What happened in 1971?
413 recorded events in 1971, including 156 in people, 81 in science & technology and 40 in economy & trade. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Major Events 1
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Nixon ends the gold standard
President Nixon ends the dollar's convertibility to gold, reshaping the global financial system.
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Wars & Conflicts 14
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Bangladesh Liberation War
Conflict that led to the independence of the majority-Bengali country
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Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
1971 war between India and Pakistan along Bengladesh Liberation War
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Operation Lam Son 719
1971 Vietnam War military offensive in Laos by the US-backed ARVN
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Battle of Longewala
Major skirmish in 1971 Indo-Pakistani War
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Battle of Long Khanh
1971 battle of the Vietnam War
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Battle of FSB Mary Ann
1971 battle
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Battle of Sylhet
1971 battle of the Bangladesh Liberation War
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Battle of Dhalai
1971 battle of the Bangladesh Liberation War
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Battle of Hilli
1971 battle of the Bangladesh Liberation War
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Battle of Kamalpur
1971 battle of the Bangladesh Liberation War
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Operation Jackpot
Battle of the Bangladesh Liberation War
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Battle of Nui Le
1971 battle
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Battle of Snuol
1971 Vietnam War battle fought in Cambodia
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Battle of Chamb
Battle of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
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Politics & Government 6
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Convention on Psychotropic Substances
UN treaty on recreational drugs
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1971 Turkish military memorandum
12 March 1971 government coup in Turkey
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Four Power Agreement on Berlin
International treaty
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1971 Ugandan coup d'état
Military coup d'état in Uganda on 25 January 1971
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1971 Sudanese coup d'état
Short-lived communist coup against President Gaafar Nimeiry
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Operation Cactus-Lilly
India launched Operation Cactus to defend Maldivian Government against a coup attempt
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People 156
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William Lawrence Bragg died
Australian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer
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Igor Tamm died
Soviet physicist (1895–1971)
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Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi died
Indian independence movement activist, politician, writer and educationist (1887-1971)
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Kim Il-yeop died
Korean writer, poet, journalist, Buddhist nun and activist (1896–1971)
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Louis Armstrong died
American jazz musician, trumpeter and singer (1901–1971)
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Jim Morrison died
American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)
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Fernandel died
French actor and singer (1903-1971)
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Harold Lloyd died
American actor and comedian (1893–1971)
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Leonard Jimmie Savage died
American mathematician (1917–1971)
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Alvin Saunders Johnson died
United States economist (1874–1971)
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Pantelimon Erhan died
Moldovan politician (1884–1971)
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Édouard-Marcel Sandoz died
Swiss artist (1881–1971)
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Paul Karrer died
Swiss chemist (1889-1971)
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Theodor Svedberg died
Swedish chemist (1884-1971)
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Arne Tiselius died
Swedish biochemist and Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry
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Bernardo Houssay died
Argentine physician (1887–1971)
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Wendell Meredith Stanley died
American biochemist and virologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1946)
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John Boyd Orr died
Scottish nutritionist, Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (1880-1971)
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Peretz Bernstein died
Israeli politician (1890-1971)
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George Jackson died
Activist, Marxist, author, member of the Black Panther Party, and co-founder of the Black Guerrilla Family
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Dolores Cacuango died
Ecuadorian indigenous rights activist
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Paca Navas died
Honduran journalist, writer and feminist
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Esther De Mezerville died
Guatemalan teacher, feminist, suffragette and activist
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Paul Lukas died
Hungarian-American actor (1891-1971)
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Audie Murphy died
American soldier and actor (1925–1971)
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Van Heflin died
American actor (1908–1971)
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Max Steiner died
Austrian-born American music composer and conductor (1888–1971)
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Gene Vincent died
American rock musician (1935–1971)
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Duane Allman died
American guitarist (1946–1971)
