Timeline Monday 1 January 1973

Events on Monday 1 January 1973 10

• 1973 1973: Jackie Stewart Tyrrell Stewart won his third and final title, retiring at the end of the season. His teammate François Cevert was killed in practice at the final race at Watkins Glen.
• 1973 American Debut with Pavarotti Made her American debut as Mimi in Puccini's La Boheme at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, starring alongside Luciano Pavarotti.
• 1973 Conversion to Buddhism Embraced the practice of Nichiren Buddhism, becoming a devoted member of the Soka Gakkai International. Buddhism would profoundly influence his music and worldview for the rest of his life.
• 1973 – present Denmark Joins EC/EU Western Anchor A defining moment in modern Danish history as the country integrated with European markets.
• 1973 Jolene Released Jolene, which became one of the most recognisable songs in popular music history. Written about a red-haired bank teller who flirted with Carl Dean, the song reached number one on the country charts and has been covered by artists across every genre.
• 1973 Return to Japan Returned to Japan in ill health, mentally and physically exhausted. The Japanese art world received her unsympathetically — one collector recalled thinking of her as a 'scandal queen'. She continued writing surrealistic novels and poetry but struggled with severe depression.
• 1973 – 1977 Secretary of State Served as the 56th US Secretary of State from 1973 to 1977, the first naturalised citizen to hold the post. Practised shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East following the 1973 Arab-Israeli War.
• 1973 – 1974 The Three Musketeers Won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for her performance as Constance Bonacieux in The Three Musketeers (1973), reprising the role in The Four Musketeers (1974).
• 1973 Tres Hombres and La Grange Released Tres Hombres, featuring the song La Grange, inspired by a notorious brothel outside La Grange, Texas. The album went gold and established ZZ Top's national reputation.
• 1973 UK joins EEC Britain enters European Community The United Kingdom joined the European Economic Community on 1 January 1973, beginning Britain's decades-long European chapter.