Date: January 31, 1971
Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army slaughters at least 71 Hindus in Burunga, Sylhet, Bangladesh. Date: May 26, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Dahlerau Train Disaster Kills 46 Near Wuppertal, May 27, 1971South…
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…
Peru: A landslide crashes into Yanawayin Lake, killing 200 people at the mining camp of Chungar. Date: March 18, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Frank Serpico Shot During Brooklyn Drug Bust, Police Corruption…
Sierra Leone becomes a republic, and Siaka Stevens the president. Date: April 19, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Society for American Baseball Research Founded in Cooperstown, August 10, 1971Glasgow Shopping Centre Gas Explosion…
Cambodian Civil War: Khmer Rouge rebels intensify assaults on Cambodian government positions, forcing their retreat from Kompong Thmar and nearby Ba Ray. Date: December 1, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Indo-Pakistani War Begins:…
Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army slaughters at least 71 Hindus in Burunga, Sylhet, Bangladesh. Date: May 26, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Salyut 1 First Space Station Launch, April 19, 1971Erich Honecker…