published on October 08, 2024 in UncategorizedNewsInfoBlog

What Happened in October 1971

October1971 Calendar

Historical Events

Sports History

Oct 3 American tennis star Billie Jean King becomes first female athlete to win $100,000 in prize money in a single year; wins the $4,000 Virginia Slams Tournament in Phoenix, Arizona

F1 World Champion

Oct 3 US Formula 1 Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, New York: French driver François Cevert wins the race, his Tyrell-Ford teammate Scotsman Jackie Stewart finishes to claim his second Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by 29 points over Swede Ronnie Peterson

Oct 4 Borden's opens a turn-of-century ice cream parlor at Disney World
Oct 4 KMPH TV channel 26 in Visalia-Fresno, CA (IND) begins broadcasting
Oct 4 USSR performs underground nuclear test
Oct 5 A new sitting of the Northern Ireland parliament at Stormont begins, though the Social Democratic and Labour Party remain absent due to its continuing protest against Internment
Oct 6 MLB National League Championship: Pittsburgh Pirates beat San Francisco Giants, 3 games to 1

The French Connection

Oct 7 "The French Connection" directed by William Friedkin and starring Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider and Fernando Rey premieres in the US (Academy Awards Best Picture 1972)

Meeting of Interest

Oct 7 Northern Ireland Prime Minister Brian Faulkner meets with British Prime Minister Edward Heath; they agree to send an additional 1,500 British Army troops to Northern Ireland

Oct 7 Terence McNally's play "Where has Tommy Flowers gone?" premieres in NYC

Imagine

Oct 8 Apple Records releases John Lennon's second solo studio album, "Imagine" in UK; it tops the charts in US, UK, Australia, and 3 other countries

Oct 8 John Lennon releases his megahit single "Imagine"
Oct 8 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

Oct 9 USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
Oct 10 5th Country Music Association Awards: Charlie Pride wins
Oct 11 60th Davis Cup: US beats Romania in Charlotte (3-2); American 23rd title

World Series

Oct 11 Baltimore 3B Brooks Robinson sets Baseball World Series record; reaches base 5 straight times in Orioles 11-3 win over Pittsburgh Pirates in Game 2 at Memorial Stadium

Oct 11 Frank McGee becomes news anchor of Today Show
Oct 11 Switzerland recognizes North Vietnam

Music History

Oct 12 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar", starring Jeff Fenholt and Ben Vereen opens at Mark Hellinger Theatre, NYC; runs for 711 performances

Oct 13 First ever Baseball World Series night game; Pittsburgh Pirates edge Baltimore Orioles, 4-3 in Game 4 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh
Oct 13 WTZH TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (CBS) suspends broadcasting
Oct 14 2 killed in Memphis racial disturbances

Oct 15 The start of the 2,500-year celebration of Iran, celebrating the birth of Persia
Oct 15 World's first arcade video game Computer Space developed by Syzygy first demonstrated at the MOA Show in the US
Oct 16 Amphitheater in McLaren Park is dedicated in San Francisco

World Series

Oct 17 Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles, 2-1 at Memorial Stadium to claim championship. 4-3; MVP: Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente

Oct 17 Cleveland Metroparks' Rocky River Nature Center opens
Oct 17 It is estimated today that approximately 16,000 households were withholding rent and rates for council houses as part of the campaign of civil disobedience against internment organised by the Social Democratic and Labour Party, Northern Ireland
Oct 19 A group of Northern Ireland Members of Parliament begin a 48 hour hunger strike against the policy of Internment
Oct 19 Last issue of "Look" magazine is published

Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death

Oct 20 Melvin Van Peebles' musical "Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death" opens at Barrymore Theater in NYC; runs for 325 performances

Oct 20 The Nepal stock exchange collapses.

