Historical Events In 1971

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

Feb 08   On this day in history south Vietnamese troops invade Laos   

Feb 09   On this day in history apollo 14, and its crew of three astronauts, returns to Earth after America's third lunar landing mission.   

Feb 09   First British soldier killed in Northern Ireland on this day in history.   

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

Feb 09   In the year 1971 quake in San Fernando Valley kills 65 &causes over $½ billion damage   

Feb 09   In the year 1971 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   On this day in history satchel Paige becomes first negro-league player elected to baseball HOF   

Feb 10   On this day in history royal Albert Hall bans scheduled concert featuring Frank Zappa   

Feb 11   Montréal Canadien John Believau scores his 500th NHL goal in the year 1971.   

Feb 11   On this day in history 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   George Shelton, actor (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 86 in the year 1971.   

Feb 13   12,000 South Vietnamese troops cross into Laos on this day in history.   

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   Richard Nixon installs secret taping system in White House on this day in history.   

Feb 15   After 1200 years Britain abandons 12-shilling system for decimal in the year 1971.   

Feb 15   Britain changes its currency to the decimal system on this day in history.   

Feb 15   In the year 1971 marian Viktorovich Koval, composer, dies at 63   

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 in the year 1971.   

Feb 19   In the year 1971 paul McCartney releases "Another Day" in UK   

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

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

Feb 21   On this day in history adolph Weiss, composer, dies at 79   

Feb 21   On this day in history ruth Jessen wins LPGA Sears Women's World Golf Classic   

Feb 21   In the year 1971 series of tornadoes cuts through Mississippi & Louisiana killing 117   

Feb 22   Barry Macollum, actor (On the Waterfront), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Feb 22   Lieutenant General Hafiz al-Assad becomes President of Syria in the year 1971.   

Feb 23   In the year 1971 boston Bruins begin 13 NHL game win streak   

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

Feb 23   King Lockwood, dies of stroke at 73 in the year 1971.   

Feb 23   On this day in history lieutenant Calley confesses & implicates Captain Medina   

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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 in the year 1971.   

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

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of lisa Harrison, American basketball player   

Jan 04   In the year 1971 birth of carlos Perez, Dominican/US baseball pitcher (Montreal Expos)   

Jan 01   Saint Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian Orthodox Christian Saint (b. 1894) died on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 08   Adriano Lualdi, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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.