March 1971
January – February – March 1971 – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December
The following events occurred in March 1971.
|
Contents
- 1 March 1, 1971 (Monday)
- 2 March 2, 1971 (Tuesday)
- 3 March 3, 1971 (Wednesday)
- 4 March 4, 1971 (Thursday)
- 5 March 5, 1971 (Friday)
- 6 March 6, 1971 (Saturday)
- 7 March 7, 1971 (Sunday)
- 8 March 8, 1971 (Monday)
- 9 March 9, 1971 (Tuesday)
- 10 March 10, 1971 (Wednesday)
- 11 March 11, 1971 (Thursday)
- 12 March 12, 1971 (Friday)
- 13 March 13, 1971 (Saturday)
- 14 March 14, 1971 (Sunday)
- 15 March 15, 1971 (Monday)
- 16 March 16, 1971 (Tuesday)
- 17 March 17, 1971 (Wednesday)
- 18 March 18, 1971 (Thursday)
- 19 March 19, 1971 (Friday)
- 20 March 20, 1971 (Saturday)
- 21 March 21, 1971 (Sunday)
- 22 March 22, 1971 (Monday)
- 23 March 23, 1971 (Tuesday)
- 24 March 24, 1971 (Wednesday)
- 25 March 25, 1971 (Thursday)
- 26 March 26, 1971 (Friday)
- 27 March 27, 1971 (Saturday)
- 28 March 28, 1971 (Sunday)
- 29 March 29, 1971 (Monday)
- 30 March 30, 1971 (Tuesday)
- 31 March 31, 1971 (Wednesday)
- 32 References
|
March 1, 1971 (Monday)
March 2, 1971 (Tuesday)
March 3, 1971 (Wednesday)
March 4, 1971 (Thursday)
- The southern part of Quebec, and especially Montreal, receive 42 cm of snow in what becomes known as the Century's Snowstorm (la tempête du siècle).
- A Lockheed D-21B military reconnaissance drone aircraft makes an abortive mission to spy on the Lop Nor nuclear test site in the People's Republic of China.
- Died: Jacinto Gutierrez, University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras campus ROTC cadet, and Puerto Rican police officers Juan Birino Mercado and Miguel Rosario Rondón, all murdered at the Reserve Officers Training Corps building during a riot by groups opposing the program's presence on the campus
March 5, 1971 (Friday)
March 6, 1971 (Saturday)
March 7, 1971 (Sunday)
March 8, 1971 (Monday)
March 9, 1971 (Tuesday)
- Born: Kinga Rusin, Polish TV journalist and producer; Diego Torres, Argentinian singer, in Buenos Aires
- Died: K. Asif, 48, Indian film director; Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria, 68, head of the Coptic Orthodox Church; Anthony Berkeley Cox, 77, English crime writer; Barry Wood, 60, American footballer and medical educator
March 10, 1971 (Wednesday)
- Beginning of the McMahon Ministry, the forty-seventh Australian Commonwealth ministry.
March 11, 1971 (Thursday)
March 13, 1971 (Saturday)
- At Inzell, Ard Schenk sets a new world record of 7:12.0 in the 5,000 m speed skating event.
- At Cardiff Arms Park, Wales defeat Ireland 23-9 in the 1971 Five Nations Championship to take the Triple Crown.
- Born: Annabeth Gish, American actress, in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Maxim Kononenko, Russian journalist, in Apatity; Allan Nielsen, Danish footballer, in Esbjerg
- Died: Rockwell Kent, 88, American artist
- Beginning of the 5th Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament of India)
March 17, 1971 (Wednesday)
March 18, 1971 (Thursday)
- President's rule is imposed in the Indian states of Karnataka and West Bengal.
- Born: Julien MacDonald, Welsh fashion designer, in Merthyr Tydfil; Kirsty Williams, leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, in Taunton, England
- Died: Jean-Marie Beaudet, 63, Canadian conductor, organist, pianist, radio producer, and music educator
March 20, 1971 (Saturday)
- The Lockheed D-21B military reconnaissance drone attempts its final spying mission over the Lop Nor nuclear test site in China. It is thought to have malfunctioned and crashed in a forest, whence the wreckage was collected by the Chinese military.[2]
March 24, 1971 (Wednesday)
March 25, 1971 (Thursday)
March 27, 1971 (Saturday)
- Six hijackers attempted to hijack a Philippines Airlines BAC One-Eleven in Guangzhou, China.[4]
- Died: Dale Morgan, 56, American historian (cancer)
- The first Starbucks was opened in Seattle, Washington
March 31, 1971 (Wednesday)
References
