Historical Events In 1971

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

Jan 21   In the year 1971 "Alias Smith & Jones" premieres on ABC TV  

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   The temperature at Prospect Creek, Alaska, dropped to 80 degrees below zero, the lowest temperature ever recorded in the United States on this day in history.  

Jan 24   On this day in history 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 in the year 1971.  

Jan 25   In the year 1971 military coup in Uganda under General Idi Amin Dada  

Jan 25   On this day in history philadelphia mint's first trial strike of the Eisenhower dollar  

Jan 26   Charles Manson convicted of murder on this day in history.  

Jan 26   On this day in history dutch 2nd Chamber accept law against limitation of war crimes  

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 in the year 1971.  

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

Jan 30   On this day in history dennis Lillee takes 5-84 in his first Test bowl, vs England  

Jan 31   "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison hit #1 on UK pop chart on this day in history.  

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

Jan 31   Apollo 14 launched, first landing in lunar highlands on this day in history.  

Jan 31   US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn on this day in history.  

Jan 31   US male Figure Skating championship won by John Misha Petkevich on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1971 jim A J Christy, cricket (10 Tests for S Af, 638 runs at 34 33), dies  

Feb 02   Idi Amin becomes ruler of Uganda, following a coup that ousts President Milton Obote in the year 1971.  

Feb 03   Jay C Flippen, actor (Ensign O'Toole), dies at 72 in the year 1971.  

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   Government exhibit under construction collapses, kills 65 in Brazil on this day in history.  

Feb 04   In the year 1971 national Guard mobilized to quell rioting in Wilmington NC  

Feb 04   On this day in history rolls Royce goes bankrupt after a disastrous contract to supply aero engines to Lockheed Aircraft  

Feb 05   In the year 1971 apollo 14, 3rd US manned Moon expedition, lands near Fra Mauro; Alan Shepard &Edward Mitchell (Apollo 14) walk on Moon for 4 hours  

Feb 05   Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian premier (1952..56), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Feb 05   In the year 1971 the US Apollo 14 (Shepard and Mitchell onboard) lands on the Moon  

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

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of aaron Williams, NBA center (Seattle Supersonics)  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of brad Parpan, WLAF quarterback (Rhein Fire)  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of horace Copeland, NFL wide receiver (Tampa Bay Bucs)  

Jan 02   Robert O' Neal, WLAF DB (Amsterdam Admirals) was born in the year 1971.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of taye Diggs, American actor  

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

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

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

Jan 02   Willard Maas, American educator and experimental filmmaker (b. 1906) died on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1971 death of arthur Ford, American clairaudient (b. 1896)  

Jan 05   In the year 1971 death of douglas Shearer, Canadian film engineer (b. 1899)  

Jan 07   Dick Kollmar, actor (Broadway Spotlight, Guess What), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Adriano Lualdi, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1971.  

Jan 09   In the year 1971 death of giannis Christou, Greek composer (b. 1926)  

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