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January 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in January 1971.-January 1, 1971 :*Born: Kalabhavan Mani, Indian actor and singer, in Chalakudy, Kerala...
– February
February 1971
January – February 1971 – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in February 1971.-February 1, 1971 :...
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March 1971
January – February – March 1971 – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in March 1971.-March 1, 1971 :*A bomb explodes in the men's room at the United States Capitol...
– April
April 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in April 1971.-April 1, 1971 :*The United Kingdom lifts all restrictions on gold ownership....
– May
May 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in May 1971.-May 1, 1971 :*Amtrak begins inter-city rail passenger service in the United States....
– June
June 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in June 1971.-June 1, 1971 :...
– July – August
August 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in August 1971.-August 1, 1971 :*In New York City, 40,000 people attend the Concert for Bangladesh....
– September
September 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in September 1971:-September 1, 1971 :*The 1971 South Pacific Games begin in Tahiti....
– October
October 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in October 1971: -October 1, 1971 :*Walt Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida....
– November
November 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in November 1971. -November 1, 1971 :*The Toronto Sun begins publication...
– December
December 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in December 1971:-December 1, 1971 :...
The following events occurred in July
July
July is the seventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days. It is, on average, the warmest month in most of the Northern hemisphere and the coldest month in much of the Southern hemisphere...
1971.
July 1, 1971 (Thursday)
- Following the retirement of Bert Hendrickson, Justin O'ByrneJustin O'ByrneJustin Hilary O'Byrne, AO was a long-serving Australian Labor Party politician who represented Tasmania in the Federal Senate from 1947 to 1981, acting as President of the Senate from 1974 to 1975.-Biography:...
becomes Father of the Australian Senate, having served longer than any other currently-serving senator. - British Royal Navy ship HMS Artemis (P449)HMS Artemis (P449)HMS Artemis , was an Amphion-class submarine of the Royal Navy, built by Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. of Greenock and launched 28 August 1946....
sinks in 9 metres of water while moored at the HMS Dolphin shore-establishment at Gosport during refuelling. The ship is raised a few days later and decommissioned. - Born: Missy ElliottMissy ElliottMelissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one...
, American singer, in Portsmouth, Virginia - Died: William Lawrence BraggWilliam Lawrence BraggSir William Lawrence Bragg CH OBE MC FRS was an Australian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer, discoverer of the Bragg law of X-ray diffraction, which is basic for the determination of crystal structure. He was joint winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1915. He was knighted...
, 81, Australian physicist and Nobel laureate; Learie ConstantineLearie ConstantineLearie Nicholas Constantine, Baron Constantine MBE was a West Indian cricketer who played 18 Test matches before the Second World War. He took West Indies' first wicket in Test cricket and was the team's leading all-rounder and opening bowler for the entirety of his career...
, 69, Trinidadian-British cricketer, broadcast journalist, administrator, lawyer, politician and peer
July 2, 1971 (Friday)
- The Royal Scots Dragoon GuardsRoyal Scots Dragoon GuardsThe Royal Scots Dragoon Guards is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, and the senior Scottish regiment. It was formed on 2 July 1971 at Holyrood, Edinburgh, by the amalgamation of the 3rd Carabiniers The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) (SCOTS DG) is a cavalry regiment of...
is formed at Holyrood, Edinburgh, by the amalgamation of the 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards) and The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons). - Born: Evelyn LauEvelyn Lau- Biography :Lau was born in Vancouver, British Columbia to Chinese-Canadian parents, who intended for her to eventually become a doctor. Her parents' ambitions for her were wholly irreconcilable with her own; consequently, her home and school lives were desperately unhappy...
, Canadian poet and novelist, in Vancouver, British Columbia
July 3, 1971 (Saturday)
- In a by-election for the South Australian House of AssemblySouth Australian House of AssemblyThe House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. The other is the Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide.- Overview :...
, caused by the death of Labor member for AdelaideElectoral district of AdelaideAdelaide is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly which includes Adelaide's central business district and suburbs in the inner north and inner north east...
, Sam Lawn, is won by Labor candidate Jack Wright. - Born: Julian AssangeJulian AssangeJulian Paul Assange is an Australian publisher, journalist, writer, computer programmer and Internet activist. He is the editor in chief of WikiLeaks, a whistleblower website and conduit for worldwide news leaks with the stated purpose of creating open governments.WikiLeaks has published material...
