Historical Events In 1971

Jan 01   Cigarette advertisements banned on TV on this day in history.   

Jan 02   A barrier collapses at Ibrox Park football ground at end of a soccer match in Glasgow Scotland, killing 66 in the year 1971.   

Jan 04   On this day in history dr Melvin H Evans inaugurated as first elected Governor of Virgin Islands   

Jan 04   Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to relatives of Kent State victims in the year 1971.   

Jan 04   In the year 1971 philadelphia's Veteran Stadium dedicated   

Jan 04   The Canadian goverment in Ottawa withdraws troops from Montreal and other areas in Quebec in wake of FLQ crisis on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Australia's first one-day international cricket matched played, against England on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Harlem Globetrotters lose 100-99 to New Jersey Reds, ending 2,495-game win streak on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history uS heavyweight "Sonny" Liston's (36) corpse found   

Jan 06   Berkeley chemists announces the first synthetic growth hormones on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history in Vancouver BC, Neil Young returns to Canada for his first concerts since pre-stardom days; named best male singer and best composer this year   

Jan 07   -40ºF (-40ºC), Hawley Lake AZ (state record) in the year 1971.   

Jan 07   Dick Kollmar, actor (Broadway Spotlight, Guess What), dies at 60 in the year 1971.   

Jan 08   29 pilot whales beach themselves & die at San Clemente Island CA on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Adriano Lualdi, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota established in the year 1971.   

Jan 10   In the year 1971 bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Richard Wilbur   

Jan 10   Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, French fashion designer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   1st "Quickie" Divorce granted in UK in the year 1971.   

Jan 11   The first "Quickie" Divorce granted in UK on this day in history.   

Jan 12   On this day in history "All in the Family" premieres on CBS featuring the first " toilet flush" on TV   

Jan 12   Congressional Black Caucus organizes in the year 1971.   

Jan 12   Fed grand jury indicts Reverand Philip Berrigan &5 others, including a nun &2 priests, on charges of plotting to kidnap Henry Kissinger on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Bernard "Heinz" Lammerding, Germ SS-gen/contractor (Tulle), dies at 65 in the year 1971.   

Jan 14   Ethel Glenn Hier, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1971.   

Jan 14   On this day in history john Snow takes 7-40 for England to beat Australia by 299 runs   

Jan 15   Aswan Dam official opens in Egypt in the year 1971.   

Jan 15   On this day in history george Harrison releases "My Sweet Lord"   

Jan 15   On this day in history john Dall, actor (Corn is Green, Rope), dies of heart attack at 50   

Jan 16   In the year 1971 kermit Maynard, cowboy actor (Saturday Roundup), dies at 68   

Jan 18   Catherine Calvert, actress (Fires of Faith), dies of stroke at 80 in the year 1971.   

Jan 19   "No, No Nanette" opens at 46th St Theater New York City NY for 861 performances on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Beatles' Helter Skelter is played at the Charles Manson trial on this day in history.   

Jan 20   In the year 1971 gilbert M Anderson, actor (1st Movie Cowboy), dies at 88   

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

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

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   Lisa Harrison, American basketball player was born in the year 1971.   

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   Giannis Christou, Greek composer (b. 1926) died in the year 1971.   

Jan 10   On this day in history gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, French fashion designer, dies at 87