January 1973 - January 29, 1973 (Monday)

January 29, 1973 (Monday)

• The Troubles: The Ulster Defence Association shoots dead a Catholic civilian at his workplace, a petrol station on Kennedy Way, Belfast. On the same day the UDA kills a 15-year-old Catholic civilian in a drive-by shooting at Falls Road/Donegall Road junction, Belfast, and the Provisional IRA shoots dead UDA member Francis 'Hatchet' Smith in west Belfast; Smith was rumoured to have led the group that shot the teenager.
• The Miss Dominican Republic 1973 contest is won by Liliana Maritza Fernández González.
• Born: Jason Schmidt, American baseball pitcher, in Lewiston, Idaho