Event of Interest

Oct 20 US Senator Edward Kennedy calls for a withdrawal of British troops from Northern Ireland and all-party negotiations to establish a United Ireland

Oct 21 "To Live Another Summer" opens at Helen Hayes NYC for 173 performances

Oct 21 USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
Oct 21 William H Rehnquist & Lewis F Powell nominated to US Supreme Court by Nixon, following resignations of Justices Hugo Black & John Harlan
Oct 22 USSR performs nuclear test
Oct 23 Three Catholic civilians are shot dead by the British Army during an attempted robbery in Newry, County Down
Oct 23 Two female members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) are shot dead by the British Army in the Lower Falls area of Belfast
Oct 23 WXLT (now WWSB) TV channel 40 in Sarasota-Bradenton, FL (ABC) begins
Oct 24 A member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) is shot dead by undercover Royal Ulster Constabulary officers during a bomb attack in Belfast
Oct 24 Harry Drake sets longest arrow flight by a footbow (1 mile 268 yds)
Oct 24 President of Sinn Féin Ruairi O'Brady, addresses a party conference in Dublin and proclaims that the North of Ireland must be made ungovernable as a first step to achieve a united Ireland
Oct 24 Texas Stadium opens-Cowboys beat Patriots 44-21
Oct 25 A man dies two days after being shot during an Irish Republican Army attack on the British Army in Belfast
Oct 25 Belgium & People's Republic of China establish diplomatic relations
Oct 25 General Meeting of UN agrees to admit People's Republic of China
Oct 25 United Nations votes to expel the Chinese Nationalist ruled Taiwan and admit the Communist People's Republic of China
Oct 26 An Assembly, attended only by Nationalist politicians, and acting as an alternative to Stormont, meet in Dungiven Castle
Oct 26 UN votes to replace Taiwan with China
Oct 27 Gerard Newe becomes the first Catholic to serve in any Northern Ireland government since 1920; Newe was appointed to try to improve community relations
Oct 27 Republic of Congo-Kinshasa becomes Republic of Zaire
Oct 28 John Lennon and Yoko Ono record the single "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in NYC

Britain Joins the European Community

Oct 28 The British Parliament debates the European Communities principle of membership and votes 356 to 244 in favour of joining, requiring a new law to be drafted and a later final vote on joining

Oct 28 United Kingdom becomes the 6th nation to have a satellite in orbit with the launch of Prospero

200 Motels

Oct 29 Frank Zappa's musical mockumentary "200 Motels", starring The Mothers of Invention, Theodore Bikel, and Ringo Starr premieres in Beverly Hills, California

Oct 31 The Irish Republican Army (IRA) explode a bomb at the Post Office Tower in London

Famous Birthdays

Oct 1 Gigi Lai, Hong Kong actress and businesswoman, born in Hong Kong
Oct 1 Song Il Gook, Korean actor
Oct 2 James Root, American heavy metal songwriter and guitarist (Slipknot), born in Las Vegas, Nevada

