The temperature on January 5, 1971 was between -14 °C and -6.3 °C and averaged -9 °C. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (65%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 31 » The Winter Soldier Investigation, organized by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War to publicize war crimes and atrocities by Americans and allies in Vietnam, begins in Detroit.
February 8 » South Vietnamese ground troops launch an incursion into Laos to try to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail and stop communist infiltration.
May 19 » Mars probe program: Mars 2 is launched by the Soviet Union.
July 31 » Apollo program: Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover.
December 6 » Pakistan severs diplomatic relations with India, initiating the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
December 9 » Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Air Force executes an airdrop of Indian Army units, bypassing Pakistani defences.
Day of death November 18, 1971
The temperature on November 18, 1971 was between 1.5 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 15.7 mm of rain during 15.7 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
February 9 » Apollo program: Apollo 14 returns to Earth after the third manned Moon landing.
April 1 » Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army massacre over 1,000 people in Keraniganj Upazila, Bangladesh.
August 5 » The first Pacific Islands Forum (then known as the "South Pacific Forum") is held in Wellington, New Zealand, with the aim of enhancing cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean.
October 28 » Prospero becomes the only British satellite to be launched by a British rocket.
November 27 » The Soviet space program's Mars 2 orbiter releases a descent module. It malfunctions and crashes, but it is the first man-made object to reach the surface of Mars.
December 7 » The Battle of Sylhet is fought between the Pakistani military and the Mukti Bahini.
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