Historical Events
- West Indies v Australia at Kingston, 1st time since 1955 without Gary Sobers
Famous Birthdays
- Cathy Freeman OAM, Australian athlete (Olympic gold 400m 2000; silver 1996; World C'ship gold 400m 1997, 99), born in Mackay, Australia
- Christian Bassedas, Argentine former footballer
- James Young, Australian water polo player (Olympics 1996)
- Nikos Kostakis, Greek footballer
Famous Deaths
- Pieter Van der Bijl, cricketer (outstanding S Af bat in 1938-39), dies
1973 Highlights
About February 16, 1973
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 48 years and 10 days
Leap Year: No
Generation Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Aquarius
