My Lai Massacre: William Calley Convicted, Sentenced to Life March 29, 1971
Date: March 29, 1971
Date: March 29, 1971
The Battle of Sylhet is fought between the Pakistani military and the Indian Army. Date: December 7, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 7 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Democratic Republic of the Congo Renamed Zaire, October 27, 1971South Vietnamese…
The All India Forward Bloc holds an emergency central committee meeting after its chairman, Hemantha Kumar Bose, is killed three days earlier. P.K. Mookiah Thevar is appointed as the new chairman. Date: February 24, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On…
Paninternational Flight 112 crashes on the Bundesautobahn 7 highway near Hamburg Airport, in Hamburg, Germany, killing 22. Date: September 6, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Convention on Psychotropic Substances Signed in Vienna -…
Pakistani forces massacre over 200 civilians, mostly Bengali Hindus, in the Bagbati massacre. Date: May 27, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Persian Empire 2,500-Year Celebration Begins, October 12, 1971Chad Coup Attempt Fails, Accuses…
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 1971Oman Declares Independence from the United Kingdom November…
Launch of Salyut 1, the first space station. 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 1971Seabed Arms Control Treaty Opens, Banning Ocean Floor Nuclear Weapons — February 11, 1971Convention on Psychotropic Substances…