1971

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Years:	1968 1969 1970 - 1971 - 1972 1973 1974

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Movies released 5 Hit songs

[change] Events

• January 2 - A ban on television cigarette advertisements goes into effect in the United States.
• January 3 - BBC Open University begins in the United Kingdom
• January 18 – Strikes in Poland demand resignation of interior minister Kazimierz Switala. He resigns January 23 and is replaced by Franciszek Szlachcic
• January 19 – Representatives of 23 western oil companies begin negotiations with OPEC in Tehran to stabilize oil prices. February 14 they sign a treaty with six Persian Gulf countries
• January 25 - Charles Manson and three female "family members" are found guilty of the 1969 murder of Sharon Tate and others at Sharon's house
• January 25 - Idi Amin leads a coup deposing Milton Obote and becomes Uganda's president
• January 25 - Himachal Pradesh becomes the 18th Indian state
• Pakistan attacks India.
• Bangladesh becomes a nation.
• DIC, an animation company, is founded in Paris, France

[change] Births

• February 17 - Denise Richards, American actor
• February 25 - Sean Astin, American actor
• February 27 - Roman Giertych, Polish Minister of Education
• March 10 - Timbaland, American music producer
• April 2 - Zeebra, Japanese rapper
• April 18 - David Tennant, Scottish actor
• April 18 - Aphex Twin, Irish-English musician
• May 10 - Kim Jong-nam, Son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il
• June 5 - Mark Wahlberg, American actor and singer
• June 16 - Tupac Shakur, American rapper (d. 1996)
• July 30 - Tom Green, Canadian actor
• August 20 - Ke Huy Quan, Vietnamese-American actor
• September 18 - Lance Armstrong, American athlete
• October 13 - Sacha Baron Cohen, English actor and comedian
• October 20 - Snoop Dogg, American rapper
• December 24 - Ricky Martin, Puerto Rican singer

[change] Deaths

• April 6 - Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer (b. 1882)
• May 19 - Ogden Nash, American poet (b. 1902)
• June 18 - Paul Karrer, Swiss biochemist (b. 1889)
• July 3 - Jim Morrison, American singer (The Doors) (b. 1943)
• July 6 - Louis Armstrong, American jazz musician (b. 1901)
• July 7 - Ub Iwerks, American animator (b. 1901)
• September 11 - Nikita Khrushchev, Leader of the Soviet Union (b. 1894)

[change] Movies released

• Clockwork Orange
• Dauria
• THX 1138

[change] Hit songs

• "Joy to the World" - Three Dog Night
• "Knock Three Times" - Tony Orlando and Dawn
• "Stairway to Heaven" - Led Zeppelin
• "What's Going On" - Marvin Gaye
• "Another Day" - Paul & Linda McCartney
• "Black Dog" - Led Zeppelin
• "Black Magic Woman" - Santana
• "Brown Sugar" - The Rolling Stones
• "Coz I Love You" - Slade
• "Draggin' the Line" - Tommy James
• "Family Affair" - Sly & the Family Stone
• "Get It On" - T. Rex
• "Go Away Little Girl" - Donny Osmond
• "Got to Be There" - Michael Jackson
• "Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves" - Cher
• "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" - The Bee Gees
• "I Woke Up in Love This Morning" - The Partridge Family
• "If You Really Love Me" - Stevie Wonder
• "Imagine" - John Lennon
• "Indian Reservation" - The Raiders
• "It Don't Come Easy" - Ringo Starr
• "It's Too Late" - Carole King
• "Maggie Mae" - Rod Stewart
• "My Sweet Lord" - George Harrison
• "Never Can Say Goodbye" - The Jackson Five
• "One Bad Apple" - The Osmonds
• "One Less Bell to Answer" - Fifth Dimension
• "Peace Train" - Cat Stevens
• "Proud Mary" - Ike & Tina Turner
• "She's a Lady" - Tom Jones
• "Sooner or Later" - The Grass Roots
• "Temptation Eyes" - The Grass Roots
• "Treat Her Like a Lady" - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
• "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" - Paul & Linda McCartney
• "Where Do I Begin" (Love Story) - Andy Williams