August 1971
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The following events occurred in August 1971.
January 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in January 1971.-January 1, 1971 :*Born: Kalabhavan Mani, Indian actor and singer, in Chalakudy, Kerala...
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February 1971
January – February 1971 – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in February 1971.-February 1, 1971 :...
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March 1971
January – February – March 1971 – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in March 1971.-March 1, 1971 :*A bomb explodes in the men's room at the United States Capitol...
– April
April 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in April 1971.-April 1, 1971 :*The United Kingdom lifts all restrictions on gold ownership....
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May 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in May 1971.-May 1, 1971 :*Amtrak begins inter-city rail passenger service in the United States....
– June
June 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in June 1971.-June 1, 1971 :...
– July
July 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in July 1971.-July 1, 1971 :...
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September 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in September 1971:-September 1, 1971 :*The 1971 South Pacific Games begin in Tahiti....
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October 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in October 1971: -October 1, 1971 :*Walt Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida....
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November 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in November 1971. -November 1, 1971 :*The Toronto Sun begins publication...
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December 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in December 1971:-December 1, 1971 :...
The following events occurred in August 1971.
August 1, 1971 (Sunday)
- In New York City, 40,000 people attend the Concert for Bangladesh.
- The German Grand Prix1971 German Grand PrixThe 1971 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Nürburgring on 1 August 1971.The race returned to the Nürburgring after a year at the Hockenheimring after the safety was improved on the track. The race distance was shortened to 12 laps. Notable driver changes included Vic Elford, who...
at the NürburgringNürburgringThe Nürburgring is a motorsport complex around the village of Nürburg, Germany. It features a modern Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a much longer old North loop track which was built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains. It is located about...
is won by Jackie StewartJackie StewartSir John Young Stewart, OBE , better known as Jackie Stewart, and nicknamed The Flying Scotsman, is a Scottish former racing driver and team owner. He competed in Formula One between 1965 and 1973, winning three World Drivers' Championships. He also competed in Can-Am...
.
August 2, 1971 (Monday)
- Cyrille AdoulaCyrille AdoulaCyrille Adoula , was a Congolese politician. Adoula was the premier of the Republic of the Congo, from 2 August 1961 until 30 June 1964.Adoula was born in Léopoldville...
becomes prime minister of Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo (Léopoldville)The Republic of the Congo was an independent republic established following the independence granted to the former colony of the Belgian Congo in 1960...
. - Born: Ruth LawrenceRuth LawrenceRuth Elke Lawrence-Naimark is an Associate Professor of mathematics at the Einstein Institute of Mathematics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a researcher in knot theory and algebraic topology. Outside academia, she is best known for being a child prodigy in mathematics.- Youth :Ruth Lawrence...
, English mathematician, in Brighton - Died: W. O. BentleyW. O. BentleyWalter Owen Bentley, MBE engineer; designer of aero engines, designer and racer of motor cars, founder of Bentley Motors Limited in Cricklewood near London.He was known as "W.O." without any need to add the word Bentley....
, 82, English car designer
August 3, 1971 (Tuesday)
- Died: Georgy Babakin, 56, Russian space engineer; Yanka MaurYanka MaurYanka Maur , was a famous Belarusian writer. Yanka Maur was actually his pseudonym, while his real name was Ivan Mikhailavich Fiodarau . His son, Fiodar Fiodaraŭ, was a famous Belarusian physicist.He was born in Liepāja, Courland and grew up in the Belarusian village Lebianishki, which is now in...
, 88, Belarusian writer
August 4, 1971 (Wednesday)
- Continental Air Lines Flight 712, a Boeing 707-324C, collides with a Cessna 150J N61011 while landing at Los Angeles International AirportLos Angeles International AirportLos Angeles International Airport is the primary airport serving the Greater Los Angeles Area, the second-most populated metropolitan area in the United States. It is most often referred to by its IATA airport code LAX, with the letters pronounced individually...
