1971 in the United States
Events from the year 1971 in the United States.
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Incumbents
Federal government
- President: Richard Nixon (R-California)
- Vice President: Spiro Agnew (R-Maryland)
- Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger (Minnesota)
- Speaker of the House of Representatives: John William McCormack (D-Massachusetts) (until January 3), Carl Albert (D-Oklahoma) (starting January 21)
- Senate Majority Leader: Mike Mansfield (D-Montana)
- Congress: 91st (until January 3), 92nd (starting January 3)
Events
January
January 25: Charles Manson is found guilty of murder
- January 1 – The Uniform Monday Holiday Act takes effect: Washington's Birthday and several other federal holidays are always observed on certain Mondays, resulting in more three-day weekends for federal employees.
- January 2 – A ban on radio and television cigarette advertisements goes into effect in the United States.[1]
- January 8
- Voyageurs National Park is established.
- Gulf Islands National Seashore is established.
- January 12 – The landmark television sitcom All in the Family, starring Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker, debuts on CBS.
- January 17 – Super Bowl V: The Baltimore Colts defeat the Dallas Cowboys 16–13 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.
- January 25 – In Los Angeles, Charles Manson and three female "Family" members are found guilty of the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders.
- January 31 – Apollo program: Apollo 14 (carrying astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell) lifts off on the third successful lunar landing mission.
February
- February 9
- The 6.5–6.7 Mw Sylmar earthquake hits the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 58–65 and injuring 200–2,000.
- Apollo program: Apollo 14 returns to Earth after the third crewed Moon landing.
- Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro league player to become voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- February 11 – The U.S., United Kingdom, and the USSR (along with others) sign the Seabed Treaty, outlawing nuclear weapons on the ocean floor.
- February 20
- The Mississippi Delta tornado outbreak leaves 123 dead and more than 1,592 injured.
- The U.S. Emergency Broadcast System sends an erroneous warning; many radio stations ignore it.
March
- March 1 – A bomb explodes in the men's room at the U.S. Capitol; the Weather Underground organization claims responsibility.[2]
- March 8 – Boxer Joe Frazier defeats Muhammad Ali in a 15-round unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden.
- March 24 – Congress discontinues funding for supersonic transport (SST); primary contractor was Boeing.[3][4][5][6][7]
- March 29
- U.S. Army Lieutenant William Calley is found guilty of 22 murders in the My Lai massacre and sentenced to life in prison. After intervention from President Nixon, he is released in 1974.
- A Los Angeles jury recommends the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers.
- March 30 – The first Starbucks coffee shop opens, in Pike Place Market, Elliott Bay, Seattle.
April
- April 9 – Charles Manson is sentenced to death; in 1972, the sentence for all California death row inmates is commuted to life imprisonment (see Furman v. Georgia).
- April 10 – Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia opens.
- April 15 – The 43rd Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by 34 various "Friends of Oscar", is held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Franklin J. Schaffner's Patton wins seven awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Schaffner. The film is also tied with George Seaton's Airport in receiving ten nominations. George C. Scott becomes the first actor to reject an Oscar, declining his Best Actor win.
- April 20
- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education: The Supreme Court of the United States rules unanimously that busing of students may be ordered to achieve racial desegregation.
- National Public Radio goes live.
- April 24 – Five hundred thousand people in Washington, D.C., and 125,000 in San Francisco march in protest against the Vietnam War.[2]
- April 30 – The Milwaukee Bucks win the championship of the National Basketball Association in just their third season, completing a four-game sweep of the Baltimore Bullets in the finals.
May
- May 1 – Amtrak begins inter-city rail passenger service in the United States.
- May 3
- A Harris Poll claims that 60% of Americans are against the Vietnam War.
- Anti-war activists attempt to disrupt government business in Washington, D.C.; police and military units arrest as many as 12,000, most of whom are later released.
- May 5 – The US dollar floods the European currency markets and threatens especially the Deutsche Mark; the central banks of Austria, Belgium, Netherlands and Switzerland stop the currency trading.
- May 9 – Mariner 8 fails to launch.
- May 29 – Al Unser wins the Indianapolis 500 in the Vel's Parnelli Jones Special Colt-Ford.
