Page 10: Historical Events In 1971

Jun 28   Henri Puvrez, Belgian sculptor (Serenity), dies at 78   

Jun 28   Supreme Court overturns draft evasion conviction of Muhammad Ali   

Jun 28   T Smirnova discovers asteroid #3093.   

Jun 29   Georgi T Dobrovolsky, cosmonaut (Soyuz 11-land accident), dies at 43   

Jun 29   Soyuz 11 docks with Salyut 1 for 22 days.   

Jun 29   The Soyuz 11 spacecraft docked with the Salyut 1 spacestation for 22 days.   

Jun 30   Georgi T Dobrovolsky, Odessa, cosmonaut (Soyuz 11), dies at 43   

Jul 01   Golden Gate Bridge paid for but toll is still being collected.   

Jul 01   Lord Learie Constantine, WI cricketer (all-rounder and fielder), dies.   

Jul 02   Edward Ballantine, composer, dies at 84   

Jul 03   Jim Morrison rocker (Doors), dies of heart failure in France   

Jul 03   Jim Morrison, rock singer (Doors), dies of heart failure at 27.   

Jul 04   Don McPherson, rocker, dies at 29   

Jul 05   26th amendment certified (reduces voting age to 18)   

Jul 06   Horst Lange, writer, dies at 66   

Jul 06   Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong jazz musician (Hello Dolly), dies at 70.   

Jul 06   White House Plumbers unit formed to plug news leaks   

Jul 09   In Chile a 7.5 quaked killed 84 people, 447 injured, and 40000 made homeless by this earthquake. The earthquake was centered 75 miles northwest of Santiago.   

Jul 10   Harry M O'Connor, dies of pneumonia at 98   

Jul 11   Carleton Young actor (Court of Last Resorts), dies at 64.   

Jul 11   Carleton Young, actor (Court of Last Resorts), dies at 64.   

Jul 12   Juan Corona, indicted for 25 murders.   

Jul 13   In this year, 42nd All Star Baseball Game: AL claims 6-4 at Tiger Stadium, Detroit.   

Jul 15   Guy Wilkerson, dies of cancer at 71   

Jul 15   Pres Nixon announces he would visit People's Rep of China   

Jul 16   H T Tsiang, dies at 65.   

Jul 17   Cliff Edwards, "Ukulele Ike", singer (54th Street Revue), dies at 76.   

Jul 19   B Burnasheva discovers asteroid #2259 Sofievka.   

Jul 22   Sudan military counter coup under premier Numeiry   

Jul 23   Van Heflin, actor (Great Adventure), dies at 60.   

Jul 24   Alan Rawsthorne, composer, dies at 66   

Jul 25   Leroy Robertson, composer, dies at 74   

Jul 26   Apollo 15, a manned lunar expedition, is launched.   

Jul 26   N Chernykh discovers asteroid #1836 Komarov.   

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Jan 02   Aamer nazir: Cricketer (pakistani pace bowler 1993- )   

Jan 02   Aaron williams: Nba center (seattle supersonics)   

Jan 02   Brad parpan: Wlaf quarterback (rhein fire)   

Jan 02   Horace copeland: Nfl wide receiver (tampa bay bucs)   

Jan 02   Robert o' neal: Wlaf db (amsterdam admirals)   

Jan 02   Taye diggs: American actor   

Jan 02   Lisa harrison: American basketball player   

Jan 04   Carlos perez: Dominican/us baseball pitcher (montreal expos)   

Jan 01   Saint amphilochius of pochayiv: Ukrainian orthodox christian saint (b. 1894)   

Jan 02   Willard maas: American educator and experimental filmmaker (b. 1906)   

Jan 04   Arthur ford: American clairaudient (b. 1896)   

Jan 05   Douglas shearer: Canadian film engineer (b. 1899)   

Jan 07   Dick kollmar: Actor (broadway spotlight, guess what),   

Jan 08   Adriano lualdi: Composer,    

Jan 09   Giannis christou: Greek composer (b. 1926)   

Jan 10   Gabrielle "coco" chanel: French fashion designer,