1973

1973 was a year:

Events

 * 20 January – Richard Nixton begins his second term as President of the USA.
 * 14 May – American spacecraft Skylab is launched into Earth orbit making it the first American orbital space station.
 * 8 September – The first episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series airs over NBC.
 * 15 September – Carl Gustaf becomes King of Sweden.
 * 16 September – The 1973 Swedish parliamentary election is held.

Deaths

 * 15 September – Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (born 1882), King of Sweden between 1950–1973.