1971 Calendar
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1971 Historical Event(s)
- January 27, 1971 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Pig in Chinese astrology.
- February 8, 1971 – South Vietnamese ground troops launch an incursion into Laos to try to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail and stop communist infiltration.
- February 9, 1971 – The Sylmar earthquake hits the San Fernando Valley area of California.
- May 19, 1971 – Mars probe program: Mars 2 is launched by the Soviet Union.
- June 30, 1971 – The crew of the Soviet Soyuz 11 spacecraft are killed when their air supply escapes through a faulty valve.
- July 10, 1971 – Hassan II of Morocco survives an attempted coup d'état, which lasts until June 11.
- July 31, 1971 – Apollo program: Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover.
- November 21, 1971 – Indian troops, partly aided by Mukti Bahini (Bengali guerrillas), defeat the Pakistan army in the Battle of Garibpur.
- December 20, 1971 – Zulfikar Ali Bhutto takes over as the fourth President of Pakistan.
Who Were Born On 1971?
- January 20, 1971 – Gerard McDonnell, Irish mountaineer (d. 2008)
- January 27, 1971 – Lil Jon, American rapper
- February 20, 1971 – Jari Litmanen, Finnish footballer
- March 11, 1971 – Martin Ručinský, Czech ice hockey player
- July 20, 1971 – Ed Giddins, English cricketer
- August 13, 1971 – Moritz Bleibtreu, German actor
- September 2, 1971 – César Sánchez, Spanish footballer
- September 29, 1971 – Sibel Tüzün, Turkish singer
- October 25, 1971 – Athena Chu, Hong Kong actress and singer
- December 17, 1971 – Antoine Rigaudeau, French basketball player