1971
1971 (MCMLXXI) is a Common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar).
Events
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March 1 - Pakistani President Yahya Khan indefinitely postponed the pending national assembly session, precipitating massive civil disobedience in East Pakistan . March 1 - Canadian John Robarts ends his term of office as 17th Premier of Ontario March 5 – Pakistani army occupies the East Pakistan March 7 – Strike of British postal workers ends after 47 days March 10 - Twenty-sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution lowers voting age to 18. March 12 - Hafez al-Assad becomes president of Syria . March 16 – Government of Trygve Bratteli in Norway March 18 - A landslide at Chungar , Peru crashes into Lake Yanahuani killing 200 March 23 – Military coup in Argentina – general Alejandro Lanusse takes power March 25 – Pakistani army starts massive killing in East Pakistan , which is now Bangladesh, after an open, non-democratic denial by Pakistani president Yahiya Khan, a military ruler, of election results that gave Awami League an overwhelming majority in the parliament. March 26 - The Independence Day of Bangladesh . March 29 - Filming begins on The Godfather . Shooting starts on Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather . The movie, released in 1972, won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Screenplay. March 29 - William Calley is found guilty of 22 murders in My Lai Massacre and sentenced to life in prison. He is later pardoned. March 29 - A Los Angeles, California jury recommends the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers. April April 1 - United Kingdom lifts all restrictions on Gold ownership April 5 – In Ceylon , group calling himself People’s Liberation Front begins a rebellion against Bandaranaike government April 5 – Chile and East Germany form diplomatic relations April 5 - Mount Etna erupts April 7 – Greece releases 261 political prisoners , 50 of which are sent to internal exile April 8 – Right-wing coup attempt exposed in Laos April 9 - Charles Manson is sentenced to death but the sentence is commuted to life imprisonment. April 12 – Palestinians retreat from Amman to north of Jordan April 17 – Bangladesh makes official Declaration of independence but Pakistani troops continue the fighting April 17 - Libya , Syria and Egypt sign an agreement to form a Confederation . April 19 – Government of Bangladesh flees to India April 19 – Sierra Leone becomes a Republic April 19 – Unemployment in UK is 3.4% April 19 - Soviet Union launches Saljut I . April 19 - Followers of Charles Manson , the Manson Family , are sentenced to gas chamber. April 20 - Supreme Court of the United States rules unanimously that busing of students may be ordered to achieve racial Desegregation . April 20 – Cambodian Prime Minister Lon Nol resigns 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 – Soyuz 10 docks with Salyut 1 April 24 – 500,000 people in Washington DC and 125,000 in San Francisco march against the Vietnam War April 24 - Tsunami 85 m high rises over Ryukyu Islands in Japan. It throws a 750-ton block of Coral 2.5 km inland April 25 – Todor Zhivkov re-elected as the leader of the Bulgarian communist party April 25 – Franz Jonas re-elected as the new chancellor of Austria April 26 – Government of Turkey declares the state of siege in 11 provinces, Ankara included, because of violent demonstrations April 29 – Bolivia nationalizes American-owned zinc mine of Matilde April 29 - The third anniversary of the Broadway musical Hair was celebrated with a concert at a Central Park bandshell. May May 1 - Amtrak begins operation of intercity rail passenger service in the United States May 1 – Ceylonese 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 – Harris public opinion poll claims that 60% of Americans are against the war in Vietnam May 3 – East German leader Walter Ulbricht resigns as a party leader but retains the positions of the 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 3 - All Things Considered , National Public Radio 's flagship news program, broadcasts for the first time. May 5 – US dollar floods the European currency markets and threatens especially the Deutsche Mark – Central banks of Austria , Belgium , Netherlands and