256 notable events from 1971 — massacres, murders and air crashes. Page 1 of 3.
- D. B. Cooper
Nov 24, 1971 · United States · Kidnapping & hostage
- Stanford prison experiment
Aug 14, 1971–Aug 20, 1971 · United States · Science & concept
- Sada Abe
Jan 1, 1971 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Roe v. Wade
Dec 13, 1971 · United States · Crime & justice
- Rose West
Jun 1, 1971 · United Kingdom · Attack (other)
- John List (murderer)
Nov 9, 1971 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Bangladesh Liberation War
Mar 26, 1971–Dec 16, 1971 · Bangladesh · War & armed conflict
- War on drugs
Jun 18, 1971 · War & armed conflict
- Texas Killing Fields
Jan 1, 1971–Jan 1, 2006 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Attica Prison riot
Sep 9, 1971–Sep 13, 1971 · United States · Kidnapping & hostage
- Bangladesh genocide
Mar 26, 1971–Dec 16, 1971 · Bangladesh · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Randy Kraft
Jan 1, 1971–Jan 1, 1983 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Gennady Mikhasevich
May 1, 1971–Dec 1, 1985 · Russian Federation · Shooting
- LANSA Flight 508
Dec 24, 1971 · Peru · Aviation accident
- All Nippon Airways Flight 58
Jul 30, 1971 · Japan · Aviation accident
- Killing of Joetha Collier
May 25, 1971 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Judy Buenoano
Jan 1, 1971–Jan 1, 1983 · United States · Bombing & explosion
- Lin Biao incident
Sep 13, 1971 · Mongolia · Aviation accident
- Robledo Puch
Jan 1, 1971–Jan 1, 1972 · Argentina · Murder & homicide
- Alphabet murders
Nov 16, 1971–Nov 26, 1973 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Donald Neilson
Jan 1, 1971–Jan 1, 1975 · Murder & homicide
- Shinjuku Christmas tree bombing
Dec 24, 1971 · Japan · Terrorism
- Operation Searchlight
May 25, 1971 · Bangladesh · War & armed conflict
- Hughes Airwest Flight 706
Jun 6, 1971 · United States · Aviation accident
- Baker Street robbery
Sep 11, 1971 · United Kingdom · Crime & justice
- Ballymurphy massacre
Aug 9, 1971–Aug 11, 1971 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Charlie Brandt
Jan 3, 1971–Sep 13, 2004 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Manfred Seel
Jan 1, 1971–Jan 1, 2004 · Murder & homicide
- 1971 Moroccan coup attempt
Jul 10, 1971 · Morocco · War & armed conflict
- Patrick Tissier
Jan 1, 1971–Jan 1, 1993 · France · Murder & homicide
- Freeway Phantom
Apr 25, 1971–Sep 5, 1972 · Murder & homicide
- El Halconazo
Jun 10, 1971 · Mexico · Massacre
- 1971 Ibrox disaster
Jan 2, 1971 · United Kingdom · Stampede & crowd crush
- Tōhō Crossroads Incident
Sep 16, 1971 · Japan · Crime & justice
- Murder of Milena Sutter
May 6, 1971 · Italy · Murder & homicide
- 1971 Kintetsu Osaka Line collision
Oct 25, 1971 · Japan · Rail accident
- Operation Demetrius
Aug 9, 1971–Aug 10, 1971 · United Kingdom · War & armed conflict
- Monster of Udine
Jan 1, 1971–Jan 1, 1989 · Italy · Murder & homicide
- Silmido Incident
Aug 23, 1971 · South Korea · War & armed conflict
- 1971 Bundesliga scandal
1971 · Germany · Scandal & controversy
- Shibuya riot case
Nov 14, 1971 · Japan · Riot & unrest
- Chuknagar massacre
May 20, 1971 · Bangladesh · Massacre
- Werner Ferrari
Jan 1, 1971–Jan 1, 1989 · Switzerland · Murder & homicide
- 1971 Ugandan coup d'état
Jan 25, 1971 · Uganda · War & armed conflict
- Project 571
1971 · China · War & armed conflict
- 1971 San Fernando earthquake
Feb 9, 1971 · United States · Earthquake
- 1971 Colorado Aviation Aero Commander 680 crash
May 28, 1971 · United States · Aviation accident
- Toa Domestic Airlines Flight 63
Jul 3, 1971 · Japan · Aviation accident
- Bennie Demps
Feb 15, 1971–Sep 7, 1976 · War & armed conflict
- Pan Am Flight 845
Jul 30, 1971 · Guadeloupe · Aviation accident
- Hope Forest shooting
