Movies set in 1973
11th Derby County lose to Juventus
22nd John Gotti helps in the killing of James McBratney
9th Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes race, and in doing so became the first horse in 25 years to win the Triple Crown
10th John Paul Getty III is kidnapped in Rome
20th Bruce Lee dies
1st Uri Geller appears on The Tonight Show
3rd Ashraf Marwan meets Arab terrorists outside Rome International Airport
12th Isaac Sachs is killed when his plane is blown up
20th Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs at tennis
1st Luisa Rey's Swannekke exposé is published in the San Francisco Examiner
15th Brian Clough and Peter Taylor resign from Derby County
6th Susie Salmon is murdered by George Harvey
15th after a ransom is paid, John Paul Getty III is freed
20th Bobby Darin dies
24th Periyar E. V. Ramasamy dies