Page 4: Historical Events In 1971

Feb 24   Algeria nationalizes French oil companies on this day in history.   

Feb 24   Captain JJ Smith, Australian Army Training Team Vietnam, wins a Bar to his Military Cross The AATTV was the most decorated unit in Australian military history in the year 1971.   

Feb 25   On this day in history "Oh! Calcutta!" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 1,316 performances   

Feb 26   On this day in history edward van der Merwe, cricket keeper (S Afr in 2 Tests in 30's), dies   

Feb 26   Ottawa starts program to raise Francophone numbers in the Canadian Armed Forces to at least 28% in the year 1971.   

Feb 28   53rd PGA Championship Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at PGA National to win his 2nd golf grand slam on this day in history.   

Feb 28   In the year 1971 the birth of Tristan Louis, Internet entrepreneur (me)   

Feb 28   In the year 1971 women refused the right to vote in Lichtenstein elections   

Mar 01   Bomb attack on the Capitol in Washington DC on this day in history.   

Mar 02   Charles W Engelhard, US silver multi-millionaire, dies at 54 in the year 1971.   

Mar 03   South African Broadcasting Corp lifts its ban on the Beatles on this day in history.   

Mar 03   Winnie Mandela sentenced to 1 year in jail in South Africa in the year 1971.   

Mar 04   "City Command" kidnaps 4 US military men at Ankara, Turkey on this day in history.   

Mar 04   On this day in history pierre Elliott Trudeau 1919- marries Margaret Sinclair in St. Stephen's Roman Catholic Church; first Prime Minister to marry while in office; couple divorce in 1984   

Mar 05   On this day in history winnie Lightner, actress (Gold Dust Gertie, Sit Tight), dies at 71   

Mar 06   In the year 1971 raymond Herreman, Flemish writer (Don't Forget to Live), dies at 74   

Mar 06   In the year 1971 test Cricket debut of Sunil Gavaskar, vs West Indies at Port-of-Spain   

Mar 07   In the year 1971 egypt refuses to renew the Suez ceasefire   

Mar 08   Harold Lloyd, US comic/actor (Why Worry), dies of cancer at 77 on this day in history.   

Mar 08   In the year 1971 radio Hanoi broadcasts Jimi Hendrix's "Star Spangled Banner"   

Mar 08   ‘Smokin’ Joe Frazier, of Philadelphia, won a decision over Muhammad Ali, who had been previously undefeated on this day in history.   

Mar 09   Jean-Pierre Guezek, composer, dies at 36 in the year 1971.   

Mar 10   In the year 1971 mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer, dies at 92   

Mar 10   On this day in history senate approves amendment lowering voting age to 18   

Mar 11   On this day in history philo T Farnsworth, US TV pioneer, dies at 64   

Mar 11   Philo T. Farnsworth, television pioneer, dies in the year 1971.   

Mar 12   Rolling Stone Mick Jagger marries Bianca Pérez Morena de Macias on this day in history.   

Mar 12   On this day in history syrian premier Hafez Assad elected President   

Mar 12   On this day in history turkish Government of Demirel forced to resign by Army   

Mar 13   In the year 1971 piero Coppola, composer, dies at 82   

Mar 14   In the year 1971 barbra Streisand appears on "The Burt Bacharach Special" on CBS TV   

Mar 14   In the year 1971 south Vietnamese troops flee Laos   

Mar 14   The Rolling Stones leave England for France to escape taxes in the year 1971.   

Mar 15   CBS TV announces it is dropping "Ed Sullivan Show" 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   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 in the year 1971.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of taye Diggs, American actor   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of carlos Perez, Dominican/US baseball pitcher (Montreal Expos)   

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   Arthur Ford, American clairaudient (b. 1896) died in the year 1971.   

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 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