All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 and F-86 Collision, 162 Killed, July 30, 1971
Date: July 30, 1971
Date: July 30, 1971
Idi Amin replaces President Milton Obote as leader of Uganda. Date: February 2, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 2 π Events on this day in 1971 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Delivers Historic 7th March Speech, March 7, 1971Provisional Government of Bangladesh Formed…
The Society for American Baseball Research is founded in Cooperstown, New York. Date: August 10, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 10 π Events on this day in 1971 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Soyuz 11 Crew Dies in Space During Re-entry, June 29, 1971Sierra Leone Becomes…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is renamed Zaire. Date: October 27, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 27 π Events on this day in 1971 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Daeyeonggak Hotel Fire Kills 164 in Seoul, December 25, 1971First Pacific Islands Forum in Wellington, New…
Launch of Salyut 1, the first space station. 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 1971Peru Landslide Kills 200 at Chungar Mining Camp, March 18, 1971Merpati Nusantara Viscount Crashes in Indian Ocean,…
John Gorton resigns as Prime Minister of Australia and the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia after a secret ballot vote of confidence, being replaced in both positions by William McMahon. Date: March 10, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 10 π Events on this day in 1971 π …
The Troubles: In Northern Ireland, the British authorities launch Operation Demetrius. The operation involves the mass arrest and internment without trial of individuals suspected of being affiliated with the Irish Republican Army (PIRA). Mass riots follow, and thousands of people flee or are forced out of their homes. Date: August 9, 1971 Read more on…