Today in History for Year 1971 (Part 5)

Months in Year 1971: January February March April May June July August September October November December

Historical Events

Events 401 - 500 of 606

Aug 31st - Adrienne Beames runs female world record marathon (2:46:30)
Sep 1st - John Newcombe is 1st top-seed man to lose in 1st round of US Open
Sep 1st - Qatar declares independence from Britain
Sep 1st - Rolling Stones sue manager Allen Klein
Sep 2nd - Cesar Cedeno hits an inside-the-park grand slammer
Sep 2nd - Chris Evert & Jimmy Connors win their 1st US Open tennis matches
Sep 2nd - NY's Electric Circus Club goes out of business
Sep 3rd - John Lennon leaves UK for NYC, never to return
Sep 3rd - Manlio Brosio resigns as sect-gen of NATO
Sep 3rd - Qatar regains complete independence from Britain
Sep 3rd - Watergate team breaks into Daniel Ellsberg's doctor's office
Sep 4th - Alaskan 727 crashes into Chilkoot Mountain, kills 109 (Alaska)
Sep 5th - Astros pitcher J R Richard debut, strikes out 15 Giants in a 5-3 win
Sep 5th - NY Mets Don Hahn hits 1st inside the park homer at Phillies Vet
Sep 6th - Jerry Lewis' 6th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises
Sep 8th - John F Kennedy Center for Performing Arts opens in Washington DC
Sep 9th - 1,000 convicts riot & seize Attica, NY prison
Sep 9th - John Lennon & Yoko Ono appear on Dick Cavett Show (ABC-TV)
Sep 9th - John Lennon releases "Imagine" album
Rocker/Beatle John Lennon Sep 9th - NHL great Gordie Howe retires
Sep 10th - KVUE TV channel 24 in Austin, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
Sep 11th - "2 by 2" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 343 performances
Sep 11th - Egypt adopts its constitution
Sep 11th - Laurel Lea Schaefer (Ohio), 22, crowned 44th Miss America 1972
Sep 11th - The Egyptian Constitution becomes official.
Sep 12th - 85th US Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats Rosemary Casals (64 76)
Sep 12th - 91st US Mens Tennis: Stan Smith beats Jan Kodes (36 63 62 76)
Sep 13th - 11 guards & 31 prisoners die in take over at Attica State Prison
Sep 13th - Frank Robinson hits his 500th HR
Sep 13th - Nikita Krushchev, Soviet premier, buried in Moscow
Sep 13th - WIIQ TV channel 41 in Demopolis, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
Sep 13th - World Hockey Association forms
Sep 14th - Cleve Indians & Wash Senators, play 20 innings
Sep 15th - 1st broadcast of "Columbo" on NBC-TV
Sep 16th - 6 Klansmen arrested in connection with bombing of 10 school buses
Sep 16th - West German chancellor Willy Brandt meets with Soviet president Brezhnev
Sep 18th - 19th Ryder Cup: US beats Europe, 18½-13½ at Old Warson Country Club (St. Louis, Missouri, US)
Sep 19th - 1st NYC Women's Marathon won by Beth Bonner in 2:55:22
Sep 19th - 2nd NYC Marathon won by Norman Higgins in 2:22:54
Sep 21st - AL OKs Washington Senator move to Arlington (Texas Rangers)
Sep 21st - John Lennon & Yoko Ono are Dick Cavett's only guest
Sep 22nd - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Sep 23rd - John Vermeers painting "The liefdesbrief" stolen
Sep 24th - 90 Russian diplomats expelled from Britain for spying
Sep 24th - Eyskens-Cools disbands Belgium parliament
Sep 24th - Houston Astros beat SD Padres, 2-1, in 21 innings
Sep 26th - Jim Palmer is 4th Oriole to win at least 20 games this season
Sep 26th - Pam Higgins wins LPGA Lincoln-Mercury Golf Open
Sep 26th - WGBY TV channel 57 in Springfield, MA (PBS) begins broadcasting
Sep 27th - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
Sep 28th - Cardinal Josef Mindszenty of Hungary took refuge in US Embassy in
Sep 28th - NY Times reports growing interest of white youth in black gospel music
Sep 28th - Budapest in 1956 to escape treason charges, ends exile & flies to Rome
Sep 28th - UK passes the Misuse of Drugs Act banning the medicinal use of cannabis.
Sep 29th - "McMillan & Wife," debuts on NBC-TV
Sep 29th - Cyclone & tidal wave off Bay of Bengal kills as many as 10,000
Sep 29th - Orbiting Solar Observatory VII launched
Sep 29th - Ron Hunt is hit by a pitch for record 50th time in a season
Sep 29th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Sep 30th - -11/6] Rome: 3rd bishop synod
Sep 30th - Last Wash Senator home game, Yanks win career 5th forfeit game Yanks trailing 4-2 in 9th with 2 outs, fans rush field
Oct 1st - Joseph Luns becomes secretary-general of NATO
Oct 1st - Simplified echtscheidingsrecht of force
Oct 1st - Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens
Oct 2nd - Homing pigeon averages 133 KPH (record) in 1100-km Australian race
Oct 3rd - Billie Jean King became 1st female athlete to win $100,000
Oct 4th - Borden's opens a turn-of-century ice cream parlor at Disney World
Oct 4th - KMPH TV channel 26 in Visalia-Fresno, CA (IND) begins broadcasting
Oct 4th - USSR performs underground nuclear test
Oct 7th - Disney World opens in Orlando
Oct 7th - T McNally's "Where has Tommy Flowers gone?," premieres in NYC
Oct 8th - John Lennon releases his megahit "Imagine"
Oct 8th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Oct 9th - Japans emperor Hirohito visits Netherlands
Oct 9th - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
Oct 10th - 1st game played at Philadelphia's Veteran Stadium, Phils win 4-1
Oct 10th - 5th Country Music Association Award: Charlie Pride wins
Oct 10th - Fenholt & Webber's musical "Jesus Christ Superstar," premieres in NYC
Oct 10th - Rain washes out Game 2, 1st World Series postponement since 1962
Oct 11th - 60th Davis Cup: USA beats Romania in Charlotte (3-2)
Oct 11th - Brooks Robinson ties Series record, reaches base 5 straight times
Oct 11th - Frank McGee becomes news anchor of Today Show
Oct 11th - Switzerland recognizes North Vietnam
Oct 12th - "Jesus Christ Superstar" opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 711 perfs
Oct 13th - 1st World Series night game (Pittsburgh 4-Baltimore 3)
Oct 13th - WTZH TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (CBS) suspends broadcasting
Oct 14th - 2 killed in Memphis racial disturbances
Oct 14th - John & Yoko appear on "Dick Cavett Show"
Oct 15th - The start of the 2500-year celebration of Iran, celebrating the birth of Persia.
Oct 16th - Amphitheater in McLaren Park is dedicated in SF
Oct 17th - Cleveland Metroparks' Rocky River Nature Center opens
Oct 17th - Judy Rankin wins LPGA Quality-First Golf Classic
Oct 17th - Pittsburgh Pirates beat Balt Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 68th World Series
Oct 19th - Last issue of "Look" magazine is published
Oct 20th - "Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death" opens at Barrymore for 325 per
Oct 20th - West German Chancellor Willy Brandt is awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Oct 20th - The Nepal stock exchange collapses.
