List of events
Events from the year 1971 in the United States .
Incumbents [ edit ] Federal government [ edit ] John William McCormack (D -Massachusetts ) (until January 3) Carl Albert (D -Oklahoma ) (starting January 21) Governors and lieutenant governors Governors [ edit ] Governor of Alabama : Albert Brewer (Democratic ) (until January 18), George Wallace (Democratic ) (starting January 18) Governor of Alaska : William A. Egan (Democratic ) Governor of Arizona : Jack Richard Williams (Republican ) Governor of Arkansas : Winthrop Rockefeller (Republican ) (until January 12), Dale Bumpers (Democratic ) (starting January 12) Governor of California : Ronald Reagan (Republican ) Governor of Colorado : John Arthur Love (Republican ) Governor of Connecticut : John N. Dempsey (Democratic ) (until January 6), Thomas J. Meskill (Republican ) (starting January 6) Governor of Delaware : Russell W. Peterson (Republican ) Governor of Florida : Claude R. Kirk Jr. (Republican ) (until January 5), Reubin Askew (Democratic ) (starting January 5) Governor of Georgia : Lester Maddox (Democratic ) (until January 12), Jimmy Carter (Democratic ) (starting January 12) Governor of Hawaii : John A. Burns (Democratic ) Governor of Idaho : Don Samuelson (Republican ) (until January 4), Cecil D. Andrus (Democratic ) (starting January 4) Governor of Illinois : Richard B. Ogilvie (Republican ) Governor of Indiana : Edgar Whitcomb (Republican ) Governor of Iowa : Robert D. Ray (Republican ) Governor of Kansas : Robert Docking (Democratic ) Governor of Kentucky : Louie B. Nunn (Republican ) (until December 7), Wendell H. Ford (Democratic ) (starting December 7) Governor of Louisiana : John J. McKeithen (Democratic ) Governor of Maine : Kenneth M. Curtis (Democratic ) Governor of Maryland : Marvin Mandel (Democratic ) Governor of Massachusetts : Francis W. Sargent (Republican ) Governor of Michigan : William Milliken (Republican ) Governor of Minnesota : Harold LeVander (Republican ) (until January 4), Wendell R. Anderson (Democratic ) (starting January 4) Governor of Mississippi : John Bell Williams (Democratic ) Governor of Missouri : Warren E. Hearnes (Democratic ) Governor of Montana : Forrest H. Anderson (Democratic ) Governor of Nebraska : Norbert T. Tiemann (Republican ) (until January 7), J. James Exon (Democratic ) (starting January 7) Governor of Nevada : Paul Laxalt (Republican ) (until January 4), Mike O'Callaghan (Democratic ) (starting January 4) Governor of New Hampshire : Walter R. Peterson Jr. (Republican ) Governor of New Jersey : William T. Cahill (Republican ) Governor of New Mexico : David F. Cargo (Republican ) (until January 1), Bruce King (Democratic ) (starting January 1) Governor of New York : Nelson Rockefeller (Republican ) Governor of North Carolina : Robert W. Scott (Democratic ) Governor of North Dakota : William L. Guy (Democratic ) Governor of Ohio : Jim Rhodes (Republican ) (until January 11), John J. Gilligan (Democratic ) (starting January 11) Governor of Oklahoma : Dewey F. Bartlett (Republican ) (until January 11), David Hall (Democratic ) (starting January 11) Governor of Oregon : Tom McCall (Republican ) Governor of Pennsylvania : Raymond P. Shafer (Republican ) (until January 19), Milton Shapp (Democratic ) (starting January 19) Governor of Rhode Island : Frank Licht (Democratic ) Governor of South Carolina : Robert Evander McNair (Democratic ) (until January 19), John C. West (Democratic ) (starting January 19) Governor of South Dakota : Frank Farrar (Republican ) (until January 5), Richard F. Kneip (Democratic ) (starting January 5) Governor of Tennessee : Buford Ellington (Democratic ) (until January 16), Winfield Dunn (Republican ) (starting January 16) Governor of Texas : Preston Smith (Democratic ) Governor of Utah : Cal Rampton (Democratic ) Governor of Vermont : Deane C. Davis (Republican ) Governor of Virginia : A. Linwood Holton Jr. (Republican ) Governor of Washington : Daniel J. Evans (Republican ) Governor of West Virginia : Arch A. Moore Jr. (Republican ) Governor of Wisconsin : Warren P. Knowles (Republican ) (until January 4), Patrick J. Lucey (Democratic ) (starting January 4) Governor of Wyoming : Stanley K. Hathaway (Republican ) Lieutenant governors [ edit ] Lieutenant Governor of Alabama : vacant (until January 18), Jere Beasley (Democratic ) (starting January 18) Lieutenant Governor of Alaska : H. A. Boucher (Democratic ) Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas : Maurice Britt (Republican ) (until January 12), Bob C. Riley (Democratic ) (starting January 12) Lieutenant Governor of California : Edwin Reinecke (Republican ) Lieutenant Governor of Colorado : Mark Anthony Hogan (Democratic ) (until January 12), John David Vanderhoof (Republican ) (starting January 12) Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut : Attilio R. Frassinelli (Democratic ) (until January 6), T. Clark Hull (Republican ) (starting January 6) Lieutenant Governor of Delaware : Eugene Bookhammer (Republican ) Lieutenant Governor of Florida : Ray C. Osborne (Republican ) (until January 5), Thomas Burton Adams Jr. (Democratic ) (starting January 5) Lieutenant Governor of Georgia : George T. Smith (Democratic ) (until January 12), Lester Maddox (Democratic ) (starting January 12) Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii : George Ariyoshi (Democratic ) Lieutenant Governor of Idaho : Jack M. Murphy (Democratic ) Lieutenant Governor of Illinois : Paul Simon (Democratic ) Lieutenant Governor of Indiana : Richard E. Folz (Republican ) Lieutenant Governor of Iowa : Roger Jepsen (Republican ) Lieutenant Governor of Kansas : James H. DeCoursey Jr. (Democratic ) (until January 11), Reynolds Shultz (Republican ) (starting January 11) Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky : Wendell H. Ford (Democratic ) (until December 28), Julian Carroll (Democratic ) (starting December 28) Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana : C. C. Aycock (Democratic ) Lieutenant Governor of Maryland : vacant (until January 20), Blair Lee III (political party unknown) (starting January 20) Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts : Francis W. Sargent (Republican ) (until month and day unknown), Donald R. Dwight (Republican ) (starting month and day unknown) Lieutenant Governor of Michigan : vacant (until month and day unknown), James H. Brickley (Republican ) (starting month and day unknown) Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota : James B. Goetz (Republican ) (until month and day unknown), Rudy Perpich (Democratic ) (starting month and day unknown) Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi : Charles L. Sullivan (Democratic ) Lieutenant Governor of Missouri : William S. Morris (Democratic ) Lieutenant Governor of Montana : Thomas Lee Judge (Democratic ) Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska : John E. Everroad (Republican ) (until month and day unknown), Frank Marsh (Republican ) (starting month and day unknown) Lieutenant Governor of Nevada : Edward Fike (political party unknown) (until January), Harry Reid (Democratic ) (starting January) Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico : Elias Lee Francis II (Republican ) (until January 1), Roberto Mondragón (Democratic ) (starting January 1) Lieutenant Governor of New York : Malcolm Wilson (Republican ) Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina : Hoyt Patrick Taylor Jr. (Democratic ) Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota : Richard F. Larsen (Republican ) Lieutenant Governor of Ohio : John William Brown (Republican ) Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma : George Nigh (Democratic ) Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania : Raymond J. Broderick (Republican ) (until January 19), Ernest P. Kline (Democratic ) (starting January 19) Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island : J. Joseph Garrahy (Democratic ) Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina : John C. West (Democratic ) (until January 19), Earle Morris Jr. (Democratic ) (starting January 19) Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota : James Abdnor (Republican ) (until January 5), William Dougherty (Democratic ) (starting January 5) Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee : Frank Gorrell (Democratic ) (until January 7), John S. Wilder (Democratic ) (starting January 7) Lieutenant Governor of Texas : Ben Barnes (Democratic ) Lieutenant Governor of Vermont : Thomas L. Hayes (Republican ) (until month and day unknown), John S. Burgess (Republican ) (starting month and day unknown) Lieutenant Governor of Virginia : Lieutenant Governor of Washington : John Cherberg (Democratic ) Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin : Jack B. Olson (Republican ) (until January 4), Martin J. Schreiber (Democratic ) (starting January 4)
January [ edit ] January 25: Charles Manson is found guilty of murder February [ edit ] February 9 February 11 – The U.S., United Kingdom, and the USSR (along with others) sign the Seabed Treaty , outlawing nuclear weapons on the ocean floor. February 20 July 26–August 7: Apollo 15 July 1 – The Postal Reorganization Act goes into effect, replacing the Cabinet-level Post Office Department with the United States Postal Service . July 3 – Jim Morrison , lead singer and lyricist of The Doors , is found dead in his bathtub in Paris , France . July 5 – Right to vote : The 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution is formally certified by President Richard Nixon , lowering the voting age from 21 to 18. July 19 – The South Tower of the World Trade Center is topped out at 1,362 feet (415 m), making it the second tallest building in the world. July 26 – Apollo 15 (carrying astronauts David Scott , Alfred Worden , and James Irwin ) is launched. July 31 – Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin become the first to ride in a lunar rover , a day after landing on the Moon . September [ edit ] September 4 – A Boeing 727 (Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 ) crashes into the side of a mountain near Juneau, Alaska , killing all 111 people on board. September 8 – In Washington, D.C. , the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is inaugurated, with the opening feature being the premiere of Leonard Bernstein 's Mass . September 9–13 – Attica Prison riots : A revolt breaks out at the maximum-security prison in Attica , New York. In the end, state police and the United States National Guard storm the facility; 42 are killed, 10 of them hostages.[11] September 22 – Ernest Medina is cleared of all charges connected with the My Lai massacre . September 28 – Cardinal József Mindszenty , who had taken refuge in the U.S. Embassy in Budapest since 1956, is allowed to leave Hungary . September 30 – Unruly fans storm the field at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium during the final game for the second incarnation of the Washington Senators, who will move to Arlington, Texas , prior to the next season and become the Texas Rangers . The Senators, leading the New York Yankees 7–5 with two out in the ninth inning when fans invade the diamond , are forced to forfeit. October [ edit ] November [ edit ] November 15: The Intel 4004 , the first commercially available microprocessor, is released December [ edit ] December 8 – U.S. President Richard Nixon orders the 7th Fleet to move towards the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean. December 10 December 11 December 18 December 21 – In Cleveland Ohio , an African-American man named Tyrone Howard, the father of actor Terrence Howard , stabs and kills a White man named Jack Fitzpatrick during a dispute while waiting in line to meet Santa with their respective families. The incident received nationwide coverage and attention.