Historical Events
Sports History
Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in battle-of-sexes tennis match
Sports History
Willie Mays announces retirement at end of 1973 season
Famous Birthdays
- Ronald McKinnon, American NFL linebacker, born in Elba, Alabama
Famous Deaths
- Ben Webster, American jazz tenor saxophonist, dies at 64
- Glenn Strange, American actor (Sam the Bartender-Gunsmoke), dies at 74
- Jack Marshall, American jazz and session guitarist, film and television composer, arranger, and record producer (Capitol Records), dies at 51
Jim Croce (1943-1973)
American singer-songwriter ("Time in a Bottle"; "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"), dies in a plane crash at 30
- Maurice T. "Maury" Muehleisen, American musician and songwriter (Jim Croce), dies in a plane crash at 24
About September 20, 1973
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 49 years, 8 months and 18 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Virgo
Music Charts
#1 Song: Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
#1 Song: Angel Fingers - Wizzard
