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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 05   Harlem Globetrotters lose 100-99 to New Jersey Reds, ending 2,495-game win streak in the year 1971.  

Jan 05   US heavyweight "Sonny" Liston's (36) corpse found in the year 1971.  

Jan 06   On this day in history berkeley chemists announces the first synthetic growth hormones  

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   -40ºF (-40ºC), Hawley Lake AZ (state record) on this day in history.  

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

Jan 08   In the year 1971 29 pilot whales beach themselves & die at San Clemente Island CA  

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

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

Jan 10   Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Richard Wilbur in the year 1971.  

Jan 10   In the year 1971 gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, French fashion designer, dies at 87  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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   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   On this day in history "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   On this day in history gilbert M Anderson, actor (1st Movie Cowboy), dies at 88  

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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   Horace Copeland, NFL wide receiver (Tampa Bay Bucs) was born in the year 1971.  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of taye Diggs, American actor  

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

Jan 04   Carlos Perez, Dominican/US baseball pitcher (Montreal Expos) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history death of saint Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian Orthodox Christian Saint (b. 1894)  

Jan 02   Willard Maas, American educator and experimental filmmaker (b. 1906) died in the year 1971.  

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

Jan 08   In the year 1971 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 in the year 1971.