[12] December 22 – KUAC-TV in Fairbanks, Alaska , launches, becoming the 49th state's first public television station. December 23 – Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer airs for the last time on NBC, as KENI-TV (now KTUU-TV ) in Anchorage, Alaska , KFAR-TV (now KATN , current ABC affiliate) in Fairbanks Alaska, KHON-TV (current Fox affiliate) in Honolulu, Hawaii, and KUAM-TV in Guam air the special in prime time. It will move to CBS a year later. December 25 – In the longest game in NFL history, the Miami Dolphins beat the Kansas City Chiefs 27–24 after 22 minutes, 40 seconds of sudden death overtime. Undated [ edit ] Ongoing [ edit ] January [ edit ] Marc Veasey Jeremy Renner Mary J. Blige Thomas Massie Kid Rock Lil Jon Jonathan Davis Shawn Wayans January 1 January 2 January 3 – Marc Veasey , politician January 5 January 6 January 7 January 8 January 9 January 10 – Kris Bruton , basketball player January 11 – Mary J. Blige , singer January 12 January 13 January 14 – Andrew Brenner , politician January 15 – Regina King , actress January 16 – Junior Bryant , football player January 17 January 18 January 19 January 20 January 22 – Bucky Brooks , football player and sportswriter January 23 January 24 January 25 January 26 – Keirda Bahruth , filmmaker January 27 – Clint Baker , jazz musician January 30 January 31 – J. P. Boulee , judge February [ edit ] Michael C. Hall Rob Corddry Eric Garcetti Sara Evans Maura Healey Alex Borstein Denise Richards Randy Blythe Sean Astin February 1 February 2 February 3 February 4 February 5 February 6 February 8 February 9 February 10 February 11 – John Bock , football player February 12 February 13 February 14 February 15 February 16 February 17 – Denise Richards , actress February 18 – Hiep Thi Le , Vietnamese-born actress and restaurateur (d. 2017) February 19 February 20 February 21 – Randy Blythe , heavy metal singer and frontman for Lamb of God February 22 February 23 – Angela Alsobrooks , lawyer and politician February 24 February 25 – Sean Astin , actor February 26 February 27 February 28 Method Man Peter Sarsgaard Jon Hamm Johnny Knoxville Alan Tudyk Keegan-Michael Key Will Yun Lee March 1 – Allen Johnson , Olympic hurdler March 2 March 4 March 5 March 7 March 9 March 10 March 11 – Johnny Knoxville , daredevil, actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer March 13 March 14 March 15 March 16 March 17 – Abraham Burton , saxophonist and bandleader March 18 March 19 March 20 – Manny Alexander , Dominican-born baseball player March 22 March 23 March 26 March 27 – John Best , basketball player March 28 – Kieran Barton , soccer player March 29 March 30 March 31 – Craig McCracken , animator, writer, and cartoonist Shannen Doherty Jim Acosta Tamara Braun Eric Mabius D.B. Weiss Bridget Moynahan April 1 April 3 April 5 Kazim Ali , English-born poet, novelist, essayist, and professor Krista Allen , actress, model, and comedian April 8 April 10 April 12 April 14 – Tim Austin , boxer April 15 April 16 April 17 April 18 April 19 April 20 April 22 – Eric Mabius , actor April 23 April 24 April 26 April 27 April 28 April 29 Jamie Luner Sofia Coppola Tony Stewart Matt Stone Marco Rubio John Ross Bowie Idina Menzel May 1 May 2 May 4 May 5 – Dresta , rapper May 6 May 7 May 8 May 10 May 11 Aaron Accetta , record producer, songwriter, and musician Malaika Griffin , anti-white racist convicted of the 1999 murder of Jason Patrick Horsley May 12 May 13 May 14 May 15 – Phil Pfister , strongman May 17 – Danny Barber , soccer player May 18 Erik K. Alexander , endocrinologist and medical researcher Bob Boyle , animator, producer, writer, storyboard artist, and director Karyn Bye-Dietz , ice hockey player Brad Friedel , soccer player Desiree Horton , helicopter pilot, television reporter and aerial firefighter May 19 – Stephanie Nadolny , voice actress and singer May 20 – Tony Stewart , race car driver May 21 May 22 May 23 May 24 – Troy Barnett , football player May 25 May 26 May 27 May 28 May 29 – Kim Berfield , politician May 30 May 31 – Thomas Ambrosio , university professor Mike Lee Noah Wyle Mark Wahlberg Mark Feuerstein Bobby Jindal Josh Lucas Kurt Warner Mary Lynn Rajskub Elon Musk June 1 June 2 – Steve Brooks , football player June 3 June 4 June 5 June 6 – Joe Lombardi , football coach June 7 June 8 June 10 June 12 June 13 – Yang Huang , Chinese-born novelist June 14 June 15 June 16 June 17 – Kiran Ahuja , attorney and director of the United States Office of Personnel Management June 18 Rohit Aggarwala , environmental policy adviser, transportation planner, historian, and civil servant Lisa Barbuscia , model, singer, and actress Kerry Butler , actress and singer Jen Kiggans , politician Nathan Morris , singer Andy Ogles , politician June 19 – Michael Burry , investor, hedge fund manager, and physician June 20 – Josh Lucas , actor June 22 June 25 June 26 June 27 June 28 Andy Blitz , comedian, writer, producer, and actor Van Burnham , writer, designer, producer, and curator Benito Martinez , actor Elon Musk , South African-born entrepreneur and investor, founder of SpaceX and Tesla, Inc. Aileen Quinn , actress June 29 June 30 – Monica Potter , actress Missy Elliot Julianne Nicholson Melissa Peterman Scott Grimes Kristi Yamaguchi Corey Feldman Penny Hardaway Sandra Oh Alison Krauss Lincoln Brewster July 1 July 2 July 3 – Beans , rapper July 4 – Al Madrigal , comedian, writer, actor and producer July 7 July 8 July 9 – Marc Andreessen , software engineer and entrepreneur July 10 July 11 – Brett Hauer , ice hockey player July 12 July 13 July 14 July 15 July 16 July 18 July 19 July 20 July 22 July 23 July 24 July 26 July 27 – Shane Bowers , baseball player July 28 July 29 July 30 Jeff Gordon Michael Ian Black Yvette Nicole Brown Gretchen Whitmer Don Davis Carla Gugino Chris Tucker August 1 – Travis Driskill , baseball player August 2 – Rebecca Bradley , lawyer and judge August 3 August 4 August 5 August 6 – Ed Cash , gospel musician August 8 – Joe Burch , football player August 9 August 10 August 11 August 12 August 13 August 14 August 16 August 17 – Brendan Bell , American-born Canadian politician August 18 August 19 – Mary Joe Fernández , tennis player August 20 – Brett Bech , football player August 21 – Megan Abbott , author August 22 – Troy E. Brown , politician August 23 August 24 August 25 August 26 August 28 August 29 August 30 August 31 September [ edit ] David Arquette Eric Stonestreet Amy Poehler Bobby Lee Lance Armstrong Jada Pinkett Smith Luke Wilson Sean Spicer Jenna Elfman September 1 – Dave Wittenberg , South African-born voice actor September 2 September 4 – Matt Nix , writer, producer, and director September 5 September 6 September 7 September 8 September 9 September 10 September 11 September 12 September 13 September 14 September 15 September 16 – Amy Poehler , actress September 17 September 18 September 19 September 20 – Mark Boomershine , painter September 21 September 22 September 23 September 24 September 25 September 26 September 27 – Aaron Belz , writer and poet September 28 September 29 September 30 October [ edit ] Sean Duffy Martin Heinrich Snoop Dogg Ted Budd Craig Robinson Winona Ryder October 2 October 3 October 4 Jeremy Blake , artist and painter (d. 2007) BT , musician, DJ, singer/songwriter, record producer, composer, and audio engineer October 5 October 6 – Jason Altom , PhD student (d. 1998) October 7 October 8 October 9 – Stevie Richards , wrestler October 10 – Tiffany Mynx , porn actress and director October 11 – Wes Abbott , comic book artist October 12 October 13 – Billy Bush , radio and television host October 14 – Frank Wycheck , American football player (d. 2023) October 15 October 16 – Paul Sparks , actor October 17 October 20 – Snoop Dogg , rapper, singer/songwriter, producer, media personality, entrepreneur, and actor October 21 October 22 October 23 – Thad Balkman , judge October 24 October 25 – Craig Robinson , actor and comedian October 26 October 27 – Derek Benz , writer October 