The temperature on May 11, 1971 was between 8.6 °C and 25.0 °C and averaged 17.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 13.6 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
April 17 » The Provisional Government of Bangladesh is formed.
May 31 » In accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1968, observation of Memorial Day occurs on the last Monday in May for the first time, rather than on the traditional Memorial Day of May 30.
August 18 » Vietnam War: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam.
August 27 » An attempted coup d'état fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations.
October 1 » The first practical CT scanner is used to diagnose a patient.
November 14 » Mariner 9 enters orbit around Mars.
Day of death October 20, 1971
The temperature on October 20, 1971 was between 9.0 °C and 14.5 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (19%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 25 » Charles Manson and three female "Family" members are found guilty of the 1969 Tate–LaBianca murders.
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 2 » Idi Amin replaces President Milton Obote as leader of Uganda.
April 7 » President Richard Nixon announces his decision to quicken the pace of Vietnamization.
September 8 » In Washington, D.C., the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is inaugurated, with the opening feature being the premiere of Leonard Bernstein's Mass.
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.
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