Page 14: Historical Events In 1971

Oct 31   Gerhard von Rad, German old testament expert, dies at 70   

Nov 01   Eisenhower dollar put into circulation.   

Nov 01   G von Le Fort, writer, dies at 95   

Nov 02   Martha Vickers, actress (Alimony), dies after long illness at 46   

Nov 03   Etienne Gailly, Belg marathoner (Oly-bron-48), dies in accident at 48.   

Nov 04   USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN-636) launches a Poseidon C-3 missile in inaugural surface launch of Poseidon missile.   

Nov 09   Maude Fealy, drama coach, dies at 90.   

Nov 10   US table tennis team arrived in China.   

Nov 10   Walter Van Tilburg Clark, US author (Ox-Bow Incident), dies at 62   

Nov 13   Mariner 9, 1st to orbit another planet (Mars).   

Nov 13   Mariner 9, inaugural to orbit another planet (Mars).   

Nov 14   Enthronment of Pope Shenouda III as Pope of Alexandria   

Nov 16   Charlie Dell, comedian, dies at 90.   

Nov 17   Gladys Cooper, actress (Margaret-The Rogues), dies at 83.   

Nov 18   Junior Parker, rocker, dies during brain operation at 44.   

Nov 19   Bill Stern, sportscaster (Saturday Night Fights), dies at 64.   

Nov 19   Fort Wilderness opens   

Nov 19   Ft Wilderness opens   

Nov 22   Walter Sande, actor (Red Planet Mars), dies of heart attack at 65.   

Nov 23   China People's Republic seated in UN Security Council   

Nov 23   Lisle Nagel, Australian cricket opening bowler (1932), dies.   

Nov 24   Dan "DB" Cooper parachutes from a Northwest AL 727 with $200000   

Nov 24   Prison rebellion at Rahway State Prison NJ   

Nov 25   Hank Mann, actor (Keystone Kops), dies at 84.   

Nov 26   Joe Adonis, US crime-syndicate boss in NY and NJ, dies at 68.   

Nov 27   Jakabs Medins, composer, dies at 86.   

Nov 27   Soviet Mars 2 is recorded as becoming inaugural spacecraft to crash land on Mars.   

Nov 28   Wasfi Tal, Jordan's PM, assassinated by Black Sept in Cairo.   

Nov 29   Heinz Tiessen, composer, dies at 84   

Nov 29   inaugural pro golf championship at Walt Disney World   

Nov 29   The U.S. 23rd Division (Americal) ceases combat operations and begins its withdrawal from South Vietnam.   

Dec 01   Arthur B Springarn, US NAACP chairman (1940-65), dies at 93   

Dec 01   John and Yoko release "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in US   

Dec 02   Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujeira, Sharjah and Umm ak Qiwain form the United Arab Emirates.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Next Page »

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,