Sep 6, 1971 · Australia · Murder & homicide
- 1971 Turkish military memorandum
Mar 12, 1971 · Türkiye · War & armed conflict
- 1971 Indian Airlines hijacking
Jan 30, 1971 · Pakistan · Aviation accident
- Paninternational Flight 112
Sep 6, 1971 · Germany · Aviation accident
- McGurk's Bar bombing
Dec 4, 1971 · United Kingdom · Terrorism
- 1971 Korean Air Lines Fokker F27 hijacking
Jan 23, 1971 · South Korea · Aviation accident
- Alaska Airlines Flight 1866
Sep 4, 1971 · United States · Aviation accident
- Cairngorm Plateau disaster
Nov 21, 1971 · United Kingdom · Death & funeral
- Willem van Eijk
Jan 1, 1971–Jan 1, 2001 · Netherlands · Murder & homicide
- Dahlerau train disaster
May 27, 1971 · Germany · Rail accident
- 1971 Dhaka University massacre
Mar 25, 1971 · Bangladesh · Massacre
- Corrective revolution (Egypt)
May 15, 1971 · Egypt
- 1971 Scottish soldiers' killings
Mar 10, 1971 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- British European Airways Flight 706
Oct 2, 1971 · Belgium · Aviation accident
- Asaka Self-Defense Forces officer murder case
Aug 21, 1971 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Murders of Rhonda Johnson and Sharon Shaw
Aug 4, 1971 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 1971 JVP insurrection
Apr 5, 1971–Jun 1971 · Sri Lanka · War & armed conflict
- James Edward Pough
Jan 1, 1971–Jan 1, 1990 · United States · Shooting
- Baker v. Nelson
Oct 15, 1971 · United States · Crime & justice
- Assassination of Wasfi Tal
Nov 28, 1971 · Egypt · Massacre
- Plaza Miranda bombing
Aug 21, 1971 · Philippines · Bombing & explosion
- James Koedatich
Jan 1, 1971–Jan 1, 1982 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Staf Van Eyken
Jan 1, 1971–Jan 1, 1972 · Belgium · Murder & homicide
- Santa Line Slaying
Dec 21, 1971 · United States · Attack (other)
- Murder of Simonetta Ferrero
Jul 24, 1971 · Italy · Murder & homicide
- Hazelwood massacre
Jun 14, 1971 · United States · Shooting
- Münsterland murders
Jan 1, 1971–Jan 1, 1974 · Germany · Murder & homicide
- 1971 Sudanese coup d'état
Jul 19, 1971–Jul 22, 1971 · Sudan · War & armed conflict
- 1971 Aral smallpox incident
Jul 30, 1971 · Epidemic & disease
- Ricardo Caputo
Jan 1, 1971–Jan 1, 1977 · Mexico · Murder & homicide
- 1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals
Mar 25, 1971–Dec 16, 1971 · Bangladesh · Massacre
- Eddie Mosley
Jan 1, 1971–Jan 1, 1987 · United States · Attack (other)
- Operation Python
Dec 8, 1971–Dec 9, 1971 · Pakistan · War & armed conflict
- Aviogenex Flight 130
May 23, 1971 · Croatia · Aviation accident
- 1971 Bolivian coup d'état
Aug 18, 1971 · Bolivia · War & armed conflict
- Kawasaki loam slope collapse experiment accident
Nov 11, 1971 · Japan · Industrial & structural disaster
- Kazimierz Polus
Jan 1, 1971–Jan 1, 1982 · Poland · Murder & homicide
- Marvin Gray
Jan 1, 1971–Jan 1, 1992 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 1971 Iraq poison grain disaster
1971–Mar 1972 · Epidemic & disease
- 1971 RAF Hercules crash
Nov 9, 1971 · Italy · Aviation accident
- China Airlines Flight 825
Nov 20, 1971 · Taiwan · Aviation accident
- 1971 Krasnodar bus bombing
Jun 14, 1971 · Russian Federation · Bombing & explosion
- Daeyeonggak Hotel fire
Dec 25, 1971 · South Korea · Fire
- Monster of Marsala
Oct 21, 1971 · Italy · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Pascasio Báez
Dec 21, 1971 · Uruguay · Crime & justice
- Murder of Rita Curran
Jul 20, 1971 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Czechowice-Dziedzice Refinery fire
Jun 26, 1971 · Poland · Fire
- Bruce Alan Davis
Jan 1, 1971–Jan 1, 1982 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Expropriation of land for Narita airport
Feb 22, 1971 · Japan · Riot & unrest
- Disappearance of Jean Virginia Sampare
Oct 14, 1971 · Canada · Disappearance