Charles Manson Sentenced for Tate-LaBianca Murders Conspiracy, April 19, 1971
Date: April 19, 1971
Date: April 19, 1971
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 …
Chairman Mao Zedong's second in command and successor Marshal Lin Biao flees China after the failure of an alleged coup. His plane crashes in Mongolia, killing all aboard. Date: September 13, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 13 π Events on this day in 1971 π On This Day (Today)…
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…
Wasfi al-Tal, Prime Minister of Jordan, is assassinated by the Black September unit of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Date: November 28, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 28 π Events on this day in 1971 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1971D.B. Cooper Hijacks Plane and Vanishes, November…
A Merpati Nusantara Airlines Vickers Viscount crashes into the Indian Ocean near Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, killing all 69 people on board. Date: November 10, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 10 π Events on this day in 1971 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Bangladesh Liberation War…
Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) takes over operation of U.S. passenger rail service. Date: May 1, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 1 π Events on this day in 1971 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Iran Seizes Greater and Lesser Tunbs from Emirates, November 30, 1971Chad…