Switzerland stop the currency trading May 6 – Ceylon government begins a major offensive against the People's Liberation Front May 9 – Launch of Mariner 8 fails May 12 – Earthquake in Turkey destroys most of the city of Burdur May 15 – Israeli ambassador to Turkey, Efraim Elrom, is kidnapped. He is found killed in Istanbul May 25 May 16 – Coup attempt exposed and foiled in Egypt May 19 - Mars probe program : Mars 2 is launched by the Soviet Union May 26 – Austria and People's Republic of China form diplomatic relations May 26 - Qantas agrees to pay $500,000 to Bomb hoaxer-extortionist Mr Brown (Peter Marcini) (Later Arrested) May 27 – Six armed passengers hijack Romanian passenger plane and force it to fly to Vienna May 27 - Christie's auctions diamond later 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 May 31 - The birth of a new country, Bangladesh , is declared by the government in exile from territory formerly part of Pakistan . June July August September October November December unknown dates Births January-April January 2 - Lisa Harrison , American basketball player January 8 - Jason Giambi , baseball player January 9 - Scott Thornton , Canadian hockey player January 11 - Mary J. Blige , American singer January 17 - Leonardo Ciampa , American composer January 17 - Kid Rock , American singer January 18 - Jon Davis , American singer (Korn ) January 19 - Shawn Wayans , American actor, writer, and producer January 19 - John Wozniak , American singer and songwriter (Marcy Playground ) January 21 - Alan McManus , Scottish snooker player January 25 - Luca Badoer , Italian race car driver January 27 - Fann Wong , Chinese actress, model, and singer (Shanghai Knights ) February 1 - Jill Kelly , American actress February 3 - Sarah Kane , English playwright (d. 1999 ) February 5 - Sara Evans , American singer February 10 - Lisa Marie Varon , American professional wrestler February 17 - Denise Richards , American actress February 25 - Sean Astin , American actor February 26 - Erykah Badu , American singer February 28 - Tristan Louis , Internet entrepreneur March 5 - John Frusciante , American musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers ) March 10 - Ugonna Wachuku , Nigerian writer March 11 - Johnny Knoxville , American television personality March 23 - Karen McDougal , American model March 26 - Behzad Ghorbani , Iranian scientist March 27 - David Coulthard , Scottish race car driver March 31 - Pavel Bure , Russian hockey player March 31 - Ewan McGregor , Scottish actor April 1 - Method Man , American rapper April 2 - Todd Woodbridge , Australian tennis player April 12 - Shannon Doherty , American actress April 16 - Selena Quintanilla , American singer (d. 1995 ) April 20 - Carla Geurts , Dutch swimmer May-August May 8 - Candice Night , American singer May 20 - Tony Stewart , American race car driver May 25 - Sonya Smith , American actress May 26 - Matt Stone , American television producer May 27 - Paul Bettany , English actor June 2 - Anthony Montgomery , American actor June 5 - Mark Wahlberg , American actor and singer June 8 - Troy Vincent , American football player June 10 - Joel Hailey, American singer (Jodeci ) June 16 - Derek R. Audette , Canadian musician, artist, and poet June 16 - Tupac Shakur , American rapper, poet, and actor (d. 1996 ) June 22 - Kurt Warner , American football player June 27 - Dipendra of Nepal , King of Nepal (d. 2001 ) July 1 - Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott , American singer July 9 - Marc Andreessen , American software developer July 12 - Kristi Yamaguchi , American figure skater July 17 - Cory Doctorow , Canadian author and activist July 23 - Dalvin DeGrate , American singer and producer (Jodeci ) July 22 - Kristine Lilly , American soccer player August 4 - Jeff Gordon , American race car driver August 6 - Merrin Dungey , American actress August 10 - Roy Keane , Irish footballer August 10 - Mario César Kindelán Mesa , Cuban amateur boxer August 12 - Pete Sampras , American tennis player August 17 - Jorge Posada , Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player August 18 - Richard D James , Irish musician August 26 - Thalía , Mexican actress August 28 - Janet Evans , American swimmer September-December September 1 - Hakan Sükür , Turkish footballer September 2 - Tommy