Saturday January 16, 1971
US date format: 1/16/1971, UK date format: 16/1/1971
It was Saturday, under the sign of Capricorn (see birth chart on January 16, 1971). The US president was Richard Nixon (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Josh Evans and Sergi Bruguera.
In that special week of January people in US were listening to My Sweet Lord by George Harrison.
In UK Grandad by Clive Dunn was in the top 5 hits.
The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh, directed by Sergio Martino, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1971
while A White House Diary by Lady Bird Johnson was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Zollfahndung.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Computer Space or The Oregon Trail.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Movies
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The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh
Directed by: Sergio Martino
Starring: George Hilton, Edwige Fenech, Conchita Airoldi, Manuel Gil
Murphy's War
Directed by: Peter Yates
Starring: Peter O'Toole, Siân Phillips, Philippe Noiret, Horst Janson
Husbands
Directed by: John Cassavetes
Starring: Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Jenny Runacre
Waterloo
Directed by: Sergey Bondarchuk
Starring: Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer, Orson Welles, Jack Hawkins
Country: United States of America
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Directed by: Billy Wilder
Starring: Robert Stephens, Christopher Lee, Colin Blakely, Geneviève Page
Country: United States of America
Historical Events
Which were the important events of January 16, 1971?
Holidays
- National Religious Freedom Day in the United States, to commemorate the adoption of Thomas Jefferson's landmark Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom in 1786
- Teacher's Day in Thailand
Events
- Ard Schenk skates world record 1500m (1:58.7).
Famous Birthday
- Josh Evans: American actor and noted family, son of...
- Sergi Bruguera: Spanish tennis player.
- Sergei Bruguera: in Spain; tennis star.
- Scott Williams in Orange: California, USA; field hockey defender...
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Famous Deaths
- Kermit Maynard: Cowboy actor (Saturday Roundup), dies at...
- Philippe Thys: Belgian road cyclist racer, triple...
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of January 16, 1971?
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Top #10 songs in the USA
- George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
- Dawn - Knock Three Times
- The 5th Dimension - One Less Bell To Answer
- Santana - Black Magic Woman
- The Partridge Family - I Think I Love You
- Bee Gees - Lonely Days
- King Floyd - Groove Me
- The Supremes - Stoned Love
- Barbra Streisand - Stoney End
- Smokey Robinson - The Tears Of A Clown
Top #5 songs in the UK
Top #10 R&B songs
- King Floyd - Groove Me
- Gladys Knight And The Pips - If I Were Your Woman
- Curtis Mayfield - (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go
- Rufus Thomas - (Do The) Push And Pull Part I
- Edwin Starr - Stop The War Now
- Joe Simon - Your Time To Cry
- The 5th Dimension - One Less Bell To Answer
- Little Sister - Somebody's Watching You
- The Supremes & Four Tops - River Deep - Mountain High
- The Chi-lites - Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So)
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TV Series
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Zollfahndung
This Is Your Life
Dave Allen at Large
Starring: Dave Allen, Michael Sharvell-Martin, Jacqueline Clarke, Ronnie Brody
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Smith Family
The Pearl Bailey Show
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in January 1971?
- LIFE: Composite The New Shape of America
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Ali MacGraw -- Jan. 11, 1971
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.8211
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
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A White House Diary
By: Lady Bird Johnson
Originally published in 1970, A White House Diary is Lady Bird Johnson's intimate, behind-the-scenes account of Lyndon Johnson's presidency from November 22, 1963, to January 20, 1969.
The Crystal Cave
By: Mary Stewart
Born the bastard son of a Welsh princess, Myridden Emrys -- or as he would later be known, Merlin -- leads a perilous childhood, haunted by portents and visions.
Caravan To Vaccares
By: Alistair MacLean
The classic tale of suspense set in Provence, where an English tourist investigates a series of mysterious deaths, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.From
God Is An Englishman
By: R.F. Delderfield
This bestselling novel set in the ruthless world of Victorian commerce follows the fortunes of Adam Swann, a scion of an Army family and veteran of campaigns in the Crimea and
Inside The Third Reich
By: Albert Speer
Speer, the Minister of Armaments and War Production under Hitler, the man who had kept Germany armed and the war machine running even after Hitler's mystique had faded, takes a brutally
Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days?
Star Trek
Galaxy Game
Computer Space
The Oregon Trail
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