, Australian publisher, journalist, computer programmer and Internet activist for being editor in chief of WikiLeaksWikileaksWikiLeaks is an international self-described not-for-profit organisation that publishes submissions of private, secret, and classified media from anonymous news sources, news leaks, and whistleblowers. Its website, launched in 2006 under The Sunshine Press organisation, claimed a database of more...
. - Died: Victor LeemansVictor LeemansVictor Leemans was a Belgian sociologist, politician and a prominent ideologist of the radical Flemish movement in the 1930s. He was a member of the militant organisation Verdinaso, and is seen by some as the main Flemish exponent of the historical phenomenon known as the Conservative...
, 69, Belgian ideologist and former President of the European Parliament; Jim MorrisonJim MorrisonJames Douglas "Jim" Morrison was an American musician, singer, and poet, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band The Doors...
, 27, American singer and leader of The DoorsThe DoorsThe Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...
, found dead in his bathtub in ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
; the cause of death remains uncertain, but an unintentional heroin overdose is the most popular theory.
July 4, 1971 (Sunday)
- The 1971 French Grand Prix1971 French Grand PrixThe 1971 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Circuit Paul Ricard on 4 July 1971.- Race report :The race was taking place for the first time at the brand new Paul Ricard circuit in the mountains outside Marseille. Jackie Stewart gained pole position - helped by extensive tyre...
motor race at Circuit Paul Ricard is won by Jackie StewartJackie StewartSir John Young Stewart, OBE , better known as Jackie Stewart, and nicknamed The Flying Scotsman, is a Scottish former racing driver and team owner. He competed in Formula One between 1965 and 1973, winning three World Drivers' Championships. He also competed in Can-Am...
. - The 1971 Belgium Grand Prix motorcycle race takes place at the Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsCircuit de Spa-FrancorchampsThe Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is the venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix and the Spa 24 Hours endurance race. It is also home to the all Volkswagen club event, 25 Hours of Spa, run by the Uniroyal Fun Cup. It is one of the most challenging race tracks in the world, mainly due to its...
. French rider Christian Ravel is killed in the race. - Born: KokoKoko (gorilla)Koko is a female western lowland gorilla who, according to Francine "Penny" Patterson, is able to understand more than 1,000 signs based on American Sign Language, and understand approximately 2,000 words of spoken English....
, Lowland gorilla, at San Francisco Zoo - Died: Maurice BowraMaurice BowraSir Cecil Maurice Bowra was an English classical scholar and academic, known for his wit. He was Warden of Wadham College, Oxford, from 1938 to 1970, and served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1951 to 1954.-Birth and boyhood:...
, 73, British critic; August DerlethAugust DerlethAugust William Derleth was an American writer and anthologist. Though best remembered as the first publisher of the writings of H. P...
, 62, American author and anthologist
July 5, 1971 (Monday)
- Right to vote: The 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution, formally certified by President Richard NixonRichard NixonRichard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
, lowers the voting age from 21 to 18.
July 6, 1971 (Tuesday)
- Hastings BandaHastings BandaHastings Kamuzu Banda was the leader of Malawi and its predecessor state, Nyasaland, from 1961 to 1994. After receiving much of his education overseas, Banda returned to his home country to speak against colonialism and advocate for independence...
is proclaimed President for LifePresident for LifePresident for Life is a title assumed by some dictators to remove their term limit, in the hope that their authority, legitimacy, and term will never be disputed....
of MalawiMalawiThe Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size...
. - Died: Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana....
, 69, American jazz trumpeter
July 8, 1971 (Thursday)
- The United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
increases the number of troops in Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
to 11,000. - Died: Charlie ShaversCharlie ShaversCharles James Shavers , known as Charlie Shavers, was an American swing era jazz trumpet player who played at one time or another with Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Dodds, Jimmy Noone, Sidney Bechet, Midge Williams and Billie Holiday...
, 50, American jazz trumpeter (throat cancer). Shavers, hearing of the death of Louis Armstrong two days earlier, requested that his own trumpet mouthpiece be buried in Armstrong's coffin.
July 9, 1971 (Friday)
- 25,000 people attend the funeral of Louis Armstrong in New York City. "When the Saints Go Marching inWhen the Saints Go Marching In"When the Saints Go Marching In", often referred to as "The Saints", is an American gospel hymn that has taken on certain aspects of folk music. The precise origins of the song are not known. Though it originated as a spiritual, today people are more likely to hear it played by a jazz band...
", his theme tune, is played at the service, and Peggy LeePeggy LeePeggy Lee was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress in a career spanning six decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman's big band, she forged a sophisticated persona, evolving into a multi-faceted artist and...
sings the Lord's Prayer.
July 10, 1971 (Saturday)
- Beginning of a coup attempt in MoroccoMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
: During the 42nd birthday party of King Hassan IIHassan II of MoroccoKing Hassan II l-ḥasan aṯ-ṯānī, dial. el-ḥasan ettâni); July 9, 1929 – July 23, 1999) was King of Morocco from 1961 until his death in 1999...
, 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 11, 1971 (Sunday)
- Gloria SteinemGloria SteinemGloria Marie Steinem is an American feminist, journalist, and social and political activist who became nationally recognized as a leader of, and media spokeswoman for, the women's liberation movement in the late 1960s and 1970s...
makes her Address to the Women of AmericaAddress to the Women of AmericaOn July 10, 1971, at the founding of the National Women's Political Caucus, co-founder Gloria Steinem delivered an Address to the Women of America, which would become one of the era's most memorable speeches...
at the founding of the National Women's Political Caucus. - Died: Pedro RodríguezPedro Rodriguez (racing driver)Pedro Rodríguez was a Mexican Grand Prix motor racing driver. He was born in Mexico City and was the older brother of Ricardo Rodríguez.-Career:...
, 31, Mexican racing driver, killed in an Interserie sports car race at Norisring in Nuremberg, Germany.
July 12, 1971 (Monday)
- The Australian Aboriginal flagAustralian Aboriginal FlagThe Australian Aboriginal Flag is a flag that represents Indigenous Australians. It is one of the official "Flags of Australia", and holds special legal and political status, but it is not the "Australian National Flag"...
is flown for the first time, on National Aborigines' Day in Victoria Square in Adelaide, Australia.
- The TroublesThe TroublesThe Troubles was a period of ethno-political conflict in Northern Ireland which spilled over at various times into England, the Republic of Ireland, and mainland Europe. The duration of the Troubles is conventionally dated from the late 1960s and considered by many to have ended with the Belfast...
: A British soldier is shot dead by an IRA sniper at a British Observation post on Northumberland Street, Belfast. The IRA claim his death is in retaliation for the killings of two civilians in Derry by the British Army the previous week. - Dutch football star Johann Cruyff signs a seven-year contract with Ajax of Amsterdam.
- Irakli AbashidzeIrakli AbashidzeIrakli Abashidze was a Georgian poet, literary scholar and politician.Born in Khoni, Georgia , he graduated from Tbilisi State University in 1931 and attended the 1st Congress of the USSR Union of Writers, 1934, when socialist realism was laid down as the cultural orthodoxy...
becomes Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Georgian SSR. - Born: Kristi YamaguchiKristi YamaguchiKristine Tsuya "Kristi" Yamaguchi-Hedican is an American figure skater. She is the 1992 Olympic Champion in ladies' singles. Yamaguchi also won two World Figure Skating Championships in 1991 and 1992 and a U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 1992. She won one junior world title in 1988 and two...
, American figure skater, in Hayward, California - Died: Kiyoshi YamashitaKiyoshi Yamashitawas a Japanese artist. He is famous for his wanderings throughout Japan, during which he wore only a vest, garnering the nickname "The Naked General".- Early life :Yamashita was born in Asakusa, Tokyo...
