Historical Events In 1971

Oct 27   Steve Garvey weds Cynthia Truhan on this day in history.  

Oct 28   England becomes 6th nation to have a satellite (Prospero) in orbit in the year 1971.  

Oct 28   John & Yoko record "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in NYC in the year 1971.  

Oct 28   Yves de La Casiniere, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Oct 29   On this day in history duane Allman, rock guitarist, dies in a motorcycle accident at 24  

Oct 30   Osvald Chlubna, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Oct 31   "On the Town" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 65 performances in the year 1971.  

Oct 31   On this day in history gerhard von Rad, German old testament expert, dies at 70  

Nov 01   In the year 1971 eisenhower dollar put into circulation  

Nov 01   G von Le Fort, writer, dies at 95 on this day in history.  

Nov 02   In the year 1971 martha Vickers, actress (Alimony), dies after long illness at 46  

Nov 03   Etienne Gailly, Belg marathoner (Oly-bron-48), dies in accident at 48 in the year 1971.  

Nov 04   USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN-636) launches a Poseidon C-3 missile in first surface launch of Poseidon missile in the year 1971.  

Nov 09   Maude Fealy, drama coach, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

Nov 10   US table tennis team arrived in China in the year 1971.  

Nov 10   Walter Van Tilburg Clark, US author (Ox-Bow Incident), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Nov 13   In the year 1971 mariner 9, 1st to orbit another planet (Mars)  

Nov 13   On this day in history mariner 9, first to orbit another planet (Mars)  

Nov 14   On this day in history enthronment of Pope Shenouda III as Pope of Alexandria  

Nov 16   On this day in history charlie Dell, comedian, dies at 90  

Nov 17   Gladys Cooper, actress (Margaret-The Rogues), dies at 83 in the year 1971.  

Nov 18   On this day in history junior Parker, rocker, dies during brain operation at 44  

Nov 19   Bill Stern, sportscaster (Saturday Night Fights), dies at 64 in the year 1971.  

Nov 19   In the year 1971 fort Wilderness opens  

Nov 19   On this day in history ft Wilderness opens  

Nov 22   Walter Sande, actor (Red Planet Mars), dies of heart attack at 65 on this day in history.  

Nov 23   China People's Republic seated in UN Security Council in the year 1971.  

Nov 23   Lisle Nagel, Australian cricket opening bowler (1932), dies in the year 1971.  

Nov 24   In the year 1971 dan "DB" Cooper parachutes from a Northwest AL 727 with $200,000  

Nov 24   On this day in history prison rebellion at Rahway State Prison NJ  

Nov 25   Hank Mann, actor (Keystone Kops), dies at 84 in the year 1971.  

Nov 26   On this day in history joe Adonis, US crime-syndicate boss in NY & NJ, dies at 68  

Nov 27   Jakabs Medins, composer, dies at 86 in the year 1971.  

Nov 27   Soviet Mars 2 becomes first spacecraft to crash land on Mars on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   Aamer Nazir, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler 1993- ) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of aaron Williams, NBA center (Seattle Supersonics)  

Jan 02   Brad Parpan, WLAF quarterback (Rhein Fire) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of robert O' Neal, WLAF DB (Amsterdam Admirals)  

Jan 02   Taye Diggs, American actor was born in the year 1971.  

Jan 02   Lisa Harrison, American basketball player was born in the year 1971.  

Jan 04   Carlos Perez, Dominican/US baseball pitcher (Montreal Expos) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Arthur Ford, American clairaudient (b. 1896) died in the year 1971.  

Jan 05   Douglas Shearer, Canadian film engineer (b. 1899) died on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Dick Kollmar, actor (Broadway Spotlight, Guess What), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Adriano Lualdi, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Jan 09   Giannis Christou, Greek composer (b. 1926) died in the year 1971.  

Jan 10   On this day in history gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, French fashion designer, dies at 87