1971 34748 224918904 2008-07-11T00:19:24Z Blanchardb 5311630 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/66.188.18.235|66.188.18.235]] to last version by Kingturtle (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {{year nav|1971}} {{C20YearInTopicX}} Year '''1971''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MCMLXXI]]''') was a [[common year starting on Friday]] (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 [[Gregorian calendar]]. {{C20YearTOCship}} == Events of 1971 == ===January=== <!-- Link dates even if repeated, for date-format preferences.--> * [[January 1]] - The British Divorce Reform Act comes into force. * [[January 2]] **<!--January 2-->[[Ibrox disaster]]: A stairway crush at the Rangers vs. Celtic [[Football (soccer)|football]] match in [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]] kills 66. **<!--January 2-->A ban on [[radio]] and [[television]] [[cigarette]] advertisements goes into effect in the [[United States]].<ref> "Cigarette Maker Phillip Morris Agrees to Remove Advertising Signs from Sports Stadiums Where They Were Shown on TV" (1995), [http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/Pre_96/June95/315.txt.html DOJ315]. </ref> * [[January 3]] - [[BBC]] [[Open University]] begins in the [[United Kingdom]]. * [[January 5]] - The 1st ever ODI cricket match is played between Australia & England at the M.C.G. * [[January 8]] - [[Tupamaros]] kidnap Geoffrey Jackson, British ambassador to [[Uruguay]], in [[Montevideo]]; they keep him captive until September. * [[January 9]] - [[Uruguay]]an president [[Jorge Pacheco Areco]] demands emergency powers for 90 days due to kidnappings, and receives them the next day. * [[January 12]] - The landmark television sitcom ''[[All In The Family]]'', starring [[Carroll O'Connor]] as [[Archie Bunker]], debuts on CBS. * [[January 14]] - Seventy [[Brazil]]ian political prisoners are released in [[Santiago, Chile]]. Giovanni Enrico Bucher is released [[January 16]]. {{Month3|1|4|0}} [[Image:AswanHighDam Egypt.jpg|thumb| '''[[January 15]]''': [[Aswan Dam]] opens in [[Egypt]]]] * [[January 15]] - The [[Aswan High Dam]] officially opens in Egypt. * [[January 17]] - The [[History of the Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]] defeat the [[Dallas Cowboys]] 16-13 in [[Super Bowl V]]. The game is played at the [[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] in [[Miami]], [[Florida]]. * [[January 18]] - Strikes in [[Poland]] demand the resignation of Interior Minister [[Kazimierz Switala]]. He resigns January 23 and is replaced by Franciszek Szlachcic. * [[January 19]] **<!--January 19-->Representatives of 23 western oil companies begin negotiations with [[OPEC]] in [[Tehran]] to stabilize [[Petroleum|oil]] prices. [[February 14]] they sign a treaty with 6 [[Persian Gulf]] countries. **<!--January 19-->''[[No, No Nanette]]'' premieres ([[46th Street Theatre]], [[New York City]]). * [[January 24]] - The [[Guinea]]n government sentences to death 92 Guineans who helped Portuguese troops in the failed landing attempts in November [[1970]]; 72 are sentenced to [[hard labor]] for life; 58 of the sentenced are hanged the next day. * [[January 25]] **<!--January 25-->In [[Uganda]], [[Idi Amin]] deposes [[Milton Obote]], in a coup, and becomes president. **<!--January 25-->In [[Los Angeles]], [[Charles Manson]] and three female "Family" members are found guilty of the 1969 [[Tate-LaBianca murders]]. **<!--January 25-->[[Himachal Pradesh]] becomes the 18th [[India]]n state. **<!--January 25-->Intelsat IV (F2) is launched; it enters commercial service over the Atlantic Ocean [[March 26]]. * [[January 31]] - [[Apollo program]]: ''[[Apollo 14]]'' ([[Alan Shepard]], [[Stuart Roosa]], [[Edgar Mitchell]]) lifts off on the third successful lunar landing mission. ===February=== {{Month3|2|0|0}} [[Image:Apollo 14 Shepard.jpg|thumb|'''[[February 5|Feb. 5]]''': [[Apollo 14]] on [[Moon]]]] [[Image:Tuscania.jpg|thumb|'''[[February 7]]''': Earthquake kills 31 in [[Tuscania]], [[Italy]].]] * [[February 4]] - In Britain, [[Rolls-Royce Limited|Rolls-Royce]] goes bankrupt and is nationalised. * [[February 5]] - ''[[Apollo 14]]'' lands on the [[Moon]]. * [[February 7]] **<!--February 7-->The city of [[Tuscania]], [[Italy]], is wrecked in an earthquake. 31 die. **<!--February 7-->[[Switzerland]] gives women voting rights in state elections, but not in all [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]]-specific ones. **<!--February 7-->[[Władysław Gomułka]] is expelled from the Central Council of the Polish Communist Party. * [[February 8]] - A new [[stock market index]] called the [[Nasdaq]] debuts. * [[February 9]] **<!--February 9-->The [[Sylmar earthquake]] (6.4 on the [[Richter Scale]]) hits the [[San Fernando Valley]] area of [[California]]. **<!--February 9-->[[Satchel Paige]] becomes the first [[Negro League baseball|Negro League]] player to become voted into the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]]. **<!--February 9-->[[Apollo program]]: ''[[Apollo 14]]'' returns to [[Earth]] after the third manned [[Moon]] landing. * [[February 11]] - The US, UK, USSR and others sign the [[Seabed Treaty]], outlawing [[nuclear weapon]]s on the ocean floor. * [[February 11]]-[[February 12]] – Palestinian and Jordanian fighters clash in [[Amman]]. * [[February 13]] - [[Vietnam War]]: Backed by American air and artillery support, [[South Vietnam]]ese troops invade [[Laos]]. * [[February 15]] **<!--February 15-->[[Decimalisation Day]]: - The United Kingdom and Ireland both switch to [[decimal currency]]. See also [[decimalisation]]. **<!--February 15-->Protesting Belgian farmers bring 3 live cows to crash the [[European Economic Community|EEC]] meeting in [[Brussels]]. * [[February 16]] - In [[Italy]], a local parliament elects the city of [[Catanzaro]] as the capital of [[Calabria]]; residents of [[Reggio di Calabria]] riot for 5 days because of the decision. * [[February 20]] **<!--February 20-->Fifty [[tornado]]es rage in [[Mississippi]], killing 74. **<!--February 20-->The U.S. [[Emergency Broadcast System]] sends an erroneous warning; many [[radio station]]s just ignore it. * [[February 21]] - The [[Convention on Psychotropic Substances]] is signed at [[Vienna]]. * [[February 26]] - Secretary General [[U Thant]] signs the [[United Nations]] proclamation of the vernal equinox as [[Earth Day]]. * [[February 27]] - Doctors in the first [[The Netherlands|Dutch]] [[abortion clinic]] (Mildredhuis in [[Arnhem]]) start to perform [[abortus provocatus]]. * [[February 28]] - Evel Knievel sets world record and jumps 19 cars. [[Image:Dszpics1.jpg|thumb|'''[[February 20]]''': [[Tornado]]es kill 74 in [[Mississippi]].]] {{Month3|3|0|0}} ===March=== * [[March 1]] **<!--March 1-->A bomb explodes in the men's room at the [[U.S. Capitol]]; the [[Weatherman (organization)|Weather Underground Organization]] claims responsibility. **<!--March 1-->[[Pakistan]]i President [[Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan]] indefinitely postpones the pending National Assembly session, precipitating massive civil disobedience in [[East Pakistan]]. **<!