, 49, Japanese artist (cerebral hemorrhage)
July 13, 1971 (Tuesday)
- Ólafur JóhannessonÓlafur JóhannessonÓlafur Jóhannesson was the fifteenth Prime Minister of Iceland for the Progressive Party on two occasions. He was a member of the Progressive Party, serving as party chairman during the 1980s.-Career:...
forms a government in IcelandIcelandIceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
. - JordanJordanJordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
ian army troops launch an offensive against Palestinian guerillas in Jordan. - The YugoslaviaYugoslaviaYugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
n government begins allowing foreign companies to take their profits from the country. - Paced by a prodigious home run by Reggie JacksonReggie JacksonReginald Martinez "Reggie" Jackson , nicknamed "Mr. October" for his clutch hitting in the postseason with the New York Yankees, is a former American Major League Baseball right fielder. During a 21-year baseball career, he played from 1967-1987 for four different teams. Jackson currently serves as...
which hits a transformer on the roof of Tiger Stadium, the American LeagueAmerican LeagueThe American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
defeats the National LeagueNational LeagueThe National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
6-4 in the Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
All-Star Game in DetroitDetroit, MichiganDetroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
.
July 14, 1971 (Wednesday)
- LibyaLibyaLibya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
severs its diplomatic ties with MoroccoMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
following its alleged involvement in the failed coup of July 10. - A British soldier is shot and killed in an IRA ambush on a mobile patrol in the AndersonstownAndersonstownAndersonstown is a suburb of Belfast, Northern Ireland.It is overshadowed by the Black Mountain and Divis Mountain and contains a mixture of public and private housing. It is largely populated by the Irish nationalist and Roman Catholic community...
area of Belfast. Three IRA gunmen using automatic weapons fire at least 35 shots at the patrol.
July 15, 1971 (Thursday)
- The Pontifical Council Cor UnumPontifical Council Cor UnumThe Pontifical Council Cor Unum for Human and Christian Development is a part of the Curia of the Catholic Church. It was established by Pope Paul VI on 15 July 1971 and is based in the Palazzo San Callisto, in Piazza San Callisto, Rome....
for Human and Christian Development is established by Pope Paul VIPope Paul VIPaul VI , born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding Pope John XXIII, who had convened the Second Vatican Council, he decided to continue it...
. - The United Red ArmyUnited Red ArmyThe was a Japanese revolutionary armed group, established on 15 July 1971. It united the Red Army Faction, led in 1971 by Tsuneo Mori and the Maoist Revolutionary Left Wing of the Japanese Communist Party, led by Hiroko Nagata...
is established by revolutionaries in Japan. - The Holden HQHolden HQThe Holden HQ series is a range of automobiles that was produced by General Motors-Holden’s in Australia from 1971 to 1974. The HQ was released on 15 July 1971, replacing the Holden HG series...
automobile range is launched in Australia. - Born: Akira YanagawaAkira Yanagawais a motorcycle road racer from Japan. He won three World Superbike Championship races and finished on the podium on 20 further occasions....
, Japanese motorcycle road racer - Died: Sir Tyrone GuthrieTyrone GuthrieSir William Tyrone Guthrie was an English theatrical director instrumental in the founding of the Stratford Festival of Canada, the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, at his family's home, Annaghmakerrig, in County Monaghan, Ireland.-Life and career:Guthrie...
, 70, Anglo-Irish theatrical director
July 16, 1971 (Friday)
- Spanish dictator and head of state Francisco FrancoFrancisco FrancoFrancisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
makes Prince Juan Carlos his successor.
July 17, 1971 (Saturday)
- ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
sign a treaty that ends their dispute over South TyrolSouth TyrolSouth Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...
. - The 1971 British Grand Prix1971 British Grand PrixThe 1971 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Silverstone on July 17, 1971.- Race report :On one of the fastest circuits on the calendar, horsepower counted for everything...
motor race at Silverstone is won by Jackie StewartJackie StewartSir John Young Stewart, OBE , better known as Jackie Stewart, and nicknamed The Flying Scotsman, is a Scottish former racing driver and team owner. He competed in Formula One between 1965 and 1973, winning three World Drivers' Championships. He also competed in Can-Am...
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July 18, 1971 (Sunday)
- The Trucial StatesTrucial StatesThe Trucial States were a group of sheikhdoms in the Persian Gulf.-General aspects:The sheikdoms included:*Abu Dhabi *Ajman...
are formed in the Persian GulfPersian GulfThe Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...
. - Died: Giulio SarrocchiGiulio SarrocchiGiulio Sarrocchi was an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics and a silver at the 1928 Games in the team sabre competitions.-References:...
