Births on August 4

Xavier Marchand

Born on August 4, 1973

Xavier Marchand, French swimmer

Xavier Marchand (born 4 August 1973 in Deauville) is a former medley swimmer from France, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. He won his first international medal (silver) in 1997, at the 1997 European Aquatics Championships in the 200 m individual medley behind the Netherlands' Marcel Wouda.

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Events on 1973

20 Jul

Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee, the famous Chinese actor and martial-arts expert, dies in Los Angeles at age 32 from a brain edema possibly caused by a reaction to a prescription painkiller.
15 Aug

Cambodia
Vietnam War: The United States bombing of Cambodia ends.
22 Aug

Salvador Allende
The Congress of Chile votes in favour of a resolution condemning President Salvador Allende's government and demands that he resign or else be unseated through force and new elections.
17 Oct

1973 oil crisis
OPEC imposes an oil embargo against a number of Western countries, considered to have helped Israel in its war against Egypt and Syria.
4 Nov

1973 oil crisis
The Netherlands experiences the first Car-Free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are used only by cyclists and roller skaters.

Births on August 4

Xavier Marchand

Born on August 4, 1973

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Bruce Lee

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1973 oil crisis