- May 30 – Mariner program: Mariner 9 is launched toward Mars.
June
- June – Massachusetts passes its Chapter 766 laws enacting Special Education.
- June 1 – Vietnam War: Vietnam Veterans for a Just Peace, claiming to represent the majority of U.S. veterans who served in Southeast Asia, speak against war protests.
- June 6 – A midair collision between Hughes Airwest Flight 706 Douglas DC-9 jetliner and a U.S. Marine Corps McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom jet fighter near Duarte, California, claims 50 lives.
- June 10 – The U.S. ends its trade embargo of China.
- June 13 – Vietnam War: The New York Times begins to publish the Pentagon Papers.[8][9]
- June 17 – Representatives of Japan and the United States sign the Okinawa Reversion Agreement, whereby the U.S. will return control of Okinawa.[10]
- June 18 – Southwest Airlines, the most successful low cost carrier in history, begins its first flights between Dallas, Houston and San Antonio.
- June 25 – Madagascar accuses the U.S. of being connected to the plot to oust the current government; the U.S. recalls its ambassador.
- June 27
- Concert promoter Bill Graham closes the legendary Fillmore East, which first opened on 2nd Avenue (between 5th and 6th Streets) in New York City on March 8, 1968.
- WTVP (PBS) first airs in Peoria, Illinois.
- June 28
- Assassin Jerome A. Johnson shoots Joe Colombo in the head in a middle of an Italian-American rally, putting him in a coma and paralyzing him. He dies seven years later as a result of his injuries.
- Lemon v. Kurtzman: The Supreme Court of the U.S. rules in a landmark case on the Establishment Clause.
- June 30 – New York Times Co. v. United States: The Supreme Court of the U.S. rules that the Pentagon Papers may be published, rejecting government injunctions as unconstitutional prior restraint.[8]
July
July 26–August 7: Apollo 15
- July 1 – The Postal Reorganization Act goes into effect, replacing the Cabinet-level Post Office Department with the United States Postal Service.
- July 3 – Jim Morrison, lead singer and lyricist of The Doors, is found dead in his bathtub in Paris, France.
- July 5 – Right to vote: The 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution is formally certified by President Richard Nixon, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18.
- July 19 – The South Tower of the World Trade Center is topped out at 1,362 feet (415 m), making it the second tallest building in the world.
- July 26 – Apollo 15 (carrying astronauts David Scott, Alfred Worden, and James Irwin) is launched.
- July 31 – Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin become the first to ride in a lunar rover, a day after landing on the Moon.
August
- August – The unemployment rate peaks at 6.1%.
- August 1 – In New York City, 40,000 people attend the Concert for Bangladesh.
- August 7 – Apollo 15 returns to Earth.
- August 11 – Construction begins on the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.
- August 15 – President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will no longer convert dollars to gold at a fixed value, effectively ending the Bretton Woods system. He also imposes a 90-day freeze on wages, prices and rents.
- August 20 – The USS Manatee (AO-58) spills 1,000 US gallons (3,800 L) of fuel oil on President Nixon's Western White House beach in San Clemente, California.
September
- September 4 – A Boeing 727 (Alaska Airlines Flight 1866) crashes into the side of a mountain near Juneau, Alaska, killing all 111 people on board.
- September 8 – In Washington, D.C., the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is inaugurated, with the opening feature being the premiere of Leonard Bernstein's Mass.
- September 9–September 13 – Attica Prison riots: A revolt breaks out at the maximum-security prison in Attica, New York. In the end, state police and the United States National Guard storm the facility; 42 are killed, 10 of them hostages.[11]
- September 22 – Ernest Medina is cleared of all charges connected with the My Lai massacre.
- September 28 – Cardinal József Mindszenty, who had taken refuge in the U.S. Embassy in Budapest since 1956, is allowed to leave Hungary.
- September 30 – Unruly fans storm the field at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium during the final game for the second incarnation of the Washington Senators, who will move to Arlington, Texas, prior to the next season and become the Texas Rangers. The Senators, leading the New York Yankees 7–5 with two out in the ninth inning when fans invade the diamond, are forced to forfeit.
October
- October 1 – Walt Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida.
- October 17 – The Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 3, to win their fourth World Series title.
- October 18 – In New York City, the Knapp Commission begins public hearings on police corruption.
- October 21 – U.S. President Richard Nixon nominates Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. and William H. Rehnquist to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- October 23 – Texas Christian University football coach Jim Pittman collapses on the sideline and dies from a massive heart attack while coaching the Horned Frogs during a game against Southwest Conference rival Baylor in Waco, Texas.
- October 24 – Detroit Lions wide receiver Chuck Hughes collapses and dies of a heart attack near the end of a game against the Chicago Bears in Detroit.
- October 29 – Vietnam War: Vietnamization: The total number of American troops in Vietnam drops to a record low of 196,700 (the lowest since January 1966).
November
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November 15: The Intel 4004, the first commercially available microprocessor, is released
- November 6 – Operation Grommet: The U.S. tests a thermonuclear warhead at Amchitka Island in Alaska, code-named Project Cannikin. At around 5 megatons, it is the largest ever U.S. underground detonation.
- November 12 – Vietnam War: Vietnamization: U.S. President Richard Nixon sets February 1, 1972, as the deadline for the removal of another 45,000 American troops from Vietnam.
- November 12 – Arches National Park is established.
- November 13 – Mariner program: Mariner 9 becomes the first spacecraft to enter Mars orbit successfully.
- November 15 – Intel releases the world's first commercially available microprocessor, the Intel 4004.
- November 24 – During a severe thunderstorm over Washington, a man calling himself D. B. Cooper parachutes from the Northwest Orient Airlines plane he hijacked, with US$200,000 in ransom money, and is never seen again.
December
- December 8 – U.S. President Richard Nixon orders the 7th Fleet to move towards the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean.
- December 10
- The John Sinclair Freedom Rally in support of the imprisoned activist features a performance by John Lennon at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
- George Lucas founds Lucasfilm.
- December 11
- The Libertarian Party (United States) is established.
- An explosion in a water tunnel beneath Lake Huron in Port Huron, Michigan, kills 22.
- December 18
- The U.S. dollar is devalued for the second time in history.
- Capitol Reef National Park is established.
- December 22 – KUAC-TV in Fairbanks, Alaska, launches, becoming the 49th state's first public television station.
- December 23 – Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer airs for the last time on NBC, as KENI-TV (now KTUU-TV) in Anchorage, Alaska, KFAR-TV (now KATN, current ABC affiliate) in Fairbanks Alaska, KHON-TV (current Fox affiliate) in Honolulu, Hawaii, and KUAM-TV in Guam air the special in prime time. It will move to CBS a year later.
- December 25 – In the longest game in NFL history, the Miami Dolphins beat the Kansas City Chiefs 27–24 after 22 minutes, 40 seconds of sudden death overtime.
Undated
- Crude oil production peaks in the continental United States at approximately 4.5 million barrels per day (720,000 m3/d).
- Meet Each Need with Dignity (MEND), non-profit organization is founded in California.[12]
- Save a Heart Foundation is established in Baltimore.[13]
Ongoing
- Cold War (1947–1991)
- Space Race (1957–1975)
- Vietnam War, U.S. involvement (1964–1973)
- Détente (c. 1969–1979)
Births
January
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- January 1
- Sammie Henson, wrestler
- Bridget Pettis, basketball player
- Denise Stapley, sex therapist and former game show contestant, winner of Survivor: Philippines
- January 2
- Taye Diggs, actor
- Renée Elise Goldsberry, actress
- Lisa Harrison, basketball player
- January 3 – Marc Veasey, politician
- January 6 – Kristi Addis, actress, journalism, athlete, and beauty queen, Miss Teen USA 1987
- January 7
- C. W. Anderson, wrestler
- Kevin Rahm, actor
- Jeremy Renner, actor
- January 8 – Jason Giambi, baseball player
- January 11 – Mary J. Blige, singer
- January 12 – Andy Fox, baseball player and coach
- January 13
- John Asher, actor and filmmaker
- Thomas Massie, politician
- January 15 – Regina King, actress
- January 17
- Jalal Alamgir, Bangledeshi-born academic and university professor (d. 2011)
