Page 5: Historical Events In 1971

Mar 16   13th Grammy Awards: Bridge over Troubled Water, Carpenters win.   

Mar 16   Bebe Daniels, actress (Silver Dollar, My Past), dies at 70.   

Mar 16   The inaugural SH-2D Lamps (Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System) helicopter test flight took place at Kaman's Bloomfield, Connecticut Facility   

Mar 17   Ernst Bachmeister, writer, dies.   

Mar 18   200 die in landslide into Lake Yanahuani, Chungar Peru.   

Mar 18   George Wood, England cricket wicketkeeper (v S Africa 1924), dies   

Mar 19   Jan Greshoff, Dutch poet/author/journalist (Last Things), dies at 82.   

Mar 19   Philadelphia 76ers outscore Cincinnati Royals 90-8 in 1 half   

Mar 21   Vermont seasonal snowfall totals 132.2".   

Mar 22   In this year, Ottawa starts $2 million program to hire 276 Francophone graduates for public service jobs; jobs where French is 'la Langue du travail'.   

Mar 22   Martin Bodmer, writer, dies.   

Mar 22   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR.   

Mar 23   Armin Loos, composer, dies at 67   

Mar 23   Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan, proclaims its independence.   

Mar 23   Dutch 2nd Chamber accept simplified divorce.   

Mar 23   USSR performs underground nuclear test.   

Mar 25   European council accepts Mansholt plan laying off 5 million farmers.   

Mar 25   Tom Jones, "She's a Lady", goes gold.   

Mar 26   "Benny Hill Show" tops TV ratings.   

Mar 26   "Cannon" with William Conrad premieres on CBS-TV.   

Mar 26   Bangladesh (East Pakistan) declares its independence   

Mar 28   25th Tony Awards: Sleuth and Company win   

Mar 28   Felix Wolfes, composer, dies at 78   

Mar 29   1st Lt William L Calley Jr are discovered guilty in My Lai (Vietnam) massacre.   

Mar 29   Chile President Allende nationalizes banks/copper mines   

Mar 29   Development of a serum hepatitis vaccine for children announced   

Mar 29   inaugural Lieutenant William L Calley Jr are discovered guilty in My Lai (Vietnam) massacre   

Mar 30   Selmer Jackson, actor (Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp), dies at 82.   

Mar 31   Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor is born   

Mar 31   Liselotte Liselot Beekmeyer, Dutch actress (Child Crying), dies at 31   

Mar 31   South Africa national debt hits 5.45 billion   

Mar 31   William L Calley Jr sentenced to life for My Lai Massacre   

Apr 01   HM-12, the Navy's inaugural helicopter squadron devoted exclusively to mine countermeasures was established at NAS Norfolk   

Apr 01   United Kingdom lifts all restrictions on gold ownership.   

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Jan 02   Aamer nazir: Cricketer (pakistani pace bowler 1993- )   

Jan 02   Aaron williams: Nba center (seattle supersonics)   

Jan 02   Brad parpan: Wlaf quarterback (rhein fire)   

Jan 02   Horace copeland: Nfl wide receiver (tampa bay bucs)   

Jan 02   Robert o' neal: Wlaf db (amsterdam admirals)   

Jan 02   Taye diggs: American actor   

Jan 02   Lisa harrison: American basketball player   

Jan 04   Carlos perez: Dominican/us baseball pitcher (montreal expos)   

Jan 01   Saint amphilochius of pochayiv: Ukrainian orthodox christian saint (b. 1894)   

Jan 02   Willard maas: American educator and experimental filmmaker (b. 1906)   

Jan 04   Arthur ford: American clairaudient (b. 1896)   

Jan 05   Douglas shearer: Canadian film engineer (b. 1899)   

Jan 07   Dick kollmar: Actor (broadway spotlight, guess what),    

Jan 08   Adriano lualdi: Composer,    

Jan 09   Giannis christou: Greek composer (b. 1926)   

Jan 10   Gabrielle "coco" chanel: French fashion designer,