Historical Events In 1971
Tuesday, 04 October 2022
Feb 07 Women win the right to vote in Switzerland on this day in history.
Feb 08 South Vietnamese troops invade Laos on this day in history.
Feb 09 Apollo 14, and its crew of three astronauts, returns to Earth after America's third lunar landing mission in the year 1971.
Feb 09 On this day in history first British soldier killed in Northern Ireland
Feb 09 In the year 1971 probably first gay theme TV episode - All in the Family
Feb 09 Quake in San Fernando Valley kills 65 &causes over $½ billion damage on this day in history.
Feb 09 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 on this day in history.
Feb 09 Satchel Paige becomes first negro-league player elected to baseball HOF on this day in history.
Feb 10 Royal Albert Hall bans scheduled concert featuring Frank Zappa on this day in history.
Feb 11 On this day in history montréal Canadien John Believau scores his 500th NHL goal
Feb 11 US, UK, USSR, others sign Seabed Treaty outlawing nuclear weapons on this day in history.
Feb 11 In the year 1971 whitney Young Jr, National Urban League director, drowns in Nigeria
Feb 12 In the year 1971 george Shelton, actor (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 86
Feb 13 12,000 South Vietnamese troops cross into Laos on this day in history.
Feb 13 Golfing Vice President Spiro Agnew hits 2 tee shots into the crowd, injuring 2 in the year 1971.
Feb 14 In the year 1971 movie "Ben Hur" first shown on television
Feb 14 On this day in history richard Nixon installs secret taping system in White House
Feb 15 After 1200 years Britain abandons 12-shilling system for decimal on this day in history.
Feb 15 In the year 1971 britain changes its currency to the decimal system
Feb 15 On this day in history marian Viktorovich Koval, composer, dies at 63
Feb 16 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 on this day in history.
Feb 17 Teddy Hart, actor (3 Men on a Horse), dies at 73 on this day in history.
Feb 19 Paul McCartney releases "Another Day" in UK on this day in history.
Feb 20 On this day in history major General Idi Amin Dada appoints himself President of Uganda
Feb 20 National Emergency Center erroneously orders US radio &TV stations to go off the air; The mistake wasn't resolved for 30 minutes on this day in history.
Feb 21 In the year 1971 adolph Weiss, composer, dies at 79
Feb 21 On this day in history ruth Jessen wins LPGA Sears Women's World Golf Classic
Feb 21 On this day in history series of tornadoes cuts through Mississippi & Louisiana killing 117
Feb 22 On this day in history barry Macollum, actor (On the Waterfront), dies at 81
Feb 22 In the year 1971 lieutenant General Hafiz al-Assad becomes President of Syria
Feb 23 Boston Bruins begin 13 NHL game win streak in the year 1971.
Feb 23 On this day in history george Harrison is fined & his driving license is suspended for 1 year as a result of several speeding tickets
Feb 23 King Lockwood, dies of stroke at 73 on this day in history.
Feb 23 Lieutenant Calley confesses & implicates Captain Medina in the year 1971.
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