Page 12: Historical Events In 1971

Sep 09   Billy Gilbert, US actor (Great Dictator, His Gal Friday), dies at 76.   

Sep 09   Detroit Red Wings hockey star Gordie Howe retires.   

Sep 09   Forty-three people are killed when prisoners seize control of New York's Attica prison   

Sep 09   In this year, John Lennon releases the "Imagine" album   

Sep 09   John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear on the Dick Cavett Show (ABC-TV)   

Sep 10   Bella Darvi, actress (Racers), commits suicide at 42   

Sep 10   Pacific Great Eastern Railway extension from Fort St. John to Fort Nelson, B.C. is opened for traffic   

Sep 10   Shoe-slapping statesman Nikita Krushchev, former Premier of Russia, dies   

Sep 11   Nikita Khrushchev, dies of a heart attack at 77.   

Sep 12   Lin Piau, Chinese minister of Defense, dies at 63.   

Sep 13   9 hostages and 28 prisoners die in take over at Attica State Prison.   

Sep 13   Frank Robinson hits his 500th HR.   

Sep 13   Lin Piao, Chinese party leader, dies in air crash at 63 [or Sept 13]   

Sep 13   Police storm the Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York, ending a four-day siege that killed 43 people   

Sep 13   The World Hockey Association is founded   

Sep 14   Bill Copson, cricketer (England pace bowler before and after WW2), dies.   

Sep 16   Ferdinand LR Sassen, priest/philosopher (Descartes), dies at 77   

Sep 16   Six Klansmen arrested in connection with bombing of 10 school buses   

Sep 20   James Westerfield, actor (Travels of Jaime McPheeters), dies at 59   

Sep 21   John Lennon and Yoko Ono are Dick Cavett's only guest.   

Sep 22   Joseph Ford McGuinn, director, dies of heart attack at 67   

Sep 23   Billy Gilbert, actor (Paradise Alley, Safari, Rio), dies at 77.   

Sep 25   TC Jones, female impersonator, dies of cancer at 50   

Sep 26   Muriel Kirkland, actress (Nana, Fast Workers), dies of emphysema at 68.   

Oct 01   Disneyworld opens in Orlando, Florida   

Oct 01   Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens   

Oct 02   Homing pigeon averages 133 KPH (record) in 1100-km Australian race.   

Oct 03   Leah Baird, writer (Jungle Bride), dies of anemia at 88.   

Oct 04   Borden's opens a turn-of-century ice cream parlor at Disney World   

Oct 04   Edit Angold, actor (Suspense, Molly, Blue Angel), dies at 76   

Oct 08   Christopher Dark, actor (Man Behind the Badge), dies at 51   

Oct 08   In this year, John Lennon releases his megahit "Imagine".   

Oct 11   Chester Conklin, actor (Greed, Modern Times), dies at 83.   

Oct 11   Frank McGee is recorded as becoming news anchor of the Today Show.   

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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,