March 1971 calendar

March 1971
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in March 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.

But much more happened on March 1971: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of March 1971?

Events

01 Mar 1971 Clandestine Radio Deutsche Reich (Germany) begins transmitting on FM
03 Mar 1971 South African Broadcasting Corp lifts its ban on the Beatles.
04 Mar 1971 "City Command" kidnaps four US military men at Ankara, Turkey.
05 Mar 1971 The Pakistani army occupies East Pakistan.
06 Mar 1971 A fire in a mental hospital at Burghölzli, Switzerland, kills 28 people.
07 Mar 1971 Egypt refuses to renew the Suez ceasefire.
08 Mar 1971 Milwaukee Bucks win their 20th straight NBA game (team record).
09 Mar 1971 J M Noreiga takes 9-95 West Indies versus India at Port-of-Spain.
10 Mar 1971 US Senate approves amendment lowering voting age to 18.
12 Mar 1971 Syrian premier Hafez Assad elected President.
13 Mar 1971 Live at Fillmore East recorded
14 Mar 1971 Barbra Streisand appears on The Burt Bacharach Special on CBS TV
15 Mar 1971 CBS TV announces it is dropping Ed Sullivan Show
16 Mar 1971 KDCD TV channel 18 in Midland, TX (IND) suspends broadcasting
17 Mar 1971 Edward Henry of Morristown, New Jersey, is first person to win US$1 million in a State lottery.
18 Mar 1971 Peru: A landslide crashes into Yanawayin Lake, killing 200 people at the mining camp of Chungar.
19 Mar 1971 Philadelphia 76ers outscore Cincinnati Royals 90-8 in one half.
20 Mar 1971 Boston Bruins win 13th straight NHL game.
21 Mar 1971 Vermont seasonal snowfall totals 132.2 10892
23 Mar 1971 General Alejandro Lanusse of Argentina takes power in a military coup.
25 Mar 1971 Boston Patriots become New England Patriots.
26 Mar 1971 Benny Hill Show tops TV ratings
27 Mar 1971 East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) independence is repeatedly declared by Army Major (later President of Bangladesh) Ziaur Rahman on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from Kalurghat Radio Station, Chittagong.
28 Mar 1971 25th Tony Awards: Sleuth and Company win.
29 Mar 1971 Royal Albert Hall opens
31 Mar 1971 William Calley sentenced to life for Mi Lai Massacre
07 Mar 1971 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, political leader of then East Pakistan (present day-Bangladesh), delivers his historic 7th March speech in the Racecourse Field (Now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Dhaka.