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John Desmond Bernal died
Irish scientist (1901-1971)
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Vikram Sarabhai died
Father of Indian space programme (1919–1971)
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Philo Farnsworth died
American inventor (1906–1971)
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Kathleen Lonsdale died
Irish crystallographer (1903-1971)
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Vladislav Volkov died
Soviet cosmonaut (1935–1971)
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Viktor Patsayev died
Soviet cosmonaut (1933–1971)
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Yrjö Väisälä died
Finnish astronomer and physicist
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David Sarnoff died
Russian-born American businessman (1891–1971)
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Broncho Billy Anderson died
American actor, writer, film director, and film producer (1880–1971)
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Mikhail Yangel died
Soviet engineer and missile designer
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Heinz Hopf died
German mathematician (1894–1971)
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Paul Pierre Lévy died
French mathematician (1886–1971)
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Ernst Krenkel died
Russian Arctic explorer of Baltic German origin (1903-1971)
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Roderick Carr died
Royal Air Force air marshals
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Alexander Curt Brade died
German botanist (1881-1971)
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Aurelia Browder died
American activist
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Raffaele Cantoni died
Italian resistance member (1896–1971)
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Yechezkel Kutscher died
Israeli philologist
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Sophie Areshian died
Armenian revolutionary and fedayee
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Nellie Gifford died
An Irish republican activist and nationalist (1880-1971)
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Isabel McCorkindale died
(1885-1971) Australian temperance worker and women's activist
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Estelle Sternberger died
American Jewish activist and broadcaster
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Jane Edna Hunter died
African-American social worker
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Vivian Seay died
British Honduran nurse, social reformer and activist
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Lutfunnahar Helen died
Bangladeshi educationist, political activist
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Philip Spratt died
Indo-British capitalist writer and intellectual.
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Walter P. Carter died
American activist (1923-1971)
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Edie Sedgwick died
American socialite, actress and model (1943-1971)
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Gladys Cooper died
British actress (1888-1971)
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Helene Weigel died
German actress and artistic director (1900–1971)
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Bobby Jones died
American amateur golfer and lawyer (1902–1971)
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Lester Germer died
American physicist (1896–1971)
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Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford died
Royal Air Force air marshal (1893-1971)
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Fritz von Opel died
German engineer (1899–1971)
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W. O. Bentley died
British automotive engineer (1888-1971)
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Nora Stanton Blatch Barney died
American civil engineer, architect and suffragist (1883–1971)
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Heinz Lammerding died
German general (1905-1971)
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Georgy Babakin died
Soviet aerospace engineer
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Hanna Neumann died
German Australian mathematician (1914–1971)
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Frank Rosenblatt died
American psychologist notable in the field of artificial intelligence
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Richard Montague died
American mathematician and philosopher (1930–1971)
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James Waddell Alexander II died
American mathematician (1888–1971)
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Edward Andrade died
English physicist (1887-1971)
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Yasui Kono died
Japanese biologist and cytologist (1880-1971)
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Louis Armand died
French engineer, inventor, administrator, and resistance fighter (1905-1971)
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Joseph Helffrich died
German astronomer (1890–1971)
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Cyril Burt died
Discredited English educational psychologist (1883–1971)
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Roger Adams died
American organic chemist (1889–1971)
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Wolfgang Krull died
German mathematician (1899–1971)
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Kurt Reidemeister died
German mathematician (1893-1971)
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John Reith, 1st Baron Reith died
British broadcasting executive and politician (1889–1971)
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Aleksandr Kurosh died
Russian mathematician (1908-1971)
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Agnes Meyer Driscoll died
American cryptographer
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Jan Arnoldus Schouten died
Dutch mathematician (1883-1971)
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Norman Steenrod died
American mathematician (1910-1971)
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John Burton Cleland died
Australian biologist (1878-1971)
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Douglas Shearer died
Canadian sound designer and recording director (1899-1971)
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Marie Lebour died
British marine biologist (1876-1971)
