What Happened In April 1971 In History

Historical Events for April, 1971

• 1st » Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army Jinjira massacre e.g massacre over 1,000 people in Keraniganj Upazila, Bangladesh.
• 5th » In Sri Lanka, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna launches a revolt against the United Front government of Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
• 7th » President Richard Milhous Nixon named Richard Nixon announces his decision to increase the rate of American troop withdrawals from Vietnam.
• 19th » Sierra Leone becomes a republic, and Siaka Stevens the List of Presidents of Sierra Leone named president.
• 19th » Vietnam War: Vietnam Veterans Against the War begin a Vietnam Veterans Against the War Dewey Canyon III - Washington.2C D.C..2C April 1971 named five-day demonstration in Washington, D.C..
• 19th » Launch of Salyut 1, the first space station.
• 19th » Charles Manson is sentenced to death (later commuted life imprisonment) for conspiracy (crime) conspiracy to commit the Sharon Tate Tate/Leno and Rosemary LaBianca LaBianca murders.
• 23rd » Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army and Razakars (Pakistan) Razakars Jathibhanga massacre massacre approximately 3,000 Hinduism Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
• 24th » Soyuz 10 docks with Salyut 1.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1971

• 1st » Sonia Bisset, Cuban javelin thrower
• 1st » Jessica Collins, American actress
• 1st » Karen Dunbar, Scottish actress
• 1st » Lachy Hulme, Australian actor and screenwriter
• 1st » Shinji Nakano, Japanese race car driver
• 1st » Danielle Smith, Canadian journalist and politician
• 2nd » Elton (comedian) known as Elton, German comedian and television host
• 2nd » Zeebra, Japanese rapper (King Giddra)
• 2nd » Todd Woodbridge, Australian tennis player
• 3rd » Vitālijs Astafjevs, Latvian footballer and manager
• 3rd » Emmanuel Collard, French race car driver
• 3rd » Picabo Street, American skier
• 4th » Yanic Perreault, Canadian ice hockey player
• 4th » Tatia Rosenthal, Israeli-American animator and director
• 4th » Josh Todd, American singer-songwriter and actor (Buckcherry)
• 4th » Malik Yusef, American actor, producer, and poet
• 4th » John Zandig, American wrestler and promoter
• 5th » Dong Abay, Filipino singer-songwriter (Yano)
• 5th » Krista Allen, American actress
• 6th » Lou Merloni, American baseball player and radio host
• 6th » Sanjay Suri, Indian actor and producer
• 7th » Guillaume Depardieu, French actor (d. 2008)
• 7th » Victor Kraatz, German-Canadian figure skater
• 7th » Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, American journalist and actress
• 9th » Peter Canavan, Irish footballer and manager
• 9th » Leo Fortune-West, English footballer and manager
• 9th » Austin Peck, American actor
• 9th » Jacques Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver
• 10th » Brad William Henke, American actor
• 10th » Indro Olumets, Estonian footballer
• 10th » Al Reyes, Dominican-American baseball player
• 10th » Nana Smith, American-Japanese tennis player
• 11th » John Leech (politician) known as John Leech, English politician
• 11th » Oliver Riedel, German bass player (Rammstein and The Inchtabokatables)
• 11th » Vicellous Reon Shannon, American actor
• 12th » Nicholas Brendon, American actor
• 12th » Shannen Doherty, American actress, director, and producer
• 12th » Eyal Golan, Israeli singer
• 12th » Nick Hexum, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (311 (band) or 311)
• 13th » Valensia, Dutch singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 13th » Dina Korzun, Russian actress
• 13th » Danie Mellor, Australian painter and sculptor
• 13th » Bo Outlaw, American basketball player
• 14th » Miguel Calero, Colombian footballer and manager (d. 2012)
• 14th » Carlos Pérez (baseball) named Carlos Pérez, Dominican-American baseball player
• 14th » Gregg Zaun, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 15th » Kate Harbour, English voice actress
• 15th » Katy Hill, English television host
• 15th » Meelis Loit, Estonian fencer
• 15th » Jason Sehorn, American football player
• 15th » Karl Turner (politician) called Karl Turner, English politician
• 16th » Selena, American singer-songwriter (Selena y Los Dinos) (d. 1995)
• 16th » Max Beesley, English actor and singer
• 16th » Peter Billingsley, American actor, director, and producer
• 16th » Moses Chan, Hong Kong actor
• 16th » Belinda Stewart-Wilson, English actress
• 16th » Seigo Yamamoto, Japanese race car driver
• 16th » Natasha Zvereva, Russian tennis player
• 17th » Andri Kirsima, Estonian architect
• 17th » Claire Sweeney, English actress and singer
• 18th » Tamara Braun, American actress
• 18th » Samantha Cameron, English businesswoman, Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• 18th » Oleg Petrov, Russian ice hockey player
• 18th » Fredro Starr, American rapper and actor (Onyx (group) called Onyx)
• 18th » David Tennant, Scottish actor
• 19th » Gad Elmaleh, Moroccan-French comedian and actor
• 20th » Carla Geurts, Dutch swimmer
• 20th » Allan Houston, American basketball player and manager
• 20th » Nikos Kyzeridis, Greek footballer
• 21st » Anwar al-Awlaki, American-Yemeni terrorist (d. 2011)
• 21st » Alexander Kravchenko, Russian poker player
• 21st » Martin Kuuskmann, Estonian bassoon player
• 21st » Eric Mabius, American actor
• 21st » Indrek Pertelson, Estonian martial artist
• 21st » Michael Turner (comics) e.g Michael Turner, American illustrator (d. 2008)
• 22nd » Daisuke Enomoto, Japanese businessman
• 22nd » Ingo Rademacher, German-Australian actor
• 23rd » Uli Herzner, German-American fashion designer
• 23rd » Charmaine Sinclair, English porn actress and model
• 24th » Alejandro Fernández, Mexican singer
• 24th » Mauro Pawlowski, Belgian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Evil Superstars and Deus (band) named Deus)
• 25th » Sara Baras, Spanish dancer
• 25th » Brad Clontz, American baseball player
• 26th » Jay DeMarcus, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (Rascal Flatts and East to West)
• 27th » Olari Elts, Estonian conductor
• 27th » Shaan Shahid, Pakistani actor
• 28th » Brad McEwan, Australian journalist
• 28th » Bridget Moynahan, American model and actress
• 29th » Tamara Johnson-George, American singer (SWV)
• 29th » Sam Michael, Australian engineer
• 29th » Siniša Vuco, Croatian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Živo blato)
• 30th » John Boyne, Irish author
• 30th » Darren Emerson, English DJ and producer (Underworld (band) e.g Underworld)

Famous Deaths for April 1971

• 3rd » Joseph Valachi, American gangster (b. 1904)
• 6th » Igor Stravinsky, Russian-American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1882)
• 9th » Paulette Noizeux, French actress (b. 1887)
• 12th » Wynton Kelly, American pianist (b. 1931)
• 12th » Ed Lafitte, American baseball player (b. 1871)
• 13th » Michel Brière, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1949)
• 13th » Juhan Smuul, Estonian author, poet, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
• 15th » Gurgen Boryan, Armenian poet and playwright (b. 1915)
• 15th » Dan Reeves (Rams owner) called Dan Reeves, American businessman (b. 1912)
• 15th » Friedebert Tuglas, Estonian author and critic (b. 1886)
• 16th » Jamie Bishop, American instructor of the German language (b. 1971)
• 21st » François Duvalier, Haitian physician and politician, 40th President of Haiti (b. 1907)

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