1973 (production)

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For information dealing with this year in the timeline of the fictional Star Trek universe, see 1973.

Events

January

• 23 January - Lanei Chapman is born.

February

• Gold Key TOS comic #17: "The Cosmic Cavemen" is published.

March

• 2 March - Paul Popowich and Tom Hand are born.
• 21 March - Vanessa Branch is born.

April

• 3 April - Adam Scott is born.
• 8 April - Shay Brown is born.
• 13 April - Julia Rose is born.
• 24 April - Damon Lindelof is born.
• The Trouble With Tribbles by David Gerrold is published by Ballantine Books.

May

• 3 May - Jennifer Tung is born.
• 6 May - Andrei Sterling is born.
• Gold Key TOS comic #18: "The Hijacked Planet" is published.
• The World of Star Trek by David Gerrold is published by Ballantine Books.

June

No events listed.

July

• 8 July - Gene L. Coon dies.
• 9 July - Enrique Murciano is born.
• Gold Key TOS comic #19: "The Haunted Asteroid" is published.

August

• 29 August - Michael Dunn dies.
• Star Trek 9 by James Blish is published by Bantam Books.

September

Star Trek: The Animated Series

• 8 September - Star Trek: The Animated Series premieres on NBC with TAS: "Beyond the Farthest Star".
• 15 September - TAS: "Yesteryear" airs.
• 22 September - TAS: "One of Our Planets Is Missing" airs.
• 29 September - TAS: "The Lorelei Signal" airs.
• Gold Key TOS comic #20: "A World Gone Mad" is published.

October

• 6 October - TAS: "More Tribbles, More Troubles" airs.
• 13 October - TAS: "The Survivor" airs.
• 19 October - Brian Avery is born.
• 20 October - TAS: "The Infinite Vulcan" airs.
• 26 October - Seth MacFarlane is born.
• 27 October - TAS: "The Magicks of Megas-Tu" airs.

November

• 3 November - TAS: "Once Upon a Planet" airs.
• 10 November - TAS: "Mudd's Passion" airs.
• 16 November - Thom Williams is born.
• 17 November - TAS: "The Terratin Incident" airs.
• 24 November - TAS: "The Time Trap" airs.
• 26 November - Kristin Bauer is born.
• Gold Key TOS comic #21: "The Mummies of Heitius VII" is published.

December

• 1 December - TAS: "The Ambergris Element" airs.
• 15 December - TAS: "The Slaver Weapon" airs.
• 22 December - Original airdate (in Los Angeles only) for TAS: "Beyond the Farthest Star", as it was preempted there due George Takei's run for District Councilman and "equal time" issues.
• 19 December - Blake Lindsley is born.
• 30 December - Maureen Flannigan is born.

Unknown

• The 1973 TV21 Annual is published, featuring two Star Trek comic stories: "Planet of the Dead", and "What is This Thing Called Spock?".

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