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Dempsey Wilson died
Racing driver (1927-1971)
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Edgar Bain died
American metallurgist (1891–1971)
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Umberto Malvano died
Italian footballer (1884-1971)
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Ottorino Barassi died
Italian football administrator (1898–1971)
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Margaret Newton died
Canadian phytopathologist and mycologist (1887–1971)
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Jan Hendrik de Boer died
Dutch scientist (1899-1971)
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Herbert McLean Evans died
American scientist (1882-1971)
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Freddie Spencer Chapman died
British Army officer and World War II veteran (1907–1971)
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Ernest de Koven Leffingwell died
American geologist and explorer (1875-1971)
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Thomas C. Lethbridge died
British explorer and archaeologist (1901–1971)
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Alexander Heron died
Geologist, explorer (1884-1971)
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Joseph D. Healy died
American explorer (1912-1971)
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Rita Hinden died
British journalist and campaigner on colonial issues
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Elsie Borders died
Borders (née Kreher), Elsie Florence Eva [Elsy] (1905–1971), housing activist
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Bebe Daniels died
American entertainer (1901–1971)
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Diana Lynn died
American actress (1926-1971)
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Spring Byington died
American actress (1886–1971)
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Glenda Farrell died
American actress (1904–1971)
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Bella Darvi died
Actress (1928-1971)
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Martha Vickers died
American television and film actress (1925-1971)
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Chester Conklin died
Actor, comedian (1886-1971)
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John Dall died
Actor (1920-1971)
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Wynton Kelly died
American jazz pianist (1931–1971)
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Jadwiga Smosarska died
Polish actress (1898–1971)
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Thomas Gomez died
American actor (1905-1971)
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Betty Bronson died
American actress (1906–1971)
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Billy Gilbert died
American comedian and actor (1894–1971)
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Raymond Hatton died
American silent film actor (1887-1971)
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Cliff Edwards died
American recording artist; musician, singer, actor and voice actor (1895-1971)
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Edmund Lowe died
American actor (1890-1971)
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Philippe Hériat died
French actor and writer (1898–1971)
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Libby Holman died
American socialite, actress, singer, and activist (1904-1971)
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Tor Johnson died
Swedish professional wrestler and actor (1902-1971)
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Michael Rennie died
British actor (1909-1971)
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Etienne Gailly died
Athletics competitor
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Lil Hardin Armstrong died
American jazz musician (1898-1971)
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Bengt Ekerot died
Swedish actor and director (1920–1971)
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Elon Musk born
Born in Pretoria. American businessman (born 1971).
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Justin Trudeau born
Born in Ottawa. 23rd prime minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025.
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Julian Assange born
Born in Townsville. Australian editor, publisher, and activist (born 1971).
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Tupac Shakur born
Born in East Harlem. American rapper (1971–1996).
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Marco Rubio born
Born in Miami. 72nd United States Secretary of State since 2025.
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Elif Şafak born
Born in Strasbourg. Turkish writer (born 1971).
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Vitali Klitschko born
Born in Belovodskoye. Ukrainian boxer and politician (1971-).
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Sofia Coppola born
Born in New York City. American filmmaker (born 1971).
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Amy Poehler born
Born in Newton. American actress.
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Thalía born
Born in Mexico City. Mexican singer and actress.
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Ekrem İmamoğlu born
Born in Cevizli. Turkish politician and 7th mayor of Istanbul.
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Kiran Desai born
Born in New Delhi. Indian author.
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Hakan Şükür born
Born in Adapazarı. Turkish association football player (born 1971).
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Thomas Piketty born
Born in Clichy. French economist (born 1971).
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Kim Jong-nam born
Born in Pyongyang. Oldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (1971–2017).
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Valdis Dombrovskis born
Born in Riga. 11th Prime Minister of Latvia.
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Jyrki Katainen born
Born in Siilinjärvi. Finnish politician.
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Erykah Badu born
Born in Dallas. American neo-soul singer.
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George Osborne born
Born in Paddington. British politician (b. 1971).
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Jussi Halla-aho born
Born in Tampere. Finnish politician, Slavic linguist, and Speaker of the Parliament.
