Date: April 23, 1971
Seventy-eight people are killed when Aviogenex Flight 130 crashes on approach to Rijeka Airport in present-day Rijeka, Croatia (then the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). Date: May 23, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
The nationalization of all large copper mines in Chile is completed. Date: July 11, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971J. Edgar Hoover and John Mitchell Announce Camden 28 Arrests, August 22, 1971United Red…
The Sohagpur massacre is perpetrated by the Pakistan Army. Date: July 25, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971ARVN Abandons Ho Chi Minh Trail Cutoff Attempt, March 25, 1971Qatar Becomes Independent State September 3,…
South Vietnamese ground troops launch an incursion into Laos to try to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail and stop communist infiltration into the country. Date: February 8, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
The Society for American Baseball Research is founded in Cooperstown, New York. Date: August 10, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 197126th Amendment Lowers Voting Age to 18, Certified by Nixon, July 5, 1971Doctors…
Iran seizes the Greater and Lesser Tunbs from the Emirates of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah. Date: November 30, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 30 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Memorial Day Observed on Last Monday in May, May…