28 – Scott Budnick , soccer player and coach October 29 November [ edit ] Tech N9ne Walton Goggins Joel McHale Sean Casten Chris Hardwick Christina Applegate Kirk Acevedo Kristi Noem November 2 November 3 November 4 November 5 November 6 – Derrick Alexander , football player November 7 November 8 November 9 November 10 November 11 November 12 – Rebecca Wisocky , actress November 13 – Noah Hathaway , actor November 15 – Jay Harrington , actor November 16 – Andy Bialk , animator, storyboard artist, and character designer November 17 – David Ramsey , actor, director, and martial artist November 18 – Edmond Akhtar , Iranian-born football player November 20 November 21 November 23 November 24 – Jacki-O , rapper November 25 November 26 – Jimi Beach , inventor, entrepreneur, and product designer November 27 November 29 November 30 December [ edit ] Stephanie D'Abruzzo Michael McCary Tyson Beckford Natalie Grant Corey Haim Jared Leto December 1 December 2 – Harry Berrios , baseball player December 4 December 5 – Kali Rocha , actress December 6 December 7 December 8 – Garvin Alston , baseball player December 9 December 10 December 11 – Laura Brod , entrepreneur and politician December 13 December 14 – Brett Boretti , basketball player and coach December 15 December 16 December 17 December 19 December 21 December 23 December 24 December 26 – Jared Leto , actor and musician, frontman for 30 Seconds to Mars December 27 December 28 December 29 December 30 December 31 – Brent Barry , basketball player Full date unknown [ edit ] Shane Acker Anna Anka David Barlow Erika Blumenfeld Boom Bam Guy Braunstein John Brenkus Ethan Brown Charles Hurt Shaila Abdullah , Pakistani-born author, writer, and designer Rony Abovitz , entrepreneur and founder of MAKO Surgical Corp. Kerry Abrams , law professor Kevin Abrams , Canadian-born football executive Shane Acker , animator, film director, screenwriter, and animation teacher Isaac Adamson , author C. C. Adcock , blues singer/songwriter and guitarist Shahriar Afshar , Iranian-born physicist Scott Aikin , philosopher and university professor Thomas Albrecht-Schönzart , radiochemist Ayad Alkadhi , Iraqi-born artist Jason Amerine , U.S. Army Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel and Afghan War veteran Blanka Amezkua , Mexican-born artist Deno Andrews , billiards player Anna Anka , Polish-born Swedish-American model Ana Lucia Araujo , Brazilian-born historian, author, and university professor Peter Arcidiacono , economist and econometrician Chloe Aridjis , novelist and writer Tobin Armbrust , filmmaker and producer N. Peter Armitage , physicist and university professor Dave Arnold , chef Asencio , painter Peter Askim , composer Jami Attenberg , writer and essayist Tom Atwood , photographer Anwar al-Awlaki , imam (d. 2011) Chris Bachelder , writer Meguey Baker , tabletop role-playing game designer, independent publisher, and quilt historian Jared Ball , University professor József Balogh , Hungarian-born mathematician Joseph Baratta , business executive Rachel Barkow , University professor David Barlow , judge Michael C. Barnette , diver, author, photographer, and founder of the Association of Underwater Explorers Justin L. Barrett , experimental psychologist Ellen Barry , journalist John Bauer , painter Jen Beagin , novelist and writer Barbara Bears , ballerina Keith Beauchamp , filmmaker Michael Bell , artist, screenwriter, and author Chris Bender , producer Tina Benko , actress Ciaran Berry , Irish-born poet Michael Betancourt , theorist, historian, and animator Irene Beyerlein , materials scientist Ion Birch , artist Chuck Blasdel , politician Tia Blassingame , publisher Blevin Blectum , musician and composer Jonathan Blow , video game designer and programmer Erika Blumenfeld , artist, writer, and researcher Kafi D. Blumenfield , civic leader and activist Colleen Glenney Boggs , University professor Johan Bollen , Belgian-born scientist Matt Bondurant , novelist Boom Bam , rapper