1973 in China
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History of China • Timeline • Years
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Events from the year 1973 in China.
- Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party — Mao Zedong
- President of the People's Republic of China — vacant
- Premier of the People's Republic of China — Zhou Enlai
- Chairman of the National People's Congress — Zhu De
- Vice President of the People's Republic of China — Soong Ch'ing-ling and Dong Biwu
- Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China — Deng Xiaoping
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Events
- January — The Yanbian Museum formally opens[1]
- January 15 — The Chinese Rowing Association is founded[2]
- February 6 — Luhuo earthquake: A 7.6 magnitude earthquake occurs in Sichuan, causing extensive destruction and killing 2,204 people[3]
- April 23 — Pingguoyuan station opens[4]
- May — The Chinese Fencing Association is founded[5]
- May 28 — A man suffering from a "nerve disorder" kills his wife and daughter in Xianhu, Wuming, Nanning; he then broke into the village's communal building, killing an additional nine people and injuring nine others, before being lynched by an angry mob[6]
- June — Sungang railway station opens
- August 24–28 — The 10th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party is held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing[7]
- September 6 — The Guimin 204 passenger and cargo ship sinks due to strong waves, killing 71 people[6]
- September 14 — Typhoon Marge hits Hainan; 771 people were killed in Qionghai[8]
- November 16 – December 26 — 13 major fires and accidental explosions occur in Guilin, causing serious damage and a high, but unknown, total number of deaths[6]
- November 24 — An accidental explosion occurs at an explosives factory in Xing'an County, Guilin, causing 23 deaths and 42 injuries[6]
- November 23 — An industrial accident involving potassium chlorate occurs near Liuyang, Hunan, killing 53 people and injuring 37 others[9]
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- Baihe railway station opens[10]
- The Beijing–Yuanping railway begins operations[11]
- CCTV-2 is launched[12]
- The Heilongjiang Winter Sports Training Center opens[13]
- Kaifeng Thermal Power Station begins operations[14]
- The Ningxia Museum opens[15]
- Shigatse Peace Airport opens for military use[16]
- Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport opens[17]
Births
- January 9 — Wang Junxia, long-distance runner[18]
- February 5 — Deng Yaping, table tennis player[19]
- February 27 — Li Bingbing, actress[20]
- November 1 — Li Xiaoshuang, gymnast[21]
