1973 in China
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Events from the year 1973 in China.
Incumbents
[edit]- 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
[edit]- January – The Yanbian Museum formally opens[1]
- 15 January – The Chinese Rowing Association is founded[2]
- 6 February – Luhuo earthquake: A 7.6 magnitude earthquake occurs in Sichuan, causing extensive destruction and killing 2,204 people[3]
- 23 April – Pingguoyuan station opens[4]
- May – The Chinese Fencing Association is founded[5]
- 28 May – 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
- 24–28 August – The 10th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party is held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing[7]
- 6 September – The Guimin 204 passenger and cargo ship sinks due to strong waves, killing 71 people[6]
- 14 September – Typhoon Marge hits Hainan; 771 people were killed in Qionghai[8]
- 16 November – 26 December – 13 major fires and accidental explosions occur in Guilin, causing serious damage and a high, but unknown, total number of deaths[6]
- 24 November – An accidental explosion occurs at an explosives factory in Xing'an County, Guilin, causing 23 deaths and 42 injuries[6]
- 23 November – An industrial accident involving potassium chlorate occurs near Liuyang, Hunan, killing 53 people and injuring 37 others[9]
Unknown date
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 9 January – Wang Junxia, long-distance runner[18]
- 5 February – Deng Yaping, table tennis player[19]
- 27 February – Li Bingbing, actress[20]
- 1 November – Li Xiaoshuang, gymnast[21]
Deaths
[edit]- 16 January – Nellie Yu Roung Ling, dancer, lady-in-waiting for Empress Dowager Cixi[22]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Historical History - Yanbian Museum". Yanbian Museum (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ 论中国体育社团: 国家与社会关系转变下的体育社团改革 (in Chinese). Beijing Sport University Press. 2004. p. 242. ISBN 978-7-81100-232-4. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ Yang, Yanyu (6 February 2013). "四川炉霍40年从地震废墟上崛起" [Sichuan Luhuo rises from earthquake ruins in 40 years]. China News Service (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "地铁公司1971 -- 1980年" [Metro Corporation 1971–1980]. Beijing Subway (in Chinese). 26 December 2010. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ 中国党派社团辞典 (in Chinese). Chinese Communist Party History Publishing House. 1989. p. 272. ISBN 978-7-80023-070-7. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d "1970-1989". gxdqw.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "中国共产党第十次全国代表大会新闻公报" [Press Release of the Tenth National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party]. People's Daily (in Chinese). 29 August 1973. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "7314台风 一场没有预兆的强台风" [Typhoon 7314 A strong typhoon without warning] (in Chinese). 6 November 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "劳动保护、安全生产60年大事记（1949－2009）" [Major events in labor protection and production safety over the past 60 years (1949–2009)]. ohcs-gz.net (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "白河火车站 (BaiHe Railway Station)" [Baihe Railway Station (BaiHe Railway Station)]. huochepiao.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "京原铁路（图）" [Gyeongwara Railway (Picture)]. jrsx.com.cn (in Chinese). 27 September 2009. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ 2005 World Radio and Television Handbook, page 639
- ^ "Heilongjiang Ice Training Center". 2025 Asian Winter Games. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ Shao, Wenjie (1991). 河南省志: 电力工业志. 第三十二卷. Henan People's Publishing House. p. 90. ISBN 9787215018969.
- ^ "Ningxia Museum". Visit Our China. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ Gupta, Akanksha (5 November 2013). "The highest-altitude airports in the world". Airport Technology. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ Wu, Fuhuan; Guo, Taishan (2008). 新疆改革开放30年通览. Xinjiang People's Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-228-11641-6.
- ^ "Junxia WANG". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Deng Yaping". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "李冰冰迎47岁生日感谢祝福，祈愿国泰民安" [Li Bingbing celebrates her 47th birthday and thanks the blessings, praying for peace and prosperity for the country and the people]. joy.online.sh.cn (in Chinese). 28 February 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Xiaoshuang Li". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012.
- ^ "她曾教慈禧太后跳現代舞 晚年悽慘遭紅衛兵批鬥斷雙腿！" [She once taught Empress Dowager Cixi modern dance, and in her later years she was miserably criticized and persecuted by the Red Guards and had her legs broken!]. SET News (in Chinese). 27 October 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
