Historical Events In 1971

Feb 07   Women win the right to vote in Switzerland on this day in history.   

Feb 08   South Vietnamese troops invade Laos in the year 1971.   

Feb 09   In the year 1971 apollo 14, and its crew of three astronauts, returns to Earth after America's third lunar landing mission.   

Feb 09   First British soldier killed in Northern Ireland on this day in history.   

Feb 09   On this day in history probably first gay theme TV episode - All in the Family   

Feb 09   Quake in San Fernando Valley kills 65 &causes over $½ billion damage in the year 1971.   

Feb 09   On this day in history san Fernando, California an earthquake measuring 6.5 lasted about 60 seconds, took 65 lives, injured more than 2,000, and caused property damage estimated at $505 million   

Feb 09   Satchel Paige becomes first negro-league player elected to baseball HOF in the year 1971.   

Feb 10   On this day in history royal Albert Hall bans scheduled concert featuring Frank Zappa   

Feb 11   Montréal Canadien John Believau scores his 500th NHL goal in the year 1971.   

Feb 11   US, UK, USSR, others sign Seabed Treaty outlawing nuclear weapons on this day in history.   

Feb 11   On this day in history whitney Young Jr, National Urban League director, drowns in Nigeria   

Feb 12   George Shelton, actor (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Feb 13   12,000 South Vietnamese troops cross into Laos in the year 1971.   

Feb 13   Golfing Vice President Spiro Agnew hits 2 tee shots into the crowd, injuring 2 in the year 1971.   

Feb 14   On this day in history movie "Ben Hur" first shown on television   

Feb 14   Richard Nixon installs secret taping system in White House in the year 1971.   

Feb 15   After 1200 years Britain abandons 12-shilling system for decimal on this day in history.   

Feb 15   On this day in history britain changes its currency to the decimal system   

Feb 15   Marian Viktorovich Koval, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Feb 16   On this day in history prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, under opposition attack in the Commons, utters an apparently unparliamentary expression that he later describes as "fuddle-duddle" we all know what it really was   

Feb 17   Teddy Hart, actor (3 Men on a Horse), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Feb 19   On this day in history paul McCartney releases "Another Day" in UK   

Feb 20   Major General Idi Amin Dada appoints himself President of Uganda on this day in history.   

Feb 20   National Emergency Center erroneously orders US radio &TV stations to go off the air; The mistake wasn't resolved for 30 minutes in the year 1971.   

Feb 21   In the year 1971 adolph Weiss, composer, dies at 79   

Feb 21   Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Sears Women's World Golf Classic on this day in history.   

Feb 21   Series of tornadoes cuts through Mississippi & Louisiana killing 117 in the year 1971.   

Feb 22   In the year 1971 barry Macollum, actor (On the Waterfront), dies at 81   

Feb 22   On this day in history lieutenant General Hafiz al-Assad becomes President of Syria   

Feb 23   Boston Bruins begin 13 NHL game win streak on this day in history.   

Feb 23   George Harrison is fined & his driving license is suspended for 1 year as a result of several speeding tickets on this day in history.   

Feb 23   King Lockwood, dies of stroke at 73 on this day in history.   

Feb 23   On this day in history lieutenant Calley confesses & implicates Captain Medina   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Next Page »

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of aamer Nazir, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler 1993- )   

Jan 02   Aaron Williams, NBA center (Seattle Supersonics) was born in the year 1971.   

Jan 02   In the year 1971 birth of brad Parpan, WLAF quarterback (Rhein Fire)   

Jan 02   Horace Copeland, NFL wide receiver (Tampa Bay Bucs) was born in the year 1971.   

Jan 02   Robert O' Neal, WLAF DB (Amsterdam Admirals) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of taye Diggs, American actor   

Jan 02   Lisa Harrison, American basketball player was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Carlos Perez, Dominican/US baseball pitcher (Montreal Expos) was born in the year 1971.   

Jan 01   In the year 1971 death of saint Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian Orthodox Christian Saint (b. 1894)   

Jan 02   Willard Maas, American educator and experimental filmmaker (b. 1906) died in the year 1971.   

Jan 04   Arthur Ford, American clairaudient (b. 1896) died on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1971 death of douglas Shearer, Canadian film engineer (b. 1899)   

Jan 07   In the year 1971 dick Kollmar, actor (Broadway Spotlight, Guess What), dies at 60   

Jan 08   On this day in history adriano Lualdi, composer, dies at 85   

Jan 09   Giannis Christou, Greek composer (b. 1926) died on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, French fashion designer, dies at 87 in the year 1971.