Historical Events In 1971
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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