Historical Events In 1971

Feb 07   On this day in history women win the right to vote in Switzerland  

Feb 08   South Vietnamese troops invade Laos on this day in history.  

Feb 09   In the year 1971 apollo 14, and its crew of three astronauts, returns to Earth after America's third lunar landing mission.  

Feb 09   In the year 1971 first British soldier killed in Northern Ireland  

Feb 09   Probably first gay theme TV episode - All in the Family in the year 1971.  

Feb 09   On this day in history quake in San Fernando Valley kills 65 &causes over $½ billion damage  

Feb 09   On this day in history san Fernando, California an earthquake measuring 6.5 lasted about 60 seconds, took 65 lives, injured more than 2,000, and caused property damage estimated at $505 million  

Feb 09   Satchel Paige becomes first negro-league player elected to baseball HOF on this day in history.  

Feb 10   In the year 1971 royal Albert Hall bans scheduled concert featuring Frank Zappa  

Feb 11   On this day in history montréal Canadien John Believau scores his 500th NHL goal  

Feb 11   In the year 1971 uS, UK, USSR, others sign Seabed Treaty outlawing nuclear weapons  

Feb 11   Whitney Young Jr, National Urban League director, drowns in Nigeria on this day in history.  

Feb 12   In the year 1971 george Shelton, actor (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 86  

Feb 13   12,000 South Vietnamese troops cross into Laos in the year 1971.  

Feb 13   On this day in history golfing Vice President Spiro Agnew hits 2 tee shots into the crowd, injuring 2  

Feb 14   In the year 1971 movie "Ben Hur" first shown on television  

Feb 14   In the year 1971 richard Nixon installs secret taping system in White House  

Feb 15   After 1200 years Britain abandons 12-shilling system for decimal on this day in history.  

Feb 15   In the year 1971 britain changes its currency to the decimal system  

Feb 15   Marian Viktorovich Koval, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1971.  

Feb 16   Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, under opposition attack in the Commons, utters an apparently unparliamentary expression that he later describes as "fuddle-duddle" we all know what it really was on this day in history.  

Feb 17   Teddy Hart, actor (3 Men on a Horse), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Feb 19   Paul McCartney releases "Another Day" in UK on this day in history.  

Feb 20   On this day in history major General Idi Amin Dada appoints himself President of Uganda  

Feb 20   In the year 1971 national Emergency Center erroneously orders US radio &TV stations to go off the air; The mistake wasn't resolved for 30 minutes  

Feb 21   Adolph Weiss, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1971.  

Feb 21   Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Sears Women's World Golf Classic on this day in history.  

Feb 21   Series of tornadoes cuts through Mississippi & Louisiana killing 117 in the year 1971.  

Feb 22   Barry Macollum, actor (On the Waterfront), dies at 81 in the year 1971.  

Feb 22   On this day in history lieutenant General Hafiz al-Assad becomes President of Syria  

Feb 23   Boston Bruins begin 13 NHL game win streak in the year 1971.  

Feb 23   George Harrison is fined & his driving license is suspended for 1 year as a result of several speeding tickets in the year 1971.  

Feb 23   King Lockwood, dies of stroke at 73 on this day in history.  

Feb 23   Lieutenant Calley confesses & implicates Captain Medina in the year 1971.  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of aamer Nazir, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler 1993- )  

Jan 02   Aaron Williams, NBA center (Seattle Supersonics) was born in the year 1971.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Taye Diggs, American actor was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Lisa Harrison, American basketball player was born in the year 1971.  

Jan 04   Carlos Perez, Dominican/US baseball pitcher (Montreal Expos) was born in the year 1971.  

Jan 01   On this day in history death of saint Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian Orthodox Christian Saint (b. 1894)  

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of douglas Shearer, Canadian film engineer (b. 1899)  

Jan 07   Dick Kollmar, actor (Broadway Spotlight, Guess What), dies at 60 in the year 1971.  

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   Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, French fashion designer, dies at 87 in the year 1971.