Page 2: Historical Events In 1971

Jan 20   John Lennon meets Yoko Ono's parents in Japan in the year 1971.   

Jan 21   On this day in history "Alias Smith & Jones" premieres on ABC TV   

Jan 21   On this day in history richard B Russell, (Sen-D-Ga), dies at 73   

Jan 23   On this day in history -80ºF (-62ºC), Prospect Creek Camp AK (US record)   

Jan 23   The temperature at Prospect Creek, Alaska, dropped to 80 degrees below zero, the lowest temperature ever recorded in the United States on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Panarctic Oils caps a natural gas well on King Christian Island,NWT that had burned out of control for 3 months in the year 1971.   

Jan 25   In the year 1971 charles Manson &3 women followers convicted of Tate-LaBianca murders   

Jan 25   Himachal Pradesh becomes 18th Indian state in the year 1971.   

Jan 25   On this day in history military coup in Uganda under General Idi Amin Dada   

Jan 25   In the year 1971 philadelphia mint's first trial strike of the Eisenhower dollar   

Jan 26   In the year 1971 charles Manson convicted of murder   

Jan 26   Dutch 2nd Chamber accept law against limitation of war crimes on this day in history.   

Jan 27   Montgomery St Station, last link in BART, `holed thru' on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Test debut of Dennis Keith Lillee, v England at Adelaide on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Test debut of Dennis Keith Lillee, vs England at Adelaide on this day in history.   

Jan 30   On this day in history dennis Lillee takes 5-84 in his first Test bowl, vs England   

Jan 31   "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison hit #1 on UK pop chart on this day in history.   

Jan 31   In the year 1971 american astronauts Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa blast off to the moon aboard apollo 14.   

Jan 31   Apollo 14 launched, first landing in lunar highlands in the year 1971.   

Jan 31   In the year 1971 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn   

Jan 31   On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by John Misha Petkevich   

Feb 01   Canada and China open diplomatic relations; exchange diplomats in both countries, and officially recognize each other's sovereignty in the year 1971.   

Feb 01   On this day in history jim A J Christy, cricket (10 Tests for S Af, 638 runs at 34 33), dies   

Feb 02   Idi Amin becomes ruler of Uganda, following a coup that ousts President Milton Obote on this day in history.   

Feb 03   Jay C Flippen, actor (Ensign O'Toole), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Feb 04   In the year 1971 apollo 14 lander Antares lands on Moon (Shepard &Mitchell)   

Feb 04   British car maker Rolls Royce declared itself bankrupt in the year 1971.   

Feb 04   On this day in history government exhibit under construction collapses, kills 65 in Brazil   

Feb 04   In the year 1971 national Guard mobilized to quell rioting in Wilmington NC   

Feb 04   Rolls Royce goes bankrupt after a disastrous contract to supply aero engines to Lockheed Aircraft in the year 1971.   

Feb 05   In the year 1971 apollo 14, 3rd US manned Moon expedition, lands near Fra Mauro; Alan Shepard &Edward Mitchell (Apollo 14) walk on Moon for 4 hours   

Feb 05   Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian premier (1952..56), dies at 78 in the year 1971.   

Feb 05   On this day in history the US Apollo 14 (Shepard and Mitchell onboard) lands on the Moon   

Feb 06   On this day in history the First time a golf ball is hit on the Moon (by Alan Shepard)   

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Jan 02   In the year 1971 birth of aamer Nazir, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler 1993- )   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of aaron Williams, NBA center (Seattle Supersonics)   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of horace Copeland, NFL wide receiver (Tampa Bay Bucs)   

Jan 02   Robert O' Neal, WLAF DB (Amsterdam Admirals) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of lisa Harrison, American basketball player   

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   On this day in history death of arthur Ford, American clairaudient (b. 1896)   

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   In the year 1971 death of giannis Christou, Greek composer (b. 1926)   

Jan 10   In the year 1971 gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, French fashion designer, dies at 87