Sunday December 19, 1971
US date format: 12/19/1971, UK date format: 19/12/1971
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It was Sunday, under the sign of Sagittarius (see birth chart on December 19, 1971). The US president was Richard Nixon (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Edward Heath (Conservative), Pope St Paul VI was leading the Catholic Church.
Famous people born on this day include Amy Locane and Mathilde Rosset.
In that special week of December people in US were listening to Family Affair by Sly & The Family Stone.
In UK Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) by Benny Hill was in the top 5 hits.
A Clockwork Orange, directed by Stanley Kubrick, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1971
while Wunnerful, Wunnerful! by Lawrence Welk with Bernice McGeehan was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Schulmeister, espion de l'empereur.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Galaxy Game or The Oregon Trail.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Movies
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A Clockwork Orange
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates, Warren Clarke
Country: United States of America
Harold and Maude
Directed by: Hal Ashby
Starring: Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles, Cyril Cusack
Country: United States of America
Dirty Harry
Directed by: Don Siegel
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Andrew Robinson, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni
Country: United States of America
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Directed by: James Goldstone
Starring: Jerry Orbach, Leigh Taylor-Young, Jo Van Fleet, Lionel Stander
Gentlemen of Fortune
Directed by: Aleksandr Seryj
Starring: Evgeniy Leonov, Georgiy Vitsin, Radner Muratov, Saveliy Kramarov
Historical Events
Which were the important events of December 19, 1971?
Holidays
- 2003 - the events of the fictional docu-drama The Day Britain Stopped take place.
- Roman festivals - Opalia
- Also see December 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Events
- Inner City opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 97 performances
Famous Birthday
- Amy Locane: American actress.
- Mathilde Rosset
- Tristan Egolf: American writer (Born 1971).
- Jennifer Dore in Kearny: New Jersey, USA; rower...
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of December 19, 1971?
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Top #10 songs in the USA
- Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair
- Melanie - Brand New Key
- The Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her
- Three Dog Night - An Old Fashioned Love Song
- Michael Jackson - Got To Be There
- Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft
- Bread - Baby I'm-A Want You
- Sonny & Cher - All I Ever Need Is You
- Don McLean - American Pie (Parts 1 and 2)
- David Cassidy - Cherish
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)
- T Rex - Jeepster
- Slade - Coz I Luv You
- John Kongos - Tokoloshe Man
- Isaac Hayes - Theme From 'shaft'
Top #10 R&B songs
- Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair
- The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself
- Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady
- Betty Wright - Clean Up Woman
- Joe Simon - Drowning In The Sea Of Love
- The Chi-lites - Have You Seen Her
- Michael Jackson - Got To Be There
- Al Green - Let's Stay Together
- James Brown - I'm A Greedy Man - Part I
- The Honey Cone - One Monkey Don't Stop No Show Part I
Sport Games on December 19, 1971
NFL
American Football- Atlanta Falcons - New Orleans Saints : 24 - 20
- Buffalo Bills - Kansas City Chiefs : 9 - 22
- Cincinnati Bengals - New York Jets : 21 - 35
- Cleveland Browns - Washington Redskins : 20 - 13
- Detroit Lions - San Francisco 49ers : 27 - 31
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TV Series
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Schulmeister, espion de l'empereur
The Waltons
Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre
Lodynskis Flohmarkt Company
Fünf Tage hat die Woche
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in December 1971?
- LIFE: Children
- Time: The search for extraterrestrial life
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.8259
Books
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The Day Of The Jackal
By: Frederick Forsyth
THE CLASSIC THRILLER FROM #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR FREDERICK FORSYTH“The Day of the Jackal makes such comparable books such as The Manchurian Candidate and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold seem like Hardy Boy mysteries.”—The
Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
By: Dee Brown
Immediately recognized as a revelatory and enormously controversial book since its first publication in 1971, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is universally recognized as one of those rare books that
Eleanor And Franklin
By: Joseph P. Lash
The #1 New York Times Bestseller—Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book AwardIn his extraordinary biography of the major political couple of the twentieth century, Joseph P.
The Exorcist
By: William Peter Blatty
Originally published in 1971, The Exorcist is now a major television series on FOX. It remains one of the most controversial novels ever written and went on to become a literary phenomenon: It spent fifty-seven weeks on the New York …
Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days?
Star Trek
Galaxy Game
Computer Space
The Oregon Trail
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