- Kid Rock, rock singer
- January 18 – Jonathan Davis, musician and frontman for Korn
- January 19 – Shawn Wayans, actor, writer, and producer
- January 20
- Brian Giles, baseball player
- Derrick Green, singer/songwriter
- Questlove, drummer, DJ, and producer
- January 23
- Julie Foudy, soccer player and commentator
- Kevin Mawae, football player and coach
- Marc Nelson, singer/songwriter
- January 24 – Kenya Moore, actress and model
- January 25 – Maya Arad, Israeli-born writer
- January 30
- Derek Allen, football player
- Lizzie Grubman, publicist
- Kimo von Oelhoffen, football player
February
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- February 1
- Rebecca Creskoff, actress
- Michael C. Hall, actor
- Jill Kelly, pornographic actress
- Hynden Walch, actress
- February 2
- Brad Alexander, composer
- Ted Alford, football player
- Kevin Symons, actor
- February 4
- Rob Corddry, actor and comedian
- Eric Garcetti, politician, 42nd mayor of Los Angeles
- Michael A. Goorjian, actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- February 5
- Dan Amrich, writer, author, actor, musician, and social media expert
- Sara Evans, country singer
- February 6 – Brian Stepanek, actor
- February 8
- Mike Ammann, soccer player
- Maura Healey, politician, 73rd Governor of Massachusetts
- February 9
- Timothy Archambault, flutist, architect, and composer
- Sharon Case, model and actress
- February 10
- Lisa Marie Varon, wrestler
- Annie Wood, actress, writer, and television personality
- February 12 – Scott Menville, actor and voice actor
- February 13 – Matt Berninger, singer/songwriter
- February 14
- Tommy Dreamer, wrestler
- Viscera, wrestler (d. 2014)
- February 15
- Alex Borstein, actress, voice artist, producer, and screenwriter
- Renee O'Connor, actress
- February 16
- Michael Avenatti, attorney and convicted criminal
- Zac Baird, keyboardist
- Dan Green, voice actor and voice director
- Jack Rose, guitarist (d. 2009)
- February 17 – Denise Richards, actress
- February 18 – Hiep Thi Le, Vietnamese-born actress and restaurateur (d. 2017)
- February 19
- Gil Shaham, violinist
- Jeff Kinney, author and cartoonist
- February 20 – Calpernia Addams, actress, author, and activist
- February 21 – Randy Blythe, heavy metal singer and frontman for Lamb of God
- February 22
- Lisa Fernandez, softball player
- Max Lane, football player
- Lea Salonga, singer and Broadway actress
- February 23 – Angela Alsobrooks, lawyer and politician
- February 24
- Josh Bernstein, anthropologist, explorer, and author
- Gillian Flynn, author, comic book writer, and screenwriter
- February 25 – Sean Astin, actor
- February 26 – Erykah Badu, singer/songwriter and record producer
- February 27
- Anthony Adams, politician
- Rozonda Thomas, singer
- February 28 – Amanda Davis, writer and teacher (d. 2003)
March
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- March 1 – Allen Johnson, Olympic hurdler
- March 2 – Method Man, rapper, record producer, and actor
- March 4
- Emily Bazelon, journalist
- Michael D'Agostino, politician
- Shavar Ross, actor and producer
- March 5
- Yuri Lowenthal, actor, voice actor, producer, and screenwriter
- Scott Mosier, producer
- March 7
- Peter Sarsgaard, actor
- Kali Troy, voice actress
- March 9
- C-Murder, rapper and songwriter
- Mike DelGuidice, musician and singer/songwriter
- Emmanuel Lewis, actor
- March 10
- Brian Allgeier, video game designer
- Doug Ardito, bassist for Puddle of Mudd
- Jon Hamm, actor, director, and producer
- March 11 – Johnny Knoxville, daredevil, actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer
- March 13 – Mike Carey, politician
- March 15
- Todd Agnew, Christian singer/songwriter
- Chris Patton, voice actor
- March 16 – Alan Tudyk, actor
- March 18 – Dwayne Armstrong, football player
- March 19 – Ben Albert, football player and coach
- March 20 – Manny Alexander, Dominican-born baseball player
- March 22
- Karen McDougal, model and actress
- Keegan-Michael Key, actor, writer, and comedian
- Will Yun Lee, actor
- March 23 – Karen McDougal, model
- March 26 – Erick Morillo, DJ, music producer, and record label owner (d. 2020)
- March 29
- Stephen Allison, politician
- Robert Gibbs, White House Press Secretary
- March 30
- Yaphett El-Amin, politician
- Mark Consuelos, actor
- Mari Holden, cyclist
- March 31 – Craig McCracken, animator, writer, and cartoonist
