Historical Events
- 600,000 attend the "Summer Jam" rock festival featuring The Grateful Dead, The Band, and The Allman Brothers Band, at Watkins Glen, New York; at the time the largest ever audience at a pop festival
- France performs nuclear Test at Mururoa atoll, in the South Pacific
- NASA launches Skylab 3's astronauts (Alan Bean, Owen Garriott, and Jack Lousma) to the space station for a 59 day stay
Famous Birthdays
- Nixon A. McNamara McClean, West Indies cricket fast bowler (ODI 1996)
- Scott Bloom, American actor (Keys; Stuff), born in Manhasset, New York
Famous Weddings
Farrah Fawcett
"Charlie's Angels" actress Farrah Fawcett (26) weds "The Six Million Dollar Man" actor Lee Majors (34) at the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles, California; divorce in 1982
Famous Deaths
- Mary Ellen Chase, American educator and author (Windswept, 1959 Sarah Hale Award), dies at 86
- Royal Butler [Edwin Richey], American actor (Zenobia), dies at 80
About July 28, 1973
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 50 years, 1 month and 27 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Leo
Music Charts
#1 Song: Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
#1 Song: I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am) - Gary Glitter
