Historical Events In 1971

Jan 01   Cigarette advertisements banned on TV in the year 1971.   

Jan 02   A barrier collapses at Ibrox Park football ground at end of a soccer match in Glasgow Scotland, killing 66 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1971 dr Melvin H Evans inaugurated as first elected Governor of Virgin Islands   

Jan 04   Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to relatives of Kent State victims on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history philadelphia's Veteran Stadium dedicated   

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   On this day in history australia's first one-day international cricket matched played, against England.   

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

Jan 05   US heavyweight "Sonny" Liston's (36) corpse found on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Berkeley chemists announces the first synthetic growth hormones in the year 1971.   

Jan 06   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 in the year 1971.   

Jan 07   On this day in history -40ºF (-40ºC), Hawley Lake AZ (state record)   

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

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

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

Jan 08   On this day in history voyageurs National Park, Minnesota established   

Jan 10   Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Richard Wilbur on this day in history.   

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

Jan 11   In the year 1971 1st "Quickie" Divorce granted in UK   

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

Jan 12   In the year 1971 "All in the Family" premieres on CBS featuring the first " toilet flush" on TV   

Jan 12   On this day in history congressional Black Caucus organizes   

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

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

Jan 14   Ethel Glenn Hier, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   John Snow takes 7-40 for England to beat Australia by 299 runs on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Aswan Dam official opens in Egypt in the year 1971.   

Jan 15   In the year 1971 george Harrison releases "My Sweet Lord"   

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   Catherine Calvert, actress (Fires of Faith), dies of stroke at 80 in the year 1971.   

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

Jan 19   In the year 1971 beatles' Helter Skelter is played at the Charles Manson trial   

Jan 20   Gilbert M Anderson, actor (1st Movie Cowboy), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

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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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1971.   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of lisa Harrison, American basketball player   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1971 death of willard Maas, American educator and experimental filmmaker (b. 1906)   

Jan 04   In the year 1971 death of arthur Ford, American clairaudient (b. 1896)   

Jan 05   On this day in history death of douglas Shearer, Canadian film engineer (b. 1899)   

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

Jan 08   On this day in history adriano Lualdi, composer, dies at 85   

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

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