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Timeline for 1973

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1973 was a year.

Events

Dated

On 23 February, the Vietnam War ended with no clear victor. At the same time, Doctor Albert Gilroy invented his artificial intelligence Isley, and Major Geoffrey Redvers arrived home in Chicago from his post in Saigon. (PROSE: Nuclear Time)

On a Thursday in July, Iris Wildthyme and Panda purchased an office in South Kensington. For the next three days, Iris and Panda occasionally visited the office to drop off dangerous artefacts collected during their adventures.

On the Friday, Anthony Marvelle visited Iris' office and stole the Blithe Pinking Shears.

On the Saturday, Iris and Panda vaporised their office, destroying everything inside. Also that day, Vince Cosmos performed at the Hammersmith Odeon with the Tomorrow Twins playing support. He was attacked by Martian Time Agents and rescued by Panda and Simon. (PROSE: Enter Wildthyme)

On 12 December, Madeline Burton died in Paris from a drug overdose. The Revolution Man cult collapsed without her influence. (PROSE: Revolution Man)

On 24 December, the Third Doctor pursued Casimer to Sommerton Manor in Shrewsbury. (PROSE: The Sommerton Fetch)

Undated

A film version of The Three Musketeers was released. Genetic material from its principal stars, Michael York, Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain and Frank Finlay was used to create Reprises of d'Artagnan, Athos, Aramis and Porthos in Europa in the 33rd century. (PROSE: Managra)

According to some accounts, the Third Doctor's exile on Earth ended in this year. (PROSE: Verdigris, The Spear of Destiny et al) Iris Wildthyme was also exiled to Earth in this year. (AUDIO: The Land of Wonder)

An archaeological expedition led by Aubrey Prior stripped the tomb of Nephthys in Egypt. They told the workers it would be rebuilt in the British Museum. (PROSE: The Sands of Time)

The Third Doctor and Jo Grant fought a vampire in Los Angeles. While they were there, they met the horror film star Vita Monet. (AUDIO: The Elixir of Doom)

Barbara Chesterton took her son John to the British Museum to look at the Roman exhibit. (PROSE: Byzantium!)

A young woman was abducted by the Sisters of St Matilda. (AUDIO: The Cloisters of Terror)

A fascist coup occurred in Chile. (PROSE: The Book of the War)

Steven saw the Ninth Doctor at a roller-disco, and when he wrote about this encounter decades later on whoisdoctorwho.co.uk, he wrote that he thought the Doctor had not aged a day. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man?)

Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody" was released this year. (PROSE: The Persistence of Memory)

Jo Grant played Aladdin, Mike Yates played Widow Twankey and the Third Doctor played the villain in the UNIT staff Christmas panto. (PROSE: No Future, Timewyrm: Revelation)

Births and deaths

Jasper Adeola was born. (TV: Nightvisiting)

Noël Coward died. He knew in advance that he would die during this year due to his status as a time traveller. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen)

Kathleen Dudman, Ace's maternal grandmother, died this year. Although she was only three years old at the time, Ace distinctly remembered that her mother Audrey cried for days afterwards. (AUDIO: Night Thoughts)

Other

Celebrities active during this year included Gary Glitter, Suzi Quatro, David Bowie, (PROSE: Verdigris) and Vince Cosmos. (PROSE: Enter Wildthyme)

Behind the scenes

In a deleted scene from Love & Monsters, it was stated that Elton Pope was born in 1973.

