Historical Events In 1971

Jan 01   Cigarette advertisements banned on TV on this day in history.  

Jan 02   A barrier collapses at Ibrox Park football ground at end of a soccer match in Glasgow Scotland, killing 66 in the year 1971.  

Jan 04   Dr Melvin H Evans inaugurated as first elected Governor of Virgin Islands on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to relatives of Kent State victims  

Jan 04   Philadelphia's Veteran Stadium dedicated in the year 1971.  

Jan 04   The Canadian goverment in Ottawa withdraws troops from Montreal and other areas in Quebec in wake of FLQ crisis on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Australia's first one-day international cricket matched played, against England in the year 1971.  

Jan 05   Harlem Globetrotters lose 100-99 to New Jersey Reds, ending 2,495-game win streak on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1971 uS heavyweight "Sonny" Liston's (36) corpse found  

Jan 06   In the year 1971 berkeley chemists announces the first synthetic growth hormones  

Jan 06   In the year 1971 in Vancouver BC, Neil Young returns to Canada for his first concerts since pre-stardom days; named best male singer and best composer this year  

Jan 07   In the year 1971 -40ºF (-40ºC), Hawley Lake AZ (state record)  

Jan 07   Dick Kollmar, actor (Broadway Spotlight, Guess What), dies at 60 in the year 1971.  

Jan 08   29 pilot whales beach themselves & die at San Clemente Island CA on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Adriano Lualdi, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1971.  

Jan 08   Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota established on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1971 bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Richard Wilbur  

Jan 10   Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, French fashion designer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   On this day in history 1st "Quickie" Divorce granted in UK  

Jan 11   The first "Quickie" Divorce granted in UK in the year 1971.  

Jan 12   On this day in history "All in the Family" premieres on CBS featuring the first " toilet flush" on TV  

Jan 12   Congressional Black Caucus organizes on this day in history.  

Jan 12   Fed grand jury indicts Reverand Philip Berrigan &5 others, including a nun &2 priests, on charges of plotting to kidnap Henry Kissinger on this day in history.  

Jan 13   Bernard "Heinz" Lammerding, Germ SS-gen/contractor (Tulle), dies at 65 in the year 1971.  

Jan 14   On this day in history ethel Glenn Hier, composer, dies at 82  

Jan 14   John Snow takes 7-40 for England to beat Australia by 299 runs in the year 1971.  

Jan 15   Aswan Dam official opens in Egypt on this day in history.  

Jan 15   George Harrison releases "My Sweet Lord" in the year 1971.  

Jan 15   John Dall, actor (Corn is Green, Rope), dies of heart attack at 50 in the year 1971.  

Jan 16   Kermit Maynard, cowboy actor (Saturday Roundup), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jan 18   In the year 1971 catherine Calvert, actress (Fires of Faith), dies of stroke at 80  

Jan 19   In the year 1971 "No, No Nanette" opens at 46th St Theater New York City NY for 861 performances  

Jan 19   On this day in history beatles' Helter Skelter is played at the Charles Manson trial  

Jan 20   Gilbert M Anderson, actor (1st Movie Cowboy), dies at 88 in the year 1971.  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1971 birth of aaron Williams, NBA center (Seattle Supersonics)  

Jan 02   Brad Parpan, WLAF quarterback (Rhein Fire) was born in the year 1971.  

Jan 02   In the year 1971 birth of horace Copeland, NFL wide receiver (Tampa Bay Bucs)  

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

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

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 in the year 1971.  

Jan 01   Saint Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian Orthodox Christian Saint (b. 1894) died in the year 1971.  

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

Jan 04   On this day in history death of arthur Ford, American clairaudient (b. 1896)  

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

Jan 07   On this day in history dick Kollmar, actor (Broadway Spotlight, Guess What), dies at 60  

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