Historical Events In 1971
Thursday, 28 January 2021
Apr 22 Soyuz 10 launched in the year 1971.
Apr 23 On this day in history columbia University operations virtually end, by student strike
Apr 23 Soyuz 10 launched; cosmonauts become first in Salyut 1 space station on this day in history.
Apr 23 On this day in history william Tubman, president of Liberia (1944-71), dies at 76
Apr 24 On this day in history soyuz 10 returns to Earth
Apr 25 Max Drischner, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.
Apr 25 In the year 1971 uS canal rights in Nicaragua & rights to Corn Islands expire
Apr 26 On this day in history heaviest rains ever in Bahia district of Brazil, 15" in 24 hrs
Apr 26 SF lightship replaced by automatic buoy on this day in history.
Apr 28 Samuel Lee Gravely Jr becomes first black admiral in US Navy in the year 1971.
Apr 28 On this day in history t Smirnova discovers asteroid #2093 Genichesk
Apr 29 Bill Graham closes down the Fillmore & Fillmore East on this day in history.
Apr 29 In the year 1971 boeing receives contract for Mariner 10, Mercury exploration
Apr 30 Elmo Roper, pollster (Roper Poll), dies at 70 on this day in history.
May 01 Amtrak railroad begins operation in the year 1971.
May 01 Amtrak, the U S passenger railroad system that combines the operations of 18 intercity railroads, goes into service in the year 1971.
May 01 Edith Day, actress (Romance of Air), dies at 75 on this day in history.
May 01 On this day in history rolling Stones release "Brown Sugar"
May 03 Erich Honecker succeeds Walter Ulbricht as East German party leader on this day in history.
May 03 Nixon administration arrests 13,000 anti-war protesters in 3 days on this day in history.
May 03 Pulitzer prize awarded to John Toland (Rising Sun) on this day in history.
May 04 Donald Dexter Van Slyke, US chemist (Cyanosis), dies at 88 in the year 1971.
May 04 Mud slide buries part of St-Jean Vianney Quebec, killing 31 people; $1 million damage in the year 1971.
May 05 Alice Tissot, actress (Italian Straw Hat), dies of cancer at 81 in the year 1971.
May 05 Race riot in Brownsville section of Brooklyn (NYC) in the year 1971.
May 06 In the year 1971 helene Weigel, Austrian/German actress (Metropolis), dies at 70
May 07 Willem Banning, Dutch theologist/sociologist (Karl Marx), dies at 83 on this day in history.
May 08 In the year 1971 joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden
May 09 On this day in history 23rd Emmy Awards All in the Family, Jack Klugman &Jean Stapleton
May 09 23rd Emmy Awards: All in the Family, Jack Klugman &Jean Stapleton on this day in history.
May 09 In the year 1971 elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3 01 42)
May 09 Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42) in the year 1971.
May 09 Friends of Earth return 1500 non-returnable bottles to Schweppes in the year 1971.
May 09 Largest walk in crowd (31,626) in Baltimore Oriole history in the year 1971.
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