For anything or anyone created in 1973, 2023 marks its “golden anniversary,” celebrating 50 years of existence. Traditionally, couples celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary give gifts of gold. Someone celebrating their 50th birthday often has an “over the hill” party.
According to Wikipedia, 1973 was the year George Steinbrenner bought the New York Yankees and the Dolphins defeated the Redskins in Super Bowl VII. Richard Nixon was beginning his second term as President, although he would step down a year later. The Godfather won an Oscar for Best Picture. The last US soldier has left Vietnam. The World Trade Center opened in New York City. The Watergate hearings began. It’s been a busy year.
As we ring in the new year, let’s look at what and who turns 50. The list is by no means exhaustive, but it’s fun to see who’s eligible for an AARP card next year! Happy birthday/anniversary.
Celebrities will be 50 years old in 2023
According to Buzzfeed.com, celebrities celebrating their 50th birthday include:
- Jim Parsons, actor from “The Big Bang Theory”
- Jorge Garcia, actor from “Lost”
- Steve Burns, original host of “Blue’s Clues”
- Jack McBrayer, 30 Rock actor
- Adam Scott, actor from “Parks and Recreation:
- Carson Daly, co-host of the show “Today”, host of “The Voice”.
- Kristen Wiig, actress from “Saturday Night Live”, “Bridesmaids”
- Keiko Agena, Actress, Gilmore Girls, Prodigal Son
- Indira Varma, actress from “Game of Thrones”, “Paranoid”
- Juliette Lewis, actress from “Natural Born Killers”, “Hysterical Blindness”
- Neve Campbell, actress from “Party of Five”, “Scream”
- Tyra Banks, model, actress, host of America’s Next Top Model and Dancing with the Stars
Albums turning 50 in 2023
According to radio station WROR’s website, albums celebrating their 50th anniversary include:
Companies turning 50 in 2023
According to Wikipedia, companies founded in 1973 include:
50th Anniversary Books in 2023
According to Pop Culture Madness, some books released in 1973 include:
- “The Billion Dollar Sure Thing” by Paul E Erdman
- “Breakfast of Champions” by Kurt Vonnegut
- “Burr” by Gore Vidal
- “Evening in Byzantium” by Irwin Shaw
- “Fear of Flying” by Erica Jong
- The Friends by Rosa Guy
- “The Rainbow of Gravity” by Thomas Pynchon
- “The Hollow Hills” by Mary Stewart
- “The Honorary Consul” by Graham Greene
- The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Movies turning 50 in 2023
According to IMDb.com, movies released in 1973 include:
- “The Exorcist” directed by William Friedkin
- “The Sting” directed by George Roy Hill
- “American Graffiti” by George Lucas
- “Papillon,” directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
- “The Way We Were” by Sydney Pollack
- “Magnum Force” directed by Ted Post
- Disney’s Robin Hood by Wolfgang Reitherman and David Hand
- “Walking Tall” directed by Phil Karlson
- “Serpico” by Sidney Lumet
- Jesus Christ Superstar directed by Norman Jewison
- “The World’s Greatest Athlete” by Robert Scheerer
- “Enter the Dragon” directed by Robert Clouse
Pieces celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2023
According to Wikipedia, plays that appeared 50 years ago include:
Random events that happened in 1973
According to Pop Culture Madness, some notable things that happened in 1973:
- “Anita and Arabella, two female garden spiders, went into orbit for the 1973Skylab 3 space station as part of an experiment to see if spiders could spin webs in zero gravity.” Apparently they could.
- “Garlic knots were invented in Ozone Park, Queens, in 1973. Several pizza places started making them within days.”
- The top 10 baby names were Jennifer, Amy, Michelle, Kimberly, Lisa, Michael, Chris, Topher, Jason, James and David.
Cambridge’s “Duke” of bartending inducted into the Hall of Fame
- Musician Jim Croce, who wrote the classic “Time in a Bottle,” died in a plane crash.
- “Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was invented.”
- “Airbags were first used by the public in the Oldsmobile Toronado.”
- The game “Pong” was very popular.
- Most watched TV shows were All in the Family (CBS), The Waltons (CBS), Sanford and Son (NBC), M*A*S*H (CBS), Hawaii Five-O (CBS), Maude (CBS), Kojak (CBS), The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (CBS), The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS) and Cannon (CBS).”
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