and member of Compton's Most Wanted and N.O.T.R. Eileen Hunt Botting , political theorist Andrea Bottner , politician Raphael Bousso , theoretical physicist and cosmologist Carol Bove , artist Ben Bradley , philosopher John Bramblitt , painter Matthew Brannon , artist Guy Braunstein , Israeli-born violinist Benjamin Breier , health care chief executive John Brenkus , producer, director, and television personality Isolde Brielmaier , curator and scholar Frank Brinsley , radio host Pamela Britton , author Mia Brownell , painter Kyle Bruckmann , composer and oboist Tim Brooks , basketball player Drew Brophy , artist Chad Broughton , sociologist Michelle Browder , artist Christopher J. Brown , politician Ethan Brown , food executive and founder of Beyond Meat Milan Brown , basketball player and coach Keith Bunin , dramatist and screenwriter Eileen Burbidge , American-born British venture capitalist David Byerman , business executive Kate Marie Byrnes , diplomat and U.S. Ambassador to North Macedonia (2019–2022) Charles Hurt , journalist and political commentator Jackson Rohm , country and pop singer (d. 2023) Fani Willis , lawyer This section
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January 4 – Arthur Ford , psychic, founder of Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship (b. 1896 ) January 15 – John Dall , actor (b. 1920 ) January 20 – Broncho Billy Anderson , actor, director, writer, and producer (b. 1880 ) January 21 – Richard Russell Jr. , United States Senator from Georgia ; President pro tempore during the 91st Congress (b. 1897 ) January 24 – Bill W. , co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (b. 1897 )[13] February 3 – Jay C. Flippen , actor (b. 1899 )[14] February 12 – James Cash Penney , businessman (b. 1875 ) February 17 – Adolf A. Berle , lawyer, educator, author and diplomat (b. 1895 ) March 8 – Harold Lloyd , silent comedy filmmaker (b. 1893 ) March 11 – Philo Farnsworth , inventor, television pioneer (b. 1906 ) March 12 – David Burns , actor (b. 1902 ) March 16 March 22 – Nella Walker , actress and vaudevillian (b. 1886 ) March 24 – George G. O'Connor , general (b. 1914 ) April 3 – Joseph Valachi , gangster (b. 1904 )[15] April 6 – Igor Stravinsky , composer (b. 1882 in Russia ) April 15 – Dan Reeves , businessman, owner of the National Football League 's Los Angeles Rams (b. 1912) April 28 – Lejb Wulman , Polish-Jewish and American physician, social activist, and co-author (b. 1887 )[16] May 1 – Glenda Farrell , actress (b. 1904 ) May 8 – Frederick Sheffield , Olympic rower (b. 1902 ) May 12 – Tor Johnson , Swedish professional wrestler and actor (b. 1903 ) May 15 – Goose Goslin , baseball player (b. 1900 ) May 19 – Ogden Nash , poet (b. 1902 )[17] May 26 – Laurence Wild , basketball player and 30th Governor of American Samoa (b. 1890 ) May 28 – Audie Murphy , World War II hero and actor (b. 1925 ) June 4 – Joe E. Lewis , comedian, actor, and singer (b. 1902 ) June 9 – Harold Lloyd Jr. , actor and singer (b. 1931 ) June 15 – Wendell Meredith Stanley , chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904 ) June 18 – Libby Holman , socialite, singer, actress, and activist (b. 1904 ) July 3 – Jim Morrison , singer-songwriter and poet, died in Paris, France (b. 1943 ) July 4 July 6 – Louis Armstrong , African American jazz trumpeter and actor (b. 1901 ) July 7 – Ub Iwerks , animator, cartoonist, character designer, inventor and special effects technician (b. 1901 ) July 15 – Bill Thompson , radio personality and voice actor (b. 1913 ) July 17 – Cliff Edwards , actor (b. 1895 ) July 19 – Harry W. Hill , admiral (b. 1890 ) July 23 – Van Heflin , actor (b. 1908 ) July 26 – Diane Arbus , photographer (b. 1923 ) August 12 – Sally Crute , actress (b. 1886 ) August 13 – King Curtis , saxophonist (b. 1934 ) August 15 – Paul Lukas , actor (b. 1894 in Budapest) August 25 – Ted Lewis , bandleader (b. 1890 ) August 27 September 7 – Spring Byington , actress (b. 1886 ) September 11 – Pier Angeli , actress (born 1932 ) September 23 – Billy Gilbert , comedian and actor (b. 1894 ) September 24 – Schlitzie , sideshow performer (b. 1901 ) September 25 – Hugo Lafayette Black , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States 1937–71 (b. 1886 ) October 2 October 3 – Leah Baird , actress (b. 1883 ) October 9 – Billy Costello , voice actor, original voice of Popeye (b. 1898 ) October 11 – Chester Conklin , actor (b. 1888 ) October 12 October 14 – Claude Beck , cardiac surgeon (b. 1894 ) October 19 – Betty Bronson , actress (b. 1906 ) October 21 – Raymond Hatton , actor (b. 1887 ) October 24 – Carl Ruggles , composer (b. 1876 ) October 29 – Duane Allman , rock guitarist (b. 1946 ) November 10 – Walter Van Tilburg Clark , novelist (b. 1909 )[19] November 16 – Edie Sedgwick , model and actress (b. 1943 ) November 18 – Junior Parker , blues singer and harmonica player (b. 1932 ) December 7 – Ferdinand Pecora , lawyer (b. 1882 in Sicily) December 9 – Ralph Bunche , Nobel diplomat (b. 1904 ) December 11 – Maurice McDonald , entrepreneur and McDonald's co-founder (b. 1902 ) December 18 – Bobby Jones , amateur golfer (b. 1902 ) December 20 – Roy O. Disney , businessman and co-founder of The Walt Disney Company alongside brother Walt Disney (b. 1893 ) December 28 – Max Steiner , Austrian-born American composer and conductor (b. 1888 ) December 29 – Stuart Holmes , actor (b. 1884 ) December 31 – Pete Duel , actor (b. 1940 ) See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "Cigarette Maker Phillip Morris Agrees to Remove Advertising Signs from Sports Stadiums Where They Were Shown on TV" (1995), DOJ315 . ^ a b Mitchell K. Hall (2008). "Chronology" . Historical Dictionary of the Nixon-Ford Era . Scarecrow Press . ISBN 978-0-8108-6410-8 . ^ "Senators reject more funds for transport plane" . The Bulletin . (Bend, Oregon). UPI. March 24, 1971. p. 1. ^ "SST funds denied" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. March 24, 1971. p. 1. ^ "Boeing will lay off 7,000 workers with disbandment of SST program" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 26, 1971. p. 1. ^ "SST supporters see little chance of reviving plan" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. March 25, 1971. p. 1. ^ "Boeing workers hardest hit by vote" . The Bulletin . (Bend, Oregon). UPI. March 25, 1971. p. 1. ^ a b "New York Times Co. v. United States" . Archived from the original on December 4, 2005. Retrieved December 5, 2005 . ^ Frankum Jr., Ronald B. (2011). "Chronology" . Historical Dictionary of the War in Vietnam . Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7956-0 . ^ Okinawa Reversion Agreement, 17th June, 1971 ^ James Stuart Olson , ed. (1999). "Chronology" . Historical Dictionary of the 1970s . Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-30543-6 . ^ "Suspect Charged In a Slaying on Line Visiting Santa Claus" . The New York Times . December 24, 1971. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved December 4, 2023 . ^ "Bill W. of Alcoholics Anonymous Dies", by John W. Stevens, The New York Times , January 26, 1971, p1 ^ Allan R. Ellenberger (May 1, 2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory . McFarland. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-7864-5019-0 . ^ "Mobster" . Independent Press-Telegram . Long Beach, California. April 4, 1971. p. 2. Archived from the original on February 17, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2016 – via Newspapers.com . ^ News of the YIVO 117, 1971 ^ Ron Padgett (2000). World Poets: Gerard Manley Hopkins-William Shakespeare . Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-684-80609-9 . ^ Michael Ashley (2000). The History of the Science-fiction Magazine . Liverpool University Press. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-85323-779-2 . ^ Lawrence L. Lee (1973). Walter Van Tilburg Clark . Boise State College. pp. 13–16. ISBN 978-0-88430-007-6 . External links [ edit ]