December 1971 calendar

Events

• 01 Dec 1971 2 Gentlemen of Verona opens at St. James Theater NYC for 613 performances
• 02 Dec 1971 United Arab Emirates, (Trucial States) declares independence from the UK
• 03 Dec 1971 Miss Teenage America Pageant
• 04 Dec 1971 The Montreux Casino in Switzerland is set ablaze by someone wielding a flare gun during a Frank Zappa concert; the incident would be noted in the Deep Purple song ''Smoke on the Water''.
• 05 Dec 1971 KCBJ (now KMIZ) TV channel 17 in Columbia, MO (ABC) 1st broadcast
• 06 Dec 1971 Lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court Justice
• 07 Dec 1971 Wild andWonderful opens / closes at Lyceum Theater, New York City
• 08 Dec 1971 U.S. President Richard Nixon orders the 7th Fleet to move towards the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean.
• 09 Dec 1971 Ralph J Bunche, United Nations delegate/Nobel Prize winner, dies at age 67 in New York City, New York.
• 10 Dec 1971 West German union chancellor W Burns receives Nobel Prize of Peace.
• 11 Dec 1971 Nihat Erim forms the new government of Turkey (34th government, Nihat Erim had served two times as a prime minister)
• 13 Dec 1971 John Sinclair (sentence: 10 yrs, sold 2 marijuana joints) is freed
• 14 Dec 1971 Golden Gate Bridge lights out all night due to power failure
• 16 Dec 1971 Bangladesh War of Independence and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: The surrender of the Pakistan army brings an end to both conflicts.
• 17 Dec 1971 Diamonds are Forever premieres in US
• 18 Dec 1971 1st Candlelight Processional
• 19 Dec 1971 Inner City opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 97 performances
• 20 Dec 1971 Roy Oliver Disney, co-founder of Walt Disney Company, dies of a massive brain hemorrhage, at age 78.
• 22 Dec 1971 KUAC TV channel 9 in Fairbanks / College, AK (PBS) begins broadcasting
• 24 Dec 1971 Peruvian Airlines Electra crashes at headwaters of Amazon, killing all except Juliane Margaret Koepcke (found ten days later).
• 25 Dec 1971 Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity) form Jesse Jackson
• 28 Dec 1971 Hasj falls from now on under (neath) the Opiumwet
• 29 Dec 1971 The United Kingdom gives up its military bases in Malta.
• 30 Dec 1971 Long Island NHL franchise purchased (New York Islanders).
• 31 Dec 1971 KAID TV channel 4 in Boise, ID (PBS) begins broadcasting

Famous Birthday

• Jared Leto

  American actor, singer, songwriter, and director.

• Ricky Martin

  Puerto-Rican singer, a pro from age 13 who exploded into international popularity in 1999 with his "Livin' la Vida Loca.

• Justin Trudeau

  Canadian politician, the 23rd Prime Minister of Canada, as well as the Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.

• Dido (singer)
• Claire Forlani
• Mathieu Chedid
• Aymeric Caron

  French TV columnist, environmentalist, and vegetarian militant.

• Corey Haim

  Canadian actor (Born 1971).

• Cécile Bois
• Nicole Coste
• Kamel Ouali

  French dancer and choreographer.

• Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

  Spanish tennis player, who, in 1994, became the first Spanish woman to win the U.S.

• Sébastien Moura
• Joseph Kabila
• Emily Mortimer

  English actress.

• Tia Texada

  American actress and singer.

• Stéphane Plantin

  French handball player, a right winger, world champion with the French team in 2001.

• Antoine Rigaudeau

  French basketball player, who won the Euroleague in 1997–98 and 2000–01 with Kinder Bologna.

• Chris Vance (actor)
• Daniel Sunjata

  American actor.

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Famous Deaths

• Pete Duel

  American actor (Born 1940).

• Godfried Bomans

  Dutch writer and journalist, a popular humorist for the ironic twist that he added to his stories.

• Dorothy Comingore

  Actress (Citizen Kane), dies after illness at 58.

• Milton Rosmer

  Director (Murder in the Red Barn), dies at 90.

• Roy O Disney

  Brother of Walt, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 78.

• Byron Arnold

  Composer, dies at 70.

• Maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner

  Composer, dies at 83.

• Jan Mul

  Composer, dies at 60.

• Peter Deuel

  Actor (Gidget, Love on a Rooftop), commits suicide at 31.

• Hugh Wakefield

  Actress (Blithe Spirit).

• Renee Evans

  Entertainer, dies of heart attack at 63.

• Carlo Jachino

  Composer, dies at 84.

• Melba Rae

  American actress (Born 1922).

• Arthur B Springarn

  US NAACP chairman (1940-65), dies at age 93.

• Jan Altink

  Dutch painter/co-founder (Plough), dies at age 86.

• Jack Barnhill

  Northern Ireland senator, assassinated.

• Aleksandr T Tvardovski

  Russian editor in chief (Novyj Mir), dies at age 61.

• Bobby Jones Jr

  PGA golfer (Grand Slam 1930), dies at age 69.

• Godfried Jan Arnold Bomans

  Dutch writer (Eric), dies at age 58.

• Shunryu Suzuki

  Zen teacher, founder of San Francisco Zen Center, dies.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair
2. Melanie - Brand New Key
3. Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft
4. Don McLean - American Pie (Parts 1 and 2)
5. Bread - Baby I'm-A Want You

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)
2. Clive Dunn - Grandad
3. The New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)
4. T Rex - Jeepster
5. Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking