1971

Year 1971 () was a (link will display full calendar) of the 1971.

January

 * - The British Divorce Reform Act comes into force.
 * - Panaram International Trading Company / USA Towl is created in, by Ira Feinberg
 * - : A stairway crush at the Rangers vs. Celtic match in,  kills 66.
 * - A ban on and   advertisements goes into effect in the.
 * -  begins in the.
 * - The 1st ever ODI cricket match is played between Australia & England at the M.C.G.
 * - The British band  releases their breakthrough album, , in the.
 * - kidnap Geoffrey Jackson, British ambassador to, in ; they keep him captive until September.
 * - an president demands emergency powers for 90 days due to kidnappings, and receives them the next day.
 * - Seventy ian political prisoners are released in . Giovanni Enrico Bucher is released.
 * - The officially opens in Egypt.
 * - Strikes in demand the resignation of Interior Minister . He resigns January 23 and is replaced by Franciszek Szlachcic.
 * - In, , pins  to win the  World Title, ending the longest reign ever of a pro wrestling heavyweight championship.
 * - Representatives of 23 western oil companies begin negotiations with in  to stabilize  prices.  they sign a treaty with 6  countries.
 * -  premieres.
 * - The n government sentences to death 92 Guineans who helped Portuguese troops in the failed landing attempts in November ; 72 are sentenced to for life; 58 of the sentenced are hanged the next day.
 * - In, deposes , in a coup, and becomes president.
 * - In, and 3 female "family members" are found guilty of the   of  and others at her house.
 * - becomes the 18th n state.
 * - Intelsat IV (F2) is launched; it enters commercial service over the Atlantic Ocean.
 * - :  lifts off on the third successful lunar landing mission.

February

 * - In Britain, goes bankrupt and is  nationalised.
 * -  lands on the.
 * - The city of, , is wrecked in an earthquake. 31 die.
 * - gives women voting rights in state elections, but not in all -specific ones.
 * - is expelled from the Central Council of the Polish Communist Party.
 * - A new called the  debuts.
 * - The  (6.4 on the ) hits the  area of.
 * - becomes the first  player to become voted into the.
 * - :  returns to after the third manned  landing.
 * - The US, UK, USSR and others sign the, outlawing s on the ocean floor.
 * - – Palestinian and Jordanian fighters clash in.
 * - : Backed by American air and artillery support, ese troops invade.
 * - : - The United Kingdom and Ireland both switch to . See also.
 * - Angry Belgian farmers bring 3 live cows to crash the meeting in.
 * - In, a local parliament elects the city of as the capital of ; residents of  riot for 5 days because of the decision.
 * - Fifty es rage in, killing 74.
 * - The U.S. sends an erroneous warning; many s just ignore it.
 * - The is signed at.
 * - Secretary General signs the  proclamation of the vernal equinox as.
 * - Doctors in the first  (Mildredhuis in ) start to perform.

March

 * - A bomb explodes in the men's room at the ; the claims responsibility.
 * - i President indefinitely postpones the pending National Assembly session, precipitating massive civil disobedience in.
 * - Canadian ends his term of office as the 17th.
 * - The southern part of, and specially , receive 42 cm of snow in what became known as the Century's Snowstorm (la tempête du siècle).
 * - The i army occupies.
 * The British postal workers' strike, led by , ends after 47 days.
 * , political leader of the then delivers his great speech in the Racecourse Field in . He called the mass to be prepared and fight for national independance.
 * , political leader of the then delivers his great speech in the Racecourse Field in . He called the mass to be prepared and fight for national independance.


 * - becomes president of.
 * - - plays their legendary concert at the.
 * - forms a government in.
 * - A landslide at, crashes into , killing 200.
 * - General of  takes power in a military coup.
 * - The i army starts massive killings in, after President , a military ruler, voids election results that gave the an overwhelming majority in the parliament.
 * - (now ) independence is declared by Army Major (later President of Bangladesh)  on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from Kalurghat Radio Station,.
 * - Filming begins on .
 * - U.S. Army Lieutenant is found guilty of 22 murders in the  and sentenced to life in prison (later pardoned).
 * - A jury recommends the  for  and 3 female followers.

