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October 2, 1971

On October 2, 1971, south Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu is re-elected in a one-man election. 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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What happened

On October 2, 1971

  1. 1971 South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu is re-elected in a one-man election.

    President of South Vietnam from 1967 to 1975

    Nguyễn Văn Thiệu was a South Vietnamese military officer and politician who was the president of South Vietnam from 1967 to 1975. He was a general in the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces (RVNAF), became head of a military junta in 1965, and then president after winning a rigged election in 1967. He headed the government of South Vietnam until he resigned and left the nation and relocated to Taipei a few days before the fall of Saigon and the ultimate North Vietnamese victory.

  2. 1971 British European Airways Flight 706 crashes near Aarsele, Belgium, killing 63.

    1971 aviation accident in Belgium

    British European Airways Flight 706 (BE706/BEA706) was a scheduled international passenger flight from London, England to Salzburg, Austria. On 2 October 1971, whilst en route at 19,000 feet (5,791 m), the pressure bulkhead of the Vickers Vanguard at the rear of the cabin failed. The resulting depressurisation of the tail section caused the surfaces of the tailplanes to separate.

Arrivals

Born on October 2, 1971

Tiffany Darwish 1971– American singer (born 1971)
Jim Root 1971– American musician (born 1971)
Chris Savino 1971– American comic book artist, writer and animator (born 1971)

Farewells

Died on October 2, 1971

Jessie Arms Botke American painter

Elsewhere that year

Other moments from 1971

The class of 1971

Others born in 1971

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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