Oct 21st - "To Live Another Summer" opens at Helen Hayes NYC for 173 perfs
Oct 21st - Nobel prize for literature awarded to Pablo Neruda
Oct 21st - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR

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Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 401 - 500 of 1,520

Mar 25th - Andre Bolduc, CFL slot back (Edmonton Eskimos)
Mar 25th - Cammi Granato, ice hockey forward (USA, Oly-98)
Mar 25th - Perry Klein, NFL quarterback (Atlanta Falcons)
Mar 25th - Sheryl Swoopes, Texas, WNBA forward (Houston Comets. Oly-gold-96)
Mar 26th - Dave DeGraaf, Lansing Mich, team handball circle (Olympics-1996)
Mar 26th - Jesus Tavarez, Santo Domingo Dom Rep, outfielder (Florida Marlins)
Mar 26th - Rennae Stubbs, Sydney Australia, tennis star
Mar 26th - Tommy Fagan, CFL/NFL defensive end (Atl Falcons, Winn Blue Bombers)
Mar 26th - Behzad Ghorbani, Iranian zoologist and sociobiologist
Mar 27th - Mariah Carey, NYC, singer (Love Takes Time, Hero)
Mar 27th - Nathan Fillion, Canadian actor
Mar 28th - Damien Marsh, Georgia, Australian 100m/200m swimmer (Olympics-96)
Mar 28th - Wesley Person, NBA guard (Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers)
Mar 29th - Lennart van Reen, son of author Ton v R/publisher Corrie Zelen
Mar 29th - Ryan Mark Lambert
Mar 30th - Mari Holden, Milwaukee Wisc, cyclist (Olympics-96)
Mar 31st - Ewan McGregor, Perth Scotland, Scottish actor (Trainspotting)
Mar 31st - Pavel Bure, Moscow Russia, NHL left wing (Vancouver Canucks)
Mar 31st - Pavel Bure, NHL forward (Team Russia Oly-Silver-1998, Vancouver)
Actor Ewan McGregor (Mar 31st) Apr 1st - Daniel Vacek, Prague Czech, tennis star
Apr 1st - Ernest Jones, NFL defensive end (Saints, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
Apr 1st - Jessica Collins, [Capogna], actress (Dinah Lee Mayberry-Loving)
Apr 1st - Lachy Hulme, Australian actor and screenwriter
Apr 1st - Shinji Nakano, Japanese race car driver
Apr 2nd - James Ransom, Toronto Ontario, Epee fencer (Olympics-96)
Apr 2nd - Jenny Craig, Miss Georgia USA (1996)
Apr 2nd - Todd Woodbridge, Sydney Australia, tennis star ('95 doubles Wimbledon)
Apr 2nd - ZEEBRA, Japanese hip hop artist
Apr 3rd - Anthony McClanahan, CFL linebacker (Calgary Stampeders)
Apr 3rd - Jonathan Star
Apr 3rd - Kevin Farkas, WLAF tackle (Amsterdam Admirals)
Apr 3rd - Peter Schwab, Boston, Mass, rower (Olympics-1996)
Apr 3rd - Picabo Street, skier (Olympic-gold-94)
Apr 3rd - Quilvio Veras, Santo Domingo Dom Rep, infielder (Florida Marlins)
Apr 4th - Allan Houston, NBA guard (NY Knicks, Detroit Pistons)
Apr 4th - Felipe Lira, Miranda Venezeula, pitcher (Detroit Tigers)
Apr 4th - Jaime Fernandez, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
Apr 4th - Yanic Perreault, Sherbrooke, NHL center (LA Kings)
Apr 4th - John Zandig, American professional wrestler
Apr 5th - Bob Kuberski, NFL defensive tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
Apr 5th - Finidi George, soccer player (Ajax)
Apr 5th - Stuart Peele, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
Apr 6th - Anthony Redmon, guard (Arizona Cardinals)
Apr 6th - Tamara Henry, Miss USA-Arkansas (1997)
Apr 6th - Tom Sorensen, Racine Wisc, volleyball middle blocker (Olympics-96)
Apr 6th - Vivian Y Herding, Albuquerque NM, Miss America-NM (1996)
Apr 6th - Lou Merloni, American baseball player
Apr 7th - Cara Kendra Bernosky, Miss USA-Pennsylvania (1997)
