20 October 1973 October 19, 2012 Author: Staff The Sydney Opera House is opened. Famous Words of Inspiration..."We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person." W. Somerset Maugham — Click here for more from W. Somerset Maugham Related posts: 6 October 1973 8 March 1983 30 March 1981 11 August 1984 20 October 1967 Categories: History Tags: 1973, 20 October