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  • Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Sep, 1973
    Bill Gates

    Enrolled in Harverd

    Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Sep, 1973

    enrolled at Harvard College in the autumn of 1973.




  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Saturday Sep 1, 1973
    International Monetary Fund

    Johan Witteveen

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

    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.




  • Libya
    Saturday Sep 1, 1973
    1973 oil crisis

    Libya nationalizes 51 percent of nine other companies' concessions

    Libya
    Saturday Sep 1, 1973

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




  • Tokyo, Japan
    Sep, 1973
    World Trade Organization

    Tokyo Round

    Tokyo, Japan
    Sep, 1973

    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.




  • United Kingdom
    Sep, 1973
    Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

    Colin Tennant introduced Margaret to Roddy Llewellyn

    United Kingdom
    Sep, 1973

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




  • India
    Sep, 1973
    Indira Gandhi

    The 1973 Oil Crisis

    India
    Sep, 1973

    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.




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