August 1971 calendar

Events

• 01 Aug 1971 Bangladesh refugee concert with George Harrison
• 02 Aug 1971 JCPenney debuts its trademark Helvetica wordmark which has been used ever since.
• 03 Aug 1971 Paul McCartney announces the formation of his group Wings.
• 04 Aug 1971 US launches first satellite into lunar orbit from manned spacecraft.
• 05 Aug 1971 WNPE TV channel 16 in Watertown, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting
• 06 Aug 1971 A lunar eclipse lasting 1 hour, 40 minutes, and 4 seconds is observed.
• 07 Aug 1971 Apollo 15 returns to Earth.
• 08 Aug 1971 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Lady Pepsi Golf Open
• 09 Aug 1971 The Troubles: The British security forces in Northern Ireland launch Operation Demetrius. Hundreds of people are arrested and interned, thousands are displaced, and twenty are killed in the violence that follows.
• 10 Aug 1971 16 baseball researchers form Society for American Baseball Research
• 11 Aug 1971 Construction begins on Louisiana Superdome
• 12 Aug 1971 Syriam President Assad drops diplomatic relations with Jordan
• 13 Aug 1971 Paul and Linda McCartney release Back Seat of My Car
• 14 Aug 1971 Cards Bob Gibson, 35, no-hits Pirates, 11-0
• 15 Aug 1971 Bahrain gains independence from the United Kingdom.
• 18 Aug 1971 Vietnam War: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam.
• 19 Aug 1971 August 22 ampndash A right-wing coup ignites a rebellion in Bolivia. Miners and students join troops to support president Juan Jose Torres, but eventually Hugo Banzer takes over.
• 20 Aug 1971 FBI begins covert investigation of journalist Daniel Schorr.
• 21 Aug 1971 A bomb exploded in the Liberal Party campaign rally in Plaza Miranda, Manila, Philippines with several anti-Marcos political candidates injured.
• 22 Aug 1971 Bolivian military coup under col Hugo Banzer, President Torres driven out
• 23 Aug 1971 WGTU TV channel 29 in Traverse City, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting
• 24 Aug 1971 India beat England by 4 wickets, their win against the Poms
• 26 Aug 1971 Dutch Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard visit Indonesia
• 27 Aug 1971 An attempted coup fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations.
• 30 Aug 1971 WNPI TV channel 18 in Norwood, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting
• 31 Aug 1971 Adrienne Beames runs female world record marathon

Famous Birthday

• Thalía (Mexican entertainer)
• Justin Theroux

  American actor.

• Richard Armitage

  English actor.

• Chris Tucker

  Movie Actor.

• Pete Sampras

  American tennis player: ATP Tour.

• Carla Gugino

  American actress.

• Demetrio Albertini

  Italian footballer and manager.

• David Walliams

  English stand up comedian, actor, author, television presenter and activist, best known for his partnership with Matt Lucas on the BBC One...

• Djamel Bouras

  French judo champion, nicknamed "La Bourrasque" (the squall) for his sudden fits of temper.

• Sydney Penny

  Actress (Danni-New Gidget, Thorn Birds, All My Children).

• Rebecca Gayheart

  American actress.

• Roy Keane

  Soccer Player.

• Jeff Gordon

  American race car driver on the NASCAR Winton cup circuit.

• Raoul Bova

  Italian swimmer, film and TV actor.

• Liam Howlett

  English keyboard player DJ and producer (The Prodigy).

• Svetlana Pankratova
• Hurricane Katrina
• Lorenzo Crespi
• Sacramento (California)
• Patrice Focone
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Famous Deaths

• Margaret Bourke-White

  American photographer, photojournalist and war correspondent with a dramatic life.

• Nathan Leopold

  American convicted murderer (Leopold and Loeb) (Born 1904).

• Bennett Cerf

  American author and publisher who headed up Random House from 1927-1970.

• Walther Victor

  Writer.

• Gisela Hernandez Gonzalo

  Composer, dies at 58.

• Oliver F McGowan

  Actor (Banning, Stagecoach), dies at 64.

• Francesco Santoliquido

  Composer, dies at 88.

• Horace McMahon

  Actor (Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 64.

• Elsie Baker

  Actress (Ghosts of Hanley House), dies at 78.

• Josef Stanislav

  Composer, dies at 74.

• Freddie Spencer Chapman

  British army officer (Born 1907).

• Maedayama Eigoro

  Japanese sumo wrestler, the 39th Yokozuna (Born 1914).

• The original Shamu

  SeaWorld orca.

• Nathan Leopold

  American homicide, he and his pal Richard Loeb planned the "perfect crime" for a thrill.

• Wilhelm List

  German Nazi Field Marshal.

• Ludwig Marcuse

  German philosopher and author (d. 1971).

• Rashid Minhas

  Pilot officer in Pakistan Air Force during Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 (d. 1971).

• George Jackson

  American Black Panther Party figure (Born 1941).

• Spyros Skouras

  Greek-born American movie executive, chairman of the Twentieth Century Fox (Born 1893).

• Ted Lewis

  American singer clarinet player and bandleader (d. 1971).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. James Taylor - You've Got A Friend
2. Bee Gees - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
3. The Raiders - Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)
4. Jean Knight - Mr. Big Stuff
5. John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting
2. The New Seekers - Never Ending Song Of Love
3. T Rex - Get It On
4. Atomic Rooster - Devil's Answer
5. Family - In My Own Time