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
July 5 » The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, is formally certified by President Richard Nixon.
September 15 » The first Greenpeace ship sets sail to protest against nuclear testing on Amchitka Island.
September 28 » The Parliament of the UK passes the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, banning the medicinal use of cannabis.
September 29 » Oman joins the Arab League.
November 23 » Representatives of the People's Republic of China attend the United Nations, including the United Nations Security Council, for the first time.
December 1 » Cambodian Civil War: Khmer Rouge rebels intensify assaults on Cambodian government positions, forcing their retreat from Kompong Thmar and nearby Ba Ray.
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
May 27 » The Dahlerau train disaster, the worst railway accident in West Germany, kills 46 people and injures 25 near Wuppertal.
June 13 » Vietnam War: The New York Times begins publication of the Pentagon Papers.
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 29 » Oman joins the Arab League.
October 12 » The 2,500 year celebration of the Persian Empire begins.
October 29 » In Macon, Georgia, guitarist Duane Allman is killed in a motorcycle accident.
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