metres event  at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 10 and 11 March in Rotterdam.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 4 × 340 metres relay
The men's 4 × 340 metres relay event at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 10 March in Rotterdam. Each athlete ran two laps of the 170 metres track.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 4 × 680 metres relay
The men's 4 × 680 metres relay event at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 March in Rotterdam. Each athlete ran four laps of the 170 metres track.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event  at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 10 and 11 March in Rotterdam.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres
The men's 60 metres event  at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 10 March in Rotterdam.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles
The men's 60 metres hurdles event  at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 March in Rotterdam.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event  at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 10 and 11 March in Rotterdam.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's high jump
The men's high jump event  at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 March in Rotterdam.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's long jump
The men's long jump event  at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 10 March in Rotterdam.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault event  at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 10 March in Rotterdam.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put
The men's shot put event  at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 March in Rotterdam.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump event  at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 10 March in Rotterdam.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres event  at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 March in Rotterdam. There were only three participants.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 170 metres relay
The women's 4 × 170 metres relay event at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 10 March in Rotterdam. Each athlete ran one lap of the 170 metres track.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 340 metres relay
The women's 4 × 340 metres relay event at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 March in Rotterdam. Each athlete ran two laps of the 170 metres track.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres event  at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 10 and 11 March in Rotterdam.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres
The women's 60 metres event  at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 March in Rotterdam.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles
The women's 60 metres hurdles event  at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 10 March in Rotterdam.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
First 4 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres event  at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 10 and 11 March in Rotterdam.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's high jump
The women's high jump event  at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 March in Rotterdam.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's long jump
The men's long jump event  at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 10 March in Rotterdam.


1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's shot put
The women's shot put event  at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 10 March in Rotterdam.


1973 European Athletics Junior Championships
The 1973 European Athletics Junior Championships was the second edition of the biennial athletics competition for European athletes aged under twenty. It was held in Duisburg, West Germany between 24 and 26 August.


1973 European Baseball Championship
The 1973 European Baseball Championship was held in the Netherlands and was won by the Netherlands for the third time in a row. Italy finished as runner-up.


1973 European Cup (athletics)
The 1973 European Cup was the 4th edition of the European Cup of athletics.


1973 European Cup Final
The 1973 European Cup Final was a football match held at the Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, on 30 May 1973, in which Ajax of the Netherlands defeated Juventus of Italy 1–0. A goal from Johnny Rep four minutes into the match was enough for Ajax to claim their third consecutive European Cup. This victory meant that Ajax had earned the privilege of keeping the trophy permanently. Juventus, however, got revenge 23 years later beating Ajax in the 1996 final in Rome.


1973 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
The 1973 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was the final football match of the 1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 13th European Cup Winners' Cup final. It was contested between Milan of Italy and Leeds United of England, and was held at Kaftanzoglio Stadium in Thessaloniki, Greece. Milan won the match 1–0 thanks to a goal by Luciano Chiarugi.


1973 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
The Greek crowd at the final reacted to perceived bias towards Milan by referee Christos Michas by throwing missiles during the victors' lap of honour, but despite protests, the result was not overturned. UEFA later banned Michas for life due to match fixing, although his role in this match was not investigated.


1973 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
Leeds, who perceived referee Christos Michas to have made a number of unfair decisions, attempted to gain a replay but UEFA denied the request. In recent times Richard Corbett, an MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber, petitioned UEFA for a revocation of the Milan title.


1973 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1973 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior-level international competition held in Cologne, West Germany from February 6 to 11, 1973. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU member nations competed for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


1973 European Formula Two Championship
The 1973 European Formula Two season was contested over 17 rounds. STP March Racing Team driver Jean-Pierre Jarier clinched the championship title.


1973 European Formula Two Championship, Calendar
Race 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15 and 17 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.


1973 European Formula Two Championship, Calendar
Race 3, 5, 9 and 12 were held with two semi-final heats and the final run, with time only shown for the final.


1973 European Formula Two Championship, Calendar
Race 3, 4, 5 and 15 were won by graded drivers, all graded drivers are shown in Italics


1973 European Formula Two Championship, Final point standings, Driver
For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. All scores from basic events counts: Race No. 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16 and 17. Also the first four starts (not scores) in the complementary races counts: Race No. 1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 15. But only the first result in any country of the complementary races counts. Three drivers had a point deduction, which are given in ().


1973 European Formula Two Championship, Final point standings, Driver
Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.


1973 European Formula Two Championship, Final point standings, Driver
Race 6 and 15 not all points were awarded (not enough finishers).


1973 European Formula Two Championship, Final point standings, Driver
Vittorio Brambilla had nine points deducted for his win at Austria, because this was his fifth start in a complementary race. He had also raced in race No. 1, 5, 8 and 10.


1973 European Formula Two Championship, Final point standings, Driver
Bill Gubelmann had two points deducted for his fifth place at Karlskoga, because this was his second start in a complementary race in Sweden. He had also raced in race No. 6.


1973 European Formula Two Championship, Final point standings, Driver
Tom Pryce had nine points deducted for his win at Norisring, because this was his second start in a complementary race in Germany. He had also raced in race No. 8.


1973 European Judo Championships
The 1973 European Judo Championships were the 22nd edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Madrid, Spain on 13 May 1973. Championships were subdivided into six individual competitions, and a separate team competition.


1973 European Junior Badminton Championships
The 1973 European Junior Badminton Championships was the third edition of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the month of April. Danish players won both the singles disciplines and mixed doubles while England won Girls' doubles, and Sweden won Boys' doubles title.


1973 European Karate Championships
The 1975 European Karate Championships, the 8th edition, was held  in Valencia, Spain from May 5 to 7, 1973.


1973 European Rowing Championships
The 1973 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held at the regatta course on the Krylatskoye Rowing Canal in Moscow, Soviet Union. The competition was the first use of the venue. There were seven competitions for men and five for women. World Rowing Championships were held, up until 1974, at four-year intervals, and the European Rowing Championships were open to nations outside of Europe and had become to be regarded as quasi-world championships. From 1974 the world championships changed to an annual schedule, and the European Rowing Championships were discontinued. It was only in 2006 that the International Rowing Federation (FISA) decided to re-establish the European Rowing Championships, with the 2007 event the first regatta after the hiatus.


1973 European Rowing Championships
Women competed in Moscow from 23 to 26 August. Their event overlapped with the 1973 Summer Universiade that was also held in the city. Twenty nations nominated women to the competition, but only 18 nations had their women compete with a total of 53 boats (W1x: 14 boats; W2x: 11 boats; W4x+: 10 boats; W4+: 10 boats; W8+: 8 boats). At the time, there was an expectation that rowing for women would be included in the 1976 Olympic programme, and it was expected that women would compete at the 1974 World Rowing Championships. For that reason, East Germany had decided to put forward younger rowers so that they would have become experienced by 1976. Women competed over a distance of 1000 meters.


1973 European Rowing Championships
Men competed from 29 August to 2 September, and 29 countries representing 4 continents nominated 109 boats. Men competed over a distance of 2000 metres.


1973 European Running Target Championships
The 1973 European Running Target Championships was the 3rd edition of the running target competition, European Running Target Championships, organised by the International Shooting Sport Federation.


1973 European Super Cup
The 1973 European Super Cup was played between 1972–73 European Cup winners Ajax and 1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup winners Milan, with Ajax winning 6–1 on aggregate, making it the worst defeat for an Italian team in an UEFA competition final. Unlike future Super Cup matches, the 1973 edition took place at the start of the following calendar year rather than the start of the following season.


1973 European Tour
The 1973 European Tour was a series of golf tournaments that comprised the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) tournament circuit. It is officially recognised as the second season of the PGA European Tour.


1973 European Tour
Historically, the PGA's Order of Merit only included tournaments in Great Britain and Ireland, but in 1970 events in continental Europe were included for the first time. The circuit and organisation evolved further over the following years, adopting the name PGA European Golf Tour in 1979.


1973 European Tour
The Order of Merit was won by England's Peter Oosterhuis.


1973 European Tour, Schedule
The table below shows the 1973 European Tour schedule which was made up of 21 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and some non-counting tournaments that later became known as "Approved Special Events". The schedule included the major national opens around Europe, with other tournaments mostly held in England, Scotland and Wales.


1973 European Tour, Schedule
There were three changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Portuguese Open and the Scandinavian Enterprise Open, and the loss of the John Player Trophy.


1973 European Tour, Order of Merit
The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Order of Merit". It was based on a points system, which meant that some players could finish lower than others despite accumulating more prize money.


1973 European Weightlifting Championships
The 1973 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Madrid, Spain from June 10 to June 18, 1973. This was the 52nd edition of the event. There were 130 men in action from 23 nations.


1973 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 9th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in London.


1973 FA Charity Shield
The 1973 FA Charity Shield was contested between Burnley and Manchester City in a fixture that took place at Maine Road. For the third consecutive year, neither the reigning Division One champions (Liverpool) nor the reigning FA Cup holders (Sunderland) chose to compete; instead, Burnley, the reigning Second Division champions, were invited to play Manchester City, the reigning holders of the Shield


1973 FA Charity Shield
Burnley won the match 1–0 thanks to a goal from defender Colin Waldron.


1973 FA Cup Final
The 1973 FA Cup Final was the 92nd final of the FA Cup. It took place on 5 May 1973 at Wembley Stadium and was contested between Leeds United, the previous season's winners and one of the dominant teams in English football at the time, and Sunderland, then playing in the Second Division.


1973 FA Cup Final
In one of the biggest shocks in the history of the competition, Sunderland won 1–0 to become the first Second Division side to lift the Cup since West Bromwich Albion in 1931. It remains Sunderland's only major trophy since World War II. Sunderland's team were the only FA Cup winners of the 20th century not to field any full internationals, although some of their players were capped later.


1973 FA Cup Final, Road to Wembley
Leeds UnitedHome teams listed first. Round 3: Norwich City 1–1 Leeds United


1973 FA Cup Final, Road to Wembley
SunderlandHome teams listed first. Round 3: Notts County 1–1 Sunderland


1973 FA Cup Final, Match summary
Sunderland established their tactics immediately from the kick-off and refused to be intimidated by their more illustrious opponents, tackling fiercely and defiantly with an unremitting determination. Leeds looked anxious, lacking their usual composure. The match itself was decided by two crucial moments that would be talked about for years to come.


1973 FA Cup Final, Match summary
After 32 minutes Sunderland took the lead when Vic Halom chested down a corner from Billy Hughes. Assisted by Dave Watson between two defenders, the deflected high ball was controlled by Ian Porterfield who shot home from 12 yards. Leeds, shocked, battled back with predictable determination. Sunderland’s goalkeeper Jimmy Montgomery was outstanding, defying Leeds with a string of fine saves and preserving his team’s lead.


1973 FA Cup Final, Match summary
The turning point of the match came midway through the second half. Montgomery dived to palm away a close range header from Trevor Cherry. It fell into the path of Lorimer who blasted goalward from 10 yards but Montgomery managed to divert the ball on to the underside of the bar and Malone scrambled the ball clear. The save has been compared with that made by England’s Gordon Banks in the 1970 FIFA World Cup match against Brazil.


1973 FA Cup Final, Match summary
The North East team survived more pressure from Leeds to secure a notable upset.


1973 FA Cup Final, Match summary
The 1973 showpiece is the last FA Cup final to be played with an orange ball.


1973 FA Cup Final, Match summary
Sunderland's FA Cup record, "Sunderland All the Way", was recorded by comedian Bobby Knoxall.


1973 FA Trophy Final
The 1973 FA Trophy Final was a football match between Scarborough and Wigan Athletic on 28 April 1973 at the Wembley Stadium, London. It was the final match of the 1972–73 FA Trophy, the fourth season of the FA Trophy, The Football Association's cup competition for non-league clubs in the English football league system. Both teams were making their first appearance in the final and it was the first in the competition's history to not feature a team from the Southern League. The match was won 2–1 by Scarborough after extra time.


1973 FAMAS Awards
The 21st Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1973 for the Outstanding Achievements for the year 1972.


1973 FAMAS Awards
Kill the Pushers of JE Productions won the most coveted FAMAS Award for Best Picture award. It was also the first time that the academy gave two best actress award to Vilma Santos for Dama de Noche and Boots Anson Roa for Tatay na si Erap. The FAMAS was rocked by a terrible scandal, because a tie was unheard of, the public dissented the vote. Therefore, for the next years, the FAMAS invited film critics to be members of its nominating and awarding committee.


1973 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
The 1973 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1973 European Championship for Cadets) was the second edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Summonte and Angri, in Italy, hosted the tournament. The Soviet Union won their first title.


1973 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, Preliminary round
The sixteen teams were allocated in two groups of eight teams each.


1973 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
The 1973 FIBA Intercontinental Cup William Jones was the 7th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup for men's basketball clubs. It took place at Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo. From the FIBA European Champions Cup participated Ignis Varese and Jugoplastika, from the South American Club Championship participated Sírio and Vaqueros de Bayamón, and from the NABL participated the Lexington Marathon Oilers.


1973 FIBA Korać Cup
The 1973 FIBA Korać Cup was the second edition of FIBA's competition, running from 9 January to 27 March 1973. It was contested by 12 teams, four more than in the previous edition.


1973 FIBA Korać Cup
Birra Forst Cantù defeated Maes Pils in the final to become the competition's first Italian champion.


1973 FIBA Korać Cup, Round of 12
The round of 12 were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record.


1973 FIM Motocross World Championship
The 1973 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 17th F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season.


1973 FIM Motocross World Championship, Summary, 500cc championship
Roger De Coster won his third consecutive 500cc world championship for Suzuki ahead of West German rider, Willy Bauer. The championship wasn't decided until the final race in the Netherlands, when Bauer suffered a mechanical breakdown, losing the championship to De Coster by two points. Kawasaki joined the world championships with Brad Lackey in the 500cc class and Torleif Hansen in the 250cc class.


1973 FIM Motocross World Championship, Summary, 500cc championship
Suzuki's defense of the 500cc world championship was dealt a setback when, the FIM announced a new motorcycle minimum weight limit of 209 pounds just before the start of the season. European motorcycle manufacturers competing in the championship complained to the FIM that Suzuki was spending millions of dollars to build lightweight motorcycles that the smaller European manufacturers found impossible to compete with. Suzuki had already developed and built their race bikes so, there was no time to build new bikes. As a result, Suzuki resorted to adding ballast to the bikes.


1973 FIM Motocross World Championship, Summary, 500cc championship
Unfortunately, these alterations threw the bikes out of balance and caused them to lose traction. To make matters worse, Maico and Yamaha had developed new rear suspensions with longer travel which helped transfer power to the rear wheel over rough terrain. The Suzuki management felt they were being unjustly treated by the FIM and were slow to react to developments by the other manufacturers.


1973 FIM Motocross World Championship, Summary, 500cc championship
Most of the Western European riders boycotted the Austrian 500cc round due to heavy snow on the track. As the season got underway, Yamaha's new "monoshock" rear suspension began to make an impact with Christer Hammargren winning a moto and Jaak van Velthoven taking the overall win at the Finnish Grand Prix. De Coster won both motos of the Italian Grand Prix but, Bauer came back with a hard fought victory in Czechoslovakia, relegating De Coster to second place in both motos and took the lead in the championship points tally.


1973 FIM Motocross World Championship, Summary, 500cc championship
Bauer then took control of the championship by winning 5 out of the next 6 motos. Suzuki management's frustration at their perceived unfair treatment led to a lapse in support and, Suzuki team riders De Coster and Sylvain Geboers then took matters into their own hands by modifying their motorcycle's frames and developed new rear suspensions.


1973 FIM Motocross World Championship, Summary, 500cc championship
Going into the final race of the season at Sint Anthonis, Holland, Bauer was still holding the points lead but, the Suzukis were showing improvement. The Sint Anthonis track was composed of deep sand which robbed engines of power and increased fuel consumption. A Suzuki engineer calculated that their bike's gas tanks did not have sufficient capacity to finish the race. De Coster then took one of their tanks and drove two and a half hours to have the tank modified to increase its volume. He then drove back in time for the race. Despite having little sleep, De Coster scored two fourth-place finishes while Bauer suffered a mechanical failure handing De Coster his third consecutive 500cc world championship.


1973 FIM Motocross World Championship, Summary, 250cc championship
Håkan Andersson won the 250cc world championship to give Yamaha its first motocross world championship. Yamaha's new and innovative rear suspension with a single shock absorber made its debut at the third round in Belgium and was proven to be successful when Andersson won the overall victory. The new suspension design would go on to revolutionize the sport. Jim Pomeroy riding a privateer Bultaco, became the first American rider to win an overall victory in an FIM Motocross Grand Prix race when he won the season opening Spanish Grand Prix. His victory also marked the first Grand Prix victory for the Bultaco factory. Competitors from nine different manufacturers placed in the top ten of the 250cc championship final standings, reflecting the thriving vitality of the sport of motocross.


1973 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
The 1973 FIVB Women's World Cup was held on 19–28 October 1973 in Uruguay. It was the first edition of the tournament and is the only edition of the tournament to have been hosted by a country other than Japan.


1973 Family Circle Cup
The 1973 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States. The event was part of the 1973 Virginia Slims Circuit. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from May 1 through May 5, 1973. Fourth-seeded Rosemary Casals won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money.


1973 Family Circle Cup, Finals, Doubles
Françoise Dürr /  Betty Stöve defeated  Rosemary Casals /  Billie Jean King 3–6, 6–4, 6–3


1973 Faroese alcohol referendum
A referendum on creating a state monopoly on alcoholic beverages was held in the Faroe Islands on 8 November 1973. The proposal was rejected by 62% of voters, equating to 37.7% of registered voters, above the 33% quorum required for rejection. Prohibition was eventually lifted in 1992.


1973 Faroese alcohol referendum, Background
In 1907 the Løgting voted to hold a consultative referendum on banning alcoholic drinks. The result was a strong "yes" vote, with over 95% of voters voting for prohibition. As a result, a ban on the serving and trade in beverages with an alcoholic content above 2% was introduced the following year.


1973 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1973 Federation Cup was the 11th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 30 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at the Bad Homburg Tennis Club in Bad Homburg, West Germany from 30 April–6 May. Australia  defeated South Africa in the final, winning the title without losing a rubber.


1973 Federation Cup (tennis), Draw
All ties were played at the Bad Homburg Tennis Club in Bad Homburg, West Germany on clay courts.


1973 Federation Cup (tennis), Consolation Round
Teams which lost in the first or second round of the main draw went on to play in the Consolation Round.


1973 Fenland District Council election
The 1973 Fenland District Council election took place on 7 June 1973 to elect members for Fenland District Council in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. The Conservative Party became the largest bloc on the new council, with half the seats.


1973 Fenland District Council election, Summary
At the first meeting of the council, Edward Morris (Independent) was elected chairman.


1973 Fenland District Council election, Ward results
For 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 6 May 1976:


1973 Fermanagh District Council election
Elections to Fermanagh District Council were held on 30 May 1973 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 20 councillors.