, 84, Italian former Olympic gold medal-winning fencer
July 19, 1971 (Monday)
- The South Tower of the World Trade CenterWorld Trade CenterThe original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...
in New York City is topped out at 1,362 feet, making it the second tallest building in the world. - 1971 Sudanese coup d'état1971 Sudanese coup d'étatThe 1971 Sudanese coup d'état was a short-lived communist-backed coup, led by Major Hashem al Atta, against the government of President Gaafar Nimeiry. The coup took place on 19 July 1971, toppling the government of Sudan, but was ultimately unsuccessful as the Nimeiry government was restored on 22...
: Major Hashem al-Atta launches a coup attempt against President Gaafar Nimeiri. Fighting continues until July 22. - Died: John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of HeverJohn Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of HeverLieutenant-Colonel John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever DL was a British military officer, statesman, a newspaper proprietor, and a member of the prominent Astor family...
, 85, American-born businessman; Arsène RouxArsène RouxArsène Roux was a French Arabist and Berberologist. He was born in Rochegude and emigrated to Morocco in his early twenties where he started studying Classical Arabic, Moroccan Arabic and the Moroccan Berber languages...
, 78, French Arabist
July 20, 1971 (Tuesday)
- The Aldwych TheatreAldwych TheatreThe Aldwych Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Aldwych in the City of Westminster. The theatre was listed Grade II on 20 July 1971. Its seating capacity is 1,200.-Origins:...
in London's West End is designated a Grade II listed building. - Born: Sandra OhSandra OhSandra Oh is a Canadian actress. She is best known for the role of Dr. Cristina Yang on ABC's Grey's Anatomy, for which she has won a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award. She also played notable roles in the feature films Under the Tuscan Sun and Sideways, and had a supporting role on the...
, Canadian actress, in Nepean, Ontario
July 21, 1971 (Wednesday)
- George KlippertGeorge KlippertEverett George Klippert was the last person in Canada to be arrested, charged, prosecuted, convicted, and imprisoned for homosexuality before its legalization in 1969; the reforms which led to Canadian legalization of homosexuality were a direct result of the Klippert case.Klippert, a mechanic in...
, the last person in Canada to be arrested, charged, prosecuted, convicted, and imprisoned for homosexuality before its legalization in 1969, is released from prison. - Born: Nuno MarklNuno MarklNuno Frederico Correia da Silva Lobato Markl is a Portuguese comedian, writer, radio host, television host and screenwriter. He was born in Lisbon.-Radio:...
, Portuguese comedian, writer, and television personality, in Lisbon
July 22, 1971 (Thursday)
- In Sudan, troops supporting Gaafar Nimeiri defeat those of Major Hashem al-Atta. Al-Atta and three of his officers are executed.
July 23, 1971 (Friday)
- The WeebleWeebleWeebles is a trademark for several lines of children's roly-poly toys originating in Hasbro's Playskool division on July 23, 1971. Tipping an egg-shaped Weeble causes a weight located at the bottom-center to be lifted off the ground...
toy is launched by HasbroHasbroHasbro is a multinational toy and boardgame company from the United States of America. It is one of the largest toy makers in the world. The corporate headquarters is located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States...
. - Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady OgilvyPrincess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady OgilvyPrincess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy is the youngest granddaughter of King George V of the United Kingdom and Mary of Teck. She is the widow of Sir Angus Ogilvy...
, opens the Brixton extension of the deep tube London Underground Victoria lineVictoria LineThe Victoria line is a deep-level London Underground line running from the south to the north-east of London. It is coloured light blue on the Tube map...
, and travels on it to the newly-opened Vauxhall stationVauxhall stationVauxhall station is a National Rail, London Underground and London Buses interchange station in central London. It is at the Vauxhall Cross road junction opposite the southern approach to Vauxhall Bridge over the River Thames in the London district of Vauxhall...
. - Born: Alison KraussAlison KraussAlison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in...
