Page 9: Historical Events In 1971

May 30   Audie Murphy, WW II hero/actor (Sierra), killed in plane crash at 46.   

May 30   Train crash at Duivendrecht Netherlands, 5 die.   

May 30   US Mariner 9 inaugural satellite to orbit Mars launched   

May 31   Dainty Ironmonger, cricketer (74 wkts in 14 Tests after age 46), dies.   

Jun 01   Ed Sullivan's final TV show   

Jun 01   Perth Observatory discovers asteroid #2167 Erin   

Jun 01   Reinhold Niebuhr, US theologist (Nature and Destiny of Man), dies at 78.   

Jun 02   Charles de Keukeleire, Belgian director (Evil Eye), dies at 66   

Jun 06   Air West filght 706 collides with Navy Phantom jet over LA, 50 die.   

Jun 06   Arnold Elston, composer, dies at 63   

Jun 06   Soyuz 11 takes 3 cosmonauts to Salyut 1 space station   

Jun 07   Soviet Soyuz 11 crew completes inaugural transfer to orbiting Salyut   

Jun 09   Harold Lloyd Jr, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter), dies at 40   

Jun 09   Paul McCartney's album "Ram" goes gold   

Jun 10   11 die in a train crash in Salem Ill   

Jun 10   Michael Rennie, actor (Day the Earth Stood Still), dies at 61.   

Jun 10   Us lift 21 year trade embargo on China.   

Jun 12   T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2216 Kerch.   

Jun 12   Tricia Nixon and Edward F Cox marry at White House.   

Jun 13   Francois Mitterrand named head of French Socialist Party.   

Jun 13   NY Times began publishing "The Pentagon Papers"   

Jun 15   Vernon E Jordan Jr, appointed exec director of National Urban League.   

Jun 16   Racial disturbance in Jacksonville Florida.   

Jun 17   C Christopher Morris, cricketer (brilliant batsman for Phila), dies   

Jun 17   C U Cesco discovers asteroid #2399 Terradas   

Jun 19   Mayor declares state of emergency in Columbus Ga, racial disturbance.   

Jun 21   50000 attend Celebration of Life, rock concert, McCrea Louisana.   

Jun 23   George Blagoi, entertainer, dies   

Jun 24   Jack Good, actor (Father Goose), dies.   

Jun 25   Charles Vildrac, Paris France, poet/playwright, dies at 88   

Jun 26   Guillermo Uribe Holguin, composer, dies at 91   

Jun 27   "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" closes at Golden NYC after 31 perfs   

Jun 27   Kenneth Washington, actor (Sgt Baker-Hogan's Heroes), dies at 53   

Jun 27   T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2121 Sevastopol   

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Jan 02   Aamer Nazir, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler 1993- ) was born in the year 1971.   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1971 birth of brad Parpan, WLAF quarterback (Rhein Fire)   

Jan 02   In the year 1971 birth of horace Copeland, NFL wide receiver (Tampa Bay Bucs)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of robert O' Neal, WLAF DB (Amsterdam Admirals)   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1971 birth of lisa Harrison, American basketball player   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 10   Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, French fashion designer, dies at 87 in the year 1971.