. The Cessna crashes, injuring both passengers, but the Boeing lands safely. - Portuguese poet Alexandre O'NeillAlexandre O'NeillAlexandre Manuel Vahia de Castro O'Neill de Bulhões, GOSE was a Portuguese writer and poet of Irish descent.-Family:...
marries politician Teresa Patrício de GouveiaTeresa Patrício de GouveiaMaria Teresa Pinto Basto Patrício de Gouveia, GCIH , is a Portuguese Politician.-Background:She is a daughter of Afonso Patrício de Gouveia and wife Maria Madalena d'Orey Ferreira Pinto Basto , from a Family of the high Bourgeoisie and some Nobility and of more or less distant English, German,...
. - Died: Zoltán TildyZoltán TildyZoltán Tildy , was an influential leader of Hungary, who served as Prime Minister from 1945–1946 and President from 1946-1948 in the post-war period before the seizure of power by Soviet-backed communists....
, 71, former Prime Minister of Hungary
August 6, 1971 (Friday)
- A total lunar eclipseAugust 1971 lunar eclipseA total lunar eclipse took place on August 6, 1971. The moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow.-Visibility:It was completely visible over Africa and Asia, rising over South America, and setting over Australia....
lasting 1 hour, 40 minutes, and 4 seconds is observed over Africa and Asia, rising over South America, and setting over Australia. - Died: Samuel FrickletonSamuel FrickletonSamuel Frickleton VC was a non-commissioned officer in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award of the British Commonwealth for gallantry "in the face of the enemy", during the First World War.-Biography:Frickleton was born in Slamannan,...
, 80, New Zealand VC recipient
August 7, 1971 (Saturday)
- Apollo 15Apollo 15Apollo 15 was the ninth manned mission in the American Apollo space program, the fourth to land on the Moon and the eighth successful manned mission. It was the first of what were termed "J missions", long duration stays on the Moon with a greater focus on science than had been possible on previous...
returns to Earth. On re-entry, one of the capsule's three main parachutes is found to have deflated; but the safety of astronauts David ScottDavid ScottDavid Randolph Scott is an American engineer, test pilot, retired U.S. Air Force officer, and former NASA astronaut and engineer, who was one of the third group of astronauts selected by NASA in October 1963...
, James IrwinJames IrwinJames Benson Irwin was an American astronaut and engineer. He served as Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15, the fourth human lunar landing; he was the eighth person to walk on the Moon.-Early life:...
and Alfred WordenAlfred WordenAlfred Merrill Worden is an American astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 15 Moon mission in July–August 1971. The son of Merrill and Helen Worden, he was born in Jackson, Michigan...
is not compromised. The splashdown point is 330 miles north of Honolulu.
August 9, 1971 (Monday)
- India signs a 20-year treaty of friendship and cooperation with the Soviet Union.
- InternmentInternmentInternment is the imprisonment or confinement of people, commonly in large groups, without trial. The Oxford English Dictionary gives the meaning as: "The action of 'interning'; confinement within the limits of a country or place." Most modern usage is about individuals, and there is a distinction...
in Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
: British security forces arrest hundreds of nationalistsIrish nationalismIrish nationalism manifests itself in political and social movements and in sentiment inspired by a love for Irish culture, language and history, and as a sense of pride in Ireland and in the Irish people...
and detain them without trial in Long KeshMaze (HM Prison)Her Majesty's Prison Maze was a prison in Northern Ireland that was used to house paramilitary prisoners during the Troubles from mid-1971 to mid-2000....
prison; 20 people die in the riots that follow. - Born: James KimJames KimJames Kim was an American television personality and technology analyst for the former TechTV international cable television network, reviewing products for shows including The Screen Savers, Call for Help, and Fresh Gear...
(d. 2006), American television personality and technology analyst, in Josephine County, Oregon - Died: Otto WagenerOtto WagenerOtto Wagener was a German major general and, for a period, Adolf Hitler's economic advisor.- Biography :An industrialist's son, Wagener was born in Durlach, graduated from Gymnasium and then became an army officer...
, 83, German general and former economic advisor to Adolf HitlerAdolf HitlerAdolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
August 11, 1971 (Wednesday)
- Construction work begins on the Louisiana SuperdomeLouisiana SuperdomeThe Mercedes-Benz Superdome, previously known as the Louisiana Superdome and colloquially known as the Superdome, is a sports and exhibition arena located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA...
in New Orleans.