Apr 7th - Mark Thompson, Russellville KY, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
Apr 7th - Stephen Brimacombe, Australian 100m/200m (Olympics-96)
Apr 7th - Victor Kraatz, Berlin Ger, Canadian ice dancer (1995 World Champs-4th)
Apr 7th - Guillaume Depardieu, French actor
Apr 8th - Edward Fryatt, Rochdale England, Nike golfer (1994 NCAA West Regional)
Apr 8th - Marc Peers, Edmonton Alberta, tornado yachter (Olympics-96)
Apr 9th - Anthony Redmon, NFL guard (Arizona Cardinals)
Apr 9th - Austin Peck, Hawaii, actor (Austin Reed-Days of Our Lives)
Apr 9th - Derwin Gray, NFL center (Indianapolis Colts)
Apr 9th - James Hundon, wide receiver (Cincinnati Bengals)
Apr 9th - Wang Yang, youngest Olympic record breaker at age 17 (Oly-1988)
Apr 9th - Peter Canavan, Gaelic footballer
Apr 9th - Jacques Villeneuve, French-Canadian race car driver
Apr 10th - Karl Williams, wide receiver (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Apr 10th - Mihai Bagiu, Timisoara Romania, US gymnast (Olympics-96)
Apr 10th - Nana Miyagi, Seattle Wash, tennis star (1995 final Surabaya doubles)
Musician Oliver Riedel (Apr 11th) Apr 11th - Oliver Riedel, German musician (Rammstein)
Apr 11th - Vicellous Reon Shannon, American actor
Apr 12th - Fernando Meligeni, Argentina, tennis star
Apr 12th - Kent Manderville, Edmonton, NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers)
Apr 12th - Shannen Doherty, Memphis Tn, actress (Little House, Bev Hills 90210)
Apr 12th - Tyrone Chatman, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
Apr 13th - Charles Outlaw, NBA forward (LA Clippers, Orlando Magic)
Apr 13th - Corey Yothers, LA California, actor (Off the Rock)
Apr 13th - Dina Korzun, Russian actress
Apr 13th - Bo Outlaw, American basketball player
Apr 13th - Valensia, Dutch singer
Apr 14th - Antonio London, NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions)
Apr 14th - Gregory Zaun, Glendale CA, catcher (Baltimore Orioles)
Apr 14th - Miguel Calero, Colombian footballer, (d. 2012)
Apr 14th - Peter Gibson, American writer
Actress Shannen Doherty (Apr 12th) Apr 15th - Craig Whelihan, NFL quarterback (San Diego Chargers)
Apr 15th - Derek Brown, NFL running back (NO Saints)
Apr 15th - Guivi Sissaouri, Tbilisi Georgia, Canada freestyle wrestler (Oly-s-96)
Apr 15th - Jason Sehorn, NFL cornerback/safety (NY Giants)
Apr 15th - Rich McKenzie, NFL linebacker (Cleveland Browns)
Apr 15th - Tim Tindale, NFL running back (Buffalo Bills)
Apr 15th - Katy Hill, British television presenter
Apr 15th - Sarah Jane Hamilton, British pornographic actress
Apr 16th - Selena, Texas, spanish singer (Grammy-1994)
Apr 16th - Frederik Nilsson, Stockholm SWE, IHL forward (Team Sweden, KC (IHL))
Apr 16th - Natasha Zvereva, Minsk Belarus, tennis ace (finals 1995 Indian Wells)
Apr 16th - Selena [Quintanilla], tejano vocalist
Apr 16th - Trey Maples, Wheat Ridge Colo, Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Canadian)
Apr 16th - Max Beesley, English musician and actor
Apr 16th - Moses Chan, Hong Kong actor
Apr 17th - David Oliver, Sechelt, NHL right wing (Edmonton Oilers)
Apr 18th - Dan Kordic, Edmonton, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers)
Apr 18th - Kerry Lynn Kemper, Miss Nebraska USA (1996)
Apr 18th - Oleg Petrov, Moscow Russia, NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens)
Apr 18th - Tamara Braun, American actress
Apr 19th - Otis Scott, Gainesville Fla, 400m/800m runner