--March 1-->Canadian [[John Robarts]] ends his term of office as the 17th [[Premier of Ontario]]. * [[March 4]] - The southern part of [[Québec]], and especially [[Montreal]], receive 42 cm of snow in what became known as the Century's Snowstorm (''la tempête du siècle''). * [[March 5]] - The [[Pakistan]]i army occupies [[East Pakistan]]. * [[March 7]] **<!--March 7-->The British postal workers' strike, led by [[Union of Post Office Workers|UPW]] [[General Secretary]] [[Tom Jackson (trade unionist)|Tom Jackson]], ends after 47 days. **<!--March 7-->[[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]], political leader of the then [[East Pakistan]] delivers his great speech in the Racecourse Field in [[Dhaka]]. He called the mass to be prepared and fight for national independence. * [[March 8]] - Boxer [[Joe Frazier]] defeats [[Muhammad Ali]] at [[Madison Square Garden]]. * [[March 12]] - [[Hafez al-Assad]] becomes president of [[Syria]]. * [[March 12]]-[[March 13]] - [[The Allman Brothers Band]] plays their legendary concert at the [[Fillmore East]]. * [[March 16]] - [[Trygve Bratteli]] forms a government in [[Norway]]. * [[March 18]] - A landslide at [[Chungar]], [[Peru]] crashes into [[Lake Yanahuani]], killing 200. * [[March 23]] - General [[Alejandro Lanusse]] of [[Argentina]] takes power in a military coup. * [[March 25]] - The [[Pakistan]]i army starts [[Operation Searchlight|genocide]] in [[East Pakistan]] from midnight, after President [[Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan]], a military ruler, voids election results that gave the [[Awami League]] an overwhelming majority in the parliament. * [[March 26]] - [[East Pakistan]] (now [[Bangladesh]]) independence is declared by Local Awami League Leader Hannan Sarker on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from Kalurghat Radio Station, [[Chittagong]]. * [[March 27]] - [[East Pakistan]] (now [[Bangladesh]]) independence is repeatedly declared by Army Major (later President of Bangladesh) [[Ziaur Rahman]] on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from Kalurghat Radio Station, [[Chittagong]]. * [[March 28]] - ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' airs its final episode. * [[March 29]] **<!--March 29-->U.S. Army Lieutenant [[William Calley]] is found guilty of 22 murders in the [[My Lai massacre]] and sentenced to life in prison (later pardoned). **<!--March 29-->A [[Los Angeles, California]] jury recommends the [[death penalty]] for [[Charles Manson]] and 3 female followers. ===April=== {{Month3|4|3|0}} * [[April 1]] - The [[United Kingdom]] lifts all restrictions on gold ownership. * [[April 3]] - ''Un banc, un arbre, une rue'' by Séverine (music by Jean-Pierre Bourtayre, text by Yves Dessca) wins the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1971]] for [[Monaco]]. * [[April 5]] **<!--April 5-->In [[Ceylon]], a group calling themselves the [[People’s Liberation Front]] begin a rebellion against the [[Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike|Bandaranaike]] government. **<!--April 5-->[[Chile]] and [[East Germany]] establish [[diplomatic relations]]. **<!--April 5-->[[Mount Etna]] erupts. * [[April 7]] - [[Greece]] releases 261 [[political prisoner]]s, 50 of which are sent to internal exile. * [[April 8]] - A right-wing coup attempt is exposed in [[Laos]]. * [[April 9]] - [[Charles Manson]] is sentenced to death; in 1972, the sentence for all California Death Row inmates is commuted to life imprisonment. * [[April 12]] - Palestinians retreat from [[Amman]] to the north of [[Jordan]]. * [[April 17]] **<!--April 17-->People's Republic of [[Bangladesh]] forms, under [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] at Mujibnagor. **<!--April 17-->[[Libya]], [[Syria]] and [[Egypt]] sign an agreement to form a [[confederation]]. * [[April 19]] **<!--April 19-->The government of [[Bangladesh]] flees to [[India]]. **<!--April 19-->[[Sierra Leone]] becomes a [[republic]]. **<!--April 19-->The Soviet Union launches ''[[Salyut 1]]''. **<!--April 19--> Followers of [[Charles Manson]], the [[Manson Family]], are sentenced to the gas chamber. * [[April 20]] **<!--April 20-->''[[Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education]]'': The [[Supreme Court of the United States]] rules unanimously that busing of students may be ordered to achieve racial [[desegregation]]. **<!--April 20-->[[Cambodia]]n Prime Minister [[Lon Nol]] resigns, but remains effectively in power until the next elections. * [[April 21]] **<!--April 21-->[[Siaka Stevens]] is elected the first president of [[Sierra Leone]]. **<!--April 21-->[[François Duvalier]], president of [[Haiti]], dies; his son [[Jean-Claude Duvalier]] follows him as [[president-for-life]]. * [[April 24]] **<!--April 24-->''[[Soyuz 10]]'' docks with ''[[Salyut 1]]''. ***<!--April 24-->Five hundred thousand people in [[Washington, DC]] and 125,000 in [[San Francisco]] march in protest against the [[Vietnam War]]. **<!--April 24-->A [[tsunami]] 85 m high rises over the [[Ryukyu Islands]] in Japan. It throws a 750-ton block of [[coral]] 2.5 km inland. * [[April 25]] **<!--April 25-->[[Todor Zhivkov]] is re-elected as the leader of the [[Bulgaria]]n Communist Party. **<!--April 25-->[[Franz Jonas]] is re-elected as chancellor of [[Austria]]. * [[April 26]] - The government of [[Turkey]] declares a [[state of siege]] in 11 provinces, [[Ankara]] included, due to violent [[Demonstration (people)|demonstration]]s. * [[April 28]] - The first number of ''Il Manifesto'' is issued in [[Italy]]. * [[April 29]] - [[Bolivia]] nationalizes the American-owned zinc mine of Matilde. ===May=== {{Month3|5|5|0}} * [[May 1]] **<!--May 1-->[[Amtrak]] begins inter-city rail passenger service in the [[United States]]. **<!--May 1-->The [[Ceylon]]ese government promises [[amnesty]] for those guerillas who surrender before [[April 5]]. * [[May 2]] - In [[Ceylon]], left-wing guerillas launch a series of assaults against public buildings. * [[May 3]] **<!--May 3-->The Harris Poll claims that 60% of Americans are against the [[Vietnam War]]. **<!--May 3-->East German leader [[Walter Ulbricht]] resigns as Communist Party leader but retains the position of head of state. **<!--May 3-->Anti-war militants attempt to disrupt government business in [[Washington, D.C.]]; police and military units arrest as many as 12,000, most of whom are later released. * [[May 5]] - The [[US dollar]] floods the European [[currency market]]s and threatens especially the [[Deutsche Mark]]; the central banks of [[Austria]], [[Belgium]], [[Netherlands]] and [[Switzerland]] stop the currency trading. * [[May 6]] - The [[Ceylon]] government begins a major offensive against the [[People's Liberation Front]]. * [[May 9]] - [[Mariner 8]] fails to launch. * [[May 12]] - An [[earthquake]] in [[Turkey]] destroys most of the city of [[Burdur]]. * [[May 15]] - Efraim Elrom, [[Israel]]i ambassador to Turkey, is kidnapped; he is found killed in [[Istanbul]] [[May 25]]. * [[May 16]] - A coup attempt is exposed and foiled in [[Egypt]]. * [[May 19]] - [[Mars probe program]]: ''[[Mars 2]]'' is launched by the [[Soviet Union]]. * [[May 22]] - An [[earthquake]] lasting 20 seconds destroys most of [[Bingöl]], [[Turkey]] - more than 1,000 are killed, 10,000 made homeless. * [[May 23]] - An air crash at [[Rijeka Airport]], [[Yugoslavia]] kills 78 people, mostly [[Uited Kingdom|British]] tourists. **<!