January 11, 1973 (Thursday)
- 1973 oil crisis: U.S. Phase III price controls are introduced.
- Vietnam War: All Australian involvement in hostilities ceases.
- Born: Paul Kehoe, Irish politician, in Bree, County Wexford; Rahul Dravid, Indian cricketer, in Indore, Madhya Pradesh
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