Page 3: Historical Events In 1971

Feb 07   Women win the right to vote in Switzerland on this day in history.   

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

Feb 09   In the year 1971 apollo 14, and its crew of three astronauts, returns to Earth after America's third lunar landing mission.   

Feb 09   First British soldier killed in Northern Ireland in the year 1971.   

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

Feb 09   Quake in San Fernando Valley kills 65 &causes over $½ billion damage on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 11   Montréal Canadien John Believau scores his 500th NHL goal on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1971.   

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   On this day in history golfing Vice President Spiro Agnew hits 2 tee shots into the crowd, injuring 2   

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 in the year 1971.   

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

Feb 15   Marian Viktorovich Koval, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1971.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   In the year 1971 teddy Hart, actor (3 Men on a Horse), dies at 73   

Feb 19   In the year 1971 paul McCartney releases "Another Day" in UK   

Feb 20   Major General Idi Amin Dada appoints himself President of Uganda in the year 1971.   

Feb 20   National Emergency Center erroneously orders US radio &TV stations to go off the air; The mistake wasn't resolved for 30 minutes on this day in history.   

Feb 21   In the year 1971 adolph Weiss, composer, dies at 79   

Feb 21   Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Sears Women's World Golf Classic on this day in history.   

Feb 21   In the year 1971 series of tornadoes cuts through Mississippi & Louisiana killing 117   

Feb 22   Barry Macollum, actor (On the Waterfront), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Feb 22   In the year 1971 lieutenant General Hafiz al-Assad becomes President of Syria   

Feb 23   In the year 1971 boston Bruins begin 13 NHL game win streak   

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   On this day in history king Lockwood, dies of stroke at 73   

Feb 23   In the year 1971 lieutenant Calley confesses & implicates Captain Medina   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of aamer Nazir, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler 1993- )   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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   Saint Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian Orthodox Christian Saint (b. 1894) died on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Willard Maas, American educator and experimental filmmaker (b. 1906) died in the year 1971.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1971 dick Kollmar, actor (Broadway Spotlight, Guess What), dies at 60   

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

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