January 13 » First Italo-Ethiopian War: the war's opening battle, the Battle of Coatit, occurs; it is an Italian victory.
April 6 » Oscar Wilde is arrested in the Cadogan Hotel, London, after losing a libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry.
April 8 » In Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. the Supreme Court of the United States declares unapportioned income tax to be unconstitutional.
April 24 » Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop "Spray".
June 27 » The inaugural run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York City, the first U.S. passenger train to use electric locomotives.
October 21 » The Republic of Formosa collapses as Japanese forces invade.
Day of death September 14, 1971
The temperature on September 14, 1971 was between 7.1 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
February 20 » The United States Emergency Broadcast System is accidentally activated in an erroneous national alert.
April 5 » In Sri Lanka, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna launches a revolt against the United Front government of Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
May 13 » Over 900 unarmed Bengali Hindus are murdered in the Demra massacre.
August 10 » The Society for American Baseball Research is founded in Cooperstown, New York.
November 22 » In Britain's worst mountaineering tragedy, the Cairngorm Plateau Disaster, five children and one of their leaders are found dead from exposure in the Scottish mountains.
December 9 » Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Air Force executes an airdrop of Indian Army units, bypassing Pakistani defences.
Day of burial September 18, 1971
The temperature on September 18, 1971 was between 4.8 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (38%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 2 » The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic association football (soccer) match.
April 19 » Charles Manson is sentenced to death (later commuted to life imprisonment) for conspiracy in the Tate–LaBianca murders.
April 23 » Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army and Razakars massacre approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
September 15 » The first Greenpeace ship sets sail to protest against nuclear testing on Amchitka Island.
November 10 » In Cambodia, Khmer Rouge forces attack the city of Phnom Penh and its airport, killing 44, wounding at least 30 and damaging nine aircraft.
December 7 » The Battle of Sylhet is fought between the Pakistani military and the Mukti Bahini.
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