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Dmytro Yarosh born
Born in Kamyanske. Ukrainian political activist, public figure.
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Denis Voronenkov born
Born in Nizhny Novgorod. Russian politician (1971—2017).
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Patrick Sensburg born
Born in Paderborn. German politician and lawyer.
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Zaza Gogava born
Born in Georgian SSR. Georgian general.
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Srirasmi Suwadee born
Born in Samut Songkhram. Mother Of Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti.
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Albrecht Behmel born
Born in Black Forest. German novelist, historian and playwright.
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Oleg Tsokov born
Born in Gazalkent. Lieutenant general in the Russian Ground Forces.
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İbrahim Kalın born
Born in Istanbul. Director of the National Intelligence Organization of Turkey.
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Roman Giertych born
Born in Śrem. Polish politician.
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John Desmond Bernal died
Died in Camden Town. Irish scientist (1901-1971).
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Broncho Billy Anderson died
Died in Woodland Hills. American actor, writer, film director, and film producer (1880–1971).
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Lester Germer died
Died in Shawangunk Ridge. American physicist (1896–1971).
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Science & Technology 81
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Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Indian space launch site in Andhra Pradesh
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Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales
Academic language institution in France
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University of Bordeaux 1
Former French university founded in 1971, replaced and abolished in 2014
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Las Campanas Observatory
Astronomical observatory in Chile
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Luleå University of Technology
Swedish university
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Polytechnic University of Catalonia
Public university in Barcelona, Spain
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Angra Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear power plant in Brazil
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University of N'Djaména
University in Chad (IAU-019625)
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Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear power plant
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Sōka University
University
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Barsebäck Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear power plant
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Ascó Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear power plant
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Wise Observatory
Astronomical observatory
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Ramkhamhaeng University
University from Thailand
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National Changhua University of Education
A normal university in Changhua County, Taiwan
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Aleksandër Xhuvani University in Elbasan
University in Elbasan
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International Potato Center
Research institute on potato and other tuber crops
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Climatic Research Unit
UK climate change research body
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Birmingham City University
UK university (2007-)
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University of Staffordshire
University in Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
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Université Abdou Moumouni
Public university in Niamey, Niger
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Hospital Universitario de Canarias
Hospital in Tenerife, Spain
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Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja
Private university in Loja, Ecuador
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Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
State public university in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Shumen University
University in Shumen, Bulgaria
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Jamshid Nakhchivanski Military Lyceum
The military high school was established on the initiative of Heydar Aliyev
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Nkrumah University
Education organization in Kabwe, Zambia
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University of Texas at Tyler
American university located in Tyler, Texas
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University of Caloocan City
Public university
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University of Toliara
University in Madagascar
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Hong Kong Adventist Hospital – Stubbs Road
Hospital in Hong Kong, China
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St. James's Hospital
Hospital in Ireland
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Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria
Hospital in Spain
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Francisco Marroquín University
Private, secular university in Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Aichi Medical University
Higher education institution in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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Ishikawa Prefectural University
Higher education institution in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
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Universidade Federal do Piauí
Brazilian public university
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University of Houston–Clear Lake
Public university
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Taipei City University of Science and Technology
University in Taipei, Taiwan
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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Hospital in Oklahoma, United States
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Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute
Swedish research institute
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Țării Crișurilor Museum
Archaeology, ethnology and art museum in Romania
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Antares Astronomical Observatory
Museum in Feira de Santana, Bahia
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Bergen Arboretum and Botanical Garden, Milde
Bergen Arboretum and Botanical Garden, Milde (Science & Technology).
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University of Arak
University in Arak, Iran
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Benedictine College
Private liberal arts college in Atchison, Kansas, United States
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Biozentrum University of Basel
Division of the University of Basel
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Shunan University
Public university in Shunan, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Western Texas College
Community college in Snyder, Texas, U.S.
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Hassania School of Public Works
University in Casablanca, Morocco
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University of Science and Technology of Oran - Mohamed-Boudiaf
University in Algeria
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Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation
Soviet and Russian state university
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Norwegian Film School
Norwegian Film School (Science & Technology).