April
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- April 1 – Jessica Collins, actress
- April 3
- Shireen Abu Akleh, Palestinian-born journalist (d. 2022)
- David Michael Barrett, screenwriter and film producer
- Picabo Street, Olympic skier
- April 5
- Kazim Ali, English-born poet, novelist, essayist, and professor
- Krista Allen, actress, model, and comedian
- April 8 – Cara Judea Alhadeff, photographer, performance artist, writer, activist, and yoga teacher
- April 10
- Joey DeFrancesco, musician (d. 2022)
- Nana Smith, American born-Japanese tennis player
- April 12 – Shannen Doherty, actress
- April 14 – Tim Austin, boxer
- April 15 – Jason Sehorn, football player
- April 16
- Peter Billingsley, actor, director, and producer
- Selena, entertainer and Tejano singer (d. 1995)
- April 17 – Jim Acosta, news anchor and jounrnalist
- April 18 – Fredro Starr, rapper
- April 19 – Wendy Powell, voice actress
- April 20
- Allan Houston, basketball player
- Mikey Welsh, musician and artist (d. 2011)
- April 22 – Eric Mabius, actor
- April 23
- Chuck Adams, tennis player
- D.B. Weiss, producer, writer, and novelist
- April 26 – Shondrella Avery, actress
- April 28 – Bridget Moynahan, actress
- April 29
- Darby Stanchfield, actress
- Tamara Johnson-George, singer
May
- May 1 – Ethan Albright, football player
- May 4 – Dave Aronberg, politician
- May 5 – Dresta, rapper
- May 7 – Pablo Almaguer, lawyer and politician
- May 8
- Ross Anderson, speed skier
- Bob Guiney, television personality, singer, and insurance carrier consultant
- May 11
- Aaron Accetta, record producer, songwriter, and musician
- Malaika Griffin, anti-white racist convicted of the 1999 murder of Jason Patrick Horsley
- May 12
- Daron Alcorn, football player
- Doug Basham, wrestler
- Jamie Luner, actress
- May 13
- Jeremy Allaire, technologist and internet entrepreneur
- Omer Avital, Israeli-born jazz musician
- O.C., rapper
- May 14 – Sofia Coppola, screenwriter, film director, producer, and actress, daughter of Francis Ford Coppola
- May 15 – Phil Pfister, strength athlete
- May 18
- Erik K. Alexander, endocrinologist and medical researcher
- Brad Friedel, soccer player
- Desiree Horton, helicopter pilot, television reporter and aerial firefighter
- May 19 – Stephanie Nadolny, voice actress and singer
- May 20 – Tony Stewart, race car driver
- May 25 – Sonya Smith, actress
- May 26 – Matt Stone, actor, animator, and producer
- May 27 – Lisa Lopes, rapper, singer, songwriter, and dancer (d. 2002)
- May 28 – Marco Rubio, politician
- May 30
- John Ross Bowie, actor and comedian
- Idina Menzel, actress and singer/songwriter
- May 31 – Thomas Ambrosio, university professor
June
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- June 4
- June 5
- June Ambrose, Antiguan-born stylist, costume designer, author, creative director, influencer, and television host
- Robert Melson, murderer (d. 2017)
- Mark Wahlberg, actor and singer
- June 6 – Joe Lombardi, football coach
- June 7
- Brian Anderson, sportscaster
- Terrell Buckley, football player and coach
- Allan Funk, wrestler
- Alex Mooney, lawyer and politician
- June 8
- Chris Estes, bassist
- Mark Feuerstein, actor, director, and producer
- Troy Vincent, football player
- June 10
- Taylor Armstrong, television personality
- Bobby Jindal, politician, 55th Governor of Louisiana (2008 - 2016)
- June 12 – Mark Henry, wrestler
- June 13 – Yang Huang, Chinese-born novelist
- June 15
- Jimmy Allen, basketball player and coach
- Jake Busey, actor, musician, and film producer
- June 16 – Tupac Shakur, rapper, poet, actor, and murder victim (d. 1996)
- June 17 – Kiran Ahuja, attorney and director of the United States Office of Personnel Management
- June 18
- Rohit Aggarwala, environmental policy adviser, transportation planner, historian, and civil servant
- Jen Kiggans, politician
- Nathan Morris, singer
- Andy Ogles, politician
- June 20 – Josh Lucas, actor
- June 22
- Kurt Warner, football player
- Mary Lynn Rajskub, actress and comedian
- Antonino D'Ambrosio, Italian-born author, filmmaker, producer, and visual artist
- June 25
- Rick Alverson, director, screenwriter, and musician
- Angela Kinsey, actress
- June 26 – Chali 2na, painter and rapper
- June 27 – Yancey Arias, actor
- June 28
- Elon Musk, South African-born entrepreneur and investor, founder of SpaceX and Tesla, Inc.