1973 Fermanagh District Council election, Districts results, Area A
1973: 2 x Unity, 1 x Independent Unionist, 1 x Independent Nationalist


1973 Fermanagh District Council election, Districts results, Area C
1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Unity, 1 x Independent Nationalist


1973 Fermanagh District Council election, Districts results, Area E
1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist


1973 Fiesta Bowl
The 1973 Fiesta Bowl was the third edition of the college football bowl game, played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona on Friday, December 21. Part of the 1973–74 bowl game season, it matched the unranked independent Pittsburgh Panthers and #10 Arizona State Sun Devils of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).


1973 Fiesta Bowl
After falling behind early, favored Arizona State pulled away in the fourth quarter and won again on its home field, 28–7.


1973 Fiesta Bowl, Teams, Pittsburgh
In their first year under head coach Johnny Majors, the Panthers were ranked twice in the AP poll in November (at #20), but lost the next game (Notre Dame, Penn State). This was Pittsburgh's first bowl appearance in seventeen years.


1973 Fiesta Bowl, Teams, Arizona State
The Sun Devils were co-champions of the WAC, the sole loss was an upset at Utah; ASU defeated rival Arizona in the late November to clinch the share. This was their fifth straight WAC title and third consecutive Fiesta Bowl appearance; they had won the first two editions (1971, 1972).


1973 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary
Televised by Mizlou, the kickoff on Friday night was shortly after 6 p.m. MST. It was the Fiesta Bowl's second night game, and the last until January 1987.


1973 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary
All-American freshman halfback Tony Dorsett gave Pittsburgh an early lead on his three-yard touchdown run. Arizona State responded, as its All-American halfback Woody Green ran it in from three yards to make it 7–7 at the end of the first quarter; the second quarter was scoreless.


1973 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary
A field goal by Danny Kush gave Arizona State a 10–7 lead after three quarters. Split end Greg Hudson increased the lead with a 38-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Danny White, and Green (who had 25 rushes for 131 yards) added two more touchdown runs. The game had thirteen punts and fourteen turnovers, with eight each by Pittsburgh.


1973 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary
Hudson had eight receptions for 186 yards and was the offensive player of the game; cornerback Mike Haynes had two interceptions and took the defensive honor.


1973 Fiesta Bowl, Aftermath
While in the WAC, Arizona State returned to the Fiesta Bowl twice more, in 1975 and 1977, their sole defeat. Pittsburgh came back in 1979 with another heralded freshman, quarterback Dan Marino, and won.


1973 First Federal of Sarasota Open
The First Federal of Sarasota Open, also known as the Virginia Slims of Sarasota,  was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts at the Bath &  Racquet Club in Sarasota, Florida in the United States that was part of the USLTA circuit which was in turn part of the 1973 Commercial Union Grand Prix circuit. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from April 5 through April 8, 1973. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $5,000 first-prize money.


1973 First Federal of Sarasota Open, Finals, Doubles
Patti Hogan /  Sharon Walsh defeated  Martina Navratilova /  Marie Neumannová 4–6, 6–0, 6–3


1973 Five Nations Championship
The 1973 Five Nations Championship was the forty-fourth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the seventy-ninth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 13 January and 14 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.


1973 Five Nations Championship
As each nation won their two home matches (and therefore lost their two away matches), the championship was shared between all five teams; no further tie-break was applied to separate teams finishing level on match points. This was the only time that the Five Nations championship finished in a five-way tie.


1973 Five Nations Championship
Due to the Troubles occurring in Ireland, which had resulted in the loss of over 100 British soldiers in 1972 and the potential security risks, both Scotland and Wales had refused to play Ireland in Dublin in 1972. Defying expectations to the contrary, England agreed to travel in 1973. Despite a poor performance, resulting in an 18-9 loss, the crowd in the Lansdowne Road stadium gave a standing ovation to the England team. England captain John Pullin delivered a quip at a post-match dinner - "Well we might not be any good but at least we turned up" - to great applause.


1973 Flores cyclone
The 1973 Flores cyclone was the deadliest known tropical cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere, having killed 1,653 people in Indonesia in April 1973. The cyclone formed in the Banda Sea on 26 April as a tropical low. It intensified as it moved in a west-southwest direction, before shifting to the south. On 29 April, the cyclone struck the north coast of the island of Flores, dissipating the next day. The cyclone killed 1,500 fishermen on Palu'e island. The cyclone dropped heavy rainfall across Flores, causing deadly flash flooding that damaged buildings and roads.


1973 Flores cyclone, Meteorological history
On 26 April, a tropical low formed in the Banda Sea in the waters of eastern Indonesia. According to Australia's Bureau of Meteorology BoM, the low moved to the west-southwest and intensified, although this was based on a later analysis. As the storm was outside of the agency's jurisdiction, the BoM did not issue warnings on the system at the time. The low attained gale-force winds late on 27 April as it moved into the Flores Sea. Late the next day, the storm turned southwestward.