August 12, 1971 (Thursday)
- An estimated three thousand people from BelfastBelfastBelfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
and DerryDerryDerry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...
flee to the Republic of IrelandRepublic of IrelandIreland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
to escape the latest outbreak of violence. - SyriaSyriaSyria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
severs diplomatic relations with JordanJordanJordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
because of border clashes. - Faina Melnyk of Ukraine breaks the Women's Discus world record with a throw of 64.22 metres at the European Athletics Championships in Helsinki.
- The USSR's Soyuz-LSoyuz-LThe Soyuz-L , GRAU index 11A511L was a Soviet expendable carrier rocket designed by OKB-1 and manufactured by State Aviation Plant No. 1 in Samara, Russia. It was used for tests of the LK Lunar lander in low Earth orbit, as part of the Soviet lunar programme.The Soyuz-L was essentially a two stage...
carrier rocket makes its third and last flight. - Born: Patrick CarpentierPatrick CarpentierPatrick Carpentier is a retired Canadian race car driver. He is best known for his career in the Champ Car World Series and the IndyCar Series. In 2009, Patrick shared the #36 of Tommy Baldwin Racing with Mike Skinner and ran Michael Waltrip's #55 Toyota Camry in the road course races in the...
, Canadian race car driver, in Ville Lasalle, Quebec; Pete SamprasPete SamprasPete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and former world no. 1. During his 15-year tour career, he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles and became recognized as one of the greatest tennis players of all time....
, American tennis player, in Washington, D.C.; Phil WesternPhil WesternPhil Western is a Vancouver-based musician who is a founding member of the bands Download, PlatEAU, Frozen Rabbit, and Off And Gone....
, Canadian musician, in Vancouver
August 13, 1971 (Friday)
- Born: Heike MakatschHeike Makatsch- Early life :Makatsch was born in Düsseldorf, Germany, the daughter of former German national ice hockey team goaltender Rainer Makatsch. She spent several months in New Mexico in 1988 in an effort to improve her English, and later studied politics and sociology at the University of Düsseldorf for...
, German actress, in Düsseldorf - Died: King CurtisKing CurtisCurtis Ousley , who performed under the stage name King Curtis, was an American saxophone virtuoso known for rhythm and blues, rock and roll, soul, funk and soul jazz. Variously a bandleader, band member, and session musician, he was also a musical director and record producer...
, 37, American saxophonist (murdered)
August 14, 1971 (Saturday)
- British troops are stationed on the border with Ireland to stop arms smuggling.
- BahrainBahrain' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
declares independence as the State of Bahrain (Kingdom of Bahrain as of February 2002).
August 15, 1971 (Sunday)
- The number of British troops in Northern Ireland is raised to 12,500.
- President Richard NixonRichard NixonRichard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
announces that the United States will no longer convert dollars to gold at a fixed value, effectively ending the Bretton Woods systemBretton Woods systemThe Bretton Woods system of monetary management established the rules for commercial and financial relations among the world's major industrial states in the mid 20th century...
. He also imposes a 90-day freeze on wages, prices and rents. - Died: Paul LukasPaul LukasPaul Lukas was an Austrian-Hungarian-born actor.-Biography:Born Pál Lukács in Budapest, he arrived in Hollywood in 1927 after a successful stage and film career in Hungary, Germany and Austria where he worked with Max Reinhardt. He made his stage debut in Budapest in 1916 and his film debut in 1917...
, 76, Hungarian actor
August 17, 1971 (Tuesday)
- Died: Maedayama EigorōMaedayama EigoroMaedayama Eigorō was a sumo wrestler from Ehime Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 39th Yokozuna.-Career:...
, 57, Japanese sumo wrestler (cirrhosis of the liver)
August 18, 1971 (Wednesday)
- Vietnam WarVietnam WarThe Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from VietnamVietnamVietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. - British troops are engaged in a firefight with the IRAIrish Republican ArmyThe Irish Republican Army was an Irish republican revolutionary military organisation. It was descended from the Irish Volunteers, an organisation established on 25 November 1913 that staged the Easter Rising in April 1916...
in DerryDerryDerry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...
, Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
.
August 19, 1971 (Thursday)
- A right-wing coup ignites a rebellion in BoliviaBoliviaBolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
. Miners and students join troops to support president Juan José TorresJuan José TorresJuan José Torres González was a Bolivian socialist politician and military leader. He served as President of Bolivia from October 7, 1970 to August 21, 1971. He was popularly known as "J.J."...
