Date: August 9, 1971
The crew of the Soviet Soyuz 11 spacecraft are killed when their air supply escapes through a faulty valve. Date: June 30, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 30 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Pakistan Army Massacre in Keraniganj Upazila,…
President Richard Nixon completes the break from the gold standard by ending convertibility of the United States dollar into gold by foreign investors. Date: August 15, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971First Practical…
The decimalisation of the currencies of the United Kingdom and Ireland is completed on Decimal Day. Date: February 15, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Joetha Collier Shooting in Drew, Mississippi May 25, 1971Winter…
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…
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 1971Charles Manson Family Convicted in Tate-LaBianca Murders, January 25,…
The Concert for Bangladesh, organized by former Beatle George Harrison, is held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Date: August 1, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Attica Prison Uprising Ends in…