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Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
Hospital in Canada
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San Juan Botanical Garden
300-acre urban garden in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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James Cook Observatory
Former observatory in New Zealand
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Asahi University
Higher education institution in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Centro Universitário Ritter dos Reis
University in Brazil
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School of Plastic Arts of Puerto Rico
School of Visual Arts and Design of Puerto Rico
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St. Marianna University School of Medicine
Japanese private medical university
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Saybrook University
University in California
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Stony Brook University School of Medicine
Medical school in Stony Brook, Long Island, NY
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College of the Arts, Windhoek
Art school in Windhoek, Namibia
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Silda Chandra Sekhar College
College in West Bengal
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Universidade São Judas Tadeu
Private university in Brazil
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Induk University
University in Seoul, South Korea
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Central University of Valle del Cauca
University in Colombia
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Maharishi International University
American spiritual institution of general higher education in Iowa
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Osaka University of Economics and Law
Higher education institution in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Klinikum Großhadern
Hospital in Munich
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Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Hospital in England
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Banner – University Medical Center
Hospital in Arizona, United States
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Tibetan Delek Hospital
Hospital in India
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Saidu Teaching Hospital
Hospital in Pakistan
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Hôpital Antoine-Béclère
Hospital in France
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Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Hospital in Massachusetts, United States
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Fujisawa City Hospital
Hospital in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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Biological Research Centre
Research institute in Szeged, Hungary
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CRIUM, Hyderabad
Hospital
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CentraState Medical Center
Hospital in New Jersey, United States
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Tantur Ecumenical Institute
International ecumenical institute
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Exploration & Discovery 15
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Frasassi Caves
Cave in Italy
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Lady of Baza
4th-century BC Iberian sculpture
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Fighting Dinosaurs
Fossil specimen of two dinosaurs in combat
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Hadley Rille meteorite
Meteorite on the Moon
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Frigg
Norwegian natural gas field
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Eberstadt Stalactite Cave
Cave in Germany
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grotta di Ispinigoli
Geographical object
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Arun gas field
Natural gas field located onshore north Sumatra, Indonesia
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Hollandia
Ship of the Dutch East India Company, wrecked in 1743 on her maiden voyage
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Helmet of Peretu
5th century Geto-Dacian silver helmet
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Salé cranium
Enigmatic Middle Pleistocene hominin specimen
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Parau Cave
Limestone cave in Western Iran
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Snowcave
Snowcave (Exploration & Discovery).
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House of Fortune
Ancient Roman house in Cartagena, Spain
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Charkhab Palace
Palace in Dashtestan County, Iranian national heritage site
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Religion & Belief Systems 5
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Jogisho and Palsha massacre
Premediated massacre of Bengali Hindus in the Jogisho and Palsha villages during the Bangladesh Liberation War
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Sayeda Aisha Mosque
Mosque in Egypt
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Randol Abbey
Abbey located in Puy-de-Dôme, in France
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sanctuary of Maria Santissima Consolatrice del Carpinello
Church building in Visciano, Italy
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Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche
Former church building in Wunstorf, Germany
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Economy & Trade 40
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FedEx
American multinational delivery services company
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United States Postal Service
Independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for providing postal service
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Nasdaq, Inc.
American multinational financial technology services corporation
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Costa Coffee
British multinational coffeehouse company
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WPP plc
British multinational advertising and public relations company
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Disney Experiences
Theme park and travel division of The Walt Disney Company
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Judd
British motor company
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Cannondale Bicycle Corporation
Company
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New Yorker
German clothing retailer
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Expo 71
Expo 71 (Economy & Trade).
