Date: December 22, 1971
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The Soviet space program's Mars 2 orbiter releases a descent module. It malfunctions and crashes, but it is the first man-made object to reach the surface of Mars. Date: November 27, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 27 π Events on this day in 1971 π On This Day (Today)…
Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro league player to be voted into the USA's Baseball Hall of Fame. Date: February 9, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 9 π Events on this day in 1971 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Qatar Becomes Independent State September 3, 1971Bangladesh…
The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic association football match. Date: January 2, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 2 π Events on this day in 1971 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1971East Pakistan Declares Independence, Bangladesh War Begins March 26, 1971Mars 2 Descent…
Mars probe program: Mars 2 is launched by the Soviet Union. Date: May 19, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 19 π Events on this day in 1971 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Croatian Spring Leaders Purged in Yugoslavia at KaraΔorΔevo Meeting, December 1, 1971Battle of Sylhet:…
An All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 and a Japanese Air Force F-86 collide over Morioka, Iwate, Japan, killing 162. Date: July 30, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 30 π Events on this day in 1971 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Oman Declares Independence from the United…
Soyuz 11 is launched. The mission ends in disaster when all three cosmonauts, Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov, and Viktor Patsayev are suffocated by uncontrolled decompression of the capsule during re-entry on 29 June. Date: June 6, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 6 π Events on this day in 1971…