Paninternational Flight 112 Crashes Near Hamburg Airport, Killing 22, September 6, 1971
Date: September 6, 1971
Date: September 6, 1971
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…
Chairman Mao Zedong's second in command and successor Marshal Lin Biao flees China after the failure of an alleged coup. His plane crashes in Mongolia, killing all aboard. Date: September 13, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)…
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 1971Sierra Leone Becomes Republic, Siaka Stevens President – April 19, 1971Seabed Arms Control Treaty…
Apollo program: Launch of Apollo 15 on the first Apollo "J-Mission", and first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle. Date: July 26, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 26 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Bangladesh Liberation War: Jathibhanga Massacre of…
Mars probe program: Mars 2 is launched by the Soviet Union. Date: May 19, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Yahya Khan Postpones National Assembly, Triggers East Pakistan Civil Disobedience, March 1, 1971Egyptian Constitution…
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 1971J. Edgar Hoover and John Mitchell Announce Camden…