February 24, 1973 (Saturday)
- Eight matches are played in the UK, in the fifth round of the 1972–73 FA Cup. Chelsea, Luton Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Derby County, Coventry City, Arsenal and Leeds United emerge victorious. Sunderland draw with Manchester City.
- Born: Philipp Rösler, German politician, in Khánh Hưng, South Vietnam (Rösler's date of birth can only be estimated; he was adopted from an orphanage in Vietnam and brought to Germany nine months later)
- Died: Carl Williams, 32, American racing driver, in a motorcycle accident in Kansas City
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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)