Physics - Leo Esaki, Ivar Giaever, Brian David Josephson
Chemistry - Ernst Otto Fischer, Geoffrey Wilkinson
Medicine - Karl von Frisch, Konrad Lorenz, Nikolaas Tinbergen
Literature - Patrick White
Peace - Henry A. Kissinger Le Duc Tho
Economics - Wassily Leontief
Israel defeats Arabs in Yom Kippur War
A worldwide oil shortage, the 1973 energy crisis, followed an Arab Oil Embargo against several countries which gave support to Isra�l.
US and North Vietnam sign peace agreement (Paris Peace Treaty).
General Pinochet overthrows the elected Allende government in Chile in a violent coup.
Britain, Ireland and Denmark join European Economic Community.
British TV networks introduce first teletext system.
Large-screen projection color TVs hit the market
Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched, Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter
Sydney Opera House is opened by Elizabeth II
George Foreman beats Joe Frazier by a knockout in two rounds to lift the world's Heavyweight championship from Frazier. It is HBO Boxing's first telecast.
Academies Best Picture: The Sting
Elvis Presley's Aloha From Hawaii television special is seen around the world by more than 1 billion viewers
Death of Pablo Ruiz Picasso (October 25, 1881 - April 8, 1973),one of the recognized masters of 20th century art.His name in full was Pablo (or Pablito) Diego Jose Santiago Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Crispin Crispiniano de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santisima Trinidad Ruiz Blasco y Picasso Lopez, Death of actor Bruce Lee
Death of Pearl S. Buck
India
Birth of Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar, Indian Cricketers
The Directorate of Film Festivals is set up, Bobby directed by Raj Kapoor and Daag, first film of Yash Chopra in his own banner Yashraj Films Pankaj Mullick got Dada saheb Phalke award
In mid-1973, India and Pakistan signed an agreement providing for the release of prisoners of war captured in 1971 and calling for peace and friendship on the Indian subcontinent.
launching of the Project Tiger scheme
Jnanpith Awardees:Dattatreya Ramachandran Bendre for Nakutanti in Kannada and
Gopinath Mohanty for Mattimatal in Oriya