April

 * - The lifts all restrictions on gold ownership.
 * - Un banc, un arbre, une rue by Séverine (music by Jean-Pierre Bourtayre, text by Yves Dessca) wins the for.
 * - In, a group calling themselves the begin a rebellion against the  government.
 * - and  establish.
 * - erupts.
 * - releases 261 s, 50 of which are sent to internal exile.
 * - A right-wing coup attempt is exposed in.
 * - is sentenced to death; in 1972, the sentence for all California Death Row inmates is commuted to life imprisonment.
 * - Palestinians retreat from to the north of.
 * - officially declares independence, but i troops continue the fighting.
 * -, and  sign an agreement to form a.
 * - The government of flees to.
 * - becomes a.
 * - The Soviet Union launches .
 * - Followers of, the , are sentenced to the gas chamber.
 * - : The rules unanimously that busing of students may be ordered to achieve racial.
 * - n Prime Minister resigns, but remains effectively in power until the next elections.
 * - is elected the first president of.
 * -, president of , dies; his son follows him as.
 * - ' docks with '.
 * - Five hundred thousand people in and 125,000 in  march against the.
 * - A 85 m high rises over the  in Japan. It throws a 750-ton block of  2.5 km inland.
 * - is re-elected as the leader of the n Communist Party.
 * - is re-elected as chancellor of.
 * - The government of declares a  in 11 provinces,  included, due to violent s.
 * - The first number of Il Manifesto is issued in.
 * - nationalizes the American-owned zinc mine of Matilde.
 * - The third anniversary of the Broadway musical  is celebrated with a concert at a Central Park bandshell.

May

 * - begins inter-city rail passenger service in the.
 * - The ese government promises for those guerillas who surrender before.
 * - In, left-wing guerillas launch a series of assaults against public buildings.
 * - The Harris Poll claims that 60% of Americans are against the.
 * - East German leader resigns as Communist Party leader but retains the position of head of state.
 * - Anti-war militants attempt to disrupt government business in ; police and military units arrest as many as 12,000, most of whom are later released.
 * - , 's flagship news program, broadcasts for the first time.
 * - The floods the European s and threatens especially the ; the central banks of, ,  and  stop the currency trading.
 * - The government begins a major offensive against the.
 * - fails to launch.
 * - An in  destroys most of the city of.
 * - Efraim Elrom, i ambassador to Turkey, is kidnapped; he is found killed in.
 * - A coup attempt is exposed and foiled in.
 * - :  is launched by the.
 * - An lasting 20 seconds destroys most of,  - more than 1,000 are killed, 10,000 made homeless.
 * - An air crash at, kills 78 people, mostly  tourists.
 * - and the  establish diplomatic relations.
 * - agrees to pay $500,000 to bomb hoaxer-extortionist Mr. Brown (Peter Macari) who is later arrested.
 * - Six armed passengers hijack a n passenger plane and force it to fly to.
 * - auctions a diamond known as ; it is later found to be artificially colored.
 * - resigns from.
 * - :  is launched toward.
 * - The birth of is declared by the government in exile, in territory formerly part of.

June

 * passes its Chapter 766 laws enacting.
 * - : Vietnam Veterans for a Just Peace, claiming to represent the majority of U.S. veterans who served in, speak against war protests.
 * - :  is launched.
 * - A midair collision between a  jetliner and a U.S. Marine Corps  Phantom jet fighter near, claims 50 lives.
 * - The U.S. ends its of.
 * - (Corpus Thursday): A student rally on the streets of is roughly dispersed.
 * - : The  begins to publish the ..
 * - wins the 24 hours of Le Mans together with.
 * - begins oil production in the.
 * - Representatives of and the  sign the Okinawa Reversion Agreement, whereby the U.S. will return control of.
 * -, the most successful in history begins its first flights between , , And.
 * - Britain announces that Soviet space scientist Anatoli Fedoseyev has been granted asylum.
 * - Britain begins new negotiations for membership in Luxembourg.
 * - accuses the U.S. of being connected to the plot to oust the current government – the U.S. recalls its ambassador.
 * - Concert promoter closes the legendary, which first opened on 2nd Avenue (between 5th and 6th Streets) in New York City on March 8, 1968.
 * - Assassin Jerome A. Johnson shoots in the head in a middle of an  rally, putting him in a coma.
 * - After a successful mission aboard ', the world's first manned space station, the crew of the ' spacecraft are killed when their air supply leaks out through a faulty valve.
 * - : The rules that the  may be published, rejecting government injunctions as unconstitutional prior restraint.
 * - The movie  is released in theaters.

July

 * -  musician is found dead in his,  apartment.
 * - : The, formally certified by President , lowers the voting age from 21 to 18.
 * - builds the first.
 * - The increases its troops in  to 11,000.
 * - - Coup attempt in : 1,400 cadets take over the king's palace for 3 hours and kill 28 people; 158 rebels die when the king's troops storm the palace. Ten high-ranking officers are later executed for involvement.
 * - forms a government in.
 * - ian army troops launch an offensive against Palestinian guerillas in Jordan.
 * - severs its diplomatic ties to.
 * - The n government allows foreign companies to take their profits from the country.
 * - Spanish dictator and head of state makes Prince  his successor.
 * - The four billionth baby is born. (see ).
 * - and  sign a treaty that ends the schism about.
 * - The are formed in the.
 * - The South Tower of the is topped out at 1,362 feet, making it the second tallest building in the world.
 * - - Major Hashem al-Atta ousts Jaafar Muhammad al-Nimeiri in a military coup in .  Fighting continues until on
 * pro-Nimeiri troops win. Al-Atta and 3 officers are executed
 * . Nimeiri launches an anti-communist campaign.
 * - - records in  two  works for ; it's his fifth recording.
 * -  is launched.
 * - Abdel Madgoub, ese communist leader, is hanged.
 * - The opts out of the, with the cancellation of its  launch vehicle.
 * - In, an  collides with a Japanese fighter jet; 162 are killed.
 * -  astronauts and  become the first to ride in a, a day after landing on the.

August

 * - In, 40,000 attend the.
 * - A lasting 1 hour, 40 minutes, and 4 seconds is observed.
 * -  returns to.
 * - signs a 20-year treaty of friendship and cooperation with the.
 * - British security forces in detain hundreds of guerilla suspects and put them into  - the beginning of an internment without trial policy. Twenty die in riots that follow.
 * - Construction begins on the in.
 * - Three thousand people from and  flee to  because of the violence.
 * - severs diplomatic relations with  because of border clashes.
 * - British troops are stationed on the border to stop arms smuggling.
 * - declares independence as the State of Bahrain (Kingdom of Bahrain as of February 2002).
 * - British troops in Northern Ireland are raised to 12,500.
 * - President announces that the  will no longer convert dollars to gold at a fixed value, effectively ending the .   He also imposes a 90-day freeze on wages, prices and rents.
 * - : and  decide to withdraw their troops from.
 * - British troops engage in a firefight in,.
 * - – A right-wing coup ignites a rebellion in .  Miners and students join troops to support president, but eventually  takes over.
 * - The first orca to be named "Shamu" dies.
 * - Border clashes occur between and.
 * - and eastern  are flooded; thousands flee the area.
 * - release their critically acclaimed album .
 * - A civilian government takes power in.
 * - The under  defeat the  government under  in a, ending 36 years of uninterrupted power for Social Credit in.

