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  1. Bill Gates

    Enrolled in Harverd

    Sep, 1973Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.

    enrolled at Harvard College in the autumn of 1973.

  2. International Monetary Fund

    Johan Witteveen

    Saturday Sep 1, 1973Washington D.C., U.S.

    Hendrikus Johannes "Johan" Witteveen was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and economist. He served as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1 September 1973 until 18 June 1978.

  3. 1973 oil crisis

    Libya nationalizes 51 percent of nine other companies' concessions

    Saturday Sep 1, 1973Libya

    Libya nationalizes 51 percent of nine other companies' concessions: Esso, Libya/Sirte, Mobil, Shell, Gelensberg, Texaco, SoCal, Libyan-American (ARCO), and Grace.

  4. World Trade Organization

    Tokyo Round

    Sep, 1973Tokyo, Japan

    The Tokyo Round was a multi-year multilateral trade negotiation (MTN) between 102 nation-states that were parties to the GATT. The negotiations resulted in reduced tariffs and established new regulations aimed at controlling the proliferation of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) and voluntary export restrictions. The aim was further to harmonize government policies. Concessions were made on $19 billion worth of trade, and were scheduled to enter effect over eight years from 1980. The Tokyo Round concluded in April 1979.

  5. Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

    Colin Tennant introduced Margaret to Roddy Llewellyn

    Sep, 1973United Kingdom

    By the early 1970s, the Snowdons had drifted apart. In September 1973, Colin Tennant introduced Margaret to Roddy Llewellyn.

  6. Indira Gandhi

    The 1973 Oil Crisis

    Sep, 1973India

    Despite the victory against Pakistan, the Congress government faced numerous problems during this term. Some of these were due to high inflation which was in turn caused by war time expenses, drought in some parts of the country and more importantly, the 1973 oil crisis.

  7. Bill Gates

    Enrolled in Harverd

    Sep, 1973Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.

    enrolled at Harvard College in the autumn of 1973.

  8. International Monetary Fund

    Johan Witteveen

    Saturday Sep 1, 1973Washington D.C., U.S.

    Hendrikus Johannes "Johan" Witteveen was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and economist. He served as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1 September 1973 until 18 June 1978.

  9. 1973 oil crisis

    Libya nationalizes 51 percent of nine other companies' concessions

    Saturday Sep 1, 1973Libya

    Libya nationalizes 51 percent of nine other companies' concessions: Esso, Libya/Sirte, Mobil, Shell, Gelensberg, Texaco, SoCal, Libyan-American (ARCO), and Grace.

  10. World Trade Organization

    Tokyo Round

    Sep, 1973Tokyo, Japan

    The Tokyo Round was a multi-year multilateral trade negotiation (MTN) between 102 nation-states that were parties to the GATT. The negotiations resulted in reduced tariffs and established new regulations aimed at controlling the proliferation of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) and voluntary export restrictions. The aim was further to harmonize government policies. Concessions were made on $19 billion worth of trade, and were scheduled to enter effect over eight years from 1980. The Tokyo Round concluded in April 1979.

  11. Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

    Colin Tennant introduced Margaret to Roddy Llewellyn

    Sep, 1973United Kingdom

    By the early 1970s, the Snowdons had drifted apart. In September 1973, Colin Tennant introduced Margaret to Roddy Llewellyn.

  12. Indira Gandhi

    The 1973 Oil Crisis

    Sep, 1973India

    Despite the victory against Pakistan, the Congress government faced numerous problems during this term. Some of these were due to high inflation which was in turn caused by war time expenses, drought in some parts of the country and more importantly, the 1973 oil crisis.