Tuesday December 28, 1971
US date format: 12/28/1971, UK date format: 28/12/1971
It was Tuesday, under the sign of Capricorn (see birth chart on December 28, 1971). The US president was Richard Nixon (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Mariana Tosca and Juan Villegas.
In that special week of December people in US were listening to Brand New Key by Melanie.
In UK Grandad by Clive Dunn was in the top 5 hits.
The Valachi Papers, directed by Terence Young, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1971
while In The Shadow Of Man by Jane Goodall was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching The Hilarious House of Frightenstein.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Galaxy Game or Computer Space.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Movies
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The Valachi Papers
Directed by: Terence Young
Starring: Charles Bronson, Lino Ventura, Jill Ireland, Walter Chiari
Gumshoe
Directed by: Stephen Frears
Starring: Albert Finney, Billie Whitelaw, Frank Finlay, Janice Rule
Women in Revolt
Directed by: Paul Morrissey
Starring: Candy Darling, Jackie Curtis, Holly Woodlawn, Jonathan Kramer
Country: United States of America
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
Historical Events
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Holidays
- The third day of Christmas in Western Christianity.
- Calendar of Saints - Feast of the Holy Innocents, a.k.a. Childermas, commemorating the Massacre of the Innocents on order of king Herod the Great. In Spain and Latin American countries the festival is celebrated in a manner similar to April Fool's Day.
Events
- Hasj falls from now on under (neath) the Opiumwet
Famous Birthday
- Mariana Tosca
- Juan Villegas
- Benny Agbayani: American baseball player.
- Anita Doth: Dutch singer-songwriter (2 Unlimited and...
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Famous Deaths
- Maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner: Composer, dies at 83.
- Max Steiner: Austrian-born American film music...
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of December 28, 1971?
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Top #10 songs in the USA
- Melanie - Brand New Key
- Don McLean - American Pie (Parts 1 and 2)
- Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair
- Three Dog Night - An Old Fashioned Love Song
- Michael Jackson - Got To Be There
- The Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her
- Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band - Scorpio
- Jonathan Edwards - Sunshine
- David Cassidy - Cherish
- Donny Osmond - Hey Girl
Top #10 songs in the UK
- The New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)
- Clive Dunn - Grandad
- Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking
- Neil Reid - Mother Of Mine
- Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)
- McGuinness Flint - When I'm Dead And Gone
- T Rex - Ride A White Swan
- Congregation - Softly Whispering I Love You
- T Rex - Jeepster
- The Jackson Five - I'll Be There
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TV Series
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The Hilarious House of Frightenstein
Starring: Billy Van, Julius Sumner Miller, Vincent Price, Fishka Rais
Country: Canada
The Intruder
Ways of Seeing
Starring: John Berger
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
The Shadow of the Tower
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in December 1971?
- LIFE: Children
- Time: Stained glass depiction by Leandro Velasco of the parable of the Good Samaritan
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.8260
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
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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.
Honor Thy Father
By: Gay Talese
A classic masterwork newly updatedThe electrifying true story of the rise and fall of New York's notorious Bonanno crime familyOn New York's Park Avenue on a rainy Tuesday night in October
Beyond Freedom And Dignity
By: B. F. Skinner
In this profound and profoundly controversial work, a landmark of 20th-century thought originally published in 1971, B. F. Skinner makes his definitive statement about humankind and society.Insisting
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
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
Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days?
Star Trek
Galaxy Game
Computer Space
The Oregon Trail
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