September

 * - gains  from the .   Unlike most nearby, Qatar declines to become part of either the  or.
 * - resigns as  Secretary General.
 * - A (Alaska Airlines Flight 1866) crashes into the side of a mountain near, killing all 111 people on board.
 * - In, the is inaugurated, with the opening feature being the premiere of 's .
 * - - : - A revolt breaks out at the maximum-security prison in, New York. In the end,  and the  storm the facility; 42 are killed, 10 of them hostages.
 * - declares a.
 * - Britain expels 90 KGB and GRU officials; 15 are not allowed to return.
 * - - ese Emperor travels abroad.
 * -, who has taken refuge in the U.S. Embassy in since 1956, is allowed to leave.
 * - A in the, in  in , kills 10,000.

October

 * - opens in.
 * - The 2,500 Year Celebration of begins, celebrating the birth of.
 * - In, the begins public hearings on police corruption.
 * - nominates  and  to the.
 * - A gas explosion in kills 20 people.
 * - The admits the  and expels the  (on Taiwan).
 * - is renamed.
 * - The votes 356-244 in favour of joining the.
 * - The becomes the 6th nation to launch a satellite into orbit, the, using a  carrier rocket.
 * - : - The total number of American troops still in  drops to a record low of 196,700 (the lowest since January ).
 * - Legendary guitarist and  founding member  is killed in a motorcycle accident in Macon, Georgia.
 * - Rev. 's is founded in.
 * - 's sixth LP  is released, containing 6 tracks, including the epic 23-minute "Echoes".
 * - A bomb explodes at the top of the in.

November

 * - The  Programmer's Manual is published.
 * - The U.S. tests a nuclear bomb on in.
 * - Led Zeppelin releases their untitled fourth album, sometimes called ' or '. The album contains such hits as "When the Levee Breaks", "Rock and Roll", and the most requested rock song of all time, "Stairway To Heaven".  will become the fourth best selling album of all time with sales of 22 million copies, and a source of inspiration for generations of rock artists to come.
 * - In, forces attack  and its airport, killing 44, wounding at least 30 and damaging 9 s.
 * - Vietnam War: - U.S. President  sets,  as the deadline for the removal of another 45,000  troops from.
 * - : becomes the first spacecraft to enter  orbit successfully.
 * - releases the world's first, the.
 * - A bridge still in construction, called Elevado Engenheiro Freyssinet, falled over the Paulo de Frontin Avenue, at city . 48 people died and several injured. Reconstructed, the bridge is currently a part of the  elevate.
 * - The took the 's seat on the  (see ).
 * - During a severe over, a man calling himself  parachutes from the  plane he hijacked, with US$200,000 in ransom money (he was never heard from again).
 * - A court sentences pretender  to 18 months in jail for falsely using a noble title; Brimeyer has already fled to.

December

 * - : rebels intensify assaults on n government positions, forcing their retreat from Kompong Thmar and nearby Ba Ray, 10 kilometers northeast of.
 * - Six sheikdoms found the.
 * - The begins as Pakistan attacks 9 Indian airbases. The next day India launches a massive invasion of East Pakistan.
 * - night: The n navy destroyer INS Rajput sinks i  (former USS Diablo).
 * - The Casino burns down during a  concert. The event is memorialized in the  song "". The casino will be rebuilt in.
 * - U.S. President orders the 7th Fleet to move towards the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean.
 * - The is established.
 * - Facing defeat, the kills hundreds of Bangladeshi intellectuals.
 * - Victory Day of Bangladesh: The surrenders to the  and  (Freedom Force), ending the  and  simultaneously.
 * - The is devalued for the second time in U.S. history.
 * - The world's largest in, Russia, begins operations.
 * - The wins the first Brazil Football Championship.
 * - Intelsat IV (F3) is launched; it enters commercial service over the Atlantic Ocean.
 * - is elected.
 * - In the longest game in history, the  beat the.
 * - Fire at a 22-storey hotel in, kills 158.
 * - The gives up its military bases in.

Undated

 * sends the first  between host computers.
 * is founded.
 * in  is completed.
 * , the  singer, writes a song titled .
 * production peaks in the at approximately 4.5 million barrels/day.
 * established.
 * established.

Fictional
The following are references to year 1971 in fiction: (unknown).