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Cardinal Health
Healthcare company
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PIMCO
Investment management firm
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Charles Schwab Corporation
American financial services company
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Borders Group
International book and music retailer (1971-2011)
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AeroVironment
Company that designs and manufactures UAVs for U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services
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Delta Electronics
Taiwanese electronics manufacturing company
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Powell's Books
Bookstore selling new and used books
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China Steel Corporation
Company in Taiwan
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DNO International
Company
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Centronics
American printer company (1971-1987)
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Sinclair Broadcast Group
American media company
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Viacom
American media conglomerate (1952–2005) - currently known as Paramount Global
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National Iranian South Oil Company
Iranian Oil Company
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Grob Aircraft
German aircraft manufacturer
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E-mu Systems
Company
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Devon Energy
Company
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Greenwich Pizza
Pizza and pasta chain in the Philippines
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Arizona Beverage Company
American beverage producer
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TASCAM
The professional audio division of TEAC Corporation
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Hughes Communications
Company
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Hyundai Department Store
Company
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Hartge
Company
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Paychex
American company
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G-Power
Company
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Century 21 Real Estate
US international real estate agent franchise company
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Virgin Megastores
Company
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Össur
Company in Reykjavik, Iceland
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Regions Financial Corporation
American bank holding company
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FEI Company
American company that designs, manufactures, and supports microscope technology
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Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank
Japanese bank, one of the predecessors of Mizuho Financial Group
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Disasters & Pandemics 7
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1971 San Fernando earthquake
Earthquake
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Bingöl earthquake of 1971
6.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Bingöl in eastern Turkey on May 22, 1971
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1971 Tuscania earthquake
Earthquake in Italy
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1971 Solomon Islands earthquakes
Earthquakes in Papua New Guinea
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1971 Aconcagua earthquake
Earthquake in Chile
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Thiokol-Woodbine Explosion
Chemical plant explosion
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1971 Jambul earthquake
Earthquake in Kazakhstan
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Social Movements & Revolutions 5
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Fight for the Larzac
Non-violent civil disobedience action
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We Demand Rally
1971 gay rights demonstration in Canada
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Boerenopstand 1971
Boerenopstand 1971 (Social Movements & Revolutions).
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Camden Riot of 1971
1971 public disorder in Camden, New Jersey following the killing of a Puerto Rican motorist Rafael Rodriguez Gonzales by police officers
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Gastown Riots
1971 clash between police and protesters in Vancouver, Canada
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Architecture & Engineering 39
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Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium
Football stadium in Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City
Stadium in Riyadh
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Makomanai Open Stadium
Building in Minami-ku, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
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Texas Stadium
Stadium in Texas, United States
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Łazienkowski Bridge
Bridge in Warsaw, Poland
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Sam Boyd Stadium
Football stadium
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Veterans Stadium
Former multi-purpose stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Amiri Diwan of the State of Qatar
Building in Doha, Qatar
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Rotunda of Xewkija
Roman Catholic church in Malta
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Hjelme Church
Church building in Øygarden, Norway
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Gratangen Church
Church in Gratangen, Norway
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Aldersund Church
Church in Lurøy, Norway
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Catholic Church St. Nicolas
Roman Catholic parish church of Hérémence in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
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Båtsfjord Church
Church in Båtsfjord, Norway
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Pocarisweat Stadium
Building in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
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Felle kapell
Church building in Nissedal, Eastern Norway
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Sinsen Church
Church in Oslo, Norway
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Martin Luther Church
Church of Sweden church building in Halmstad, Sweden
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Orthodox Church in Knin
Church in Knin, Croatia
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Cajun Field at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium
Football stadium in Lafayette, Louisiana
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Sandland Chapel
Church in Loppa, Norway
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Øvre Bardu Chapel
Church in Bardu, Norway
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Brenna Chapel
Church in Porsanger, Norway
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Nehru Stadium, Coimbatore
Building in India
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St. Joseph's Episcopal Church, 1926
Church building in Detroit, United States of America
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Yenisey Stadium
Yenisey Stadium (Architecture & Engineering).
