5th » A BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion) in Kingman, Arizona, following a fire that broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, Kingman Explosion known as kills eleven firefighters.
10th » The Bahamas gain full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations.
10th » National Assembly of Pakistan passes a resolution on the recognition of Bangladesh.
10th » John Paul Getty III, a grandson of the oil magnate J. Paul Getty, is kidnapped in Rome, Italy.
11th » Varig Flight 820 crashes near Paris, France on approach to Orly Airport, killing 123 of the 134 on board. In response, the FAA bans smoking on flights.
12th » A National Personnel Records Center fire known as fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.
13th » Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of the "Nixon White House tapes Nixon tapes" to the special United States Senate Senate committee investigating the Watergate scandal Watergate break in.
16th » Watergate scandal: Former White House aide Alexander Butterfield informs the United States Senate that President of the United States named President Richard Nixon had secretly recorded potentially incriminating conversations.
17th » King Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan is deposed by his cousin Mohammed Daoud Khan while in Italy undergoing eye surgery.
21st » In the Lillehammer affair in Norway, Israeli Mossad agents kill a waiter whom they mistakenly thought was involved in the 1972 Munich massacre known as Munich Olympics Massacre.
25th » Soviet Union or Soviet 'Mars program e.g Mars 5' space probe is launched.
28th » Summer Jam at Watkins Glen: Nearly 600,000 people attend a rock festival at the Watkins Glen International Raceway.
29th » Greek republic referendum, 1973 or Greeks vote to abolish the monarchy, beginning the first period of the Metapolitefsi.
29th » During the 1973 Dutch Grand Prix known as Dutch Grand Prix driver Roger Williamson was killed in the race, after a suspected tire failure caused the car to pitch into the barriers at high speed.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1973
2nd » Peter Kay, English comedian, actor, director, and producer