LANSA Flight 508 is struck by lighting and crashes in the Puerto Inca District in the Department of Huánuco in Peru, killing 91
Tag: 1971
27 May 1971
Pakistani forces massacre over 200 civilians, mostly Bengali Hindus, in the Bagbati massacre.
10 April 1971
Ping-pong diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a week-long visit.
8 March 1971
The Fight of the Century between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali commences. Frazier wins in 15 rounds.
4 December 1971
The PNS Ghazi, a submarine belonging to the Pakistan Navy, sinks during the course of the Indo-Pakistani Naval War of 1971.
2 January 1971
The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic association football (soccer) match [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Ibrox_disaster’]
14 December 1971
Over 200 of East Pakistan’s intellectuals are executed by the Pakistan Army and their local allies. (The date is commemorated in Bangladesh as Martyred Intellectuals…
5 December 1971
Battle of Gazipur: Pakistani forces stand defeated as India cedes Gazipur to Bangladesh. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gazipur’]
4 September 1971
Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 crashes near Juneau, Alaska, killing all 111 people on board. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Airlines_Flight_1866′]