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Gudeok Baseball Stadium
1971–2017 stadium in Busan, South Korea
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Guru Gobind Singh Stadium
Building in India
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Third Church of Christ, Scientist
Church building in Washington, D.C., United States of America
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Dobratsch Transmitter Tower
Architectural structure
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Robertson-Wesley United Church
Church building in Alberta, Canada
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Fred G. Redmon Bridge
Twin arch bridge in the northwest United States, in Yakima County, Washington
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St. Paul's Church
Church building in Brugherio, Italy
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Veterans Bridge
Bridge in St. Cloud, Minnesota
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Wester Hailes Baptist Church
Church in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Stockton Bridge
Bridge in Australia
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St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
Church in CO, United States of America
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St. Frances de Chantal's Church
Church building in New York, United States of America
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Lakewood Stadium
Hight school sports stadium in Atlanta, Georgia
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Sports & Entertainment 34
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Song of the Year
Russian annual music festival held before New Year
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1971 American League Championship Series
3rd edition of Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series
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1971 National League Championship Series
3rd edition of Major League Baseball's National League Championship Series
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Little Maracanazo
Football match
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1971 European 10 m Events Championships
International athletics championship event
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Roskilde Festival
Annual music festival in Roskilde, Denmark
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Reading and Leeds Festivals
Pair of annual music festivals in England
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Six Flags Magic Mountain
Theme park located in Valencia, California
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1971 Intercontinental Cup
1971 edition of the Intercontinental Cup
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1971 Cannes Film Festival
Film festival edition
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21st Berlin International Film Festival
1971 film festival edition
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Giffoni Film Festival
Annual children's film festival held in Giffoni Valle Piana, Campania, Italy
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32nd Venice International Film Festival
1971 film festival edition
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FEST International Film Festival
Annual film festival in Belgrade, Serbia
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Artscape Theatre Centre
Performing arts centre in Cape Town, South Africa
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Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros
Building in Mexico City, Mexico
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Vilar de Mouros Festival
Music festival
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Festival du nouveau cinéma
Annual film festival held in Montreal, Canada
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Sakha Opera and Ballet Theater
Opera house in Yakutsk, Russia
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Sanremo Music Festival 1971
21st annual Sanremo Music Festival
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7th Moscow International Film Festival
1971 film festival edition
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Bumbershoot
Annual music and arts festival in Seattle, Washington, USA
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Varaždin Baroque Evenings
Classical music festival in Varaždin, Croatia
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1971 American League Championship Series
3rd edition of Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series
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1971 National League Championship Series
3rd edition of Major League Baseball's National League Championship Series
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Filmex
Annual Los Angeles film festival held in the 1970s and early 1980s
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Happyland
Former amusement park in Bangkok, Thailand
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Young Spectator's Theatre in Makeevka
Young Spectator's Theatre in Makeevka (Sports & Entertainment).
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AFI Fest
Film festival in Los Angeles
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Kalvøyafestivalen
Music festival in Norway
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Chapter
Arts centre in Cardiff, Wales
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Orange Tree Theatre
Theatre in Richmond, London, England
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Shaw Theatre
Theatre in Somers Town, Camden, London
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1971 San Sebastián International Film Festival
Film festival edition
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Empires & Countries 10
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Bangladesh founded
Bangladesh was founded, with its capital at Dhaka.
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United Arab Emirates founded
United Arab Emirates was founded, with its capital at Abu Dhabi.
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Bahrain founded
Bahrain was founded, with its capital at Manama.
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Sierra Leone founded
Sierra Leone was founded, with its capital at Freetown.
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United Arab Republic dissolved
United Arab Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Cairo.
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Republic of China dissolved
Republic of China ceased to exist, having been centered at Beijing.
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Zaire founded
Zaire was founded, with its capital at Kinshasa.
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Trucial States dissolved
Trucial States ceased to exist.
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Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) dissolved
Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) ceased to exist, having been centered at Kinshasa.
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Commonwealth realm of Sierra Leone dissolved
Commonwealth realm of Sierra Leone ceased to exist, having been centered at Freetown.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 1971 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 1971.
1970s 1
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Niamey Grand Mosque
Mosque in Niamey, Niger
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