159 days from October 1, 1972
would be
March 9, 1973 (Friday)
Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-04:00)
• Day numbers: 68
• Week number: 10
• Leap year: 1973 is not a leap year
• Daylight Saving Time: No
Sunrise, Sunset Times for March 9, 1973 (Friday)
• Sunrise time: 06:55 am
• Sunset time: 06:33 pm
• Day length: 11h 38m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase for March 9, 1973 (Friday)
• Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
• Illumination: 28%
• Moon Age: 5.34 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
March 9, 1973 Holidays and National Days
March 9 in History
1986
Navy divers find the crew compartment of the space shuttle Challenger along with the remains of the astronauts.
1975
Iraq launches an offensive against the rebellious Kurds.
1968
General William Westmoreland asks for 206,000 more troops in Vietnam.
1967
Svetlana Alliluyeva, Josef Stalin‘s daughter defects to the United States.
1964
The first Ford Mustang rolls off the Ford assembly line.
1959
The Barbie doll is unveiled at a toy fair in New York City.
1957
Egyptian leader Nasser bars U.N. plans to share the tolls for the use of the Suez Canal.
1956
British authorities arrest and deport Archbishop Makarios from Cyprus. He is accused of supporting terrorists.
1940
Britain frees captured Italian coal ships on the eve of German Foreign Minister, Ribbentrop’s visit to Rome.
1939
Czech President Emil Hacha ousts pro-German Joseph Tiso as the Premier of Slovakia in order to preserve Czech unity.
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