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+'''1973''' was a [[year]].
-== Events ==
+==Events==
+===Dated===
-* [[14 May]] - The first [[American]] [[space station]], ''[[Skylab]]'', was launched. The [[Tenth Doctor]] claimed to have been involved in its construction. ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'')
+On [[23 February]], the [[Vietnam War]] ended with no clear victor. At the same time, [[Doctor]] [[Albert Gilroy]] invented his [[artificial intelligence]] [[Isley]], and [[Major]] [[Geoffrey Redvers]] arrived home in [[Chicago]] from his post in [[Saigon]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nuclear Time (novel)|Nuclear Time]]'')
-* [[Barbara Wright|Barbara Chesterton]] took her son [[Johnny Chess|John]] to the [[British Museum]] to look at the [[Roman]] exhibit. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium!]]'')
-* [[12 December]] - [[Madeline Burton]] died in [[Paris]] from a drug overdose. The [[Revolution Man (cult)|Revolution Man]] cult (also known as 'The Second Coming of [[Ed Hill]]') collapsed without her influence. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Revolution Man]])''
+On a [[Thursday]] in [[July]], [[Iris Wildthyme]] and [[Panda]] purchased an office in [[South Kensington]]. For the next three days, Iris and Panda occasionally visited the office to drop off dangerous artefacts collected during their adventures.
-* [[Jo Grant]] played [[Aladdin]], [[Mike Yates]] played [[Widow Twankey]] and the [[Third Doctor]] played the villain in the [[UNIT]] staff [[Christmas]] panto. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future]]'', ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'')
+On the [[Friday]], [[Anthony Marvelle]] visited Iris' office and stole the [[Blithe Pinking Shears]].
+On the [[Saturday]], Iris and Panda vaporised their office, destroying everything inside. Also that day, [[Vince Cosmos]] performed at the [[Hammersmith Odeon]] with the [[Tomorrow Twins]] playing support. He was attacked by [[Martian Time Agents]] and rescued by [[Panda]] and [[Simon (Enter Wildthyme)|Simon]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Enter Wildthyme (novel)|Enter Wildthyme]]'')
+On [[12 December]], [[Madeline Burton]] died in [[Paris]] from a drug overdose. The [[Revolution Man cult]] collapsed without her influence. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Revolution Man (novel)|Revolution Man]]'')
+On [[24 December]], the [[Third Doctor]] pursued [[Casimer]] to [[Sommerton Manor]] in [[Shrewsbury]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sommerton Fetch (short story)|The Sommerton Fetch]]'')
+===Undated===
+A film version of ''[[The Three Musketeers]]'' was released. [[Genetics|Genetic]] material from its principal stars, [[Michael York]], [[Oliver Reed]], [[Richard Chamberlain]] and [[Frank Finlay]] was used to create [[Reprise]]s of [[d'Artagnan]], [[Athos]], [[Aramis]] and [[Porthos]] in [[Europa (Managra)|Europa]] in the [[33rd century]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Managra (novel)|Managra]]'')
+According to some accounts, the [[Third Doctor]]'s [[exile on Earth]] ended in this year. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Verdigris (novel)|Verdigris]]'', ''[[The Spear of Destiny (short story)|The Spear of Destiny]]'' et al) [[Iris Wildthyme]] was also exiled to Earth in this year. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Land of Wonder (audio story)|The Land of Wonder]]'')
+An [[archaeological]] expedition led by [[Aubrey Prior]] stripped the tomb of [[Nephthys]] in [[Egypt]]. They told the workers it would be rebuilt in the [[British Museum]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sands of Time (novel)|The Sands of Time]]'')
+The [[Third Doctor]] and [[Jo Grant]] fought a [[vampire]] in [[Los Angeles]]. While they were there, they met the horror film star [[Vita Monet]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Elixir of Doom (audio story)|The Elixir of Doom]]'')
+[[Barbara Wright|Barbara Chesterton]] took her son [[Johnny Chess|John]] to the [[British Museum]] to look at the [[Roman]] exhibit. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium! (novel)|Byzantium!]]'')
+A young woman was abducted by the [[Sisters of St Matilda]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cloisters of Terror (audio story)|The Cloisters of Terror]]'')
+A [[fascism|fascist]] coup occurred in [[Chile]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'')
+[[Steven (Have You Seen This Man?)|Steven]] saw the [[Ninth Doctor]] at a [[roller-disco (Have You Seen This Man?)|roller-disco]], and when he wrote about this encounter decades later on [[www.whoisdoctorwho.co.uk|whoisdoctorwho.co.uk]], he wrote that he thought the Doctor had not aged a day. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Have You Seen This Man? (short story)|Have You Seen This Man?]]'')
+[[Slade]]'s "[[Merry Xmas Everybody]]" was released this year. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Persistence of Memory (short story)|The Persistence of Memory]]'')
+[[Jo Grant]] played [[Aladdin]], [[Mike Yates]] played [[Widow Twankey]] and the [[Third Doctor]] played the villain in the [[UNIT]] staff [[Christmas]] panto. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'', ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'')
+==Births and deaths==
+[[Jasper Adeola]] was born. ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightvisiting (TV story)|Nightvisiting]]'')
+[[Noël Coward]] died. He knew in advance that he would die during this year due to his status as a [[time travel]]ler. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'')
+[[Kathleen Dudman]], [[Ace]]'s maternal grandmother, died this year. Although she was only three years old at the time, Ace distinctly remembered that her mother [[Audrey Dudman|Audrey]] cried for days afterwards. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Night Thoughts (audio story)|Night Thoughts]]'')
+==Other==
+Celebrities active during this year included [[Gary Glitter]], [[Suzi Quatro]], [[David Bowie]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Verdigris (novel)|Verdigris]]'') and [[Vince Cosmos]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Enter Wildthyme (novel)|Enter Wildthyme]]'')
+== Behind the scenes ==
+* In a deleted scene from ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'', it was stated that [[Elton Pope]] was born in 1973.
-=== Unknown dates ===
-* A film version of ''[[The Three Musketeers]]'' was released. Genetic material from its principal stars, [[Michael York]], [[Oliver Reed]], [[Richard Chamberlain]] and [[Frank Finlay]] were used to create [[Reprise]]s of [[D'Artagnan]], [[Athos]], [[Aramis]] and [[Porthos]] in [[Europa]] in the far future. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Managra (novel)|Managra]]'')
-* An [[archaeological]] expedition led by [[Aubrey Prior]] stripped the tomb of [[Nephthys]] in [[Egypt]]. They told the workers it would be rebuilt in the [[British Museum]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sands of Time]]'')
-* [[Kathleen Dudman]], [[Ace]]'s maternal grandmother, died. Although she was only three years old at the time, Ace distinctly remembered that her mother [[Audrey Dudman|Audrey]] cried for days afterwards. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Night Thoughts (audio story)|Night Thoughts]]'')
-* [[Noël Coward]] died. He knew in advance that he would die during this year due to his status as a [[time travel]]ler. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'')
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