July 1971 calendar

Events

• 01 Jul 1971 British and Argentina sign accord about Falkland Islands
• 02 Jul 1971 78th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Evonne Goolagong beats M Smith
• 03 Jul 1971 85th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: J Newcombe beats S Smith
• 04 Jul 1971 Michael S. Hart posts the first e-book, a copy of the United States Declaration of Independence, on the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign's mainframe computer, the origin of Project Gutenberg..
• 05 Jul 1971 US 26th amendment certified (reduces voting age to 18).
• 06 Jul 1971 Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda sworn in as President for Life of Malawi
• 09 Jul 1971 Henry Kissinger visits China PR
• 10 Jul 1971 100th British Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots a 278 at Royal Birkdale
• 11 Jul 1971 Chilean parliament nationalizes US copper mines
• 12 Jul 1971 Juan Corona, indicted for 25 murders
• 13 Jul 1971 42nd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 6-4 at Tiger Stadium, Detroit
• 14 Jul 1971 Libya severs its diplomatic ties with Morocco.
• 15 Jul 1971 US President Richard Nixon announces he would visit People's Republic of China.
• 16 Jul 1971 Franco points Prince Juan Carlos as deputy in Spain
• 17 Jul 1971 Kathy Whitworth / Judy Kimball wins LPGA Four-Ball Golf Championship
• 18 Jul 1971 Eddy Merckx wins his 3rd Tour de France
• 19 Jul 1971 Sudan military coup under maj Hashem al-Atta, Numeiry flees
• 20 Jul 1971 The Soviet Union says it will support the People's Republic of China's admission to the United Nations
• 22 Jul 1971 Sudan military counter coup under Premier Numeiry
• 24 Jul 1971 WUHQ TV channel 41 in Battle Creek, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting
• 25 Jul 1971 July 30 ampndash Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli records in Munich two Debussy works for Deutsche Grammophon it's his fifth recording.
• 26 Jul 1971 Apollo 15 launched (Scott & Irwin) to 4th manned landing on Moon
• 28 Jul 1971 Dutch ends censorship of Blue Movie
• 29 Jul 1971 The United Kingdom opts out of the Space Race, with the cancellation of its Black Arrow launch vehicle.
• 30 Jul 1971 38th NFL Chicago All Star Game: Baltimore 24, All Stars 17
• 31 Jul 1971 Deventer Soccer team Go Ahead Eagles forms

Famous Birthday

• Charlotte Gainsbourg

  French-British actress and noted family, the daughter of Serge Gainsbourg and singer-actress Jane Birkin.

• Julian Assange

  Australian whistleblower, with a background is in physics, mathematics and computer programming, best known for his work with WikiLeaks, an...

• Urs Buhler

  Swiss tenor (Il Divo).

• Missy Elliott

  American rapper and singer.

• Calogero

  French singer and composer of Italian-Sicilian descent, formerly founder of the pop band "Les Charts" (launched by France Gall) with his...

• Toronto (Canada)
• Kristi Yamaguchi

  American figure skater, World Champion in 1991 and 1992, she won the Olympic gold medal in 1992.

• Soundarya
• Corey Feldman

  Movie Actor.

• Alison Krauss

  American country and western singer who received the "Best Bluegrass Recording" award in 1990 for her song "I've Got That Old Feeling.

• Leisha Hailey

  Japanese-American singer-songwriter and actress (Uh Huh Her and The Murmurs).

• Sandra Oh

  Korean Canadian actress.

• Patrick Puydebat
• Tom Green

  Canadian comedian and actor.

• Christine Taylor

  American actress.

• Julianne Nicholson

  American actress, who appeared in "Little Black Book" and "Kinsey".

• Sophie Anquetil

  French writer, who revealed in her 2004 book "Pour l'amour de Jacques" that she is the daughter of famous cyclist Jacques Anquetil and his...

• Tanja Lanäus
• Christina Cox

  Canadian actress and stuntwoman.

• Carlos Núñez
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Famous Deaths

• Jim Morrison

  American singer, songwriter, poet and cult figure, the founding member and lead singer of the legendary rock group "The Doors," a top band...

• Louis Armstrong

  American jazz trumpeter, a raspy voiced singer and band leader who was known as the great "Satchmo" for Satchelmouth, the size of his mouth.

• Laurent Dauthuille

  French boxer, nicknamed the Tarzan of Buzenval.

• August Derleth

  American editor, anthropologist; publisher and horror fantasy writer.

• Horst Lange

  Writer, dies at 66.

• Thomas C Heart

  US Admiral / commander (Asiatic fleet).

• Mohamed Madbouh

  Moroccan General / putschist, shot to death.

• Carleton Young

  Actor (Court of Last Resorts), dies at 64.

• John W Campbell

  United States -- Sci-fi writer (Space Beyond), dies at 61.

• Alan Rawsthorne

  Composer, dies at 66.

• Diane Arbus [Nemerov]

  Photographer (Vogue), commits suicide at 48.

• H T Tsiang

  Dies at 65.

• Myril Hoag

  American baseball player (Born 1908).

• Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong

  jazz musician ("Hello Dolly"), dies at age 70.

• Cliff Edwards "Ukulele Ike"

  singer (54th Street Revue), dies at age 76.

• Bernhard Paumgartner

  Austrian conductor / composer, dies at 83.

• Charles E Pont

  American painter and printmaker (Born 1898).

• Lawrence Moore Cosgrave

  Canadian soldier and diplomat (Born 1890).

• Pedro Rodriguez

  Mexican race car driver (d. 1971).

• Ub Iwerks

  American animator director and producer co-created Mickey Mouse (d. 1971).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Carole King - It's Too Late
2. The Raiders - Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)
3. James Taylor - You've Got A Friend
4. Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose - Treat Her Like A Lady
5. Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Middle Of The Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
2. Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting
3. The Sweet - Co-Co
4. The New Seekers - Never Ending Song Of Love
5. Hurricane Smith - Don't Let It Die