What Happened on September 11, 1973

Historical Events

Coup d'état

Chilean President Salvador Allende, the 1st elected Marxist president of a South America country, is deposed in a military coup led by general Augusto Pinochet

Marxist and President of Chile Salvador Allende

Famous Birthdays

Fred Thomas, American NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks), born in Bruce, Mississippi

Born in 1973

Famous Deaths

Neem Karoli Baba, Indian guru, dies at 73

Salvador Allende (1908-1973)

President of Chile (1970-73) and the 1st Marxist to become president of a Latin American country through an open election, commits suspected suicide by shooting himself during a military coup at 65

1973 Highlights