Date: August 9, 1971
Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army slaughters at least 71 Hindus in Burunga, Sylhet, Bangladesh. Date: May 26, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Merpati Nusantara Viscount Crashes in Indian Ocean, 69 Killed, November…
Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Navy launches an attack on West Pakistan's port city of Karachi. Date: December 8, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 8 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Aviogenex Flight 130 Crash Kills 78 Near Rijeka Airport, May…
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 1971Sylmar Earthquake Strikes Los Angeles, Kills 64, Injures 2,000…
The international aid organization Doctors Without Borders is founded by Bernard Kouchner and a group of journalists in Paris, France. Date: December 22, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 22 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Bangladesh Liberation War: Jathibhanga Massacre…
Astronauts land on the Moon in the Apollo 14 mission. Date: February 5, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971First Pacific Islands Forum in Wellington, New Zealand – August 5, 1971Vietnam War: New York…
Seventy-eight people are killed when Aviogenex Flight 130 crashes on approach to Rijeka Airport in present-day Rijeka, Croatia (then the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). Date: May 23, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…