--May 26-->[[Austria]] and the [[People's Republic of China]] establish diplomatic relations. **<!--May 26-->[[Qantas]] agrees to pay $500,000 to bomb hoaxer-extortionist Mr. Brown (Peter Macari) who is later arrested. * [[May 27]] **<!--May 27-->Six armed passengers hijack a [[Romania]]n passenger plane and force it to fly to [[Vienna]]. **<!--May 27-->[[Christie's]] auctions a diamond known as [[Deepdene]]; it is later found to be artificially colored. * [[May 28]] - [[Portugal]] resigns from [[UNESCO]]. * [[May 30]] - [[Mariner program]]: ''[[Mariner 9]]'' is launched toward [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. * [[May 31]] - The birth of [[Bangladesh]] is declared by the government in exile, in territory formerly part of [[Pakistan]]. ===June=== {{Month3|6|1|0}} * [[Massachusetts]] passes its Chapter 766 laws enacting [[Special Education]]. * [[June 1]] - [[Vietnam War]]: Vietnam Veterans for a Just Peace, claiming to represent the majority of U.S. veterans who served in [[Southeast Asia]], speak against war protests. * [[June 6]] **<!--June 6-->[[Soyuz program]]: ''[[Soyuz 11]]'' ([[Vladislav Volkov]], [[Georgi Dobrovolski]], [[Viktor Patsayev]]) is launched. **<!--June 6-->A midair collision between [[Hughes Airwest Flight 706]] [[Douglas DC-9]] jetliner and a U.S. Marine Corps [[McDonnell Douglas F-4]] Phantom jet fighter near [[Duarte, California]], claims 50 lives. * [[June 10]] **<!--June 10-->The U.S. ends its [[trade embargo]] of [[China]]. **<!--June 10-->(Corpus Thursday): A student rally on the streets of [[Mexico City]] is roughly dispersed. * [[June 13]] **<!--June 13-->[[Vietnam War]]: The ''[[New York Times]]'' begins to publish the [[Pentagon Papers]]. [http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/democrac/48.htm]. **<!--June 13-->[[Gijs van Lennep]] wins the 24 hours of Le Mans together with [[Helmut Marko]]. * [[June 14]] - [[Norway]] begins oil production in the [[North Sea]]. * [[June 17]] - Representatives of [[Japan]] and the [[United States]] sign the Okinawa Reversion Agreement, whereby the U.S. will return control of [[Okinawa]].[http://www.niraikanai.wwma.net/pages/archive/rev71.html] * [[June 18]] - [[Southwest Airlines]], the most successful [[low cost carrier]] in history begins its first flights between [[Dallas]], [[Houston]], And [[San Antonio]]. * [[June 20]] - Britain announces that Soviet space scientist Anatoli Fedoseyev has been granted asylum. * [[June 21]] - Britain begins new negotiations for [[European Economic Community|EEC]] membership in Luxembourg. * [[June 25]] - [[Madagascar]] accuses the U.S. of being connected to the plot to oust the current government – the U.S. recalls its ambassador. * [[June 27]] - Concert promoter [[Bill Graham (promoter)|Bill Graham]] closes the legendary [[Fillmore East]], which first opened on 2nd Avenue (between 5th and 6th Streets) in New York City on March 8, 1968. * [[June 28]] - Assassin Jerome A. Johnson shoots [[Joseph Colombo|Joe Colombo]] in the head in a middle of an [[Italian-American]] rally, putting him in a coma. * [[June 30]] **<!--June 30-->After a successful mission aboard ''[[Salyut 1]]'', the world's first manned space station, the crew of the ''[[Soyuz 11]]'' spacecraft are killed when their air supply leaks out through a faulty valve. **<!--June 30-->''[[New York Times Co. v. United States]]'': The [[U.S. Supreme Court]] rules that the [[Pentagon Papers]] may be published, rejecting government injunctions as unconstitutional prior restraint. ===July=== {{Month3|7|3|0}} * [[July 3]] - [[Jim Morrison]] died in [[Paris]], [[France]] at the age of 27. * [[July 5]] - [[Right to vote]]: The [[26th Amendment to the United States Constitution]], formally certified by President [[Richard Nixon]], lowers the voting age from 21 to 18. * [[July 9]] - The [[United Kingdom]] increases its troops in [[Northern Ireland]] to 11,000. * [[July 10]]-[[July 11]] - Coup attempt in [[Morocco]]: 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. * [[July 13]] **<!--July 13-->[[Ólafur Jóhannesson]] forms a government in [[Iceland]]. **<!--July 13-->[[Jordan]]ian army troops launch an offensive against Palestinian guerillas in Jordan. * [[July 14]] **<!--July 14-->[[Libya]] severs its diplomatic ties with [[Morocco]]. **<!--July 13-->The [[Yugoslavia]]n government begins allowing foreign companies to take their profits from the country. * [[July 16]] **<!--July 16-->Spanish dictator and head of state [[Francisco Franco]] makes Prince [[Juan Carlos of Spain|Juan Carlos]] his successor. **<!--July 16-->The world's four billionth baby is born. (see [[World Population]]). * [[July 17]] - [[Italy]] and [[Austria]] sign a treaty that ends the schism about [[Alto Adige/Südtirol]]. * [[July 18]] - The [[Trucial States]] are formed in the [[Persian Gulf]]. * [[July 19]] - The South Tower of the [[World Trade Center]] is topped out at 1,362 feet, making it the second tallest building in the world. * [[July 19]]-[[July 23]] - Major Hashem al-Atta ousts Jaafar Muhammad al-Nimeiri in a military coup in [[Sudan]]. Fighting continues until on [[July 22]], when pro-Nimeiri troops win. Al-Atta and 3 officers are executed * [[July 23]] - Nimeiri launches an anti-communist campaign. * [[July 25]]-[[July 30]] - [[Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli]] records in [[Munich]] two [[Debussy]] works for [[Deutsche Grammophon]]; it's his fifth recording. * [[July 26]] - ''[[Apollo 15]]'' ([[David Scott]], [[Alfred Worden]], [[James Irwin]]) is launched. * [[July 28]] - Abdel Madgoub, [[Sudan]]ese communist leader, is hanged. * [[July 29]] - The [[United Kingdom]] opts out of the [[Space Race]], with the cancellation of its [[Black Arrow]] launch vehicle. * [[July 30]] - In [[Japan]], an [[All Nippon Airways]] [[Boeing 727]] collides with a Japanese fighter jet; 162 people are killed. * [[July 31]] - ''[[Apollo 15]]'' astronauts [[David Scott]] and [[James Irwin]] become the first to ride in a [[lunar rover]], a day after landing on the [[Moon]]. ===August=== {{Month3|8|6|0}} * [[August 1]] - In [[New York City]], 40,000 attend the [[Concert for Bangladesh]]. * [[August 6]] - A [[lunar eclipse]] lasting 1 hour, 40 minutes, and 4 seconds is observed. * [[August 7]] - ''[[Apollo 15]]'' returns to [[Earth]]. * [[August 9]] **<!--August 9-->[[India]] signs a 20-year treaty of friendship and cooperation with the [[Soviet Union]]. **<!