1973

The following events occurred in the year 1973:

Events

 * Janus Thickey fakes his death and later turns up living with the landlady of the Green Dragon.
 * The Ministry of Magic defeats an appeal against house-elf slavery

Quidditch

 * The Slytherin Quidditch team was captained by Emma Vanity.

Individuals that started Hogwarts

 * Bartemius Crouch Jr.

Deaths

 * Charis Black
 * Harvey Ridgebit
 * Hesper Starky

Births

 * Nymphadora Tonks (1973)

Behind the scenes

 * Adrian Annis, a British actor who portrayed a Death Eater in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, is born on February 4.