Page 3: Historical Events In 1971

Feb 07   Women win the right to vote in Switzerland in the year 1971.   

Feb 08   South Vietnamese troops invade Laos on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history first British soldier killed in Northern Ireland   

Feb 09   Probably first gay theme TV episode - All in the Family on this day in history.   

Feb 09   In the year 1971 quake in San Fernando Valley kills 65 &causes over $½ billion damage   

Feb 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1971 satchel Paige becomes first negro-league player elected to baseball HOF   

Feb 10   Royal Albert Hall bans scheduled concert featuring Frank Zappa in the year 1971.   

Feb 11   Montréal Canadien John Believau scores his 500th NHL goal in the year 1971.   

Feb 11   On this day in history uS, UK, USSR, others sign Seabed Treaty outlawing nuclear weapons   

Feb 11   Whitney Young Jr, National Urban League director, drowns in Nigeria on this day in history.   

Feb 12   George Shelton, actor (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 13   Golfing Vice President Spiro Agnew hits 2 tee shots into the crowd, injuring 2 in the year 1971.   

Feb 14   On this day in history 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 in the year 1971.   

Feb 15   Britain changes its currency to the decimal system on this day in history.   

Feb 15   In the year 1971 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   In the year 1971 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   National Emergency Center erroneously orders US radio &TV stations to go off the air; The mistake wasn't resolved for 30 minutes in the year 1971.   

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

Feb 21   On this day in history ruth Jessen wins LPGA Sears Women's World Golf Classic   

Feb 21   Series of tornadoes cuts through Mississippi & Louisiana killing 117 on this day in history.   

Feb 22   On this day in history 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 in the year 1971.   

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 in the year 1971.   

Feb 23   Lieutenant Calley confesses & implicates Captain Medina on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Aamer Nazir, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler 1993- ) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Aaron Williams, NBA center (Seattle Supersonics) was born in the year 1971.   

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

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

Jan 02   Robert O' Neal, WLAF DB (Amsterdam Admirals) was born in the year 1971.   

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   In the year 1971 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   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   In the year 1971 dick Kollmar, actor (Broadway Spotlight, Guess What), dies at 60   

Jan 08   On this day in history adriano Lualdi, composer, dies at 85   

Jan 09   On this day in history death of giannis Christou, Greek composer (b. 1926)   

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