* Atlas Computer ( Manchester ) ( 1962 – 1971 ), an early computer built at the University of Manchester

* 1971 – Lou Merloni, American baseball player

* 1971 – Sanjay Suri, Indian actor and model

* 1971 – Nick Hexum, American singer and musician ( 311 )

* 1971 – Nicholas Brendon, American actor

* 1971 – Shannen Doherty, American actress, producer, director, and author

* 1971 – John Boyne, Irish novelist

* 1971 – Darren Emerson, English DJ ( Underworld )

* 1971 – An attempted coup fails in the African nation of Chad.

* 1971 – Julian Cheung, Hong Kong actor and singer

* 1971 – Ernest Faber, Dutch footballer and coach

* 1971 – Aygül Özkan, German politician

* 1882 – Ernst Eklund, Swedish actor ( d. 1971 )

* 1886 – Edward Ballantine, American composer ( d. 1971 )

* 1971 – Merrin Dungey, American actress

* 1971 – Scott Minto, English footballer

* 1971 – Piyal Wijetunge, Sri Lankan cricketer

* 1971 – The Troubles: The British security forces in Northern Ireland launch Operation Demetrius.

* 1971 – Mack 10, American rapper and actor ( Westside Connection )

* 1971 – James Kim, American journalist and technology expert ( d. 2006 )

* 1971 – Mark Povinelli, American actor

* 1971 – Davide Rebellin, Italian cyclist

* 1971 – Nikki Ziering, American model and actress

* 1943 – Michael Willetts, English soldier, George Cross recipient ( d. 1971 )

* 1971 – Moritz Bleibtreu, German actor

In 1970, Depardieu married Élisabeth Guignot, with whom he had two children, actor Guillaume ( 1971 – 2008 ) and actress Julie ( 1973 ).

Guillaume de Fondaumière ( 28 June 1971, Marseille, France ) is a video game executive.

* Guillaume Depardieu ( 1971 – 2008 ), French actor

Guillaume Depardieu ( 7 April 1971 – 13 October 2008 ) was a French actor, winner of a César Award, and the elder son of Gerard Depardieu.

Onscreen from 1971 in various bit parts, Dewaere made the breakthrough with his first major role in Bertrand Blier's anarchic comedy Les Valseuses ( 1974 ) where he and Depardieu starred as two young delinquents.

His later novels included fixups such as The Beast ( aka Moonbeast ) ( 1963 ), Rogue Ship ( 1965 ), Quest for the Future ( 1970 ) and Supermind ( 1977 ); expanded short stories ( The Darkness on Diamondia ( 1972 ), Future Glitter ( aka Tyranopolis ) ( 1973 ); original novels such as Children of Tomorrow ( 1970 ), The Battle of Forever ( 1971 ) and The Anarchistic Colossus ( 1977 ); plus sequels to his classic works, many of which were promised, but only one of which appeared, Null-A Three ( 1984 ; originally published in French ).

* 1883 – Coco Chanel, French fashion designer, founded the Chanel Company ( d. 1971 )

In 1965 he received a joint Erasmus Prize with film director Ingmar Bergman and in 1971 he was made a Commander of the national order of the Legion of Honor by the French Minister of Culture Jacques Duhamel at the Cannes Film Festival.

* 1971 – Paul Pierre Lévy, French mathematician ( b. 1886 )

* 1971 – Seyhan Kurt, French / Turkish poet, writer

* 1971 – Michel Breistroff, French hockey player ( d. 1996 )

* 1971 – Hélène Ségara, French singer

His major subsequent films include The French Connection ( 1971 ), in which he played Jimmy " Popeye " Doyle ; The Poseidon Adventure ( 1972 ); The Conversation ( 1974 ); Superman ( 1978 ), in which he played arch-villain Lex Luthor ; Hoosiers ( 1986 ); Mississippi Burning ( 1987 ); Unforgiven ( 1992 ); The Firm ( 1993 ); Crimson Tide ( 1995 ); Get Shorty ( 1995 ); The Birdcage ( 1996 ); Enemy of the State ( 1998 ); and The Royal Tenenbaums ( 2001 ).

Hackman won the Academy Award for Best Actor as the character Jimmy " Popeye " Doyle in The French Connection ( film ) | The French Connection, 1971

Sometimes a head of state assumes office as a state becomes legal and political reality, before a formal title for the highest office is determined ; thus in the since 1 January 1960 independent republic Cameroon ( Cameroun, a former French colony ), the first President, Ahmadou Babatoura Ahidjo, was at first not styled président but ' merely ' known as Chef d ' état ( literal French for ' Head of State ') until 5 May 1960 ; in Uganda, military coup leader since 25 January 1971 Idi Amin was formally styled military head of State till 21 February 1971, only from then on regular ( but unconstitutional, not elected ) President.

* 1971 – Amira Casar, French actress

* 1971 – Sylvie Testud, French actress

* 1971 – Gabrielle " Coco " Chanel, French fashion designer ( b. 1883 )

* 1971 – Emmanuel Bangué, French long jumper

* 1971 – Charlotte Gainsbourg, French actress and singer

* 1886 – Marcel Dupré, French organist and composer ( d. 1971 )

* 1903 – Fernandel, French actor ( d. 1971 )

* 1887 – Paulette Noizeux, French actress ( d. 1971 )

* 1971 – Isabelle Carré, French actress

* 1912 – Jean Vilar, French stage and film actor ( d. 1971 )