Page 4: Historical Events In 1971

Feb 24   Algeria nationalizes French oil companies on this day in history.   

Feb 24   On this day in history 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   

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

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

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

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   On this day in history winnie Mandela sentenced to 1 year in jail in South Africa   

Mar 04   In the year 1971 "City Command" kidnaps 4 US military men at Ankara, Turkey   

Mar 04   In the year 1971 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   In the year 1971 winnie Lightner, actress (Gold Dust Gertie, Sit Tight), dies at 71   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 07   Egypt refuses to renew the Suez ceasefire in the year 1971.   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 09   Jean-Pierre Guezek, composer, dies at 36 in the year 1971.   

Mar 10   Mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer, dies at 92 in the year 1971.   

Mar 10   Senate approves amendment lowering voting age to 18 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 11   Philo T. Farnsworth, television pioneer, dies in the year 1971.   

Mar 12   On this day in history rolling Stone Mick Jagger marries Bianca Pérez Morena de Macias   

Mar 12   On this day in history syrian premier Hafez Assad elected President   

Mar 12   On this day in history turkish Government of Demirel forced to resign by Army   

Mar 13   In the year 1971 piero Coppola, composer, dies at 82   

Mar 14   In the year 1971 barbra Streisand appears on "The Burt Bacharach Special" on CBS TV   

Mar 14   In the year 1971 south Vietnamese troops flee Laos   

Mar 14   On this day in history the Rolling Stones leave England for France to escape taxes   

Mar 15   CBS TV announces it is dropping "Ed Sullivan Show" on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Aamer Nazir, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler 1993- ) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1971 birth of aaron Williams, NBA center (Seattle Supersonics)   

Jan 02   Brad Parpan, WLAF quarterback (Rhein Fire) was born in the year 1971.   

Jan 02   Horace Copeland, NFL wide receiver (Tampa Bay Bucs) was born in the year 1971.   

Jan 02   In the year 1971 birth of robert O' Neal, WLAF DB (Amsterdam Admirals)   

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

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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