--August 9-->British security forces in [[Northern Ireland]] detain hundreds of suspects in [[Maze (HM Prison)|Long Kesh]] - the beginning of an internment without trial policy. Twenty people die in riots that follow. * [[August 11]] - Construction begins on the [[Louisiana Superdome]] in [[New Orleans]]. * [[August 12]] **<!--August 12-->Three thousand people from [[Belfast]] and [[Derry]] flee to [[Ireland]] because of the violence. **<!--August 12-->[[Syria]] severs diplomatic relations with [[Jordan]] because of border clashes. * [[August 14]] **<!--August 14-->British troops are stationed on the [[Ireland]] border to stop arms smuggling. **<!--August 14-->[[Bahrain]] declares independence as the State of Bahrain (Kingdom of Bahrain as of February 2002). * [[August 15]] **<!--August 15-->The number of British troops in Northern Ireland is raised to 12,500. **<!--August 15-->President [[Richard Nixon]] announces that the [[United States]] will no longer convert dollars to gold at a fixed value, effectively ending the [[Bretton Woods system]]. He also imposes a 90-day freeze on wages, prices and rents. * [[August 18]] **<!--August 18-->[[Vietnam War]]: [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] decide to withdraw their troops from [[Vietnam]]. **<!--August 18-->British troops are engaged in a firefight in [[Derry]], [[Northern Ireland]]. * [[August 19]]-[[August 22]] – A right-wing coup ignites a rebellion in [[Bolivia]]. Miners and students join troops to support president [[Juan Jose Torres]], but eventually [[Hugo Banzer]] takes over. * [[August 21]] - The first orca to be named "Shamu" dies. * [[August 25]] **<!--August 25-->Border clashes occur between [[Tanzania]] and [[Uganda]]. **<!--August 25-->[[Bangladesh]] and eastern [[Bengal]] are flooded; thousands flee the area. * [[August 26]] - A civilian government takes power in [[Greece]]. * [[August 30]] - The [[Alberta Progressive Conservatives]] under [[Peter Lougheed]] defeat the [[Social Credit Party of Alberta|Social Credit]] government under [[Harry E. Strom]] in a [[general election]], ending 36 years of uninterrupted power for Social Credit in [[Alberta]]. ===September=== {{Month3|9|2|0}} * [[September 3]] **<!--September 3-->[[Qatar]] gains [[independence]] from the [[United Kingdom]]. Unlike most nearby [[emirate]]s, Qatar declines to become part of either the [[United Arab Emirates]] or [[Saudi Arabia]]. **<!--September 3-->[[Manlio Brosio]] resigns as [[NATO]] Secretary General. * [[September 4]] - A [[Boeing 727]] (Alaska Airlines Flight 1866) crashes into the side of a mountain near [[Juneau, Alaska]], killing all 111 people on board. * [[September 8]] - In [[Washington, DC]], the [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]] is inaugurated, with the opening feature being the premiere of [[Leonard Bernstein]]'s ''[[Mass]]''. * [[September 9]] - [[September 13]] - [[Attica Prison riots]]: - A revolt breaks out at the maximum-security prison in [[Attica]], New York. In the end, [[state police]] and the [[United States National Guard]] storm the facility; 42 are killed, 10 of them hostages. * [[September 21]] - [[Pakistan]] declares a [[state of emergency]]. * [[September 24]] - Britain expels 90 KGB and GRU officials; 15 are not allowed to return. * [[September 27]]-[[October 11]] - [[Japan]]ese Emperor [[Hirohito]] travels abroad. * [[September 28]] - [[József Cardinal Mindszenty]], who has taken refuge in the U.S. Embassy in [[Budapest]] since 1956, is allowed to leave [[Hungary]]. * [[September 29]] - A [[cyclone]] in the [[Bay of Bengal]], in [[Orissa|Orissa State]] in [[India]], kills 10,000. ===October=== {{Month3|10|4|0}} * [[October 1]] - [[Walt Disney World]] opens in [[Florida]]. * [[October 15]] - The 2,500 Year Celebration of [[Iran]] begins, celebrating the birth of [[Persia]]. * [[October 18]] - In [[New York City]], the [[Knapp Commission]] begins public hearings on police corruption. * [[October 21]] **<!--October 21-->U.S. President [[Richard Nixon]] nominates [[Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr.]] and [[William H. Rehnquist]] to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]. **<!--October 21-->A gas explosion in [[Clarkston, Glasgow]] kills 20 people. * [[October 25]] - The [[United Nations General Assembly]] admits the [[People's Republic of China]] and expels the [[Republic of China]] (on Taiwan). * [[October 27]] - [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] is renamed [[Zaire]]. * [[October 28]] **<!--October 28-->The [[British House of Commons]] votes 356-244 in favour of joining the [[European Economic Community]]. **<!--October 28-->The [[United Kingdom]] becomes the 6th nation to launch a satellite into orbit, the [[Prospero X-3]], using a [[Black Arrow]] carrier rocket. * [[October 29]] - [[Vietnam War]]: [[Vietnamization]] - The total number of American troops still in [[Vietnam]] drops to a record low of 196,700 (the lowest since January 1966). * [[October 30]] - Rev. [[Ian Paisley]]'s [[Democratic Unionist Party]] is founded in [[Northern Ireland]]. * [[October 31]] - A bomb explodes at the top of the [[Post Office Tower]] in [[London]]. ===November=== {{Month3|11|0|0}} * [[November 3]] - The ''[[Unix|UNIX]] Programmer's Manual'' is published. * [[November 6]] - The U.S. tests a nuclear bomb on [[Amchitka Island]] in [[Alaska]]. * [[November 10]] - In [[Cambodia]], [[Khmer Rouge]] forces attack [[Phnom Penh]] and its airport, killing 44, wounding at least 30 and damaging 9 [[fixed-wing aircraft|airplane]]s. * [[November 12]] - Vietnam War: [[Vietnamization]] - U.S. President [[Richard M. Nixon]] sets [[February 1]], [[1972]] as the deadline for the removal of another 45,000 [[United States|American]] troops from [[Vietnam]]. * [[November 13]] - [[Mariner program]]: [[Mariner 9]] becomes the first spacecraft to enter [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] orbit successfully. * [[November 15]] - [[Intel]] releases the world's first [[microprocessor]], the [[Intel 4004]]. * [[November 20]] - A bridge still in construction, called Elevado Engenheiro Freyssinet, fell over the Paulo de Frontin Avenue, at [[Rio de Janeiro]] city ([[Brazil]]). 