Historical Events In 1971

Feb 07   In the year 1971 women win the right to vote in Switzerland   

Feb 08   South Vietnamese troops invade Laos in the year 1971.   

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

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1971 royal Albert Hall bans scheduled concert featuring Frank Zappa   

Feb 11   Montréal Canadien John Believau scores his 500th NHL goal on this day in history.   

Feb 11   In the year 1971 uS, UK, USSR, others sign Seabed Treaty outlawing nuclear weapons   

Feb 11   In the year 1971 whitney Young Jr, National Urban League director, drowns in Nigeria   

Feb 12   On this day in history george Shelton, actor (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 86   

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

Feb 13   Golfing Vice President Spiro Agnew hits 2 tee shots into the crowd, injuring 2 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   Britain changes its currency to the decimal system in the year 1971.   

Feb 15   On this day in history 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 in the year 1971.   

Feb 17   On this day in history teddy Hart, actor (3 Men on a Horse), dies at 73   

Feb 19   Paul McCartney releases "Another Day" in UK in the year 1971.   

Feb 20   Major General Idi Amin Dada appoints himself President of Uganda on this day in history.   

Feb 20   On this day in history national Emergency Center erroneously orders US radio &TV stations to go off the air; The mistake wasn't resolved for 30 minutes   

Feb 21   Adolph Weiss, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1971.   

Feb 21   Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Sears Women's World Golf Classic in the year 1971.   

Feb 21   Series of tornadoes cuts through Mississippi & Louisiana killing 117 in the year 1971.   

Feb 22   In the year 1971 barry Macollum, actor (On the Waterfront), dies at 81   

Feb 22   Lieutenant General Hafiz al-Assad becomes President of Syria on this day in history.   

Feb 23   Boston Bruins begin 13 NHL game win streak on this day in history.   

Feb 23   George Harrison is fined & his driving license is suspended for 1 year as a result of several speeding tickets on this day in history.   

Feb 23   King Lockwood, dies of stroke at 73 on this day in history.   

Feb 23   Lieutenant Calley confesses & implicates Captain Medina in the year 1971.   

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

Jan 02   Aaron Williams, NBA center (Seattle Supersonics) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of brad Parpan, WLAF quarterback (Rhein Fire)   

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

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

Jan 02   In the year 1971 birth of taye Diggs, American actor   

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

Jan 04   Carlos Perez, Dominican/US baseball pitcher (Montreal Expos) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.