February 17, 1973 (Saturday)
- The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships is signed; it never comes into force but is modified in 1978.
- The 1973 OFC Nations Cup, the first Oceania-wide football tournament ever held, opens in New Zealand.
- Born: Raphaël Ibañez, French rugby union player, in Saugnac-et-Cambran, Landes
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“In my experience, if you have to keep the lavatory door shut by extending your left leg, it’s modern architecture.”
—Nancy Banks-Smith, British columnist. Guardian (London, February 20, 1979)