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October 1971

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The following events occurred in October 1971:

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October 1, 1971 (Friday)

  • Walt Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida.
  • Aurigny Air Services commences operations with the Britten-Norman Trislander.

    • October 2, 1971 (Saturday)

  • Soul Train, the African-American equivalent to American Bandstand, makes its first appearance.
  • Preserved ex-Great Western Railway steam locomotive No. 6000 King George V inaugurates a series of special trains on British Rail, the first steam allowed on the main line for several years.

    • October 3, 1971 (Sunday)

  • François Cevert of France wins the United States Grand Prix, his only Formula One win. Jackie Stewart ends the season as champion.
  • Died: Archduchess Adelheid of Austria, 57; Seán Ó Riada, Irish musician and composer, 40 (of cirrhosis of the liver)

    • October 4, 1971 (Monday)

  • Petroleum is found under Sable Island, off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Filming of Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii begins.

    • October 5, 1971 (Tuesday)

  • The last British Rail Class 42 locomotives go out of use in the UK.

    • October 6, 1971 (Wednesday)

  • Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn comes to a close.

    • October 7, 1971 (Thursday)

  • Swiss water-skier Marina Ricolfi-Doria marries Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, in Tehran.
  • Died: K. Kelappan, 82, Indian civil rights activist

    • October 8, 1971 (Friday)

  • Tathra National Park and Alexander Morrison National Park in Western Australia are officially named.

    • October 9, 1971 (Saturday)

  • Vietnam War: Conclusion of Commando Hunt IV.

    • October 10, 1971 (Sunday)

  • Classic British TV drama series Upstairs, Downstairs is shown for the first time on ITV.
  • The 1831 London Bridge reopens in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
  • Born: Evgeny Kissin, Russian pianist, in Moscow

    • October 11, 1971 (Monday)

  • Died: Chester Conklin, 85, American comedian and silent film star

    • October 12, 1971 (Tuesday)

  • New York City Department of Consumer Affairs recommends the repeal of a city law banning homosexuals from working in or going to bars.
  • Died: Gene Vincent, 36, American singer, of a ruptured stomach ulcer

    • October 13, 1971 (Wednesday)

  • A World Series game takes place at night, for the first time.
  • Born: Sacha Baron Cohen, British comedian, in Hammersmith, London

    • October 14, 1971 (Thursday)

  • The asteroid 2446 Lunacharsky is discovered by Lyudmila Chernykh.
  • The U.S. conducts an underground nuclear weapon test at the Nevada Test Site.
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea-Submarine Voyage opens at Disney's Magic Kingdom.

    • October 15, 1971 (Friday)

  • The 2,500 Year Celebration of Iran begins, celebrating the birth of Persia.
  • Died: William Hill, 68, English gambling magnate

    • October 16, 1971 (Saturday)

  • John Lennon and Yoko Ono move to 105 Bank Street, Greenwich Village, New York City.
  • Died: Robin Boyd, 52, Australian architect, of a post-operative stroke

    • October 17, 1971 (Sunday)

  • First meeting of the Northern Resistance Movement in Omagh, Northern Ireland.

    • October 18, 1971 (Monday)

  • In New York City, the Knapp Commission begins public hearings on police corruption.

    • October 19, 1971 (Tuesday)

  • Soviet satellite Kosmos 453 is launched into orbit around the Earth.
  • Opening of the Kieferngarten and Sendlinger Tor stations on the Munich U-Bahn.
  • 15 elderly residents die in a fire at the Geiger Nursing and Convalescence Home in Texas Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, US. An investigation lasting nearly 5 years reveals that one of the residents set the fire which killed him and the others.
  • Died: Betty Bronson, 64, American silent film star

    • October 20, 1971 (Wednesday)

  • The Nepal stock exchange collapses.
  • Swiss astronomer Paul Wild discovers the asteroids 1838 Ursa, 1839 Ragazza and 1893 Jakoba.
  • Born: Dannii Minogue, Australian singer and actress, in Melbourne
  • Died: Louis E. Woods, 76, American aviator

    • October 21, 1971 (Thursday)

  • U.S. President Richard Nixon nominates Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr. and William H. Rehnquist to the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • A gas explosion in Clarkston, Glasgow kills 20 people.
  • Born: Jade Jagger, English-Nicaraguan model and socialite, in Paris, to Mick and Bianca Jagger

    • October 22, 1971 (Friday)

  • Fire breaks out at Texas Mill, Ashton-under-Lyne, England. The fire service requires over 40 appliances to fight the blaze and a fireman is killed. The historic building is completely destroyed.

    • October 23, 1971 (Saturday)

  • In the 1971 Scottish League Cup Final, Partick Thistle defeat Glasgow Celtic 4–1 at Hampden Park in a major upset.
  • Died: Ion Rîmaru, 25, Romanian serial killer ("The Vampire of Bucharest"), executed by firing squad

    • October 24, 1971 (Sunday)

  • Born: Dervla Kirwan, Irish actress, in Dublin

    • October 25, 1971 (Monday)

  • Under Resolution 2758, the United Nations General Assembly admits the People's Republic of China and expels the Republic of China (or Taiwan).
  • Born: Midori, Japanese violinist, in Osaka

    • October 26, 1971 (Tuesday)

  • Luboš Kohoutek discovers over 30 new asteroids, including 1840 Hus, 1841 Masaryk, 1865 Cerberus, 1894 Haffner, 1895 Larink and 1896 Beer.
  • Born: Audley Harrison, British boxer, in London

    • October 27, 1971 (Wednesday)

  • The Democratic Republic of the Congo is renamed Zaire.
  • Born: Reema Khan, Pakistani film star, in Sahiwal

    • October 28, 1971 (Thursday)

  • The British House of Commons votes 356–244 in favour of joining the European Economic Community.
  • The United Kingdom becomes the sixth nation to launch a satellite into orbit, the Prospero X-3, using a Black Arrow carrier rocket.
  • The Egyptian Opera House (Khedivial Opera House) in Cairo burns down.
  • The Newfoundland general election results in a hung parliament; Joey Smallwood retains the premiership for only another three months.

    • October 29, 1971 (Friday)

  • Vietnam War – Vietnamization: The total number of American troops still in Vietnam drops to a record low of 196,700 (the lowest since January 1966).
  • Born: Winona Ryder, American actress, in Olmsted County, Minnesota
  • Died: Duane Allman, 24, American rock musician, in a motorcycle accident; Arne Tiselius, 69, Swedish biochemist and Nobel laureate

    • October 30, 1971 (Saturday)

  • Rev. Ian Paisley's Democratic Unionist Party is founded in Northern Ireland.

    • October 31, 1971 (Sunday)

  • A bomb explodes at the top of the Post Office Tower in London.

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