Births on October 14

Lasha Zhvania

Born on October 14, 1973

Lasha Zhvania, Georgian businessman and politician

Lasha Zhvania (Georgian: ლაშა ჟვანია; born on 14 October 1973 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a Georgian politician, diplomat, businessman, and social activist who currently serves as Head of the Presidential Administration of Georgia for the country's fifth president, Salome Zourabichvili.

A diplomat by education, he began an international affairs career by working in Georgia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, notably by serving as the country's Ambassador to Israel and Cyprus. He would eventually join the political field, becoming a member of the Georgian Parliament, and the Minister of Economic Development for a short period of time after the August 2008 war against Russia.

A social activist, he is also known for having served as general manager of Georgian Patriarch Ilia II's International Humanitarian Foundation.

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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 October 14

Lasha Zhvania

Born on October 14, 1973

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Events on 1973

Bruce Lee

Cambodia

Salvador Allende

1973 oil crisis

1973 oil crisis