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Events in November 1973 10
1886 – 1973Sessue Hayakawa (1886-1973)Japanese actor, one of the first Asian film stars in Hollywood, later Oscar-nominated for The Bridge on the River Kwai.
1895 – 1973Artturi Ilmari VirtanenNobel Prize in ChemistryInventor of AIV fodder, which revolutionized food preservation and earned him a Nobel Prize.
1928 – 1973Laurence Harvey (1928-1973)Lithuanian-born British actor, star of Room at the Top and The Manchurian Candidate.
1973Six Phoenix missiles at six targetsAIM-54 testAn F-14 fires six AIM-54 Phoenix missiles in quick succession at six separate drones — a test never repeated.
1973War Powers Resolution enactedUS Congress limits presidential power to wage warThe United States Congress passed the War Powers Resolution over President Nixon's veto, requiring the president to notify Congress before committing armed forces to conflict and limiting deployments without congressional approval. It was a direct response to the escalation of the Vietnam War without formal declarations of war.
1973Billy Joel releases Piano ManSignature songThe title song becomes his signature.
1973Sessue Hayakawa dies in TokyoSessue Hayakawa dies aged 87.
1973Laurence Harvey dies in LondonLaurence Harvey dies aged 45.
1973Death of John Rostill26 November 1973Former bassist John Rostill died on 26 November 1973, electrocuted while playing a faulty electric guitar in his home studio in Shenley — discovered by Bruce Welch. A coroner later attributed the death to suicide. Rostill was just 31 and had written several of the band's most successful later compositions.
1973 – presentRyan GiggsThe Welsh WizardThe most decorated player in English football history with 13 Premier League titles.