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1971 Calendar Trivia
The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2027. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.
April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.
1971 Calendar
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Historical Events Of 1971
- January 2, 1971 – The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic association football (soccer) match.
- January 12, 1971 – All in the Family The famous situation comedy premieres on CBS
- January 27, 1971 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Pig in Chinese astrology.
- April 24, 1971 – Soyuz 10 docks with Salyut 1.
- June 18, 1971 – President Richard Nixon declares that illegal drugs are “public enemy number one”, which becomes popularized as the “War on Drugs”.
- June 30, 1971 – The crew of the Soviet Soyuz 11 spacecraft are killed when their air supply escapes through a faulty valve.
- July 5, 1971 – Right to vote: The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, is formally certified by President Richard Nixon.
- July 26, 1971 – Nicolette Milnes-Walker completes sailing non-stop single-handedly across the Atlantic, becoming the first woman to successfully do so.
- September 28, 1971 – The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 banning the medicinal use of cannabis.
- November 21, 1971 – Indian troops, partly aided by Mukti Bahini (Bengali guerrillas), defeat the Pakistan army in the Battle of Garibpur.
Who Were Born On 1971?
- January 17, 1971 – Paolo Vaccari, Italian rugby player and manager
- February 27, 1971 – Derren Brown, English magician and painter
- March 3, 1971 – Charlie Brooker, English journalist, producer, and author
- March 17, 1971 – Bill Mueller, American baseball player and coach
- April 16, 1971 – Selena, American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer (Selena y Los Dinos) (d. 1995)
- April 21, 1971 – Eric Mabius, American actor
- June 28, 1971 – Elon Musk, South African-American businessman
- July 2, 1971 – Troy Brown, American football player and actor
- July 21, 1971 – Nuno Markl, Portuguese comedian, actor, and screenwriter
- September 28, 1971 – George Eustice, English lawyer and politician