48 people died and several injured. Reconstructed, the bridge is currently a part of the Linha Vermelha elevate. * [[November 23]] - The [[People's Republic of China]] takes the [[Republic of China]]'s seat on the [[United Nations Security Council]] (see [[China and the United Nations]]). * [[November 24]] - During a severe [[thunderstorm]] over [[Washington]], a man calling himself [[D. B. Cooper]] parachutes from the [[Northwest Orient Airlines]] plane he hijacked, with US$200,000 in ransom money, and was never seen again. As of March 2008, this case remains the only unsolved skyjacking in history. * [[November 24]] - A [[Brussels]] court sentences pretender [[Alexis Brimeyer]] to 18 months in jail for falsely using a noble title; Brimeyer has already fled to [[Greece]]. ===December=== {{Month3|12|2|0}} * [[December 1]] - [[Cambodian Civil War]]: [[Khmer Rouge]] rebels intensify assaults on [[Cambodia]]n government positions, forcing their retreat from Kompong Thmar and nearby Ba Ray, 10 kilometers northeast of [[Phnom Penh]]. * [[December 2]] - Six [[Persian Gulf]] sheikdoms found the [[United Arab Emirates]]. * [[December 3]] - The [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] begins as Pakistan attacks 9 Indian airbases. The next day India launches a massive invasion of East Pakistan. * [[December 3]]-[[December 4]] night: The [[India]]n navy destroyer ''INS Rajput'' sinks [[Pakistan]]i [[submarine]] [[PNS Ghazi|PNS ''Ghazi'']] (former USS ''Diablo''). * [[December 4]] - The [[Montreux]] Casino burns down during a [[Frank Zappa]] concert. The event is memorialized in the [[Deep Purple]] song "[[Smoke on the Water]]". The casino will be rebuilt in [[1975]]. * [[December 8]] - U.S. President [[Richard Nixon]] orders the 7th Fleet to move towards the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean. * [[December 11]] - The [[Libertarian Party (United States)]] is established. * [[December 14]] - Facing defeat, the [[Pakistan Army]] kills 1500 Bangladeshi intellectuals. * [[December 16]] - ''Victory Day of Bangladesh'': The [[Pakistan|Pakistan Army]] surrenders to the Joint Force i.e. [[Mukti Bahini]] (Freedom Force) and [[Indian Armed Forces]], ending the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]. * [[December 18]] **<!--December 18-->The [[U.S. dollar]] is devalued for the second time in history. **<!--December 18-->The world's largest [[hydroelectric plant]] in [[Krasnoyarsk]], Russia, begins operations. * [[December 19]] **<!--December 19-->The [[Clube Atletico Mineiro]] wins the first Brazil Football Championship. **<!--December 19-->Intelsat IV (F3) is launched; it enters commercial service over the Atlantic Ocean [[February 18]] [[1972]]. * [[December 24]] - [[Giovanni Leone]] is elected [[President of the Italian Republic]]. * [[December 25]] **<!--December 25-->In the longest game in [[NFL]] history, the [[Miami Dolphins]] beat the [[Kansas City Chiefs]]. **<!--December 25-->Fire at a 22-story hotel in [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]] kills 158 people. * [[December 29]] - The [[United Kingdom]] gives up its military bases in [[Malta]]. ===Undated=== *[[Ray Tomlinson]] sends the first [[ARPAnet]] [[e-mail]] between host computers. *[[Free State of Christiania]] is founded. *[[Seychelles International Airport]] in [[Victoria, Seychelles]] ([[Mahé, Seychelles|Mahe]]) is completed. *[[Crude oil]] production peaks in the [[continental United States]] at approximately 4.5 million barrels/day. *[[Center for Science in the Public Interest]] established. *[[National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism]] established. ===Ongoing=== * [[Cold War]] * [[The Troubles]] ==Births== {{Year in other calendars|japanese=[[Shōwa]] 46}} ===January=== <!-- Link all dates, even if repeated, for date-format preferences. --> *[[January 1]] **[[Sammie Henson]], American World Champion wrestler, Olympic silver medalist *[[January 2]] **[[Lisa Harrison]], American basketball player **[[Taye Diggs]], American actor *[[January 3]] - [[Cory Cross]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[January 5]] - [[Mayuko Takata]], Japanese actress *[[January 7]] - [[Chavo Guerrero, Jr.]], American pro wrestler *[[January 8]] - [[Jason Giambi]], baseball player *[[January 9]] - [[Scott Thornton (ice hockey player)|Scott Thornton]], Canadian hockey player *[[January 11]] - [[Mary J. Blige]], American singer *[[January 17]] **<!--January 17-->[[Leonardo Ciampa]], Italian-American composer and author **<!--January 17-->[[Kid Rock]], American singer *[[January 18]] - [[Jonathan Davis]], American singer ([[Korn]]) *[[January 19]] **<!--January 19-->[[Shawn Wayans]], American actor, writer, and producer **<!--January 19-->[[John Wozniak]], American singer and songwriter ([[Marcy Playground]]) *[[January 20]] - [[?uestlove|Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson]], American musician, composer, producer, photographer, and author *[[January 21]] - [[Alan McManus]], Scottish snooker player *[[January 25]] - [[Luca Badoer]], Italian race car driver *[[January 27]] **<!--January 27-->[[Fann Wong]], Singaporean Chinese actress, model, and singer ([[Shanghai Knights]]) **<!--January 27-->[[Lil Jon]], American rapper and producer *[[January 31]] - [[Patrick Kielty]], Northern Irish comedian and television presenter ===February=== *[[February 1]] - [[Jill Kelly]], American adult film actress *[[February 2]] - [[Andrus Veerpalu]], Estonian cross-country skier *[[February 3]] - [[Sarah Kane]], English playwright (d. [[1999]]) *[[February 5]] - [[Sara Evans]], American singer *[[February 6]] - [[Brian Stepanek]], American actor *[[February 10]] - [[Lisa Marie Varon]], American professional wrestler *[[February 13]] **<!--February 13-->[[Sonia Evans]], English pop singer **<!--February 13-->[[Mats Sundin]], Swedish ice hockey player *[[February 14]] - [[Tommy Dreamer]], American professional wrestler *[[February 16]] - [[Amanda Holden]], British actress *[[February 17]] - [[Denise Richards]], American actress *[[February 19]] - [[Gil Shaham]], Israeli/American violinist *[[February 20]] - [[Jari Litmanen]], Finnish footballer *[[February 23]] - [[Melinda Messenger]], English television presenter *[[February 24]] - [[Pedro de la Rosa]], Spanish [[Formula One]] driver *[[February 25]] - [[Sean Astin]], American actor *[[February 26]] - [[Erykah Badu]], American singer *[[February 27]] - [[Rozonda Thomas|Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas]], singer *[[February 28]] - [[Tristan Louis]], Internet entrepreneur ===March=== *[[March 2]] - [[Manami Toyota]], Japanese women's professional wrestler *[[March 4]] **<!--March 4-->[[Shavar Ross]], American actor and filmmaker **<!--March 4-->[[Iain Baird]], former member of the Canadian national soccer team *[[March 7]] - [[Rachel Weisz]], British actress *[[March 9]] - [[Kinga Rusin]], Polish journalist *[[March 10]] - [[Timbaland]], American rapper/Singer *[[March 11]] - [[Johnny Knoxville]], American television personality *[[March 12]] - [[Tony Eveready]] (Duane Moore), American adult film actor, performance artist *[[March 16]] - [[Sean Morley|Val Venis]], American professional wrestler *[[March 23]] - [[Karen McDougal]], American model *[[March 23]] - [[Alexander Selivanov]], Russian ice hockey player *[[March 26]] - [[Behzad Ghorbani]], Iranian scientist *[[March 27]] **<!--March 27-->[[David Coulthard]], Scottish race car driver **<!