. - Died: Errol John EmanuelErrol John EmanuelErrol John Emanuel , a District Commissioner in the East New Britain district of Papua New Guinea was posthumously awarded the George Cross, the highest British award for bravery out of combat, for gallantry displayed between July 1969 and 19 August 1971. He was born on 13 December 1918, at...
, 52, Australian District Commissioner in the East New Britain district of Papua New Guinea; Reinhold MaierReinhold MaierReinhold Maier was a German politician and the leader of the FDP from 1957–1960.Maier was born in Schorndorf. In the Weimar Republic Maier was a member of the German Democratic Party...
, 81, German politician
August 20, 1971 (Friday)
- International Telecommunications Satellite OrganizationInternational Telecommunications Satellite OrganizationThe International Telecommunications Satellite Organization is an intergovernmental organisation charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat.-External links:*...
(Intelsat, effective 12 February 1973). - The spills 1,000 gallons of fuel oil on President Nixon'sRichard NixonRichard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
Western White House beach in San Clemente, CaliforniaSan Clemente, CaliforniaSan Clemente is a city in Orange County, California. The population was 63,522 at the 2010 census. Located on the California Coast, midway between Los Angeles and San Diego at the southern tip of the county, it is known for its ocean, hill, and mountain views, a pleasant climate and its Spanish...
. - Died: Matiur RahmanMatiur Rahman (military pilot)Matiur Rahman or M. Matiur Rahman was a Flight Lieutenant in the Pakistan Air Force when the Liberation War broke out. His date of birth is sometimes given as 29 November 1941....
, 26, military pilot, while attempting to hijack a T-33 trainer aircraft from Karachi, Pakistan, to India in order to defect from the Pakistan Air Force and join the Liberation movement of Bangladesh.
August 21, 1971 (Saturday)
- A bomb made of two hand grenades by communist rebels explodes in the Liberal PartyLiberal Party (Philippines)The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the...
campaign party in Plaza Miranda1971 Plaza Miranda bombingThe Plaza Miranda bombing occurred during a political campaign rally of the Liberal Party at Plaza Miranda in the district of Quiapo, Manila in the Philippines on August 21, 1971...
in Quiapo, ManilaQuiapo, ManilaQuiapo is a district and city square of Manila. Referred as the "Old Downtown", Quiapo in known for where cheap buys or goods are being sold at rock-bottom prices and was the home of the Quiapo Church, where the feast for the Black Nazarene is held, with over millions of people attending...
the PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, injuring several anti-MarcosFerdinand MarcosFerdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr. was a Filipino leader and an authoritarian President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives and a member of the Philippine Senate...
political candidates.
August 22, 1971 (Sunday)
- Start of the 1971 CONCACAF Champions' Cup football competition.
- Born: Richard ArmitageRichard Armitage (actor)Richard Crispin Armitage is an English actor famous for his roles as John Thornton in North and South, Guy of Gisborne in Robin Hood, and Lucas North in Spooks...
, English actor, in Leicester
August 23, 1971 (Monday)
- Superintendent Gerald Irving RichardsonGerald Irving RichardsonSuperintendent Gerald 'Gerry' Irving Richardson, GC, was a police officer in the Lancashire Constabulary and the highest-ranking officer to be murdered in the line of duty in Great Britain...
of the UK's Lancashire Constabulary tackles a gang of armed robbers and is shot while attempting to persuade one of them to give up his weapon. Richardson dies later in hospital and is posthumously awarded the George CrossGeorge CrossThe George Cross is the highest civil decoration of the United Kingdom, and also holds, or has held, that status in many of the other countries of the Commonwealth of Nations...
for heroism the following year. - Died: "ShamuShamuShamu was the fourth killer whale ever captured and was the third orca ever displayed in a public exhibit. She was the first orca to survive more than 13 months in captivity and was the star of a very popular killer whale show at SeaWorld San Diego in the mid - late 1960s...
", about 10 years old, the first orcaOrcaThe killer whale , commonly referred to as the orca, and less commonly as the blackfish, is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family. Killer whales are found in all oceans, from the frigid Arctic and Antarctic regions to tropical seas...
of that name to perform at SeaWorld San Diego.
August 24, 1971 (Tuesday)
- Born: Alexandra ZappAlexandra ZappAlexandra Nicole Zapp was murdered in the women’s room of a Burger King rest stop in Bridgewater, Massachusetts on July 18, 2002. Section 121 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act is named the “Megan Nicole Kanka and Alexandra Nicole Zapp Community Notification Program” after her...
(d. 2002), American murder victim, in Portland, Oregon
August 25, 1971 (Wednesday)
- Border clashes occur between TanzaniaTanzaniaThe United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
and UgandaUgandaUganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
. - Floods in BangladeshBangladeshBangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
and eastern BengalBengalBengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
cause thousands to flee the region.
August 26, 1971 (Thursday)
- A civilian government takes power in Greece.
- Born: ThalíaThalíaAriadna Thalía Sodi Miranda , known simply by the mononym Thalía , is a Mexican singer and actress. She has sold over 40 million albums worldwide...
, Mexican actress and singer, in Mexico City
August 27, 1971 (Friday)
- Died: Margaret Bourke-WhiteMargaret Bourke-WhiteMargaret Bourke-White was an American photographer and documentary photographer. She is best known as the first foreign photographer permitted to take pictures of Soviet Industry, the first female war correspondent and the first female photographer for Henry Luce's Life magazine, where her...
, 67, American photographer; Lil Hardin ArmstrongLil Hardin ArmstrongLil Hardin Armstrong was a jazz pianist, composer, arranger, singer, and bandleader, and the second wife of Louis Armstrong with whom she collaborated on many recordings in the 1920s....
, 73, jazz musician and widow of Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana....
August 28, 1971 (Saturday)
- George HislopGeorge HislopGeorge Hislop was one of Canada's most influential gay activists. He was the first openly gay candidate for municipal office in Canada, as well as the first openly gay candidate for any political office in Ontario , and was a key figure in the early development of Toronto's gay...
organizes the first Canadian gay rights demonstration, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. - Born: Janet EvansJanet EvansJanet Beth Evans is a American competitive swimmer who specializes in distance freestyle. She recently announced her comeback to the sport with intentions to swim in the 2012 Olympic Trials.-Biography:...
, American swimmer, in Fullerton, California; Zhang HaijieZhang HaijieZhang Haijie is a renowned Singaporean television news presenter with MediaCorp TV Channel 8, one of two Mandarin Chinese free-to-air television channels in Singapore. Born in Xi'an, China, she became a Singaporean citizen in 2003. Since 1 May 2008, she has been anchoring News Tonight every...
, Singaporean journalist and TV presenter, in Xi'an, China - Died: Dezső Szentgyörgyi, 56, Hungarian fighter ace of World War II (air crash)
August 29, 1971 (Sunday)
- Hassan al-AmriHassan al-AmriHassan al-Amri He was born in a Yemeni village called Al-Amaryah—his surname indicates that—in Al-Hada District. He was the Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic for five terms between 1964 and 1971....
, in his fifth term as Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic, shoots dead a photographer during an altercation. He is subsequently removed from office. - Died: Leonard John BrassLeonard John BrassLeonard John Brass was an Australian and American botanist, botanical collector and explorer. He was born at Toowoomba, Queensland...
, 71, Australian-American botanist and explorer
August 30, 1971 (Monday)
- The Progressive ConservativesProgressive Conservative Association of AlbertaThe Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...
under Peter LougheedPeter LougheedEdgar Peter Lougheed, PC, CC, AOE, QC, is a Canadian lawyer, and a former politician and Canadian Football League player. He served as the tenth Premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985....
defeat the Social CreditSocial Credit Party of AlbertaThe Alberta Social Credit Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values....
government under Harry E. Strom in a general electionGeneral electionIn a parliamentary political system, a general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.The term...
, ending 36 years of uninterrupted power for Social Credit in AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
.
August 31, 1971 (Tuesday)
- Australian long-distance runner Adrienne BeamesAdrienne BeamesAdrienne Beames is an Australian long-distance runner frequently credited as the first woman to break the 3-hour barrier in the marathon...
becomes the first woman to break the three-hour barrier in the marathon, finishing in 2:46:30 at Werribee.