Bagbati Massacre: Pakistani Forces Kill Over 200 Bengali Hindus, May 27, 1971
Date: May 27, 1971
Date: May 27, 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…
A fire at the Daeyeonggak Hotel in Seoul, South Korea kills 164 people. Date: December 25, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Apollo 15 Astronauts First Ride Lunar Rover July 31, 1971Prospero: Only British…
Erich Honecker becomes First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, remaining in power until 1989. Date: May 3, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971China Replaces Taiwan at the United Nations, October…
Vietnam War: President Richard Nixon announces his decision to quicken the pace of Vietnamization. Date: April 7, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971People’s Republic of China Joins UN Security Council November 23, 1971Hughes…
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 1971Montreux Casino Fire During Frank Zappa Concert, December 4,…
Oman joins the Arab League. Date: September 29, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 29 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Yahya Khan Postpones Pakistan Assembly, Sparking East Pakistan Civil Disobedience, March 1, 1971ARVN Abandons Ho Chi Minh Trail Cutoff Attempt…