--March 27-->[[Nathan Fillion]], Canadian actor *[[March 29]] - [[Jose Luis Rodriguez Pitti]], Panamanian writer *[[March 31]] - [[Pavel Bure]], Russian ice hockey player *[[March 31]] - [[Ewan McGregor]], Scottish actor ===April=== *[[April 1]] - [[Method Man]], American rapper *[[April 2]] - [[Todd Woodbridge]], Australian tennis player *[[April 3]] - [[Picabo Street]], American skier *[[April 9]] - [[Jacques Villeneuve]], race driver, Formula 1 world champion *[[April 11]] - [[Oliver Riedel]], German musician ([[Rammstein]]) *[[April 12]] - [[Shannen Doherty]], American actress *[[April 14]] - [[Peter Gibson]], American writer *[[April 16]] - [[Moses Chan]], Hong Kong actor *[[April 16]] - [[Selena|Selena Quintanilla Perez]], American singer (d. [[1995]]) *[[April 18]] - [[David Tennant]], Scottish actor *[[April 20]] - [[Allan Houston]], former NBA player, best known for playing with the [[New York Knicks]] *[[April 20]] - [[Carla Geurts]], Dutch swimmer *[[April 22]] - [[Eric Mabius]], American Actor *[[April 22]] - [[Daisuke Enomoto]], first [[Japan]]ese [[space tourism|space tourist]] *[[April 24]] - [[Mauro Pawlowski]], Belgian guitar player and singer ([[Evil Superstars]], [[Deus (band)|dEUS]]) with [[Italian people|Italian]]/[[Polish people|Polish]] roots *[[April 29]] - [[Siniša Vuco]], Croatian musician <!-- Do not add yourself, or anyone, without a Wikipedia article, to this list. All instances of dates should be links. --> ===May=== *[[May 6]] - [[Chris Shiflett]], member of the band, [[Foo Fighters]] *[[May 8]] - [[Ross Anderson (skier)]], American Pro Speed skier *[[May 12]] - [[Doug Basham]], American professional wrestler *[[May 14]] - [[Sofia Coppolla]], American filmmaker *[[May 15]] - [[Phil Pfister]], American strength athlete *[[May 18]] - [[Desiree Horton]], Los Angeles helicopter pilot/TV reporter/USFS aerial firefighter *[[May 20]] - [[Tony Stewart]], American race car driver *[[May 25]] - [[Sonya Smith]], American actress *[[May 26]] - [[Matt Stone]], American television producer *[[May 27]] **<!--May 27-->[[Paul Bettany]], British actor **<!--May 27-->[[Glenn Ross]], British strongman/powerlifter **<!--May 27-->[[Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes]], American rapper (d. [[2002]]) *[[May 30]] - [[Idina Menzel]], American actress and singer ===June=== *[[June 4]] - [[Joseph Kabila]], [[Heads of State of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]] *[[June 5]] - [[Susan Lynch]], Irish actress *[[June 5]] - [[Mark Wahlberg]], American actor and singer *[[June 8]] - [[Troy Vincent]], American football player *[[June 9]] - [[Rick Renstrom]], American guitarist *[[June 10]] - [[Bobby Jindal]], American [[Governor]] of [[Louisiana]] *[[June 10]] - [[Kyle Sandilands]], Australian DJ, [[Australian Idol]] judge and TV presenter *[[June 12]] - [[Mark Henry]], American professional wrestler, former Olympian *[[June 16]] - [[Tupac Shakur]], American rapper, poet, and actor (d. [[1996]]) *[[June 17]] - [[Paulina Rubio]], Mexican singer *[[June 21]] - [[Anette Olzon]], Swedish singer ([[Nightwish]]) *[[June 22]]- [[Kurt Warner]], American football player *[[June 22]] - [[Mary Lynn Rajskub]], American actor and comedian *[[June 25]] - [[Scott Maslen]], English actor *[[June 25]] - [[Neil Lennon]], Northern Irish footballer *[[June 27]] - [[Dipendra of Nepal]], [[King of Nepal]] (d. [[2001]]) *[[June 28]] - [[Norika Fujiwara]], Japanese actress and television-personality *[[June 28]] - [[Aileen Quinn]], American actress *[[June 29]] - [[Matthew Good]], Canadian musician ===July=== *[[July 1]] - [[Missy Elliott|Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott]], American singer *[[July 9]] - [[Marc Andreessen]], American software developer *[[July 11]] **<!--July 11-->[[Leisha Hailey]], American musician and actress **<!--July 11-->[[Brett Hauer]], American ice hockey player *[[July 12]] - [[Kristi Yamaguchi]], American figure skater *[[July 14]] **[[Mark LoMonaco]], American professional wrestler **[[Joey Styles]], American professional wrestling announcer **[[Alison Bartlett-O'Reilly]], American actress *[[July 17]] - [[Cory Doctorow]], Canadian author and activist *[[July 18]] - [[Penny Hardaway]], American basketball player *[[July 21]] - [[Nuno Markl]], Portuguese comedian and radio host *[[July 22]] - [[Kristine Lilly]], American soccer player *[[July 23]] - [[Alison Krauss]], American country singer *[[July 24]] - [[Oliver Jones (musician)|Oliver Jones]], Australian singer, songwriter, musician, producer, and audio engineer *[[July 26]] **<!--July 26-->[[Reggie Carthon]], American football player *[[July 30]] - [[Tom Green]], Canadian entertainer *[[July 31]] - [[John 5 (guitarist)|John Lowery]], American guitarist ===August=== *[[August 2]] - [[Michael Hughes (footballer)|Michael Hughes]], Northern Irish footballer *[[August 4]] - [[Jeff Gordon]], American race car driver *[[August 6]] - [[Merrin Dungey]], American actress *[[August 8]] - [[Guy Walters]], British writer *[[August 10]] **<!--August 10-->[[Roy Keane]], Irish footballer **<!--August 10-->[[Mario César Kindelán Mesa]], Cuban amateur boxer *[[August 12]] **<!--August 12-->[[Phil Western]], Canadian musician **<!--August 12-->[[Pete Sampras]], American tennis player *[[August 17]] **<!--August 17-->[[August 17]] - [[Jorge Posada]], Puerto Rican [[Major League Baseball]] player **<!--August 17-->[[August 17]] - [[Anthony Kearns]] Irish tenor *[[August 18]] - [[Richard D James]], Irish musician *[[August 20]] - [[David Walliams]], English comedy actor *[[August 25]] **<!--[[August 25]]-->[[Mike Lockwood]], Crash Holly [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE) [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] (d. [[2003]]) *[[August 26]] **<!--[[August 26]]-->[[Thalía]], Mexican actress and singer **<!--[[August 26]]-->[[Gaynor Faye]], British actress *[[August 27]] - [[Julian Cheung]], Hong Kong actor and singer *[[August 28]] - [[Janet Evans]], American swimmer *[[August 29]] - [[Carla Gugino]], American actress *[[August 31]] - [[Pádraig Harrington]], Irish golfer <!-- Do not add yourself, or anyone else who does not already have a Wikipedia article, to this list. All instances of dates should be links. --> ===September=== *[[September 1]] - [[Hakan Şükür]], Turkish footballer *[[September 2]] **<!--September 2-->[[Arnold Arre]], Filipino graphic novelist **<!--September 2-->[[Tommy Maddox]], American football player *[[September 4]] - [[Anita Yuen]], Hong Kong actress *[[September 6]] - [[Dolores O'Riordan]], Irish singer *[[September 8]] - [[Brooke Burke]], American model *[[September 10]] - [[Pantea Rahmani]], Iranian visual artist *[[September 11]] - [[Richard Ashcroft]], British singer *[[September 11]] - [[Mack Strong]], National Football League player *[[September 13]] - [[Stella McCartney]], British fashion designer, daughter of [[Paul McCartney]] *[[September 14]] - [[Kimberly Williams]], American actress *[[September 16]] - [[Amy Poehler]], American actress and comedienne *[[September 18]] - [[Lance Armstrong]], American cyclist *[[September 18]] - [[Jada Pinkett Smith]], American actress and singer *[[September 19]] - [[Sanaa Lathan]], American actress *[[September 20]] - [[Henrik Larsson]], Swedish footballer *[[September 21]] - [[Luke Wilson]], American actor *[[September 21]] - [[Alfonso Riberio]], American actor, singer and dancer *[[September 24]] - [[Michael S. Engel]], American paleontologist & entomologist *[[September 25]] **<!--September 25-->[[John Lynch (NFL)|John Lynch]], American football player **<!