January 17, 1973 (Wednesday)
- Following a referendum in the Philippines, Proclamation No. 1102 certifies and proclaims that the Constitution proposed by the Constitutional Convention of 1971 has been ratified by the Filipino people and thereby come into effect.
- Died: Ted Koehler, 78, American lyricist
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