Historical Events
Album Release
"Let's Get It On" 13th studio album by Marvin Gaye is released
Marvin Gaye
- "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple goes gold
- 6.8 quake centered in Oaxaca State in Mexico kills 527
- Bobby "Boris" Pickett's song "Monster Mash" goes gold
- France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll
- India & Pakistan sign POW accord
- USSR performs underground nuclear test
- “Let’s Get It On” single released by Marvin Gaye (Billboard Song of the Year 1973)
Famous Birthdays
- DJ Assault [Craig De Shan Adams], American musician, born in Detroit
- Matthew John Armstrong, American actor (American Dreams), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Theaster Gates, American installation artist, born in Chicago, Illinois