Maddox , American football player September 8 - Brooke Burke , American model September 13 - Stella McCartney , British fashion designer September 18 - Lance Armstrong , American cyclist September 11 - Richard Ashcroft , British singer September 20 - Henrik Larsson , Swedish footballer September 25 - John Lynch , American football player September 28 - Greg Bickerdike, British skittle player October 4 - Brian Transeau , American disc jockey October 8 - Samuel Vincent , Canadian voice actor October 13 - Sacha Baron Cohen , British comedian October 14 - Jorge Costa , Portuguese footballer October 20 - Dannii Minogue , Australian singer October 24 - Caprice Bourret , American model and actress October 25 - Pedro Martínez , Dominican Major League Baseball player October 25 - Midori , Japanese violinist October 29 - Winona Ryder , American actress November 12 - Tom Shear , American musician and producer November 16 - Alexander Popov , Russian swimmer November 24 - Keith Primeau , Canadian hockey player November 25 - Christina Applegate , American actress November 25 - Magnus Arvedson , Swedish hockey player December 6 - Richard Krajicek , Dutch tennis player December 17 - Antoine Rigaudeau , French basketball player December 19 - Tyson Beckford , American model December 19 - Tiffany Towers , Canadian actress November 30 - Iván 'Pudge' Rodríguez , Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player December 24 - Ricky Martin , Puerto Rican singer December 25 - Dido , English singer December 26 - Jonathan M. Parisen , American filmmaker December 28 - Frank Sepe , American bodybuilder and model December 31 - Brent Barry , American basketball player Unknown date Deaths January-April January 5 - Douglas Shearer , Canadian film sound engineer (b. 1899 ) January 6 - Sonny Liston , American boxer (b. 1932 ) January 9 - Elmer Flick , baseball player (b. 1876 ) January 10 - Coco Chanel , French fashion designer (b. 1883 ) January 19 - Harry Shields , American musician (b. 1899 ) January 20 - Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson , American actor, director, writer, and producer (b. 1880 ) January 27 - Jacobo Arbenz , President of Guatemala (b. 1913 ) January 28 - Donald Winnicott , British psychoanalyst (b. 1896 ) February 25 - Theodor Svedberg , Swedish chemist, 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 11 - Philo T. Farnsworth , American television pioneer (b. 1906 ) March 16 - Thomas Dewey , Governor of New York and Presidential candidate (b. 1902 ) April 3 - Joseph Valachi , gangster (b. 1904 ) April 6 - Igor Stravinsky , Russian composer (b. 1882 ) April 12 - Igor Tamm , Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895 ) April 19 - Earl Thomson , Canadian athlete (b. 1895 ) April 21 - Papa Doc Duvalier , President of Haiti (b. 1907 ) May-September May 1 - Violet Jessop , Titanic survivor (b. 1887 ) May 11 - Sean Lemass , President 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 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 15 - Wendell Meredith Stanley , American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904 ) June 18 - Paul Karrer , Swiss chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1889 ) June 25 - John Boyd Orr , Scottish physician and biologist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1880 ) June 30 - Crew of Soyuz 11: July 1 - William Lawrence Bragg , English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1890 ) July 3 - Jim Morrison , American singer, songwriter, and poet (b. 1943 ) July 4 - 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 ) July 7 - Ub Iwerks , American animator (b. 1901 ) July 19 - John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever , British businessman (b. 1886 ) July 25 - Leroy Robertson , American composer (b. 1896 ) July 30 - Kenneth Slessor , Australian poet (b. 1901 ) August 25 - Ted Lewis , American musician and entertainer (b. 1890 ) August 27 - Bennett Cerf , American publisher and television personality (b. 1898 ) September 11 - Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev , Soviet leader (b. 1894 ) September 12 - Lin Biao , Chinese defense minister (plane crash) (b. 1907 ) September 20 - Giorgos Seferis , Greek writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900 ) October-December Nobel Prizes