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Born in 1973

People born in 1973 turn 53 in 2026. A dollar in 1973 buys what $7.59 buys in September 2026, and about 3.92 billion people were alive. Every figure below links to the source it came from.

Your birthday in 1973

1973

What things cost in 1973

U.S. average1973in today’s dollarslatest
One dollar$1.00$7.59CPI-U
Median price of a new house sold MSPUS$32,600$247,393$410,700
Federal minimum wage STTMINWGFG$1.60$12.14$7.25

1973 figures are annual averages of the published monthly (or quarterly) values. “Today’s dollars” uses the Consumer Price Index for September 2026; “latest” is the most recent published price. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, via FRED.

Who was in charge in 1973

United States
Richard Nixon (President)
United Kingdom
Elizabeth II (Queen); Edward Heath (Prime minister)
Soviet Union
Leonid Brezhnev (General Secretary); Nikolai Podgorny (Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet); Alexei Kosygin (Chairman of the Council of Ministers)
People's Republic of China
Mao Zedong (Chairman; Paramount Leader); Zhou Enlai (Premier)
France
Georges Pompidou (President); Pierre Messmer (Prime minister)
East Germany
Walter Ulbricht, then Willi Stoph (Chairmen of the State Council); Willi Stoph, then Horst Sindermann (Chairman)
West Germany
Gustav Heinemann (President); Willy Brandt (Chancellor)
Japan
Hirohito (Emperor)
Republic of India
V. V. Giri (President); Indira Gandhi (Prime minister)

From Wikipedia’s List of state leaders in the 20th century (1951–2000) (revision 1371751893), each name checked against Wikidata. Every country in 1973 →

No. 1 songs of 1973

  1. “You're So Vain” — Carly Simon (3 weeks)
  2. “Superstition” — Stevie Wonder (1 week)
  3. “Crocodile Rock” — Elton John (3 weeks)
  4. “Killing Me Softly with His Song” — Roberta Flack (5 weeks)
  5. “Love Train” — The O'Jays (1 week)
  6. “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia” — Vicki Lawrence (2 weeks)
  7. “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree” — Dawn featuring Tony Orlando (4 weeks)
  8. “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” — Stevie Wonder (1 week)
  9. “Frankenstein” — The Edgar Winter Group (1 week)
  10. “My Love” — Paul McCartney and Wings (4 weeks)
  11. “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)” — George Harrison (1 week)
  12. “Will It Go Round in Circles” — Billy Preston (2 weeks)
  13. “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” — Jim Croce (2 weeks)
  14. “The Morning After” — Maureen McGovern (2 weeks)
  15. “Touch Me in the Morning” — Diana Ross (1 week)
  16. “Brother Louie” — Stories (2 weeks)
  17. “Let's Get It On” — Marvin Gaye (2 weeks)
  18. “Delta Dawn” — Helen Reddy (1 week)
  19. “We're an American Band” — Grand Funk (1 week)
  20. “Half-Breed” — Cher (2 weeks)
  21. “Angie” — The Rolling Stones (1 week)
  22. “Midnight Train to Georgia” — Gladys Knight & the Pips (2 weeks)
  23. “Keep on Truckin'” — Eddie Kendricks (2 weeks)
  24. “Photograph” — Ringo Starr (1 week)
  25. “Top of the World” — The Carpenters (2 weeks)
  26. “The Most Beautiful Girl” — Charlie Rich (2 weeks)
  27. “Time in a Bottle” — Jim Croce (1 week)

Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with issue dates in 1973, from List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1973 (Wikipedia revision 1374976849).

Famous people born in 1973

  • April 24 – Sachin Tendulkar, Indian cricketer source
  • October 30 - Adam Copeland, wrestler source
  • November 30 – Christian, Canadian professional wrestler source
  • 19 May – Dario Franchitti, Scottish racing driver and commentator source
  • July 4 – Gackt, singer-songwriter and actor source
  • January 1 – Shelda Bede, Brazilian beach volleyball player source
  • 11 January – Rahul Dravid, cricketer. source
  • November 1 – Aishwarya Rai, Indian actress, Miss World 1994 source
  • October 7 – Dida, Brazilian footballer source
  • June 20 – Josh Shapiro, politician, 48th Governor of Pennsylvania source
  • 10 October – S. S. Rajamouli, film director. source
  • October 26 – Seth MacFarlane, actor, screenwriter, producer, director, and singer source
  • 26 July – Kate Beckinsale, actress source
  • 29 November – Ryan Giggs, Welsh footballer source
  • February 26 – Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Norwegian footballer source

What happened in 1973

  • January 17 – Ferdinand Marcos becomes President for Life of the Philippines. source
  • January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. source
  • 1 January – The 1973 New Year Honours are announced source
  • 9 January - The European Court of Justice building is opened in Kirchberg, Luxembourg City. source
  • 4 February – The details of the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement are announced source
  • February 21 – Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 (Boeing 727) is shot down by Israeli fighter aircraft over the Sinai Desert, after the passenger plane is suspected of being an enemy military plane. There are 108 fatalities, and only five people on board survive (one crew member and four passengers). source
  • January 22 – The Sunshine Showdown: George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier to win the heavyweight world boxing championship in Kingston, Jamaica. source
  • January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. source
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