January

 * -, British newsreader
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, soap opera actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Japanese actress
 * -, Japanese artist and sculptor
 * -, American pro wrestler
 * -, baseball player
 * -, game art director
 * -, Canadian hockey player
 * -, American singer
 * -, Italian-American composer and author
 * -, American singer
 * -, American singer
 * -, American actor, writer, and producer
 * -, American singer and songwriter
 * -, American musician, composer, producer, photographer, and author
 * -, Scottish snooker player
 * -, Italian race car driver
 * -, Singaporean Chinese actress, model, and singer
 * -, American rapper and producer
 * -, American musician and designer
 * -, Northern Irish comedian and television presenter

February

 * -, American adult film actress
 * -, Estonian cross-country skier
 * -, English playwright (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, English pop singer
 * -, Swedish ice hockey player
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American actress
 * -, Israeli/American violinist
 * -, Finnish footballer
 * -, English television presenter
 * -, Spanish driver
 * -, American actor
 * -, American singer
 * -, singer
 * -, Internet entrepreneur

March

 * -, Japanese women's professional wrestler
 * -, Irish drummer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor-turned film director, writer, film producer and editor
 * -, former member of the Canadian national soccer team
 * -, British actress
 * -, American television personality
 * - (Duane Moore), American adult film actor, performance artist
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American model
 * -, Russian ice hockey player
 * -, Iranian scientist
 * -, Scottish race car driver
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, Panamanian writer
 * -, Russian ice hockey player
 * -, Scottish actor

April

 * -, American rapper
 * -, Australian tennis player
 * -, race driver, Formula 1 world champion
 * -, German musician
 * -, American actress
 * -, Hong Kong actor
 * -, member of the from radio's 
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, British actor
 * -, former NBA player, best known for playing with the
 * -, Dutch swimmer
 * -, first ese
 * -, Belgian guitar player and singer with / roots
 * -, American pornographic actor
 * -, American musician and singer
 * -, Croatian musician

May

 * -, American singer
 * -, American Pro Speed skier
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * May 12  -, American actress
 * -, American filmmaker
 * -, American strength athlete
 * -, Los Angeles helicopter pilot/TV reporter/USFS aerial firefighter
 * -, American race car driver
 * -, American actress
 * -, American television producer
 * -, British actor
 * -, British strongman/powerlifter
 * -, American rapper (d. )
 * -, American actress and singer

June

 * -, American actor
 * -, Irish actress
 * -, American actor and singer
 * -, American football player
 * -, American guitarist
 * -, American singer
 * -, American professional wrestler, former Olympian
 * -, Canadian musician, artist, and poet
 * -, American rapper, poet, and actor (d. )
 * -, Mexican singer
 * -, Swedish singer
 * -, American football player
 * -, American actor and comedian
 * -, Northern Irish footballer
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Japanese actress and television-personality
 * -, Canadian musician
 * -, Canadian musician

July

 * -, American singer
 * -, British rower
 * -, American software developer
 * -, American musician and actress
 * -, American ice hockey player
 * -, American figure skater
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * July 14  -, American professional wrestling announcer
 * -, Canadian author and activist
 * -, Portuguese comedian and radio host
 * -, American soccer player
 * -, American singer and producer
 * -, American country singer
 * -, Australian singer, songwriter, musician, producer, and audio engineer
 * -, Spanish tennis player
 * -, American football player
 * -, Canadian entertainer
 * -, American guitarist

August

 * -, American musician
 * -, Northern Irish footballer
 * -, American race car driver
 * -, American actress
 * -, British writer
 * -, Irish footballer
 * -, Cuban amateur boxer
 * -, Canadian musician
 * -, American tennis player
 * -, Puerto Rican player
 * -, Irish musician
 * -, English comedy actor
 * -, lead singer of the band
 * -,  (WWE)  (d. )
 * -, Mexican actress and singer
 * -, Hong Kong actor and singer
 * -, American swimmer
 * -, American actress

