WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO DECEMBER 1971
Find out what all happened March to December 1971

Cambodian Civil War: Khmer Rouge rebels intensify assaults on Cambodian government positions, forcing their retreat from Kompong Thmar and nearby Ba Ray. (1. December 1971)

The United Kingdom recognizes Bahrain's independence. This is commemorated annually as Bahrain's National Day. (16. December 1971)

An attempted coup fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations. (27. August 1971)

The Pakistan Army massacres at least 71 Hindus in Burunga, Sylhet, Bangladesh. (26. May 1971)

Charles Manson is sentenced to death (later commuted life imprisonment) for conspiracy to commit the Tate/LaBianca murders. (19. April 1971)

A bomb exploded in the Liberal Party campaign rally in Plaza Miranda, Manila, Philippines with several anti-Marcos political candidates injured. (21. August 1971)

Indian troops, partly aided by Mukti Bahini (Bengali guerrillas), defeat the Pakistan army in the Battle of Garibpur. (21. November 1971)

Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: The surrender of the Pakistan Army brings an end to both conflicts. This is commemorated annually as Victory Day in Bangladesh, and as Vijay Diwas in India. (16. December 1971)

During a severe thunderstorm over Washington state, a hijacker calling himself Dan Cooper (aka D. B. Cooper) parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with $200,000 in ransom money. He has never been found. (24. November 1971)

The crew of the Soviet Soyuz 11 spacecraft are killed when their air supply escapes through a faulty valve. (30. June 1971)

Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai, and Umm Al Quwain form the United Arab Emirates. (2. December 1971)

Oman joins the United Nations. (7. October 1971)

Bangladesh Liberation War: 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 Day.) (14. December 1971)

In Peru a landslide crashed into Lake Yanahuani, killing 200 people at the mining camp of Chungar. (18. March 1971)

An All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 and a Japanese Air Force F-86 collide over Morioka, Iwate, Japan killing 162. (30. July 1971)

The first Pacific Islands Forum (then known as the "South Pacific Forum") is held in Wellington, New Zealand, with the aim of enhancing cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean. (5. August 1971)

The United Nations seated the People's Republic of China and expelled the Republic of China (see political status of Taiwan and China and the United Nations) (25. October 1971)

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is renamed Zaire. (27. October 1971)

Bahrain declares independence as the State of Bahrain. (14. August 1971)

President Richard Nixon completes the break from the gold standard by ending convertibility of the United States dollar into gold by foreign investors. (15. August 1971)