Historical Events
- 39th Orange Bowl: #9 Nebraska beats #12 Notre Dame, 40-6
- 59th Rose Bowl: #1 Southern California beats #3 Ohio State, 42-17
Australian Men's Tennis Open
Australian Open Men's Tennis: Home favourite John Newcombe beats Onny Parun of New Zealand 6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 6-1 for his first Australian title
- Britain, Ireland and Denmark become 7th, 8th and 9th members of the European Common Market
- West African Economic Community formed (Benin, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Upper Volta)
Famous Birthdays
- Anwar Mansoor Mangrio, Sindhi poet & research scholar.
About January 1, 1973
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 50 years, 8 months and 28 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Capricorn
Holidays: New Year's Day (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United States)
Music Charts
#1 Song: You're So Vain - Carly Simon
#1 Song: Long Haired Lover From Liverpool - Little Jimmy Osmond
