Historical Events In 1971

Jan 20   John Lennon meets Yoko Ono's parents in Japan in the year 1971.  

Jan 21   "Alias Smith & Jones" premieres on ABC TV on this day in history.  

Jan 21   On this day in history richard B Russell, (Sen-D-Ga), dies at 73  

Jan 23   In the year 1971 -80ºF (-62ºC), Prospect Creek Camp AK (US record)  

Jan 23   In the year 1971 the temperature at Prospect Creek, Alaska, dropped to 80 degrees below zero, the lowest temperature ever recorded in the United States.  

Jan 24   In the year 1971 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 &3 women followers convicted of Tate-LaBianca murders on this day in history.  

Jan 25   Himachal Pradesh becomes 18th Indian state on this day in history.  

Jan 25   On this day in history military coup in Uganda under General Idi Amin Dada  

Jan 25   In the year 1971 philadelphia mint's first trial strike of the Eisenhower dollar  

Jan 26   Charles Manson convicted of murder in the year 1971.  

Jan 26   Dutch 2nd Chamber accept law against limitation of war crimes on this day in history.  

Jan 27   Montgomery St Station, last link in BART, `holed thru' in the year 1971.  

Jan 29   Test debut of Dennis Keith Lillee, v England at Adelaide on this day in history.  

Jan 29   Test debut of Dennis Keith Lillee, vs England at Adelaide in the year 1971.  

Jan 30   Dennis Lillee takes 5-84 in his first Test bowl, vs England in the year 1971.  

Jan 31   "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison hit #1 on UK pop chart in the year 1971.  

Jan 31   On this day in history american astronauts Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa blast off to the moon aboard apollo 14.  

Jan 31   Apollo 14 launched, first landing in lunar highlands in the year 1971.  

Jan 31   On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn  

Jan 31   In the year 1971 uS male Figure Skating championship won by John Misha Petkevich  

Feb 01   In the year 1971 canada and China open diplomatic relations; exchange diplomats in both countries, and officially recognize each other's sovereignty  

Feb 01   On this day in history jim A J Christy, cricket (10 Tests for S Af, 638 runs at 34 33), dies  

Feb 02   On this day in history idi Amin becomes ruler of Uganda, following a coup that ousts President Milton Obote.  

Feb 03   Jay C Flippen, actor (Ensign O'Toole), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Feb 04   On this day in history apollo 14 lander Antares lands on Moon (Shepard &Mitchell)  

Feb 04   In the year 1971 british car maker Rolls Royce declared itself bankrupt  

Feb 04   On this day in history government exhibit under construction collapses, kills 65 in Brazil  

Feb 04   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 05   In the year 1971 mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian premier (1952..56), dies at 78  

Feb 05   On this day in history the US Apollo 14 (Shepard and Mitchell onboard) lands on the Moon  

Feb 06   In the year 1971 the First time a golf ball is hit on the Moon (by Alan Shepard)  

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Jan 02   In the year 1971 birth of aamer Nazir, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler 1993- )  

Jan 02   Aaron Williams, NBA center (Seattle Supersonics) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Brad Parpan, WLAF quarterback (Rhein Fire) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   In the year 1971 birth of taye Diggs, American actor  

Jan 02   In the year 1971 birth of lisa Harrison, American basketball player  

Jan 04   Carlos Perez, Dominican/US baseball pitcher (Montreal Expos) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   In the year 1971 death of saint Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian Orthodox Christian Saint (b. 1894)  

Jan 02   In the year 1971 death of willard Maas, American educator and experimental filmmaker (b. 1906)  

Jan 04   Arthur Ford, American clairaudient (b. 1896) died in the year 1971.  

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

Jan 07   In the year 1971 dick Kollmar, actor (Broadway Spotlight, Guess What), dies at 60  

Jan 08   In the year 1971 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