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June 3, 1973

On June 3, 1973, a Soviet supersonic Tupolev Tu-144 crashes near Goussainville, France, killing 14, the first crash of a supersonic passenger aircraft. The year's #1 song was "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" by Tony Orlando and Dawn. Bokeem Woodbine, Akon, Charlotta Sörenstam would arrive in the same year.

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The year in brief

1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1973rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 973rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 73rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1970s decade.

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On June 3, 1973

  1. 1973 A Soviet supersonic Tupolev Tu-144 crashes near Goussainville, France, killing 14, the first crash of a supersonic passenger aircraft.

    Country in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991

    The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. It was the world's third-most populous country, the largest by area, and bordered twelve countries. A diverse multinational state, it was organized as a federal union of national republics, with the largest and most populous being the Russian SFSR.

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Died on June 3, 1973

Jean Batmale French footballer (1895-1973)

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The class of 1973

Others born in 1973

Bokeem Woodbine 1973– American actor
Akon 1973– Senegalese-American singer, rapper and songwriter
Charlotta Sörenstam 1973– Swedish golfer
Teddy Cobeña 1973– Spanish-Ecuadorian expressionist and representational sculptor
Derrick Brooks 1973– American football player
Haile Gebrselassie 1973– Ethiopian runner

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