1971 Calendar
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1971 Historical Event(s)
- January 25, 1971 – Himachal Pradesh becomes the 18th Indian state.
- January 27, 1971 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Pig in Chinese astrology.
- February 2, 1971 – Idi Amin replaces President Milton Obote as leader of Uganda.
- February 8, 1971 – The NASDAQ stock market index opens for the first time.
- July 5, 1971 – Right to vote: the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, is formally certified by President Richard Nixon.
- September 8, 1971 – In Washington, D.C., the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is inaugurated, with the opening feature being the premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass.
- October 25, 1971 – The United Nations seated the People’s Republic of China and expelled the Republic of China (see political status of Taiwan and China and the United Nations)
- November 10, 1971 – In Cambodia, Khmer Rouge forces attack the city of Phnom Penh and its airport, killing 44, wounding at least 30 and damaging nine aircraft.
- December 3, 1971 – Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: Pakistan launches pre-emptive strike against India and a full scale war begins claiming hundreds of lives.
- December 6, 1971 – Pakistan severs diplomatic relations with India following New Delhi’s recognition of Bangladesh.
Who Were Born On 1971?
- January 5, 1971 – Mayuko Takata, Japanese actress
- January 31, 1971 – Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer
- March 19, 1971 – Nadja Auermann, German supermodel
- May 4, 1971 – Rudresh Mahanthappa, Indian-American jazz alto saxophonist and composer
- June 2, 1971 – Jo Koy, Filipino-American comedian
- June 22, 1971 – Mary Lynn Rajskub, American actress
- June 28, 1971 – Ray Slijngaard, Dutch musician
- July 10, 1971 – Gregory Goodridge, Barbadian footballer
- August 20, 1971 – David Walliams, British comedian
- November 5, 1971 – Rob Jones, English footballer