, American country musician, in Decatur, Illinois
July 24, 1971 (Saturday)
- The Spa 24 HoursSpa 24 HoursThe Total 24 Hours of Spa is an endurance racing event held annually in Belgium at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Conceived by Jules de Their and Henri Langlois Van Ophem just one year after the first 24 Hours of Le Mans, the race was run under the auspices of the Royal Automobile Club Belgium...
is won by Dieter GlemserDieter GlemserDieter Glemser is a former touring car racing driver from Stuttgart, Germany.He stated his career in the early 1960s in rallying with a Porsche 356 andIn 1963 he won the Rally Poland with a Mercedes-Benz 220SE....
and Alex Soler-RoigAlex Soler-RoigAlex Soler-Roig is a former racing driver from Spain. He participated in 10 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 19 April 1970. He scored no championship points. He also participated in several non-Championship Formula One races.- Complete World Championship Formula One...
in a Ford Capri RS. Belgian driver Raymond Mathay is killed in the race. - Died: Lou FineLou FineLouis Kenneth Fine was an American comic book artist known for his work during the 1940s Golden Age of comic books, where his quality draftsmanship became an influential model to a generation of fellow comics artists....
, 56, American comic book artist, having suffered a heart attack at the entrance to his studio
July 25, 1971 (Sunday)
- The first Alice Springs Town CouncilAlice Springs Town CouncilThe Town of Alice Springs is a Local Government Area in the Northern Territory. On 1 July 1971, Alice Springs was gazetted as a Municipality with the town council elected on 25 July 1971. It is situated south of the Darwin...
is elected. - Died: David Tsugio TsutadaDavid Tsugio TsutadaDavid Tsugio Tsutada , known as "The John Wesley of Japan," was the founder of the Immanuel General Mission , an indigenous Japanese holiness denomination founded on 21 October 1945 in Tokyo, Japan....
, 65, Japanese missionary, "the John Wesley of Japan"
July 26, 1971 (Monday)
- Apollo 15Apollo 15Apollo 15 was the ninth manned mission in the American Apollo space program, the fourth to land on the Moon and the eighth successful manned mission. It was the first of what were termed "J missions", long duration stays on the Moon with a greater focus on science than had been possible on previous...
(carrying astronauts David ScottDavid ScottDavid Randolph Scott is an American engineer, test pilot, retired U.S. Air Force officer, and former NASA astronaut and engineer, who was one of the third group of astronauts selected by NASA in October 1963...
, Alfred WordenAlfred WordenAlfred Merrill Worden is an American astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 15 Moon mission in July–August 1971. The son of Merrill and Helen Worden, he was born in Jackson, Michigan...
, and James IrwinJames IrwinJames Benson Irwin was an American astronaut and engineer. He served as Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15, the fourth human lunar landing; he was the eighth person to walk on the Moon.-Early life:...
) is launched, with the intention of landing on the surface of the moon. - Died: Diane ArbusDiane ArbusDiane Arbus March 14, 1923 – July 26, 1971) was an American photographer and writer noted for black-and-white square photographs of "deviant and marginal people or of people whose normality seems ugly or surreal." A friend said that Arbus said that she was "afraid.....
, 48, American photographer (committed suicide by ingesting barbiturates and slashing her wrists with a razor)
July 27, 1971 (Tuesday)
- Born: Funmi IyandaFunmi IyandaOlufunmilola Aduke Iyanda , better known as Funmi Iyanda is a multi award winning broadcaster, journalist, columnist and blogger. She produced and hosted Nigeria’s most popular and authoritative talk show New Dawn with Funmi, which aired on the national network for over eight years...
, Nigerian talk show host; Humayun SaeedHumayun SaeedHumayun Saeed is a Pakistani actor, model and producer.-Family:Saeed, who hails from a family of wrestlers from Punjab, has four younger brothers, Babar, Amir, Adnan and Salman...
, Pakistani actor, in Karachi - Died: Charlie TullyCharlie TullyCharles Patrick "Charlie" Tully was a famous footballer of Celtic Football Club.Tully was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1944 he was struggling to break into a very strong Belfast Celtic team and in a bid to garner better match experience was sent on loan to Cliftonville F.C....
, 47, Northern Irish footballer
July 28, 1971 (Wednesday)
- A Gillette Cup semi-final between Lancashire and Gloucestershire becomes one of the most famous matches in English cricket after David HughesDavid Hughes (cricketer)David Paul Hughes is an English former cricketer. Though he never played for England, he was a stalwart of the Lancashire side for more than two decades, making 10,419 first-class runs. Though he batted right-handed, he also took 655 wickets with his left-arm spin.Hughes was born in...
scores 24 off one over to win the match for Lancashire just before 9pm. - Died: Abdel Khaliq MahjubAbdel Khaliq MahjubAbdel Khaliq Mahjub was a Sudanese politician.Mahjub was born in Omdurman. He was the Secretary General of the Sudanese Communist Party till his death by execution in Khartum during the Gaafar Nimeiry regime...
