Page 3: Historical Events In 1971

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

Feb 08   In the year 1971 south Vietnamese troops invade Laos   

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

Feb 09   In the year 1971 first British soldier killed in Northern Ireland   

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   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 in the year 1971.   

Feb 09   On this day in history 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   On this day in history montréal Canadien John Believau scores his 500th NHL goal   

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

Feb 11   Whitney Young Jr, National Urban League director, drowns in Nigeria in the year 1971.   

Feb 12   In the year 1971 george Shelton, actor (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 86   

Feb 13   12,000 South Vietnamese troops cross into Laos in the year 1971.   

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

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 in the year 1971.   

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   Marian Viktorovich Koval, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1971.   

Feb 16   In the year 1971 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   

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

Feb 19   Paul McCartney releases "Another Day" in UK on this day in history.   

Feb 20   In the year 1971 major General Idi Amin Dada appoints himself President of Uganda   

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   In the year 1971 ruth Jessen wins LPGA Sears Women's World Golf Classic   

Feb 21   On this day in history series of tornadoes cuts through Mississippi & Louisiana killing 117   

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 in the year 1971.   

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   In the year 1971 king Lockwood, dies of stroke at 73   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1971 birth of robert O' Neal, WLAF DB (Amsterdam Admirals)   

Jan 02   Taye Diggs, American actor was born in the year 1971.   

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   In the year 1971 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   In the year 1971 death of arthur Ford, American clairaudient (b. 1896)   

Jan 05   Douglas Shearer, Canadian film engineer (b. 1899) died in the year 1971.   

Jan 07   On this day in history dick Kollmar, actor (Broadway Spotlight, Guess What), dies at 60   

Jan 08   Adriano Lualdi, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1971.   

Jan 09   In the year 1971 death of giannis Christou, Greek composer (b. 1926)   

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