Page 11: Historical Events In 1971

Jul 27   Bernhard Paumgartner, Austrian conductor/composer, dies at 83   

Jul 28   16 time gold glover Brook Robinson commits 3 errors in 6th inning.   

Jul 28   Diane Arbus, [Nemerov], photographer (Vogue), commits suicide at 48   

Jul 30   In this year, George Harrison releases "Bangladesh"   

Jul 30   Japanese Boeing 727 collides with an F-86 fighter killing 162.   

Jul 30   US Apollo 15 lands on Mare Imbrium on the Moon.   

Aug 02   Ludwig Marcuse, German philosopher, dies at 77   

Aug 03   Paul McCartney announces the formation of his group Wings   

Aug 04   The US launches inaugural satellite into lunar orbit from a manned spacecraft   

Aug 04   US launches inaugural satellite into lunar orbit from manned spacecraft   

Aug 05   Josef Stanislav, composer, dies at 74   

Aug 07   Apollo 15 returns to Earth.   

Aug 09   Le Roy (Satchel) Paige inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame.   

Aug 13   King Curtis, [Curtis Ousley], US musician, murdered at 37   

Aug 13   Paul and Linda McCartney release "The Back Seat of My Car"   

Aug 14   Bahrain proclaims independence after 110 years of British rule.   

Aug 14   British begin internment without trial in Northern Ireland.   

Aug 14   Georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer, dies at 59.   

Aug 15   Bahrain gains independence from Britain.   

Aug 15   Hurricane Beth drops 296 mm of rain on Halifax and washes out highways and bridges in Nova Scotia   

Aug 15   Paul Lukas, actor (Kim, Berlin Express), dies of heart failure at 76   

Aug 15   Pres Nixon announces 90-day freeze on wages, prices and rents.   

Aug 16   Elsie Baker, actress (Ghosts of Hanley House), dies at 78.   

Aug 17   Horace McMahon, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 64.   

Aug 19   Walther Victor, writer, dies.   

Aug 21   George Jackson, US prisoner, shot to death at 29   

Aug 23   Gisela Hernandez Gonzalo, composer, dies at 58.   

Aug 25   Ted Lewis, [Theodore L Friedman], bandleader, dies at 80   

Aug 26   Dutch Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard visit Indonesia   

Aug 26   Francesco Santoliquido, composer, dies at 88   

Aug 27   Bennett Cerf, (Random House)/panelist (What's My Line), dies at 73.   

Aug 27   Humorist and author Bennet Cerf dies.   

Aug 28   25 people die and 1150 are rescued when the Greek liner Haleanna catches fire   

Aug 28   Nathan Leopold, US kidnapper/murderer of Bobby Franks (1924), dies   

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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   In the year 1971 birth of brad Parpan, WLAF quarterback (Rhein Fire)   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of robert O' Neal, WLAF DB (Amsterdam Admirals)   

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

Jan 02   Lisa Harrison, American basketball player was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of carlos Perez, Dominican/US baseball pitcher (Montreal Expos)   

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

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

Jan 04   Arthur Ford, American clairaudient (b. 1896) died on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Douglas Shearer, Canadian film engineer (b. 1899) died in the year 1971.   

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

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

Jan 09   On this day in history death of giannis Christou, Greek composer (b. 1926)   

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