--September 25-->[[Brian Dunkleman]], American comedian and actor *[[September 26]] - [[Joel Breton]], video game producer *[[September 30]] - [[Jeff Whitty]], Broadway playwright ===October=== *[[October 2]]- [[James Root]], American guitarist ([[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]], [[Stone Sour]]) *[[October 3]] - [[Kevin Richardson (musician)|Kevin Richardson]], American singer, member of [[Backstreet Boys]] *[[October 4]] - [[Brian Transeau]], American disc jockey *[[October 5]] - [[Samuel Vincent]], Canadian voice actor *[[October 10]] - [[Evgeny Kissin]], Russian pianist *[[October 13]] **<!--October 13-->[[Sacha Baron Cohen]], British comedian **<!--October 13-->[[Pyrros Dimas]], Greek weightlifter *[[October 14]] - [[Jorge Costa]], Portuguese footballer *[[October 14]] - [[Andrew Cole]], English Footballer *[[October 16]] - [[Craig Phillips]], British reality show star, Winner of Big Brother UK in 2000 *[[October 20]] **<!--October 20-->[[Snoop Dogg]], American rapper and actor **<!--October 20-->[[Dannii Minogue]], Australian singer *[[October 24]] - [[Caprice Bourret]], American model and actress *[[October 25]] - [[Athena Chu]], Hong Kong actress and singer *[[October 25]] **<!--October 25-->[[Pedro Martínez]], Dominican [[Major League Baseball]] player **<!--October 25-->[[Midori Goto|Midori]], Japanese violinist *[[October 26]] - [[Anthony Rapp]], American singer and actor *[[October 27]] - [[Jade Arcade]], American comics artist and writer *[[October 29]] **<!--October 29-->[[Winona Ryder]], American actress **<!--October 29-->[[Matthew Hayden]], Australian cricketer === November=== * [[November 3]] - [[Dylan Moran]], Irish comedian, actor, and writer * [[November 8]] - [[Carlos Atanes]], Spanish film director * [[November 9]] - [[Big Pun]], real name Christopher Rios, American/Latin rapper (d. [[2000]]) * [[November 10]] - [[Niki Karimi]], Iranian actress and movie director * [[November 12]] **[[Tom Shear]], American musician and producer **[[Yasuo Aiuchi]], Japanese Snowboarder * [[November 13]] - [[Noah Hathaway]], American actor * [[November 14]] - [[Adam Gilchrist]], Australian cricketer * [[November 16]] - [[Alexander Popov (swimmer)|Alexander Popov]], Russian swimmer * [[November 18]] - [[Özlem Tekin]], Turkish singer * [[November 20]] - [[Dion Nash]], New Zealand cricket captain * [[November 22]] - [[Kyran Bracken]], English rugby player * [[November 24]] - [[Keith Primeau]], Canadian hockey player * [[November 25]] - [[Christina Applegate]], American actress * [[November 25]] - [[Magnus Arvedson]], Swedish hockey player * [[November 30]] - [[Iván Rodríguez|Iván "Pudge" Rodríguez]], Puerto Rican [[Major League Baseball]] player and actor ===December=== * [[December 1]] - [[Jason Chan]], Australian actor * [[December 1]] - [[John Schlimm]], American author * [[December 6]] **<!--December 6-->[[Richard Krajicek]], Dutch tennis player **<!--December 6-->[[Ryan White]], AIDS Activist (d. [[1990]]) * [[December 7]] **<!--December 7-->[[Chasey Lain]], American adult film star **<!--December 7-->[[Larisa Alexandrovna]], Ukrainian feminist * [[December 8]] - [[Abdullah Ercan]], Turkish football player * [[December 16]] - People in [[Bangladesh]] rejoiced at their liberation.... * [[December 17]] **<!--December 17-->[[Antoine Rigaudeau]], French basketball player **<!--December 17-->[[Alan Khan]], South African radio DJ * [[December 19]] - [[Tyson Beckford]], American model * [[December 20]] - [[Simon O'Neill]], New Zealand opera singer * [[December 23]] **<!--December 23-->[[Corey Haim]], Canadian actor **<!--December 23-->[[Tara Palmer-Tomkinson]], British socialite * [[December 24]] **<!--December 24-->[[Christopher Daniels]], American professional wrestler **<!--December 24-->[[Ricky Martin]], Puerto Rican singer * [[December 25]] - [[Dido (singer)|Dido]], English singer * [[December 26]] - [[Jared Leto]], American actor and musician * [[December 27]] - [[Jason Hawes]], American paranormal investigator, founder of TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society) * [[December 28]] - [[Frank Sepe]], American bodybuilder and model * [[December 31]] - [[Brent Barry]], American basketball player <!-- Do not add yourself, or anyone else who does not already have a Wikipedia article, to this list. All instances of dates should be links. --> == Deaths == === January-March === <!-- Link dates even if repeated, for date-format preferences. --> * [[January 4]] - [[Arthur Ford]], American psychic spiritual medium, clairaudient {b. [[1896]]) * [[January 5]] - [[Douglas Shearer]], Canadian film sound engineer (b. [[1899]]) * [[January 9]] - [[Elmer Flick]], baseball player (b. [[1876]]) * [[January 10]] - [[Coco Chanel]], French fashion designer (b. [[1883]]) * [[January 12]] - [[John Tovey]], British admiral of the fleet (b. [[1885]]) * [[January 14]] - [[Guillermo de Torre]], Spanish Dadaist author (b. [[1900]]) * [[January 19]] - [[Harry Shields]], American musician (b. [[1899]]) * [[January 20]] - [[Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson]], American actor, director, writer, and producer (b. [[1880]]) * [[January 23]] - [[Fritz Feigl]], Austria-born chemist (b. [[1871]]) * [[January 24]] - [[St. John Greer Ervine]], Northern Irish dramatist and author (b. [[1883]]) * [[January 27]] - [[Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán|Jacobo Arbenz]], [[President of Guatemala]] (b. [[1913]]) * [[January 28]] - [[Donald Winnicott]], British psychoanalyst (b. [[1896]]) * [[January 31]] - [[Viktor Maksimovich Zhirmunsky]], Russian literary historian, linguist (b. [[1891]]) * [[February 1]] - [[Harry Roy]], British bandleader (b. [[1900]]) * [[February 18]] - [[Jaime de Barros Câmara]], Brazilian archbishop (b. [[1894]]) * [[February 25]] - [[Theodor Svedberg]], Swedish chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1884]]) * [[February 26]] - [[Fernandel]], French comedian (b. [[1903]]) * [[March 6]] - [[Thurston Dart]], English harpsichordist and conductor (b. [[1921]]) * [[March 8]] - [[Harold Lloyd]], American actor and filmmaker (b. [[1893]]) * [[March 9]] - [[Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria]], Coptic Orthodox Patriarch (b. [[1902]]) * [[March 11]] - [[Philo T. Farnsworth]], American television pioneer (b. [[1906]]) * [[March 16]] - [[Thomas Dewey]], Governor of New York and Presidential candidate (b. [[1902]]) * [[March 23]] - [[Basil Dearden]], English film director (b. 1911) ===April-June=== * [[April 3]] - [[Joseph Valachi]], gangster (b. [[1904]]) * [[April 6]] - [[Igor Stravinsky]], Russian composer (b. [[1882]]) * [[April 12]] - [[Igor Tamm]], Russian physicist, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1895]]) * [[April 19]] - [[Earl Thomson]], Canadian athlete (b. [[1895]]) * [[April 21]] - [[François Duvalier|Papa Doc Duvalier]], [[President of Haiti]] (b. [[1907]]) *[[April 29]] - [[Nikolai P. Barabashov]], Russian astronomer (b.