Oct 3 Kevin Richardson, American pop singer (Backstreet Boys - "Quit Playing Games With My Heart"), born in Lexington, Kentucky
Oct 3 Sean Duffy, American politician (Rep-R-Wisconisn), TV commentator and reality TV personality, born in Hayward, Wisconsin
Oct 3 Wil Cordero, Puerto Rican baseball utility (MLB All Star, Silver Slugger Award 1994; Montréal Expos), born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Oct 4 Friderika Bayer [Ilona Csukáné], Hungarian pop and gospel singer, born in Budapest, Hungary
Oct 5 Chad Lewis, American football tight end (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Fort Dix, New Jersey
Oct 5 Chris Whitney, American basketball guard (Wash Wizards), born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Oct 5 Dan Plante, American ice hockey player (NY Islanders), born in St Louis, Missouri
Oct 5 Mauricio Pellegrino, Argentine soccer defender (3 caps; Vélez Sarsfield, Valencia) and manager (Valencia, Estudiantes, Independiente, Alavés, Southampton, Cádiz), born in Córdoba, Argentina
Oct 6 Alan Stubbs, English footballer (Bolton Wanderers, Everton) and soccer manager (Hibernian, Rotherham), born in Kirkby, England
Oct 6 Chris Hudson, NFL strong safety (Jacksonville Jaguars)
Oct 6 Lola Dueñas, Spanish actress
Oct 6 Phil Bennett, British racing driver
Oct 7 Daniel Boucher, Québécois musician, born in Montreal, Quebec
Oct 7 Johnnie Morton, American NFL wide receiver (Detroit Lions), born in Inglewood, California
Oct 8 Monty Williams, American basketball coach (NBA Coach of the Year 2022, Phoenix Suns 2019-23; New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans 2010-15; Detroit Pistons), born in Fredericksburg, Virginia
Oct 8 Nate Miller, American NFL and WLAF guard (Frankfurt Galaxy, Atlanta Falcons), born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Oct 8 Val St. Germain, Canadian football tackle (Grey Cup 2007 Saskatchewan Roughriders; CFL East All-Star 1998, 2003; CFL West All-Star 1999), born in Ottawa, Ontario
Oct 9 Simon Atlee, British fashion photographer (d. 2004)
Oct 10 Corey Louchiey, American NFL offensive tackle (Buffalo Bills), born in Greenville, South Carolina
Oct 10 Evgeny Kissin, Russian concert pianist, born in Moscow
Oct 10 Ian Bennett, English football goalkeeper (Birmingham City), born in Worksop, England
Oct 11 Natalie Jay, English actress (Baywatch), born in Hendon, London
Oct 11 Petra Haden, American musician (The Rentals), born in Manhattan, New York
Oct 12 Ahn Jae Wook, South Korean actor, composer and singer, born in Donam-dong, Seongbuk District, Seoul, South Korea (d. 1971)
Oct 12 Bronzell Miller, American WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals), born in Federal Way, Washington (d. 2013)
Oct 12 Tony Fiore, American baseball player, born in Oak Park, Illinois
Oct 13 Billy Bush, American radio and TV host, born in Manhattan, New York
Oct 13 Irv Smith, American NFL tight end (New Orleans Saints), born in Trenton, New Jersey

Oct 14 Frank Wycheck, American football tight end (Pro Bowl 1998, 99, 2000; Washington Redskins, Houston/Tennessee Oilers-Titans), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2023)
Oct 14 Jorge Costa, Portuguese soccer defender and manager (50 caps; FC Porto), born in Porto, Portugal
Oct 15 Andy Cole, English soccer striker (15 caps; Newcastle United, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Fulham), born in Nottingham, England
Oct 15 Annbjørg Lien, Norwegian folk fiddler and nyckelharpa player, born in Ålesund, Norway
Oct 15 Roland McGhee, American long jumper, born in Flint, Michigan
Oct 16 Chad Gray, American heavy metal singer (Hellyeah; Mudvayne), born in Latham, Illinois
Oct 16 David Johnson, cricketer (Karnataka fast bowler, India 1996-)
Oct 16 Greg Jeffries, NFL cornerback (Detroit Lions)
Oct 16 Simon Shanks, NFL inside linebacker (Arizona Cardinals)
Oct 17 Byron Chamberlain, American football tight end (Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
Oct 17 Chris Kirkpatrick, American pop countertenor ('N Sync - "I Thought She Knew"), born in Clarion, Pennsylvania on
Oct 17 Ernest Dixon, NFL linebacker (New Orleans Saints)
Oct 17 Henry McMillian, NFL defensive tackle (Seattle Seahawks)
Oct 17 Martin Heinrich, American politician (Senator-D-New Mexico 2013-), born in Fallon, Nevada
Oct 18 Bob Whitfield, NFL tackle (Atlanta Falcons), born in Carson, California
Oct 18 Yoo Sang-chul, South Korean soccer midfielder (124 caps; 2002 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team; Ulsan Hyundai), born in Seoul, South Korea (d. 2021)
Oct 20 Dannii Minogue, Australian singer, sister of Kylie Minogue, born in Melbourne, Victoria
Oct 20 Eddie Jones, American NBA guard/forward (LA Lakers), born in Pompano Beach, Florida
Oct 20 Kenneth Choi, American actor (Sons of Anarchy; The Wolf of Wall Street; The Last Man on Earth), born in Chicago, Illinois
Oct 20 Kimberly Po, American tennis player (1991 Futures-Evansville IN), born in Los Angeles, California

