1971: what happened around the world

In 1971, 193 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Bangladesh Liberation War, Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 and war on drugs among the best known. 94 more were already under way, such as Cultural Revolution and Iranian Revolution. 162 things were founded or built that year, from Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates.

193events began
94already under way
162founded or built
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Revolts, massacres and attacks79

+39 less-known, on the globe.

Accidents and fires50

+10 less-known, on the globe.

Wars, battles and sieges48

+8 less-known, on the globe.

Disasters9

Expeditions4

Treaties, councils and politics3

Already under way in 197194

Came to an end in 197110

Founded or built in 1971162

+132 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1971

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began Women's SuffrageA map filling in, one country at a time, 1893-2012 DecolonisationHow a third of the world stopped belonging to somebody else, 1945–1990 Nuclear detonationsEvery recorded nuclear test, 1945–1998

Nearby years

1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 All of the 20th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →