What Happened In May 1971 In History

Historical Events for May, 1971

• 1st » Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) takes over operation of U.S. passenger rail service.
• 19th » Mars probe program: 'Mars 2' is launched by the Soviet Union.
• 26th » Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army Burunga massacre known as slaughters at least 71 Hindus in Burunga, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
• 27th » The Dahlerau train disaster, the worst railway accident in West Germany, kills 46 people and injures 25 near Wuppertal.
• 30th » Mariner program: 'Mariner 9' is launched to map 70% of the surface, and to study temporal changes in the atmosphere and surface, of Mars.
• 31st » In accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act passed by the United States Congress known as U.S. Congress in 1968, observation of Memorial Day occurs on the last Monday in May for the first time, rather than on the traditional Memorial Day of May 30.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1971

• 1st » Ethan Albright, American football player
• 1st » Kim Grant (tennis) named Kim Grant, South African tennis player
• 1st » Artur Kohutek, Polish hurdler
• 1st » Ajith Kumar, Indian actor
• 2nd » Musashimaru Kōyō, Samoan-American sumo wrestler, the 67th Makuuchi Yokozuna called Yokozuna
• 2nd » Fatima Yusuf-Olukoju, Nigerian sprinter
• 3rd » Douglas Carswell, English politician
• 3rd » Josey Scott, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Saliva (band) known as Saliva)
• 4th » Joe Borowski (baseball) or Joe Borowski, American baseball player
• 4th » Luiz Garcia, Jr., Brazilian race car driver
• 4th » Rudresh Mahanthappa, Italian-American saxophonist, composer, and educator
• 5th » Harold Miner, American basketball player
• 5th » Mike Redmond, American baseball player and manager
• 6th » Chris Shiflett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Foo Fighters, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Jackson United, No Use for a Name, and Viva Death)
• 7th » Reidar Horghagen, Norwegian drummer (Immortal (band) Immortal, Hypocrisy (band) Hypocrisy, and Grimfist (band) Grimfist)
• 7th » Dave Karpa, Canadian ice hockey player
• 7th » Ivan Sergei, American actor
• 9th » Jason Lee (footballer) called Jason Lee, English footballer and manager
• 9th » Paul McGuigan (musician) called Paul McGuigan, English bass player (Oasis (band) called Oasis and The Rain)
• 10th » Adriano Giannini, Italian actor
• 10th » Monisha Kaltenborn, Indian-Swiss businesswoman
• 10th » Craig Mack, American rapper
• 10th » Ådne Søndrål, Norwegian speed skater
• 10th » Leslie Stefanson, American model and actress
• 10th » Kim Nam-joo, South Korean actress
• 12th » Jamie Luner, American actress
• 13th » Imogen Boorman, English actress and martial artist
• 13th » Rob Fredrickson, American football player
• 13th » Espen Lind, Norwegian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Espionage (production team) called Espionage)
• 13th » Fana Mokoena, South African actor
• 13th » Tom Nalen, American football player
• 14th » Nasha Aziz, Malaysian model and actress
• 14th » Sofia Coppola, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 14th » Martin Reim, Estonian footballer
• 15th » Sarah Hadland, English actress
• 15th » Karin Lušnic, Slovenian tennis player
• 15th » Phil Pfister, American weightlifter and strongman
• 16th » Phil Clarke, English rugby player and sportscaster
• 16th » Rachel Goswell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Slowdive and Mojave 3)
• 17th » Martin Aunin, Estonian architect
• 17th » Shaun Hart, Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster
• 17th » Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
• 18th » Brad Friedel, American soccer player
• 18th » Desiree Horton, American pilot and journalist
• 18th » Mark Menzies, Scottish polician
• 18th » Nobuteru Taniguchi, Japanese race car driver
• 19th » Psicosis, Mexican wrestler
• 19th » Ross Katz, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 20th » Šárka Kašpárková, Czech triple jumper
• 20th » Tony Stewart, American race car driver
• 22nd » Daryn Cresswell, Australian footballer
• 22nd » Raimund Marasigan, Filipino singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer (Eraserheads, Sandwich (band) Sandwich, Pedicab (band) Pedicab, Cambio (band) Cambio, and Project 1)
• 23rd » Laurel Holloman, American actress
• 23rd » George Osborne, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer
• 24th » Kris Draper, Canadian ice hockey player
• 25th » Stefano Baldini, Italian runner
• 25th » Marco Cappato, Italian politician
• 25th » Justin Henry, American actor
• 26th » Zaher Andary, Lebanese footballer
• 26th » Matt Stone, American actor, animator, screenwriter, producer, and composer
• 27th » Mathew Batsiua, Nauruan politician
• 27th » Paul Bettany, English actor
• 27th » Wayne Carey, Australian footballer and coach
• 27th » Kaur Kender, Estonian author
• 27th » Lisa Lopes, American rapper, dancer, and actress (TLC (band) e.g TLC) (d. 2002)
• 27th » Glenn Ross, Irish strongman
• 27th » Monika Schnarre, Canadian model and actress
• 27th » Lee Sharpe, English footballer
• 28th » Isabelle Carré, French actress
• 28th » Ekaterina Gordeeva, Russian figure skater
• 28th » Marco Rubio, United States Senator from Florida
• 29th » Éric Lucas, Canadian boxer
• 29th » Bernd Mayländer, German race car driver
• 29th » Rob Womack, English shot putter
• 30th » Paul Grayson (rugby union) named Paul Grayson, English rugby player and coach
• 30th » Duncan Jones, English director, producer, and screenwriter
• 30th » Idina Menzel, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 30th » Jiří Šlégr, Czech ice hockey player and politician
• 30th » Kyle Vander Kuyp, Australian hurdler
• 31st » Diana Damrau, German soprano

Famous Deaths for May 1971

• 4th » Seamus Elliott, Irish cyclist (b. 1934)
• 5th » Violet Jessop, Argentinean-English nurse (b. 1887)
• 12th » Heinie Manush, American baseball player and coach (b. 1901)
• 15th » Tyrone Guthrie, English director, producer, and playwright (b. 1900)
• 18th » Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh, Russian mathematician (b. 1908)
• 19th » Ogden Nash, American poet and author (b. 1902)
• 20th » Waldo Williams, Welsh poet and academic (b. 1904)
• 27th » Armando Picchi, Italian footballer and coach (b. 1935)
• 28th » Audie Murphy, American lieutenant and actor, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1924)
• 28th » Jean Vilar, French actor and director (b. 1912)
• 30th » Marcel Dupré, French organist and composer (b. 1886)

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