What Happened In October 1971 In History

Historical Events for October, 1971

• 1st » Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida, United States.
• 1st » The first brain-scan using x-ray computed tomography (CT or CAT scan) is performed at Atkinson Morley Hospital in Wimbledon, London.
• 7th » Oman joins the United Nations.
• 10th » Sold, dismantled and moved to the United States, London Bridge (Lake Havasu City) e.g London Bridge reopens in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
• 15th » The start of the 2500-year celebration of Iran, celebrating the birth of Persia.
• 20th » The Nepal Stock Exchange collapses.
• 21st » A Clarkston explosion named gas explosion kills 22 people at a shopping center in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, near Glasgow, Scotland.
• 27th » The Democratic Republic of the Congo is renamed Zaire.
• 28th » United Kingdom e.g Britain launches the satellite Prospero (satellite) known as Prospero into low Earth orbit atop a Black Arrow carrier rocket, the only British satellite to date launched by a British rocket.
• 29th » In Macon, Georgia, guitarist Duane Allman is killed in a motorcycle accident.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1971

• 1st » Song Il-gook, South Korean actor
• 1st » Gigi Lai, Hong Kong actress and singer
• 2nd » Tiffany (American singer) known as Tiffany, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 2nd » Jim Root, American guitarist and songwriter (Slipknot (band) or Slipknot and Stone Sour)
• 3rd » Wil Cordero, Puerto Rican baseball player and coach
• 3rd » Kevin Richardson (musician) or Kevin Richardson, American singer-songwriter and actor (Backstreet Boys)
• 4th » Friderika Bayer, Hungarian singer
• 4th » Darren Middleton, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Powderfinger and Drag (band) known as Drag)
• 5th » South Park Mexican, American rapper and producer, founded Dope House Records
• 5th » Mauricio Pellegrino, Argentinian footballer and manager
• 5th » Samuel Vincent, Canadian voice actor and singer
• 6th » Phil Bennett (racing driver) named Phil Bennett, English race car driver
• 6th » Lola Dueñas, Spanish actress
• 6th » Takis Gonias, Greek footballer and manager
• 6th » Alan Stubbs, English footballer, coach, and manager
• 7th » Daniel Boucher (musician) called Daniel Boucher, Canadian singer and actor
• 8th » Monty Williams, American basketball player and coach
• 9th » Jason Jones (activist/filmmaker) e.g Jason Jones, American director, producer, and activist
• 9th » Stevie Richards, American wrestler
• 10th » Graham Alexander, English-Scottish footballer and manager
• 10th » Ian Bennett (footballer) called Ian Bennett, English footballer
• 10th » Evgeny Kissin, Russian pianist
• 11th » Jason Ellis, Australian skateboarder, mixed martial artist, and actor
• 11th » Petra Haden, American violinist and singer (That Dog, Tito & Tarantula, and The Decemberists)
• 11th » MC Lyte, American rapper and actress
• 11th » Oleksandr Pomazun, Ukrainian footballer and manager
• 12th » Tony Fiore, American baseball player
• 12th » Steve Johnston, Australian motorcycle racer
• 12th » Bronzell Miller, American football player and actor (d. 2013)
• 13th » Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
• 13th » Billy Bush, American television and radio host
• 13th » Pyrros Dimas, Greek weightlifter
• 13th » Hitesh Modi, Kenyan cricketer
• 13th » Kira Reed, American actress and producer, and screenwriter
• 13th » Luis Tosar, Spanish actor
• 14th » Jorge Costa, Portuguese footballer and manager
• 15th » Joey Abs, American wrestler
• 15th » Andy Cole, English footballer and coach
• 15th » Lauri Pilter, Estonian author
• 16th » Chad Gray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mudvayne and Hellyeah)
• 16th » Paul Sparks, American actor
• 17th » Kim Ljung, Norwegian singer-songwriter and bass player (Seigmen and Zeromancer)
• 18th » Koshalendraprasad Pande, Indian guru
• 20th » Snoop Dogg, American rapper, producer, and actor (Tha Eastsidaz and 213 (group) called 213)
• 20th » Eddie Jones (basketball) e.g Eddie Jones, American basketball player
• 20th » Kamiel Maase, Dutch runner
• 20th » Dannii Minogue, Australian singer-songwriter and actress
• 21st » Hal Duncan, Scottish author
• 21st » Jade Jagger, French-English model and jewellery designer
• 21st » Damien Martyn, Australian cricketer
• 21st » Nick Oliveri, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Mondo Generator, Kyuss, and Queens of the Stone Age)
• 21st » Paul Telfer (footballer) or Paul Telfer, Scottish footballer and coach
• 21st » Thomas Ulsrud, Norwegian curler
• 22nd » Kornél Dávid, Hungarian basketball player
• 23rd » Carlo Forlivesi, Italian-Japanese composer
• 23rd » Chris Horner, American cyclist
• 24th » Caprice Bourret, American model and actress
• 24th » Dervla Kirwan, Irish actress
• 25th » Simon Charlton, English footballer and manager
• 25th » Athena Chu, Hong Kong actress and singer
• 25th » Neil Fallon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Clutch (band) called Clutch, The Company Band, and The Bakerton Group)
• 25th » Midori Gotō, Japanese-American violinist
• 25th » Leslie Grossman, American actress
• 25th » Rosie Ledet, American singer-songwriter and accordion player
• 25th » Pedro Martínez, Dominican baseball player
• 26th » Jim Butcher, American author
• 26th » Anthony Rapp, American actor and singer
• 27th » Stefano Guidoni, Italian footballer
• 27th » Jorge Soto (footballer) called Jorge Soto, Peruvian footballer
• 27th » Theodoros Zagorakis, Greek footballer
• 28th » Roxana Briban, Romanian soprano (d. 2010)
• 28th » Leonidas Sabanis, Albanian-Greek weightlifter
• 29th » Daniel J. Bernstein, American mathematician, cryptologist, and academic
• 29th » Matthew Hayden, Australian cricketer
• 29th » Winona Ryder, American actress and producer
• 30th » Fredi Bobic, Slovenian-German footballer and manager
• 30th » Tzanis Stavrakopoulos, Greek basketball player
• 30th » Suzan van der Wielen, Dutch field hockey player
• 31st » Alphonso Ford, American basketball player (d. 2004)
• 31st » Tom Smith (rugby union player born 1971) e.g Tom Smith, English-Scottish rugby player and coach
• 31st » Ian Walker (footballer) or Ian Walker, English footballer and manager

Famous Deaths for October 1971

• 2nd » Bola de Nieve, Cuban singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1911)
• 10th » John Cawte Beaglehole, New Zealand historian and scholar (b. 1901)
• 11th » Tamanoumi Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 51st Yokozuna (sumo) called Yokozuna (b. 1944)
• 11th » Chesty Puller, American general (b. 1898)
• 12th » Dean Acheson, American lawyer and politician, 51st United States Secretary of State (b. 1893)
• 12th » Gene Vincent, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1935)
• 13th » Stafford Smythe, Canadian businessman (b. 1921)
• 24th » Carl Ruggles, American composer (b. 1876)
• 24th » Jo Siffert, Swiss race car driver (b. 1936)
• 26th » Vincent Coleman, American actor (b. 1901)
• 29th » Duane Allman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band, Hour Glass (band) or Hour Glass, Derek and the Dominos, and The Allman Joys) (b. 1946)
• 29th » Arne Tiselius, Swedish biochemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry e.g Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)

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