* 1973 – Launch of Pioneer 11 spacecraft.

* 1973 – The American League of Major League Baseball begins using the designated hitter.

* 1973 – Donnie Edwards, American football player

* 1973 – Randall Godfrey, American football player

* 1973 – Joe Machine, English artist, poet and writer

* 1973 – Rie Miyazawa, Japanese actress and model

* 1973 – Sun Wen, Chinese footballer

* 1973 – J. Scott Campbell, American writer and illustrator

* 1973 – Claudia Jordan, American model

* 1973 – Christina Moore, American actress

* 1973 – Antonio Osuna, Mexican baseball player

* 1973 – Watergate Scandal: U. S. President Richard Nixon announces that top White House aides H. R.

* 1948 – Alexander Onassis, American Greek socialite, son of Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis ( d. 1973 )

* 1973 – Jeff Timmons, American singer and producer ( 98 Degrees )

* 1973 – Kinna McInroe, American actress

* 1908 – Lyndon B. Johnson, American politician, 36th President of the United States ( d. 1973 )

* 1973 – Jazz, American wrestler

* 1973 – Cory Bowles, Canadian actor and choreographer

* 1973 – Danny Coyne, Welsh footballer

* 1973 – Dietmar Hamann, German footballer

* 1973 – Burak Kut, Turkish singer-songwriter

* 1973 – Johan Norberg, Swedish author

* 1973 – Vera Farmiga, American actress

* 1973 – Monica Goodling, American lawyer

* 1973 – Max Kellerman, American sportscaster

Early songs with disco elements include " You Keep Me Hangin ' On " ( The Supremes, 1966 ), " Only the Strong Survive " ( Jerry Butler, 1968 ), " Message to Love " ( Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys, 1970 ), " Soul Makossa " ( Manu Dibango, 1972 ), Eddie Kendricks ' Keep on Truckin ' ( 1973 ) and " The Love I Lost " by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes ( 1973 ).

* 2009 – Eddie Fatu, Samoan-American professional wrestler ( b. 1973 )

* 1973 – Eddie Cibrian, American actor

* 1973 – Eddie Steeples, American actor

* 1905 – Eddie Condon, American jazz banjoist and guitarist ( d. 1973 )

* 1890 – Eddie Rickenbacker, American fighter pilot and airline executive ( d. 1973 )

* Eddie Jobson – synthesiser, violin ( 1973 – 1976 )

* 1973 – Eddie George, American football player

As the sport quickly evolved, hot-shot mogul skiers like John Clendenin, Scott Brooksbank, Bill O ' Leary and " Airborne " Eddie Ferguson gave rise to the sport and in 1973, Sun Valley, Idaho hosted the first U. S. Freestyle Championships which John Clendenin went on to win.

In early 1973, Gambino's nephew Emmanuel " Manny " Gambino was kidnapped by Thomas Genovese ( a distant relative of Vito Genovese ), James McBratney, " Crazy " Eddie Maloney, Warren " Chief " Schurman and Richie Chaisson.

* Eddie Harris – E. H. in the U. K. ( Atlantic, 1973 )

# " Eddie Returns From Holiday " ( Broadcast: 2 April 1973 )

In 1973, Antar opened the second Crazy Eddie location in Syosset, New York.

* The Friends of Eddie Coyle ( 1973 )

Albert Edwin Condon ( November 16, 1905 – August 4, 1973 ), better known as Eddie Condon, was a jazz banjoist, guitarist, and bandleader.

U. S. TV stations produced series such as 77 Sunset Strip ( 1958 – 1963 ); The Streets of San Francisco ( 1972 – 1977 ), starring Karl Malden and a young Michael Douglas ; Kojak ( 1973 – 1978 ), with Telly Savalas playing the lollipop-addicted police lieutenant ; Switch ( 1975 – 1978 ), with Eddie Albert playing the retired bunco cop to Robert Wagner's role as a former con man ; Charlie's Angels ( 1976 – 1981 ); Murder, She Wrote ( starting in 1984 ), about the adventures of Cabot Cove-based mystery writer Jessica Fletcher, played by Angela Lansbury.

* The Friends of Eddie Coyle ( 1973 )

Other scores followed including Winning in 1969, The Friends of Eddie Coyle ( 1973 ), The Midnight Man ( 1974 ) and Three Days of the Condor in 1975.

* Eddie Fisher ( musician ) ( Edward Ray Fisher ; born 1973 ), American drummer

Eddie Charlton notched the first-ever century in 1973, and his 110 break stood as the event record for many years until eclipsed by Shaun Murphy's 111 against Jimmy White in 2005.

He won his second in 1973 in Manchester when he beat Eddie Charlton 38 – 32, but the match of the championship was the semi-final between Reardon and Spencer, which Reardon won 23 – 22.

His first victory in the Championship came in the 1973 event when he defeated Ron Gross 9 – 2 before losing 16 – 8 to Eddie Charlton.

There is also a life-size statue of the 1973 U. S. Triple Crown winner Secretariat with jockey Ron Turcotte aboard being led by groom Eddie Sweat.