Events from the year 1973 in China.
Incumbents 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
Governors Governor of Anhui — Li Desheng Governor of Fujian — Han Xianchu Governor of Gansu — Xian Henghan Governor of Guangdong — Ding Sheng Governor of Guizhou — Lan Yinong (until September); Lu Ruilin (September onward) Governor of Hebei — Liu Zihou Governor of Heilongjiang — Wang Jiadao Governor of Henan — Liu Jianxun Governor of Hubei — Zeng Siyu (until December); Zhao Xinchu (December) Governor of Hunan — Hua Guofeng Governor of Jiangsu — Xu Shiyou; later Peng Chong Governor of Jiangxi — Governor of Jilin — Wang Huaixiang Governor of Liaoning — Chen Xilian (until December); vacant (December) Governor of Qinghai — Governor of Shaanxi — Li Ruishan Governor of Shandong — Yang Dezhi Governor of Shanxi — Xie Zhenhua Governor of Sichuan — Liu Xingyuan Governor of Yunnan — Zhou Xing Governor of Zhejiang — Nan Ping (until May); Tan Qilong (May onward)
Events January — The Yanbian Museum formally opens January 15 — The Chinese Rowing Association is founded February 6 — Luhuo earthquake: A 7.6 magnitude earthquake occurs in Sichuan, causing extensive destruction and killing 2,204 people April 23 — Pingguoyuan station opens May — The Chinese Fencing Association is founded May 28 — 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 June — Sungang railway station opens August 24–28 — The 10th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party is held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing September 6 — The Guimin 204 passenger and cargo ship sinks due to strong waves, killing 71 people September 14 — Typhoon Marge hits Hainan; 771 people were killed in Qionghai November 16 – December 26 — 13 major fires and accidental explosions occur in Guilin, causing serious damage and a high, but unknown, total number of deaths November 24 — An accidental explosion occurs at an explosives factory in Xing'an County, Guilin, causing 23 deaths and 42 injuries November 23 — An industrial accident involving potassium chlorate occurs near Liuyang, Hunan, killing 53 people and injuring 37 others
Unknown date Baihe railway station opens The Beijing–Yuanping railway begins operations CCTV-2 is launched2005 World Radio and Television Handbook, page 639 The Heilongjiang Winter Sports Training Center opens Kaifeng Thermal Power Station begins operations The Ningxia Museum opens Shigatse Peace Airport opens for military use Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport opens
Births January 9 — Wang Junxia, long-distance runner February 5 — Deng Yaping, table tennis player February 27 — Li Bingbing, actress November 1 — Li Xiaoshuang, gymnast
Deaths January 8 — Dong Xiwen, painter, best known for The Founding Ceremony of the Nation (b. 1914) January 16 — Nellie Yu Roung Ling, dancer, lady-in-waiting for Empress Dowager Cixi (b. 1882) March 10 — Li Mi, high-ranking Nationalist general (b. 1902) April 23 — Mei Ju-ao, jurist, professor, politician, and author (b. 1904) April 28 — Yuan Changying, writer (b. 1894) June 2 — Zhang Dongsun, philosopher, public intellectual, and political figure (b. 1886) July 1 — Zhang Shizhao, journalist, educator, and politician (b. 1881) July 19 — Feng Baiju, chief leader of the Hainan Independent Column of the CCP in Hainan Island (b. 1903) July 20 — Bruce Lee, Hong Kong-American martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and philosopher (b. 1940) September 13 — Sun Fo, politician and high-ranking official in the Kuomintang (b. 1891) October 20 — Soong Ai-ling, businesswoman and the eldest of the Soong sisters (b. 1889)
See also Chinese films of 1973
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