Date: January 12, 1971
In the Chuknagar massacre, Pakistani forces massacre thousands, mostly Bengali Hindus. Date: May 20, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Sylmar Earthquake Hits Los Angeles, Kills 64, Injures 2,000 – February 9, 1971Soviet Mars…
The last of its many UFO sightings is made at Pudasjärvi, Finland. Date: January 29, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Mars 2 Descent Module Crashes on Mars, First Man-Made Object Lands November 27,…
East Pakistan, then a province of Pakistan, declares its independence from Pakistan to form Bangladesh; the Bangladesh War of Independence begins. Date: March 26, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Mariner 9 Launched to…
The first Pacific Islands Forum (then known as the "South Pacific Forum") is held in Wellington, New Zealand, with the aim of enhancing cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean. Date: August 5, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅…
Apollo program: Apollo 14: Astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell, aboard a Saturn V, lift off for a mission to the Fra Mauro Highlands on the Moon. Date: January 31, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day…
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 → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day…