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February 15, 1971

On February 15, 1971, the decimalisation of the currencies of the United Kingdom and Ireland is completed on Decimal Day. 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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The decimalisation of the currencies of the United Kingdom and Ireland is completed on Decimal Day.

Decimalisation or decimalization is the conversion of a system of currency or of weights and measures to units related by powers of 10.

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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 February 15, 1971

  1. 1971 The decimalisation of the currencies of the United Kingdom and Ireland is completed on Decimal Day.

    Converting a measuring system to a decimal base

    Decimalisation or decimalization is the conversion of a system of currency or of weights and measures to units related by powers of 10.

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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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