Historical Events In 1971

Jan 20   John Lennon meets Yoko Ono's parents in Japan in the year 1971.  

Jan 21   On this day in history "Alias Smith & Jones" premieres on ABC TV  

Jan 21   Richard B Russell, (Sen-D-Ga), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jan 23   On this day in history -80ºF (-62ºC), Prospect Creek Camp AK (US record)  

Jan 23   In the year 1971 the temperature at Prospect Creek, Alaska, dropped to 80 degrees below zero, the lowest temperature ever recorded in the United States.  

Jan 24   In the year 1971 panarctic Oils caps a natural gas well on King Christian Island,NWT that had burned out of control for 3 months  

Jan 25   Charles Manson &3 women followers convicted of Tate-LaBianca murders on this day in history.  

Jan 25   Himachal Pradesh becomes 18th Indian state on this day in history.  

Jan 25   Military coup in Uganda under General Idi Amin Dada in the year 1971.  

Jan 25   In the year 1971 philadelphia mint's first trial strike of the Eisenhower dollar  

Jan 26   On this day in history charles Manson convicted of murder  

Jan 26   Dutch 2nd Chamber accept law against limitation of war crimes in the year 1971.  

Jan 27   On this day in history montgomery St Station, last link in BART, `holed thru'  

Jan 29   Test debut of Dennis Keith Lillee, v England at Adelaide in the year 1971.  

Jan 29   Test debut of Dennis Keith Lillee, vs England at Adelaide on this day in history.  

Jan 30   Dennis Lillee takes 5-84 in his first Test bowl, vs England in the year 1971.  

Jan 31   In the year 1971 "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison hit #1 on UK pop chart  

Jan 31   In the year 1971 american astronauts Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa blast off to the moon aboard apollo 14.  

Jan 31   In the year 1971 apollo 14 launched, first landing in lunar highlands  

Jan 31   In the year 1971 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn  

Jan 31   US male Figure Skating championship won by John Misha Petkevich on this day in history.  

Feb 01   In the year 1971 canada and China open diplomatic relations; exchange diplomats in both countries, and officially recognize each other's sovereignty  

Feb 01   Jim A J Christy, cricket (10 Tests for S Af, 638 runs at 34 33), dies in the year 1971.  

Feb 02   Idi Amin becomes ruler of Uganda, following a coup that ousts President Milton Obote on this day in history.  

Feb 03   Jay C Flippen, actor (Ensign O'Toole), dies at 72 in the year 1971.  

Feb 04   Apollo 14 lander Antares lands on Moon (Shepard &Mitchell) in the year 1971.  

Feb 04   British car maker Rolls Royce declared itself bankrupt in the year 1971.  

Feb 04   On this day in history government exhibit under construction collapses, kills 65 in Brazil  

Feb 04   National Guard mobilized to quell rioting in Wilmington NC in the year 1971.  

Feb 04   Rolls Royce goes bankrupt after a disastrous contract to supply aero engines to Lockheed Aircraft in the year 1971.  

Feb 05   Apollo 14, 3rd US manned Moon expedition, lands near Fra Mauro; Alan Shepard &Edward Mitchell (Apollo 14) walk on Moon for 4 hours in the year 1971.  

Feb 05   Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian premier (1952..56), dies at 78 in the year 1971.  

Feb 05   The US Apollo 14 (Shepard and Mitchell onboard) lands on the Moon in the year 1971.  

Feb 06   On this day in history the First time a golf ball is hit on the Moon (by Alan Shepard)  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1971 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1971 birth of taye Diggs, American actor  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1971 birth of carlos Perez, Dominican/US baseball pitcher (Montreal Expos)  

Jan 01   Saint Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian Orthodox Christian Saint (b. 1894) died on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history death of willard Maas, American educator and experimental filmmaker (b. 1906)  

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

Jan 05   Douglas Shearer, Canadian film engineer (b. 1899) died in the year 1971.  

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   On this day in history death of giannis Christou, Greek composer (b. 1926)  

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