, 43, SudanSudanSudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
ese communist leader, executed by hanging as a result of the attempted coup d'état of July 19.
July 29, 1971 (Thursday)
- The United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
opts out of the Space RaceSpace RaceThe Space Race was a mid-to-late 20th century competition between the Soviet Union and the United States for supremacy in space exploration. Between 1957 and 1975, Cold War rivalry between the two nations focused on attaining firsts in space exploration, which were seen as necessary for national...
, with the cancellation of its Black ArrowBlack ArrowBlack Arrow, officially capitalised BLACK ARROW, was a British satellite carrier rocket. Developed during the 1960s, it was used for four launches between 1969 and 1971...
launch vehicle.
July 30, 1971 (Friday)
- All Nippon Airways Flight 58All Nippon Airways Flight 58All Nippon Airways Flight 58 was a Boeing 727-281 airliner, JA8329, that collided with a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-86F fighter jet, 92-7932, while en route from Chitose Airport in Sapporo to Tokyo International Airport in Tokyo on 30 July 1971 at 2:04 local time. All 162 of those on board...
disaster: Near Shizukuishi, Japan, an All Nippon AirwaysAll Nippon Airways, also known as or ANA, is one of the largest airlines in Japan. It is headquartered at the Shiodome City Center in the Shiodome area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It operates services to 49 destinations in Japan and 35 international routes and employed over 14,000 employees as of May 2009...
Boeing 727Boeing 727The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine, T-tailed commercial jet airliner, manufactured by Boeing. The Boeing 727 first flew in 1963, and for over a decade more were built per year than any other jet airliner. When production ended in 1984 a total of 1,832 aircraft had been produced...
collides with a Japanese fighter jet; 162 people are killed. - Pan Am Flight 845Pan Am Flight 845Pan Am Flight 845 was a Boeing 747-121, registration N747PA, operating as a scheduled international passenger flight between Los Angeles, CA and Tokyo, with an intermediate stop at San Francisco International Airport...
: A Boeing 747-121, taking off from San Francisco bound for Tokyo, strikes Approach Lighting System structures located past the end of the runway. Ten passengers are seriously injured, 19 slightly injured, and significant damage is sustained. - Opening of the 1971 Pan American Games1971 Pan American GamesThe 6th Pan American Games were held in Cali, Colombia, from July 30 to August 13, 1971. The then called "Salsa World Capital", located at the foot of the Andes Mountains, hosted a total of 2,935 athletes from 32 countries, who participated in seventeen sports...
at Cali, Colombia. The highlight of the opening ceremony is a synchronised dance routine by 12,000 girls in native costumes. - Died: Kenneth SlessorKenneth SlessorKenneth Adolf Slessor OBE was an Australian poet and journalist. He was one of Australia's leading poets, notable particularly for the absorption of modernist influences into Australian poetry. The Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry is named after him.-Life:Slessor was born Kenneth Adolphe...
, 70, Australian poet
July 31, 1971 (Saturday)
- Apollo 15Apollo 15Apollo 15 was the ninth manned mission in the American Apollo space program, the fourth to land on the Moon and the eighth successful manned mission. It was the first of what were termed "J missions", long duration stays on the Moon with a greater focus on science than had been possible on previous...
astronauts David ScottDavid ScottDavid Randolph Scott is an American engineer, test pilot, retired U.S. Air Force officer, and former NASA astronaut and engineer, who was one of the third group of astronauts selected by NASA in October 1963...
and James IrwinJames IrwinJames Benson Irwin was an American astronaut and engineer. He served as Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15, the fourth human lunar landing; he was the eighth person to walk on the Moon.-Early life:...
become the first to ride in a lunar roverLunar roverThe Lunar Roving Vehicle or lunar rover was a battery-powered four-wheeled rover used on the Moon in the last three missions of the American Apollo program during 1971 and 1972...
, a day after landing on the Moon.