Date: November 21, 1971
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LANSA Flight 508 is struck by lightning and crashes in the Puerto Inca District in the Department of HuΓ‘nuco in Peru, killing 91. Date: December 24, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 24 π Events on this day in 1971 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Yahya Khan…
President of Pakistan Yahya Khan indefinitely postpones the pending national assembly session, precipitating massive civil disobedience in East Pakistan. Date: March 1, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 1 π Events on this day in 1971 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1971People’s Republic of China Joins UN…
The Provisional Government of Bangladesh is formed. Date: April 17, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 17 π Events on this day in 1971 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Khmer Rouge Attack Phnom Penh Airport, Killing 44 – November 10, 1971Hughes Airwest Flight 706 Mid-Air Collision, June…
Prior to re-entry (following a record-setting stay aboard the Soviet Union's Salyut 1 space station), the crew capsule of the Soyuz 11 spacecraft depressurizes, killing the three cosmonauts on board. Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Patsayev are the first humans to die in space. Date: June 29, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π …
Bangladesh Liberation War: Over 200 of East Pakistan's intellectuals are executed by the Pakistan Army and their local allies. (The date is commemorated in Bangladesh as Martyred Intellectuals Day.) Date: December 14, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 14 π Events on this day in 1971 π On This Day…
Charles Manson is sentenced to death (later commuted to life imprisonment) for conspiracy in the TateβLaBianca murders. Date: April 19, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 19 π Events on this day in 1971 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1971John Gorton Resigns as Australian Prime Minister, Replaced…