Historical Events In 1971

Feb 24   In the year 1971 algeria nationalizes French oil companies  

Feb 24   Captain JJ Smith, Australian Army Training Team Vietnam, wins a Bar to his Military Cross The AATTV was the most decorated unit in Australian military history on this day in history.  

Feb 25   "Oh! Calcutta!" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 1,316 performances on this day in history.  

Feb 26   Edward van der Merwe, cricket keeper (S Afr in 2 Tests in 30's), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 26   Ottawa starts program to raise Francophone numbers in the Canadian Armed Forces to at least 28% on this day in history.  

Feb 28   On this day in history 53rd PGA Championship Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at PGA National to win his 2nd golf grand slam  

Feb 28   On this day in history the birth of Tristan Louis, Internet entrepreneur (me)  

Feb 28   Women refused the right to vote in Lichtenstein elections on this day in history.  

Mar 01   In the year 1971 bomb attack on the Capitol in Washington DC  

Mar 02   Charles W Engelhard, US silver multi-millionaire, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Mar 03   South African Broadcasting Corp lifts its ban on the Beatles on this day in history.  

Mar 03   Winnie Mandela sentenced to 1 year in jail in South Africa in the year 1971.  

Mar 04   "City Command" kidnaps 4 US military men at Ankara, Turkey on this day in history.  

Mar 04   On this day in history pierre Elliott Trudeau 1919- marries Margaret Sinclair in St. Stephen's Roman Catholic Church; first Prime Minister to marry while in office; couple divorce in 1984  

Mar 05   Winnie Lightner, actress (Gold Dust Gertie, Sit Tight), dies at 71 in the year 1971.  

Mar 06   Raymond Herreman, Flemish writer (Don't Forget to Live), dies at 74 in the year 1971.  

Mar 06   Test Cricket debut of Sunil Gavaskar, vs West Indies at Port-of-Spain in the year 1971.  

Mar 07   On this day in history egypt refuses to renew the Suez ceasefire  

Mar 08   Harold Lloyd, US comic/actor (Why Worry), dies of cancer at 77 on this day in history.  

Mar 08   Radio Hanoi broadcasts Jimi Hendrix's "Star Spangled Banner" on this day in history.  

Mar 08   ‘Smokin’ Joe Frazier, of Philadelphia, won a decision over Muhammad Ali, who had been previously undefeated in the year 1971.  

Mar 09   Jean-Pierre Guezek, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

Mar 10   On this day in history mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer, dies at 92  

Mar 10   On this day in history senate approves amendment lowering voting age to 18  

Mar 11   Philo T Farnsworth, US TV pioneer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Mar 11   Philo T. Farnsworth, television pioneer, dies on this day in history.  

Mar 12   Rolling Stone Mick Jagger marries Bianca Pérez Morena de Macias in the year 1971.  

Mar 12   In the year 1971 syrian premier Hafez Assad elected President  

Mar 12   Turkish Government of Demirel forced to resign by Army on this day in history.  

Mar 13   Piero Coppola, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Mar 14   On this day in history barbra Streisand appears on "The Burt Bacharach Special" on CBS TV  

Mar 14   On this day in history south Vietnamese troops flee Laos  

Mar 14   The Rolling Stones leave England for France to escape taxes in the year 1971.  

Mar 15   In the year 1971 cBS TV announces it is dropping "Ed Sullivan Show"  

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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   In the year 1971 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   Taye Diggs, American actor was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Lisa Harrison, American basketball player was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 02   Willard Maas, American educator and experimental filmmaker (b. 1906) died in the year 1971.  

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

Jan 05   Douglas Shearer, Canadian film engineer (b. 1899) died on this day in history.  

Jan 07   On this day in history dick Kollmar, actor (Broadway Spotlight, Guess What), dies at 60  

Jan 08   On this day in history adriano Lualdi, composer, dies at 85  

Jan 09   Giannis Christou, Greek composer (b. 1926) died in the year 1971.  

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