Page 4: Historical Events In 1971

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

Feb 24   On this day in history 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   

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

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

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

Feb 28   53rd PGA Championship Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at PGA National to win his 2nd golf grand slam in the year 1971.   

Feb 28   On this day in history the birth of Tristan Louis, Internet entrepreneur (me)   

Feb 28   On this day in history 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   In the year 1971 charles W Engelhard, US silver multi-millionaire, dies at 54   

Mar 03   In the year 1971 south African Broadcasting Corp lifts its ban on the Beatles   

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

Mar 04   In the year 1971 "City Command" kidnaps 4 US military men at Ankara, Turkey   

Mar 04   In the year 1971 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   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 in the year 1971.   

Mar 07   Egypt refuses to renew the Suez ceasefire in the year 1971.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 10   In the year 1971 senate approves amendment lowering voting age to 18   

Mar 11   Philo T Farnsworth, US TV pioneer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1971 syrian premier Hafez Assad elected President   

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

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 in the year 1971.   

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

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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   In the year 1971 birth of horace Copeland, NFL wide receiver (Tampa Bay Bucs)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of robert O' Neal, WLAF DB (Amsterdam Admirals)   

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

Jan 02   Lisa Harrison, American basketball player was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Carlos Perez, Dominican/US baseball pitcher (Montreal Expos) was born in the year 1971.   

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1971 death of arthur Ford, American clairaudient (b. 1896)   

Jan 05   On this day in history death of douglas Shearer, Canadian film engineer (b. 1899)   

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

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 on this day in history.