Date: February 11, 1971
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 1971Nixon Announces Accelerated Vietnamization, April 7, 1971Apollo 14 Launch to…
An attempted coup d'état fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations. Date: August 27, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 27 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day…
The four-day Attica Prison riot begins, eventually resulting in 39 dead, most killed by state troopers retaking the prison. Date: September 9, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 and…
Pakistan severs diplomatic relations with India, initiating the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Date: December 6, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Peru Landslide Kills 200 at Chungar Mining Camp, March 18, 1971Paninternational Flight 112…
Doctors in the first Dutch abortion clinic (the Mildredhuis in Arnhem) start performing artificially-induced abortions. Date: February 27, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Turkish Military Memorandum Forces Demirel Government Resignation March 12, 1971Merpati…
South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu is re-elected in a one-man election. Date: October 2, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 2 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Lin Biao Flees China After Alleged Coup, Plane Crashes in Mongolia – September…