Oct 21 Astrella Celeste [Leitch] Scottish-American composer and Donovan's daughter, born in Beverly Hills, California
Oct 21 Damien Martyn, cricketer (WA & Australian middle-order batsman)
Oct 21 Jade Jagger, daughter of Mick & Bianca Jagger, born in Paris, France
Oct 21 Nick Oliveri, American rock bassist and singer (Queens Of The Stone Age, 1998-2004), born in Los Angeles, California
Oct 21 Paul Norman Telfer, Scottish footballer
Oct 21 René Ponk, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
Oct 21 Shane Hannah, NFL guard (Dallas Cowboys)
Oct 21 Thomas Ulsrud, Norwegian curler (World C'ship gold [skip] 2014; Olympics silver 2010), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2022)
Oct 22 Amanda Coetzer, South African tennis player (World #3 1997; Hopman Cup 2000 [Wayne Ferreria]; US Open doubles 1993 runner-up), born in Hoopstad, South Africa
Oct 22 Jennifer Lee (née Rebecchi), American BAFTA and Academy Award-winning screenwriter and director (Frozen; Frozen II), born in Providence, Rhode Island
Oct 24 Dervla Kirwan, Irish TV and stage actress, born in Churchtown, Dublin
Oct 24 Mike Verstegen, American NFL guard (New Orleans Saints), born in Appleton, Wisconsin
Oct 25 Athena Chu, Hong Kong actress (A Chinese Odyssey), born in Hong Kong
Oct 25 Craig Robinson, American actor (The Office, Killing It), born in Chicago, Illinois
Oct 25 Geoffrey Prommayon, Thai-American soccer player (PSV), born in Udon Thani, Thailand
Oct 25 Lee Gissendaner, NFL/WLAF receiver (Minnesota Vikings, Scottish Claymores), born in Akron, Ohio
Oct 25 Midori [Gotō], Japanese-American concert violinist (Avery Fisher Prize, 2001), music education advocate, and teacher, born in Osaka, Japan

Pedro Martínez (52 years old)

Oct 25 Dominican Baseball HOF pitcher (8 × MLB All-Star; World Series 2004; Cy Young Award 1997, 99, 2000; Triple Crown 1999; Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox), born in Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic

Oct 25 Simon Charlton, English footballer (Southampton), born in Huddersfield, England
Oct 26 Anthony Rapp, American singer and actor, born in Joliet, Illinois
Oct 26 Ronnie Irani, English cricketer (Essex all-rounder, England 1996), born in Leigh, Lancashire, England
Oct 26 Vijay Iyer, American jazz composer, pianist, and bandleader (Uneasy; Far From Over), born in Albany, New York
Oct 27 Jade Arcade, American comics artist and writer, born in Nashville, Tennessee
Oct 27 Jorge Soto, Peruvian soccer midfielder (101 caps; Sporting Cristal), born in Lima, Peru
Oct 27 Mike Ricci, Canadian NHL center (Colorado Avalanche), born in Scarborough, Ontario
Oct 27 Theodoros Zagorakis, Greek soccer midfielder (120 caps; Kavala, PAOK, Leicester City, AEK Athens, Bologna) and politician (Member European Parliament), born in Kavala, Greece
Oct 28 John Coker, NBA center (Phoenix Suns)
Oct 28 Nicole Green, 400m runner, born in Springfield, Ohio
Oct 29 Daniel J. Bernstein, American professor and cryptologist, born in East Patchogue, New York
Oct 29 Greg Blewett, Australian cricketer (Aust batsman, century on Test debut 1995)
Oct 29 Ma Huateng [Pony Ma], Chinese entrepreneur (Tencent), born in Chaoyang District, Shantou
Oct 29 Matthew Hayden, Australian cricket batsman (103 Tests, 8,625runs @ 50.73, 30 x 100, HS 380; 161 ODIs, 10 x 100; Queensland CA, Hampshire CCC, Northamptonshire CCC, Chennai Super Kings, Brisbane Heat), born in Kingaroy, Australia
Oct 29 Valérie Masson-Delmotte, French climate scientist (co-chair 2021 report Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), born in Nancy, France