[[1894]]) * [[May 1]] - [[Violet Jessop]], [[RMS Titanic|Titanic]] survivor (b. [[1887]]) * [[May 11]] - [[Seán Lemass]], [[Taoiseach]] of Ireland. (b. [[1899]]) * [[May 12]] - [[Heinie Manush]], baseball player (b. [[1901]]) * [[May 15]] - Sir [[Tyrone Guthrie]], English film director, producer, and writer (b. [[1900]]) * [[May 19]] - [[Ogden Nash]], American poet (b. [[1902]]) * [[May 27]] - [[Chips Rafferty]], Australian actor (b. [[1909]]) * [[May 28]] - [[Audie Murphy]], American World War II hero and actor (b. [[1924]]) * [[May 30]] - [[Marcel Dupré]], French composer (b. [[1886]]) * [[June 1]] - [[Reinhold Niebuhr]], American theologian (b. [[1892]]) * [[June 10]] - [[Michael Rennie]], English actor (b. [[1909]]) * [[June 11]] - [[Ambrose (bandleader)]] (b. [[1896]]) *[[June 15]] - [[Wendell Meredith Stanley]], American chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1904]]) * [[June 18]] - [[Paul Karrer]], Swiss chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1889]]) *[[June 25]] - [[John Boyd Orr]], Scottish physician and biologist, recipient of the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] (b. [[1880]]) *[[June 30]] - [[Herbert Biberman]], Jewish American screenwriter and film director (b. [[1900]]) * [[June 30]] - Crew of Soyuz 11: **[[Georgi Dobrovolski]] (b. [[1928]]) **[[Viktor Patsayev]] (b. [[1933]]) **[[Vladislav Volkov]] (b. [[1935]]) ===July-September=== * [[July 1]] - [[William Lawrence Bragg]], English physicist, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1890]]) * [[July 3]] - [[Jim Morrison]], American singer, songwriter, and poet (b. [[1943]]) * [[July 4]] **[[Maurice Bowra]], British critic (b. [[1898]]) **[[August Derleth]], American author and anthologist (b. [[1909]]) * [[July 6]] - [[Louis Armstrong]], American jazz trumpeter (b. [[1901]]) * [[July 7]] **[[Claude Gauvreau]], Canadian writer (b. [[1925]]) **[[Ub Iwerks]], American animator (b. [[1901]]) * [[July 15]] - [[Bill Thompson]], American actor (b. [[1913]]) * [[July 17]] - [[Cliff Edwards]], American actor (b. [[1895]]) * [[July 19]] **[[John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever]], British businessman (b. [[1886]]) **[[Arsène Roux]], French Arabist (b. [[1893]]) * [[July 25]] - [[Leroy Robertson]], American composer (b. [[1896]]) * [[July 27]] - [[Charlie Tully]], Northern Irish footballer (b. [[1924]]) * [[July 30]] - [[Kenneth Slessor]], Australian poet (b. [[1901]]) * [[August 13]] - [[King Curtis]], American saxophonist (b. [[1934]]) * [[August 20]] - [[Matiur Rahman (military pilot)|Matiur Rahman]], Bangladeshi war hero (b. [[1945]]) * [[August 25]] - [[Ted Lewis (musician)|Ted Lewis]], American musician and entertainer (b. [[1890]]) * [[August 27]] **[[Margaret Bourke-White]], American photographer (b. [[1904]]) **[[Bennett Cerf]], American publisher and television personality (b. [[1898]]) * [[September 11]] - [[Nikita Khrushchev|Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev]], Soviet leader (b. [[1894]]) * [[September 12]] - [[Lin Biao]], Chinese defense minister (plane crash) (b. [[1907]]) *[[September 20]] - [[Giorgos Seferis]], Greek writer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1900]]) *[[September 21]] - [[Bernardo Houssay]], Argentine physiologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1887]]) * [[September 23]] - [[Billy Gilbert]], American actor (b. [[1894]]) ===October-December=== *[[October 10]] - [[Cyril Burt]], educational psychologist (b. [[1883]]) *[[October 29]] - [[Arne Tiselius]], Swedish chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1902]]) *[[October 29]] - [[Duane Allman]], American guitarist for [[The Allman Brothers Band]] and [[Derek and the Dominos]] (b. [[1946]]) *[[November 4]] - [[Guillermo León Valencia]], President of Colombia (b. [[1909]]) *[[November 9]] - [[Maude Fealy]], American stage and film actor (b. [[1881]]) *[[November 16]] - [[Edie Sedgwick]], American actress and model (b. [[1943]]) *[[November 22]] - [[József Zakariás]], Hungarian soccer player (b. [[1924]]) *[[December 9]] - [[Ralph Bunche]], American diplomat, recipient of the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] (b. [[1904]]) *[[December 11]] - [[Mac Mcdonald]], American fast food restaurant owner(McDonald's)b. [[1902]] *[[December 12]] **<!--December 12-->[[Torrance Gillick|Torry Gillick]], [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] winger **<!--December 12-->[[Alan Morton]], [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] outside left *[[December 22]] - [[Godfried Bomans]], Dutch writer (b. [[1913]]) *[[December 25]] - [[Maria Koepcke]], ornithologist, killed in the crash of [[LANSA Flight 508]] (b. [[1924]]) *[[December 31]] - [[Pete Duel]], American actor (''[[Alias Smith and Jones]]'') (b. [[1940]]) ==Nobel prizes== * [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Physics]] - [[Dennis Gabor]] * [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]] - [[Gerhard Herzberg]] * [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Medicine]] - [[Earl W. Sutherland, Jr]] * [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Literature]] - [[Pablo Neruda]] * [[Nobel Peace Prize|Peace]] - [[Willy Brandt]] * [[Nobel Prize in Economics|Economics]] - [[Simon Kuznets]] ==Notes== {{reflist}} {{commonscat}} == External links == * [http://www.coinpage.com/1971-pictures.html 1971 Coin Pictures] [[Category:1971| ]] [[af:1971]] [[als:1970er#1971]] [[am:1971 እ.ኤ.አ.]] [[ar:1971]] [[an:1971]] [[frp:1971]] [[ast:1971]] [[av:1971]] [[ay:1971]] [[az:1971]] [[bn:১৯৭১]] [[zh-min-nan:1971 nî]] [[map-bms:1971]] [[be:1971]] [[be-x-old:1971]] [[bh:१९७१]] [[bs:1971]] [[br:1971]] [[bg:1971]] [[ca:1971]] [[cv:1971]] [[cs:1971]] [[co:1971]] [[cy:1971]] [[da:1971]] [[pdc:1971]] [[de:1971]] [[et:1971]] [[el:1971]] [[es:1971]] [[eo:1971]] [[eu:1971]] [[fa:۱۹۷۱ (میلادی)]] [[fo:1971]] [[hif:1971]] [[fr:1971]] [[fy:1971]] [[ga:1971]] [[gan:1971年]] [[gv:1971]] [[gd:1971]] [[gl:1971]] [[ko:1971년]] [[hy:1971]] [[hi:1971]] [[hr:1971.]] [[io:1971]] [[ilo:1971]] [[bpy:মারি ১৯৭১]] [[id:1971]] [[ia:1971]] [[os:1971]] [[is:1971]] [[it:1971]] [[he:1971]] [[jv:1971]] [[pam:1971]] [[kn:೧೯೭೧]] [[ka:1971]] [[csb:1971]] [[kk:1971]] [[kw:1971]] [[sw:1971]] [[kg:1971]] [[ht:1971 (almanak gregoryen)]] [[ku:1971]] [[la:1971]] [[lv:1971]] [[lb:1971]] [[lt:1971 m.]] [[lij:1971]] [[ln:1971]] [[lmo:1971]] [[hu:1971]] [[mk:1971]] [[mi:1971]] [[mr:इ.स. १९७१]] [[ms:1971]] [[nah:1971]] [[nl:1971]] [[ja:1971年]] [[nap:1971]] [[no:1971]] [[nn:1971]] [[nrm:1971]] [[nov:1971]] [[oc:1971]] [[uz:1971]] [[pi:१९७१]] [[nds:1971]] [[pl:1971]] [[pt:1971]] [[ty:1971]] [[ksh:Joohr 1971]] [[ro:1971]] [[rmy:1971]] [[qu:1971]] [[ru:1971 год]] [[se:1971]] [[sq:1971]] [[scn:1971]] [[simple:1971]] [[sk:1971]] [[sl:1971]] [[so:1971]] [[sr:1971]] [[sh:1971]] [[su:1971]] [[fi:1971]] [[sv:1971]] [[tl:1971]] [[ta:1971]] [[tt:1971]] [[te:1971]] [[th:พ.ศ. 2514]] [[vi:1971]] [[tr:1971]] [[tk:1971]] [[uk:1971]] [[vec:1971]] [[wa:1971]] [[vls:1971]] [[wuu:公元1971年]] [[yo:1971]] [[zh-yue:1971年]] [[cbk-zam:1971]] [[zea:1971]] [[bat-smg:1971]] [[zh:1971年]]