January 1 » The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton is appointed the first Prime Minister.
February 20 » The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
March 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Platt Amendment limiting the autonomy of Cuba, as a condition of the withdrawal of American troops.
September 17 » Second Boer War: A Boer column defeats a British force at the Battle of Blood River Poort.
October 12 » President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House.
December 10 » The first Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.
Day of death September 26, 1971
The temperature on September 26, 1971 was between 1.3 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (38%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
February 26 » U.N. Secretary-General U Thant signs United Nations proclamation of the vernal equinox as Earth Day.
March 29 » My Lai Massacre: Lieutenant William Calley is convicted of premeditated murder and sentenced to life in prison.
April 10 » Ping-pong diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a week-long visit.
September 15 » The first Greenpeace ship sets sail to protest against nuclear testing on Amchitka Island.
October 1 » The first practical CT scanner is used to diagnose a patient.
October 27 » The Democratic Republic of the Congo is renamed Zaire.
Day of burial September 30, 1971
The temperature on September 30, 1971 was between 7.7 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (11%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
September 13 » Chairman Mao Zedong's second in command and successor Marshal Lin Biao flees the People's Republic of China after the failure of an alleged coup. His plane crashes in Mongolia, killing all aboard.
September 29 » Oman joins the Arab League.
October 21 » A gas explosion kills 22 people at a shopping centre near Glasgow, Scotland.
December 3 » Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: Pakistan launches a pre-emptive strike against India and a full-scale war begins.
December 16 » Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: The ceasefire of the Pakistan Army brings an end to both conflicts. This is commemorated annually as Victory Day in Bangladesh, and as Vijay Diwas in India.
December 20 » The international aid organization Doctors Without Borders is founded by Bernard Kouchner and a group of journalists in Paris, France.
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