Timeline July 1973

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• 1891 – 1973 Joe E. Brown (1891-1973) American comedian with a famously wide mouth, remembered for the last line of Some Like It Hot.
• 1906 – 1973 Lon Chaney Jr. (1906-1973) American actor, son of Lon Chaney, who played the Wolf Man and nearly every Universal monster.
• 1909 – 1973 Robert Ryan (1909-1973) American actor, a Dartmouth boxing champion who excelled as intense villains in film noir.
• 1916 – 1973 Betty Grable (1916-1973) Died 2 July 1973, aged 56 American actress and dancer Betty Grable, the top box-office star and most popular pin-up of the 1940s, died of lung cancer in Santa Monica, California.
• 1922 – 1973 Veronica Lake (1922-1973) Died 7 July 1973, aged 50 American actress Veronica Lake, known for her peek-a-boo hairstyle and film noir roles in the 1940s, died of hepatitis and kidney failure in Vermont after struggling with alcoholism in her later years.
• 1940 – 1973 Bruce Lee Martial artist, actor and philosopher — born San Francisco 1940 Bruce Lee (Lee Jun-fan) was born on November 27, 1940 in San Francisco. He became the most influential martial artist of the 20th century, transforming how Asian people were portrayed in film and inspiring generations worldwide. He died on July 20, 1973, aged 32.
• 1973 Enter the Dragon filming First US-Hong Kong co-production Enter the Dragon, the first joint US-Hong Kong film production, began filming in February 1973. Bruce Lee co-wrote the screenplay and starred as Lee, a martial arts expert on a secret mission. It became a worldwide phenomenon.
• 1973 Wimbledon 1973 Men: Jan Kodeš · Women: Billie Jean King Most top players boycotted men's draw due to Nikola Pilić ban. Kodeš won amid controversy.
• 1973 David Bowie retires Ziggy Stardust Hammersmith Odeon Announces on stage it is the last show.
• 1973 Willie Nelson's first Fourth of July Picnic Dripping Springs The start of an annual tradition.
• 1973 Live and Let Die — Roger Moore Roger Moore makes his Bond debut, introducing a lighter, more humorous interpretation of the character. Bond investigates a Caribbean drug lord and faces a voodoo cult. Paul McCartney contributes the title song, the first time a former Beatle contributes to a Bond soundtrack — one of the most successful songs in the franchise's history. Budget: $7 million. Box office: $161.8 million.
• 1973 Joe E. Brown dies in Los Angeles Joe E. Brown dies aged 81.
• 1973 Bahamas gains independence Former British colony becomes an independent nation The Bahamas gained full independence from the United Kingdom, with Lynden Pindling becoming the first prime minister of the new nation. The islands remained within the Commonwealth of Nations.
• 1973 Robert Ryan dies in New York Robert Ryan dies aged 63.
• 1973 Lon Chaney Jr. dies in San Clemente Lon Chaney Jr. dies aged 67.
• 1973 The Kinks' Ray Davies quits on stage at White City Brief farewell Announces from the stage that he is leaving — he is back within weeks.
• 1973 Bruce Lee dies Age 32 — cerebral edema in Hong Kong Bruce Lee died on July 20, 1973, aged 32, at the apartment of actress Betty Ting Pei in Hong Kong after taking the headache medication Equagesic. The official cause of death was cerebral edema. He died six days before the Hong Kong release of Enter the Dragon.
• 1973 – present Crown Prince Haakon Heir Apparent The current heir to the throne, known for his focus on technology and the environment.
• 1973 Enter the Dragon released Released 6 days after Bruce Lee's death Enter the Dragon was released in Hong Kong on July 26, 1973, six days after Bruce Lee's death. It went on to gross $350 million worldwide and became one of the most influential martial arts films ever made.
• 1973 The Allman Brothers Band play Summer Jam at Watkins Glen 600,000 people With the Grateful Dead and The Band, one of the largest concerts ever.