Historical figures in 1971

The atlas holds 84 people and 167 moments here, in 1971. The most recorded lives are Salvador Allende, Bruce Lee and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Musicians and Composers.

Notable people

1. Sirimavo Bandaranaike

   in 1971

   1 moment here

   Sri Lankan stateswoman and three-time prime minister of Ceylon/Sri Lanka. Born Sirima Ratwatte in Ratnapura, she became the world’s first woman…

2. Steve Biko

   in 1971

   2 moments here

   Bantu Stephen Biko was a South African anti-apartheid activist and a leading theorist and organizer of the Black Consciousness Movement.…

3. Tina Turner

   in 1971

   2 moments here

   Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock) was an American-born Swiss singer, songwriter, actress, and author.…

4. Tupac Shakur

   in 1971

   1 moment here

   American rapper, actor, poet, and political activist, also known as 2Pac and Makaveli. His documented life included childhood in New York City and…

5. Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

   in 1971

   1 moment here

   Nigerian teacher, businessman and politician who served as governor of Katsina State from 1999 to 2007 and president of Nigeria from 2007 until his…

6. Umm Kulthum

   in 1971

   1 moment here

   Egyptian singer and actress, born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi. Raised in rural Dakahlia, she moved permanently to Cairo in 1923 and became…

7. Vasily Shukshin

   in 1971

   2 moments here

   Soviet Russian writer, actor, screenwriter, and film director associated with Village Prose.…

8. V. S. Naipaul

   in 1971

   2 moments here

   Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul was a Trinidad-born British novelist, essayist, and travel writer.…

9. Willy Brandt

   in 1971

   5 moments here

   German Social Democratic politician, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm in Lübeck. He lived in exile in Norway and Sweden during the Nazi era, became…

10. Yang Chen-Ning

    in 1971

    3 moments here

    Chinese-American theoretical physicist whose work in statistical mechanics, particle physics, gauge theory, and condensed-matter physics included the…

11. Yasser Arafat

    in 1971

    1 moment here

    Palestinian political leader, founding member of Fatah, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 to 2004, and president of the…

12. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

    in 1971

    4 moments here

    Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…

Moments

1. 1971 First Soviet visit Saddam Hussein
2. 1971 Visit with Fidel Castro to Punta Arenas Salvador Allende
3. 1971 War-effort visit to Abu Dhabi Umm Kulthum
4. 1971 Belov birthday celebrations in Moscow Dorothy Hodgkin
5. 1971 White House meeting with Nixon Golda Meir
6. 1971 John Sinclair Freedom Rally John Lennon
7. 1971 Released and flown to Shamshernagar Khaleda Zia
8. 1971 Reunited with Ziaur Rahman at Comilla Cantonment Khaleda Zia
9. 1971 Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm Pablo Neruda
10. 1971 Meeting Bhutto at Chaklala Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
11. 1971 Removal from Mianwali Jail Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
12. 1971 Arrival to cover the Michael X killings V. S. Naipaul
13. 1971 Visit to Michael X's commune V. S. Naipaul
14. 1971 Visit to Key Biscayne Willy Brandt
15. 1971 Visit to Stockholm Willy Brandt
16. 1971 Assumption of presidency in Rawalpindi Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
17. 1971 UN Security Council appearance during East Pakistan crisis Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

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