September

 * -, Turkish footballer
 * -, Filipino graphic novelist
 * -, American football player
 * -, Hong Kong actress
 * -, Irish singer
 * -, American model
 * -, British singer
 * -, British fashion designer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American cyclist
 * -, Swedish footballer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American football player
 * -, video game producer
 * -, Broadway playwright

October

 * -, American singer, member of
 * -, American disc jockey
 * -, Canadian voice actor
 * -, Russian pianist
 * -, British comedian
 * -, Greek weightlifter
 * -, Portuguese footballer
 * -, British reality show star, Winner of Big Brother UK in 2000
 * -, American rapper and actor
 * -, Australian singer
 * -, American model and actress
 * -, Hong Kong actress and singer
 * -, Dominican player
 * -, Japanese violinist
 * -, American singer and actor
 * -, American comics artist and writer
 * -, American actress
 * -, Australian cricketer

November

 * -, Scottish/Canadian Sommelier
 * -, Spanish film director
 * -, real name Christopher Rios, American/Latin rapper (d. 2000)
 * -, Iranian actress and movie director
 * -, American musician and producer
 * -, American actor
 * -, Australian cricketer
 * -, Russian swimmer
 * -, Turkish singer
 * -, New Zealand cricket captain
 * -, Canadian hockey player
 * -, American actress
 * -, Swedish hockey player
 * -, Puerto Rican player and actor

December

 * -, Australian actor
 * -, Dutch tennis player
 * -, American adult film star
 * -, Ukrainian feminist
 * -, Turkish football player
 * -, French basketball player
 * -, South African radio DJ
 * -, American model
 * -, Canadian adult actress
 * -, New Zealand opera singer
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, Puerto Rican singer
 * -, English singer
 * -, American actor and musician
 * -, American bodybuilder and model
 * -, American basketball player

Unknown dates

 * , winner of 
 * , lead singer of

January-March

 * -, American psychic spiritual medium, clairaudient {b. )
 * -, Canadian film sound engineer (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, French fashion designer (b. )
 * -, British admiral of the fleet (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American actor, director, writer, and producer (b. )
 * -, Austria-born chemist (b. )
 * -, Northern Irish dramatist and author (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, British psychoanalyst (b. )
 * -, Russian literary historian, linguist (b. )
 * -, Swedish chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, French comedian (b. )
 * -, English harpsichordist and conductor (b. )
 * -, American actor and filmmaker (b. )
 * -, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch (b. )
 * -, American television pioneer (b. )
 * -, Governor of New York and Presidential candidate (b. )

April-June

 * -, gangster (b. )
 * -, Russian composer (b. )
 * -, Russian physicist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Canadian athlete (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Russian astronomer (b.)
 * -, survivor (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * - Sir, English film director, producer, and writer (b. )
 * -, American poet (b. )
 * -, Australian actor (b. )
 * -, American World War II hero and actor (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, American theologian (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, American chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Swiss chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Scottish physician and biologist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, Jewish American screenwriter and film director (b. )
 * - Crew of Soyuz 11:
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )

July-September

 * -, English physicist, laureate (b. )
 * -, American singer, songwriter, and poet (b. )
 * -, American author and anthologist (b. )
 * -, American jazz trumpeter (b. )
 * -, Canadian writer (b. )
 * July 7 -, American animator (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, British businessman (b. )
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * -, Northern Irish footballer (b. )
 * -, Australian poet (b. )
 * -, American saxophonist (b. )
 * -, American musician and entertainer (b. )
 * -, American publisher and television personality (b. )
 * -, Soviet leader (b. )
 * -, Chinese defense minister (plane crash) (b. )
 * -, Greek writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, Argentine physiologist, laureate (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )

October-December

 * -, educational psychologist (b. )
 * -, Swedish chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, American guitarist for and  (b. )
 * -, President of Colombia (b. )
 * -, American stage and film actor (b. )
 * -, American actress and model (b. )
 * -, American diplomat, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, winger
 * -, outside left
 * -, Dutch writer (b. )
 * -, ornithologist, killed in the crash of (b. )
 * -, American actor () (b. )

Unknown dates

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