1973 Flores cyclone, Meteorological history
The BoM estimated that the storm reached peak intensity early on 29 April, assessing it as a Category 3 on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale, with maximum sustained winds of 150 km/h (90 mph). While near peak intensity, the small tropical cyclone had eye embedded within a central dense overcast, 295 km (185 mi) in diameter. The cyclone made landfall on the northern coast of the Indonesian island of Flores. After crossing the island, the cyclone dissipated on 30 April near Flores' southern coast.


1973 Flores cyclone, Impact
In the Flores Sea, the cyclone capsized a 500 ton freighter O Arbiru, based out of Portuguese Timor, which was delivering a rice shipment from Bangkok. Of the crew of 24 people, only one person survived. On Palu'e island alone, the cyclone killed 1,500 fishermen.


1973 Flores cyclone, Impact
News of the disaster in Flores took a month to reach authorities in Indonesia, due to lack of communications and the remoteness of the island. Across the region, the cyclone killed 1,653 people, making it the deadliest tropical cyclone recorded in the Southern Hemisphere. The storm lashed the coast with a storm surge, which newspapers described as a "tidal wave". In Ngada Regency, high waves drowned 24 people. Another 10 people were killed in Manggarai Regency. For three days, the storm dropped heavy rainfall across Flores, which produced deadly flash flooding that washed away rice fields, livestock, and entire homes. The cyclone wrecked schools, homes, dams, and bridges. The storm also wrecked government buildings, with heavy damage reported in the regional capital of Ende.


1973 Flores cyclone, Impact
After the floods, the Indonesian government constructed the Sutami Weir, which was finished in 1975. The weir controlled the water flow on the island and helped irrigate 6,500 ha (16,000 acres) of rice paddy fields.


1973 Florida Gators football team
The 1973 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The season was Doug Dickey's fourth as the Florida Gators football team's head coach. Dickey's 1973 Florida Gators finished with a 7–5 overall record and a 3–4 Southeastern Conference (SEC) record, tying for fifth among ten SEC teams.


1973 Florida Gators football team
The Tangerine Bowl was temporarily moved from Orlando to Gainesville as the completion of the Citrus Bowl expansion was delayed. The fans were greeted by a record cold snap, with gametime temperatures at 25 degrees Fahrenheit (minus-4 degrees Celsius); the cold weather benefited the visiting Miami Redskins, who won 16–7.


1973 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Auburn
Don Gaffney made the start, becoming the first black quarterback in school history, and Florida won at Jordan–Hare Stadium for the first time.


1973 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, at Miami (FL)
Florida's defense held the Hurricanes out of the end zone from the five-yard line with 33 seconds left in the game.


1973 Florida State Seminoles football team
The 1973 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by head coach Larry Jones the Seminoles finished the season winless with a record of 0–11.


1973 Football Cup of Ukrainian SSR among KFK
The 1973 Football Cup of Ukrainian SSR among KFK  was the annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition for amateur football teams.


1973 Football League Cup Final
The 1973 Football League Cup Final was held on 3 March 1973 and was won by Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs beat Norwich City 1–0 at the old Wembley.


1973 Football League Cup Final, Match, Summary
The only goal of the game was scored by substitute Ralph Coates in the 72nd minute with a low right foot shot to the left corner of the net from just outside the penalty area.


1973 Formula 750 season
The 1973 Formula 750 season was the first season of the FIM Formula 750 Prize. The series had previously been run as a British competition under ACU rules. Ten races were held over seven rounds. Although disqualified at Silverstone for using a different bike in the second race, Barry Sheene won the championship.


1973 Formula 750 season, Calendar
The Ontario Motor Speedway in California, US was scheduled to hold a round in May 1973. Due to financial difficulties and management changes the event was rescheduled to October. The FIM rules are that a race date cannot be changed once the calendar is ratified so would not sanction the race. The race was therefore run as an AMA Road Race National not a F750 event.


1973 Formula 750 season, Points system
Points for each event were awarded as below, events at Imola, Silverstone and Hockenheim consisted of two races and points were awarded by aggregate times of the two. At Hockenheim, Jack Findlay won the first race but fell in the second. As there was no aggregate time over the two rounds for him he wasn't awarded points. Suzuki objected and the points awarded were based on positions in each race.


1973 Formula 750 season, Points system
Only the four best results achieved by a rider counted towards the championship standings.


1973 Formula One season
The 1973 Formula One season was the 27th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers, which were contested concurrently over a fifteen-race series that commenced on 28 January and ended on 7 October. There were two new races for the 1973 season – the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos in São Paulo and the Swedish Grand Prix at Anderstorp. The season also included two non-championship races which were open to both Formula One and Formula 5000 cars.


1973 Formula One season
The World Championship of Drivers was won by Jackie Stewart, driving for Elf Team Tyrrell, and the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers by John Player Team Lotus. In the World Championship, Lotus teammates Emerson Fittipaldi and Ronnie Peterson raced each other while Stewart was supported at Tyrrell by François Cevert. Stewart took the Drivers' title at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, but then at the final race of the season, the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, Cevert crashed during Saturday practice in the notorious 'Esses' and was killed instantly.


