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September 1, 1973 (Saturday) In Denmark, 35 people were killed in an arson fire at the Hotel Hafnia in Copenhagen. [2] [3] [4] World heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman of the U.S. defended his title for the first time since winning the title on January 22, taking on little-known Puerto Rican challenger José Roman in Tokyo.
September 9 – Scottish racing driver Jackie Stewart becomes World Drivers' Champion when his Tyrrell 003-Cosworth finishes fourth in the 1973 Italian Grand Prix at Monza. September 11 – Chile 's democratically elected government is overthrown in a violent military coup after serious political instability.
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1973 Chilean coup d'état. Part of the Cold War in South America and Operation Condor. From top to bottom: the bombing of La Moneda on September 11, 1973, by the Chilean Armed Forces; a journalist and soldiers during the coup; and detainees and torture victims being detained at the National Stadium. Date.
- Armed forces put the country under military control. Little and unorganized civil resistance.
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January 1 – United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, now known as the European Union.January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President of the United States Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam.January 17 – Ferdinand Marcos becomes President for Life of the Philippines.January 22 – Supreme Court of the United States rules on Roe v. Wade.January 8 – Sean Paul, Jamaican reggae singerJanuary 22 – Rogério Ceni, brazilian footballplayerFebruary 16 – Cathy Freeman, Australian Aborigine athleteMarch 22 – Elvis Stojko, Canadian figure skaterJanuary
1. January 20 – Amilcar Cabral, Guinea-Bissau politician (b. 1924) 2. January 22 – Lyndon Johnson, 36th President of the United States (b. 1908)
February
1. February 11 – J. Hans D. Jensen, German physicist (b. 1907)
April
1. April 8 – Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1881) 2. April 21 – Arthur Fadden, 13th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1894) 3. April 25 – Frank Jack Fletcher, US Navy admiral during World War II (b. 1885) 4. April 25 – Tanzan Ishibashi, Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1884)
"Killing Me Softly with His Song" – Roberta Flack"Radar Love" – Golden Earring"Smoke on the Water" – Deep Purple"You're So Vain" – Carly SimonCategories: September 1973 events in North America. 1973 events in the United States by month. September 1973 events by country.
Sep 11, 2023 · September 11, 1973, Was a Warning: Democracy Can Die in a Day Fifty years ago, the US exported a cult of revanchist violence to Chile. Now it has made its return.
1973 – A coup in Chile, headed by General Augusto Pinochet, topples the democratically elected president Salvador Allende. [15] 1973 – JAT Airways Flight 769 crashes into the Maganik mountain range while on approach to Titograd Airport , killing 35 passengers and six crew.