Oct 30 Edward "Ted" Murphy, American rower (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Oct 30 Henry Ford, NFL defensive end (Houston/Tennessee Oilers), born in Fort Worth, Texas
Oct 31 Alphonso Ford, American basketball guard (EuroLeague Top Scorer, All-EuroLeague First Team 2001, 03; Olympiacos, Montepaschi Siena), born in Greenwood, Mississippi (d. 2004)
Oct 31 Ian Walker, English footballer, born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Oct 31 Tom Smith, Scottish rugby union loosehead prop (61 Tests, 6 British & Irish Lions; Glasgow Warriors, Caledonia Reds, Northampton Saints RUFC), born in London, England (d. 2022)

Famous Weddings

Famous Deaths

Oct 2 Bola de Nieve [Ignacio Jacinto Villa Fernández], Cuban singer, pianist and songwriter, dies at 60
Oct 3 Leah Baird, American actress and screenwriter (Jungle Bride), dies of anemia at 88
Oct 3 Seán Ó Riada [John Reidy], Irish composer (Mise Éire), traditional music revivalist, and bandleader (Ceoltóirí Chualann), dies at 40
Oct 4 Edit Angold, German actress (Suspense, Molly, Blue Angel), dies at 76
Oct 8 Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman, Dutch composer, dies at 79
Oct 10 Christopher Dark [Alfred Francis DeLeo], American character actor, (World Without End; The Time Tunnel), dies of a heart attack at 51
Oct 10 John Cawte Beaglehole, New Zealand historian (b. 1901)
Oct 11 Chester Conklin, American actor (Every Day's a Holiday, Greed), dies at 85
Oct 11 Chesty Puller, US Marine Corps lieutenant general and the most decorated Marine in history, dies at 73
Oct 12 Dean Acheson, American statesman and U.S. Secretary of State (1949-53), dies at 78
Oct 12 Gene Vincent [Vincent Eugene Craddock], American rock guitarist and vocalist ("Be-Bop-A-Lula"), dies of bleeding ulcers at 36
Oct 13 Stafford Smythe, Canadian NHL executive (President Toronto Maple Leafs 1961–69, 1970-71), dies from an acute stomach ulcer at 50
Oct 14 Norman Steenrod, American mathematician (algebraic topology), dies at 61
Oct 15 Sylvester Magee, last living American slave and oldest person who ever lived, dies at 130
Oct 19 Alberto Pirelli, Italian industrialist, dies at 89
Oct 19 Betty Bronson, actress (Naked Kiss), dies after brief illness at 64

Oct 21 Raymond Hatton, American actor (Girls in Prison, Lady Killer), dies of a heart attack at 84
Oct 21 Shiga Naoya, Japanese novelist (Road Through Dark Night), dies at 88
Oct 24 Carl Ruggles, American composer (Evocations), dies at 95
Oct 24 Chuck Hughes, Detroit Lion collapses during game and later, dies
Oct 24 Fernand Quinet, Belgian composer, cellist and conductor (La Guerre), dies at 73
Oct 25 Albert van Dalsum, Dutch actor and director (Wilton's Zoo; Little Rascal), dies at 82
Oct 26 Robert Gordon, American silent film actor (Hearts and Spangles; King of the Pack), dies at 76
Oct 26 Vincent Coleman, American actor (For the Freedom of Ireland, Salome), dies at 71
Oct 28 Yves de La Casiniere, French composer, dies at 74
Oct 29 Arne Tiselius, Swedish chemist, 1948 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for work on electrophoresis and adsorption analysis, dies at 69 [1]
Oct 29 Duane Allman, American rock guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band), dies in a motorcycle accident at 24
Oct 30 Osvald Chlubna, Czech organist, composer, and musicologist, dies at 78
Oct 31 Gerhard von Rad, German old testament expert (Deuteronomium), dies at 70

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