Pakistan Army Massacre in Keraniganj, Bangladesh April 1, 1971

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…

Apollo program: the Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover. Date: July 31, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 31 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Idi Amin Replaces Milton Obote as Uganda Leader, February 2,…

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 1971Bangladesh Liberation War Ends, Pakistan Army Surrenders, December…

Mariner 9 enters orbit around Mars. Date: November 14, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Aeroflot Flight N-63 Crashes Near Vinnytsia, 48 Killed, November 12, 1971All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 and F-86 Collision, 162…

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 1971Amtrak Takes Over U.S. Passenger Rail Service, May…

Qatar becomes an independent state. Date: September 3, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Revolt Against Sri Lanka Government, April 5, 1971Bangladesh Liberation War: East Pakistan Intellectuals Executed, December 14, 1971Hughes…