Page 2: Historical Events In 1971

Jan 20   John Lennon meets Yoko Ono's parents in Japan   

Jan 21   "Alias Smith and Jones" premieres on ABC TV   

Jan 21   Richard B Russell, (Sen-D-Ga), dies at 73   

Jan 23   -80ºF (-62ºC), Prospect Creek Camp AK (US record)   

Jan 23   The temperature at Prospect Creek, Alaska, dropped to 80 degrees below zero, the lowest temperature ever recorded in the United States.   

Jan 24   Panarctic Oils caps a natural gas well on King Christian Island,NWT that had burned out of control for 3 months.   

Jan 25   Charles Manson and 3 women followers convicted of Tate-LaBianca murders.   

Jan 25   Himachal Pradesh is recorded as becoming 18th Indian state.   

Jan 25   Military coup in Uganda under General Idi Amin Dada.   

Jan 25   Philadelphia mint's inaugural trial strike of the Eisenhower dollar   

Jan 26   Charles Manson convicted of murder   

Jan 26   Dutch 2nd Chamber accept law against limitation of war crimes.   

Jan 27   Montgomery St Station, last link in BART, `holed thru'.   

Jan 29   Test debut of Dennis Keith Lillee, v England at Adelaide.   

Jan 29   Test debut of Dennis Keith Lillee, vs England at Adelaide   

Jan 30   Dennis Lillee takes 5-84 in his inaugural Test bowl, vs England   

Jan 31   "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison hit #1 on UK pop chart   

Jan 31   American astronauts Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa blast off to the moon aboard apollo 14.   

Jan 31   Apollo 14 launched, inaugural landing in lunar highlands.   

Jan 31   US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn   

Jan 31   US male Figure Skating championship won by John Misha Petkevich.   

Feb 01   Canada and China open diplomatic relations; exchange diplomats in both countries, and officially recognize each other's sovereignty.   

Feb 01   Jim A J Christy, cricket (10 Tests for S Af, 638 runs at 34 33), dies   

Feb 02   Idi Amin is recorded as becoming ruler of Uganda, following a coup that ousts President Milton Obote   

Feb 03   Jay C Flippen, actor (Ensign O'Toole), dies at 72   

Feb 04   Apollo 14 lander Antares lands on Moon (Shepard and Mitchell).   

Feb 04   British car maker Rolls Royce declared itself bankrupt   

Feb 04   Government exhibit under construction collapses, results in the deaths of 65 in Brazil.   

Feb 04   National Guard mobilized to quell rioting in Wilmington NC.   

Feb 04   Rolls Royce goes bankrupt after a disastrous contract to supply aero engines to Lockheed Aircraft   

Feb 05   Apollo 14, 3rd US manned Moon expedition, lands near Fra Mauro; Alan Shepard and Edward Mitchell (Apollo 14) walk on Moon for 4 hours.   

Feb 05   Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian premier (1952..56), dies at 78   

Feb 05   The US Apollo 14 (Shepard and Mitchell onboard) lands on the Moon   

Feb 06   The inaugural time a golf ball is hit on the Moon (by Alan Shepard)   

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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,