Page 4: Historical Events In 1971

Feb 24   On this day in history algeria nationalizes French oil companies   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 25   "Oh! Calcutta!" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 1,316 performances in the year 1971.   

Feb 26   In the year 1971 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   In the year 1971 53rd PGA Championship Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at PGA National to win his 2nd golf grand slam   

Feb 28   The birth of Tristan Louis, Internet entrepreneur (me) on this day in history.   

Feb 28   Women refused the right to vote in Lichtenstein elections in the year 1971.   

Mar 01   Bomb attack on the Capitol in Washington DC in the year 1971.   

Mar 02   In the year 1971 charles W Engelhard, US silver multi-millionaire, dies at 54   

Mar 03   South African Broadcasting Corp lifts its ban on the Beatles in the year 1971.   

Mar 03   On this day in history winnie Mandela sentenced to 1 year in jail in South Africa   

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

Mar 04   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 on this day in history.   

Mar 05   In the year 1971 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   Test Cricket debut of Sunil Gavaskar, vs West Indies at Port-of-Spain on this day in history.   

Mar 07   On this day in history 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   Radio Hanoi broadcasts Jimi Hendrix's "Star Spangled Banner" in the year 1971.   

Mar 08   In the year 1971 ‘Smokin’ Joe Frazier, of Philadelphia, won a decision over Muhammad Ali, who had been previously undefeated.   

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

Mar 10   Mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer, dies at 92 in the year 1971.   

Mar 10   Senate approves amendment lowering voting age to 18 on this day in history.   

Mar 11   In the year 1971 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 in the year 1971.   

Mar 12   Syrian premier Hafez Assad elected President on this day in history.   

Mar 12   Turkish Government of Demirel forced to resign by Army on this day in history.   

Mar 13   Piero Coppola, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1971.   

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

Mar 14   On this day in history south Vietnamese troops flee Laos   

Mar 14   The Rolling Stones leave England for France to escape taxes on this day in history.   

Mar 15   CBS TV announces it is dropping "Ed Sullivan Show" on this day in history.   

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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   In the year 1971 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   In the year 1971 birth of taye Diggs, American actor   

Jan 02   Lisa Harrison, American basketball player was born in the year 1971.   

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   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 in the year 1971.   

Jan 07   Dick Kollmar, actor (Broadway Spotlight, Guess What), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1971 adriano Lualdi, composer, dies at 85   

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 on this day in history.