February 14, 1973 (Wednesday)
- The Farmers' Organization Authority is founded in Malaysia.
- A British soldier is shot dead by an IRA sniper while patrolling the Divis Flats complex in west Belfast.
- Born: Steve McNair, American football quarterback, in Mount Olive, Mississippi (died 2009)
- Died: Émile Reuter, 98, former prime minister of Luxembourg
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