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August 5, 1971

On August 5, 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. The year's #1 song was "Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night. Franck Esposito, Danie Mellor, Bo Outlaw would arrive in the same year.

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1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1971st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 971st year of the 2nd millennium, the 71st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1970s decade.

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On August 5, 1971

  1. 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.

    Intergovernmental organisation of island nations in the Pacific Ocean

    The Pacific Islands Forum is an inter-governmental organisation which aims to enhance cooperation among countries and territories of Oceania, including formation of a trade bloc and regional peacekeeping operations. It was founded in 1971 as the South Pacific Forum (SPF), and changed its name in 1999 to "Pacific Islands Forum", so as to be more inclusive of the Forum's Oceania-spanning membership of both north and south Pacific island countries, including Australia and New Zealand.

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Franck Esposito 1971– French swimmer
Danie Mellor 1971– Australian painter and sculptor
Bo Outlaw 1971– American basketball player
Cameron Blades 1971– Australian rugby player
Selena 1971– American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer (died 1995)
Seigo Yamamoto 1971– Japanese racing driver

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