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A total lunar eclipse took place on February 10, 1971. The moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow.
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Visibility
It was completely visible from North America, rising from Eastern Asia, Australia, and setting over South America, Europe and Africa.
Saros series
Lunar saros series 123, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has 25 total lunar eclipses. The first total lunar eclipse of this series was on July 16, 1628, and last will be on April 4, 2061. The two longest occurrence of this series were on September 20, 1736 and October 1, 1754 when totality lasted 106 minutes.
It last occurred on January 29, 1953 and will next occur on February 20, 1989.
References
February 1971 lunar eclipse Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA