* 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

Having lost two FA Cup finals, Banks ' attempts to be luckier with Stoke in the competition fell agonisingly short as Arsenal beat them in the semi finals of both the 1971 and 1972 competitions.

Having returned to Myer, Kennett became impatient with his work, and so with Ian Fegan and Eran Nicols, he formed his own advertising company ( KNF ) in June 1971.

Having lived under cover in various parts of the Middle East and Europe, in 1978 he married Georgina Rizk, a Lebanese celebrity who had been Miss Universe seven years earlier in 1971.

Having been killed off in the last episode of the original series, at his request, Powell became a pin-up and a household name, following up with starring roles in several BBC serials, including television adaptations of the novels Sentimental Education ( 1970 ) and Jude the Obscure ( 1971 ).

* February 24 – Having been released one week before, The Eagles ' Their Greatest Hits ( 1971 – 1975 ) compilation becomes the first album in history to be certified platinum by the RIAA.

A United States Note, also known as a Legal Tender Note, is a type of paper money that was issued from 1862 to 1971 in the U. S. Having been current for over 100 years, they were issued for longer than any other form of U. S. paper money.

Having graduated from the Philadelphia Musical Academy, ( which was absorbed into the University of the Arts in 1985 ), he moved to New York City in 1971 and began working with famous bandleaders and musicians including Horace Silver, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon, Gato Barbieri, Joe Henderson, Chick Corea, Pharoah Sanders, Gil Evans and Stan Getz.

Having hired its first full-time employee in 1967, it had fourteen full-time employees by 1971.

Having lost the race to the Moon, the Soviets shifted their attention to orbital space stations, launching the first ( Salyut 1 ) in 1971.

Having become a small and fairly insignificant party by the late-1960s, the Worker's Party was revived by a group of lawyers in 1971, led by J. B. Jeyaretnam, who became the party's Secretary-General.

Having been selected as the sole engine supplier for the Lockheed L-1011 ( TriStar ), Rolls-Royce committed heavily to the RB211 engine, but its development was hampered by considerable technical problems and on 4 February 1971 Rolls-Royce went into administrative receivership.

Having previously played in Forever More, Gorrie and Onnie McIntyre formed the Average White Band in Glasgow in 1971.

Having failed to elect a local government for many years, Denver lost its official incorporated status in 1971 by vote of the state legislature.

Having graduated from secondary school in Gothenburg, she studied in Falun, and worked as a teacher, first in Värmland and later in Täby, north of Stockholm, where she was a member of the local council from 1963 to 1971.

Having played on Safe as Milk ( 1967 ), his distinctive drumming style moulded the driving heavy psychedelic blues of Strictly Personal ( 1968 ) and Mirror Man ( 1968, but not released till 1971 ).

Having had its application to introduce larger equipment on this route turned down, Modern Air withdrew all Tegel — Saarbrücken flights in November 1971.

Having been raised by a single mother, he migrated to the U. S. city of Minneapolis in 1971 and converted shortly thereafter, and established the Speak the Word Church International in 1977.

Having always operated long range transport flights from its long runways, from 1971 the base became the Royal Air Force's principal tactical transport hub, with the introduction of the C-130 Hercules transport plane.

Having been founded in 1971 nowadays it functions as a group of the following companies: DartaTransports Aériens, AeroJets Darta, Escadrille Mercure and AA Aviation.

A United States Note, also known as a Legal Tender Note, was a type of paper money that was issued from 1862 to 1971 in the U. S. Having been current for over 100 years, they were issued for longer than any other form of U. S. paper money.

Having been promoted to the substantive rank of air marshal on 1 January 1969, and to air chief marshal on 1 December 1970, Humphrey became Commander-in-Chief RAF Strike Command on 5 January 1971.