1973 Formula One season
Stewart and Tyrrell withdrew from the race, handing the Manufacturers' title to Lotus. At the end of the season Stewart made public his decision to retire, a decision that had been made before the US Grand Prix. By the end of the 1973 season the best car on the track was probably the new McLaren M23, a wedge-shaped car following the same concept as the Lotus 72 but with more conventional suspension and up-to-date aerodynamics. The 1973 season marked the debut of future world champion James Hunt at the Monaco Grand Prix driving a privateer March 731 entered by Hesketh Racing.


1973 Formula One season
The 1973 season saw the intervention of a Safety Car in Formula One for the first time, in the form of a Porsche 914 at the Canadian Grand Prix. However, this safety concept would not be officially introduced until twenty years later, in 1993. As well as Cevert, Briton Roger Williamson was also killed during the season, in a crash at the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort.


1973 Formula One season
Another change to the rules introduced this season was the cars doing a full warm-up lap before the race. Prior to this, tracks included a dummy grid a short distance behind a grid proper, and the cars would simply move from one to the other to begin the race.


1973 Formula One season
It was also this season that the numbering system for teams was formalised. In the second race of the season in Brazil, team-mates were paired - Lotus drivers 1 and 2; Tyrrell's 3 and 4 and so on - though the numbers assigned to each team still changed for a couple of races until the fifth race, the Belgian Grand Prix, at which the order was set for the rest of the season. For 1974, the numbers were assigned based on finishing positions in the 1973 constructor's championship, after which teams did not change numbers unless they won the drivers' championship (or signed the current world champion), or if a team dropped out.


1973 Formula One season, Drivers and constructors
The following teams and drivers contested the 1973 World Championship.


1973 Formula One season, Calendar, Calendar changes
The Spanish Grand Prix was moved from Jarama to Montjuïc, in keeping with the event-sharing arrangement between the two circuits.


1973 Formula One season, Calendar, Calendar changes
The Brazilian Grand Prix hosted its first World Championship Grand Prix in 1973. The race was held at Autodromo de Interlagos on 11 February.


1973 Formula One season, Calendar, Calendar changes
The Belgian Grand Prix and Monaco Grand Prix swapped places on the calendar so that the Monaco round follows the Belgian Grand Prix.


1973 Formula One season, Calendar, Calendar changes
The Belgian Grand Prix was moved from Nivelles-Baulers to Circuit Zolder, in keeping with the event-sharing arrangement between the two circuits. It also carried the title of European Grand Prix for 1973.


1973 Formula One season, Calendar, Calendar changes
The Swedish Grand Prix hosted its first World Championship Grand Prix in 1973. The race was held at Scandinavian Raceway on 17 June.


1973 Formula One season, Calendar, Calendar changes
The French Grand Prix was moved from Charade Circuit to Paul Ricard Circuit.


1973 Formula One season, Calendar, Calendar changes
The British Grand Prix was moved from Brands Hatch to Silverstone, in keeping with the event-sharing arrangement between the two circuits.


1973 Formula One season, Calendar, Calendar changes
The Dutch Grand Prix returned to the calendar in 1973, it was cancelled in 1972 due to because of safety upgrades that were not completed at the Zandvoort Circuit in time for the 1972 race. The upgrade were ready including new asphalt, new barriers and a new race control tower for the race on 29 July.


1973 Formula One season, Results and standings, Grands Prix
The following races counted towards both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers.


1973 Formula One season, Results and standings, World Drivers' Championship standings
Points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first six finishers in each race. For classification, only the seven best results from the first eight races and the six best results from the last seven races were retained. Drivers who scored an equal number of points were awarded equal championship classifications, regardless of the relative number of wins, second places, etc. scored by each driver. The FIA did not award a championship classification to those drivers who did not score points in the championship.


1973 Formula One season, Results and standings, World Drivers' Championship standings
† Cevert suffered a fatal accident in qualifying for the United States Grand Prix.


1973 Formula One season, Results and standings, International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings
Points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first six finishers in each race. Points were only awarded for the position filled by the best placed car from each manufacturer. For classification, only the seven best results from the first eight races and the six best results from the last seven races were retained, Points in the table outside of the parentheses are the points which contributed to the championship, points within parentheses show the total points scored.


1973 Formula One season, Results and standings, International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings
Ensign, which did not score points during the championship, was not given a classification in the official FIA results.


1973 Formula One season, Results and standings, Non-championship races
The 1973 Formula One season included two non-championship races which were open to both Formula One and Formula 5000 cars.


1973 French Grand Prix
The 1973 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Paul Ricard Circuit on July 1, 1973. It was race 8 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.


1973 French Grand Prix, Race, Controversy
This race was notable for a collision involving Jody Scheckter and Emerson Fittipaldi. Scheckter, who was given an opportunity to drive a factory McLaren for this event was leading from the start in just his third Formula One race. On lap 41, Fittipaldi had closed and attempted to pass the South African, but Scheckter closed the door and they made heavy contact, forcing Emerson into retirement. Scheckter continued but retired shortly afterwards with suspension damage. Fittipaldi ran to the McLaren pits, eventually resulting in fierce words between the two drivers. Scheckter claimed years later that Fittipaldi had called him a 'young hooligan' for his role in the incident. Many drivers wanted him banned from the sport, but McLaren instead decided to put him on the sidelines for a number of races.


1973 French Grand Prix, Race, Results
Meanwhile, after so many promising races turned to nothing, Swedish driver Ronnie Peterson finally celebrated victory for the first time in his career, driving a Lotus. Tyrrell driver François Cevert finished in second place, whilst Carlos Reutemann finished in third place, driving a Brabham, followed by Jackie Stewart's Tyrrell in fourth, Jacky Ickx fifth for Ferrari, and James Hunt scoring his first point of his F1 career driving a Hesketh-owned March.


1973 French Open
The 1973 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from  21 May until 3 June. It was the 77th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1973. Ilie Năstase and Margaret Court won the singles titles.


1973 French Open, Finals, Men's doubles
John Newcombe /  Tom Okker defeated  Jimmy Connors /  Ilie Năstase, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4


1973 French Open, Finals, Women's doubles
Margaret Court /  Virginia Wade defeated  Françoise Dürr /  Betty Stöve, 6–2, 6–3


1973 French Open, Finals, Mixed doubles
Françoise Dürr /  Jean-Claude Barclay defeated  Betty Stöve /  Patrice Dominguez, 6–1, 6–4


1973 French Open – Men's Doubles
Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan were the defending champions but only Frew McMillan competed that year with Bob Carmichael. Bob Carmichael and Frew McMillan lost in the semifinals to John Newcombe and Tom Okker.


1973 French Open – Men's Doubles
John Newcombe and Tom Okker won in the final 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 against Jimmy Connors and Ilie Năstase.


1973 French Open – Men's Singles
Second-seeded Ilie Năstase defeated Nikola Pilić 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1973 French Open. The tournament was also the first Grand Slam that Björn Borg competed in. Andres Gimeno was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to future champion Guillermo Vilas.


1973 French Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Ilie Năstase is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


1973 French Open – Men's Singles Qualifying
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.


1973 French Open – Mixed Doubles
Kim Warwick and Evonne Goolagong were the defending champions but both players chose not to participate.


1973 French Open – Mixed Doubles
Jean-Claude Barclay and Françoise Dürr won in the final 6–1, 6–4 against Patrice Dominguez and Betty Stöve.


1973 French Open – Women's Doubles
Billie Jean King and Betty Stöve were the defending champions but only Betty Stöve competed that year with Françoise Dürr.


1973 French Open – Women's Doubles
Françoise Dürr and Betty Stöve lost in the final 6–2, 6–3 against Margaret Court and Virginia Wade.


1973 French Open – Women's Singles
First-seeded Margaret Court defeated Chris Evert 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1973 French Open. It was Evert's first appearance at the French Open.


1973 French Open – Women's Singles
Reigning champion Billie Jean King didn't defend her title. This tournament was notable for being the first Grand Slam appearance of future world No. 1 Martina Navratilova. She reached the quarterfinals.


1973 French Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Court is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


1973 French Open – Women's Singles Qualifying
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.


1973 French cantonal elections
Cantonale elections to renew canton general councillors were held in France on 23 and 30 September 1973.


1973 French cantonal elections, Electoral system
The cantonales elections use the same system as the regional or legislative elections. There is a 10% threshold (10% of registered voters) needed to proceed to the second round.


1973 French cantonal elections, Sources
Alain Lancelot, Les élections sous la Ve République, PUF, Paris, 1988


1973 French legislative election
French legislative elections took place on 4 and 11 March 1973 to elect the fifth National Assembly of the Fifth Republic.


1973 French legislative election
In order to end the May 1968 crisis, President Charles de Gaulle dissolved the National Assembly and his party, the Gaullist Party Union of Democrats for the Republic (UDR), obtained the absolute majority of the seats. Nevertheless, the failure of his 1969 referendum caused his resignation. His former Prime minister Georges Pompidou was elected President of France.


1973 French legislative election
In order to respond to the discontent expressed during May 1968, Jacques Chaban-Delmas, the left-wing Gaullist who led the cabinet, promoted a programme of reforms for the advent of a "New Society", which advocated social dialogue and political liberalisation. This worried the conservative part of the Presidential Majority and Pompidou himself. Furthermore, Chaban-Delmas was accused, by the presidential circle, to want strengthen his powers to the detriment of Pompidou. In 1972, Chaban-Delmas is replaced by Pierre Messmer, a classical and conservative Gaullist.