- Aileen Quinn, actress
- June 29 – Kaitlyn Ashley, pornographic actress
- June 30 – Monica Potter, actress
July
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- July 1
- Julianne Nicholson, actress
- Missy Elliott, singer
- Melissa Peterman, actress and comedian
- July 2 – Joel Adamson, baseball player
- July 3 – Beans, rapper
- July 4 – Al Madrigal, comedian, writer, actor and producer
- July 7
- Leslie Acosta, politician
- Colin Alevras, restauranteur (d. 2022)
- Stephanie Arnold, author
- Christian Camargo, actor, producer, writer, and director
- July 8
- Marc Andreessen, software developer
- Scott Grimes, actor
- John Juanda, Indonesian-born poker player
- July 9 – Marc Andreessen, software engineer and entrepreneur
- July 10
- Brent Alexander, football player
- Jeffrey Angles, American-born Japanese poet
- J-Diggs, rapper
- Jennifer A. Nielsen, author
- Aaron D. Spears, actor
- July 11 – Brett Hauer, ice hockey player
- July 12
- Kristi Yamaguchi, Olympic figure skater
- Loni Love, comedian
- July 13
- Rich Aude, baseball player
- Jason Danieley, actor, singer, concert performer and recording artist
- Craig Elliott, illustrator
- July 14
- Sean Alvarez, mixed martial artist
- Mark LoMonaco, wrestler
- Joey Styles, wrestling announcer
- July 15 – Jim Rash, actor
- July 16
- Del Alexander, football player and coach
- Corey Feldman, actor
- Ed Kowalczyk, singer/songwriter
- July 18
- Penny Hardaway, basketball player
- Joseph Russo, director
- July 19
- Russell Allen, singer and frontman for Symphony X
- Andrew Kavovit, actor
- July 20
- William DeMeo, actor, producer, director and writer
- Sandra Oh, Canadian-born actress
- DJ Screw, hip hop DJ (d. 2000)
- July 22
- Kristine Lilly, soccer player
- Aaron McCargo Jr., chef, TV personality, and TV show host
- Z-Trip, DJ and producer
- July 23
- Tobias Adrian, German-born economist
- Alison Krauss, country singer
- Scott Krippayne, Christian musician
- July 26 – Reggie Carthon, football player
- July 28
- Stephen Lynch, comedian, musician, and actor
- Jeffrey S. Williams, journalist and author
- July 29 – Monica Calhoun, actress
- July 30
- Victor Alfieri, Italian-born actor and writer
- Christine Taylor, actress
August
- August 1 – Travis Driskill, baseball player
- August 4
- Jeff Gordon, race car driver
- Yo-Yo, rapper
- August 5 – George T. Alexander, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant and Iraqi War veteran (d. 2005)
- August 6 – Ed Cash, gospel musician
- August 9 – James Kim, television personality and technology analyst (d. 2006)
- August 10 – Justin Theroux, actor
- August 11
- Charles Adair, soccer player and coach
- Christine D'Ercole, track cyclist, Peloton fitness instructor, and public speaker
- August 12
- Michael Ian Black, actor and comedian
- Yvette Nicole Brown, actress and comedian
- Pete Sampras, tennis player
- August 18 – Jacob Vargas, actor
- August 19 – Mary Joe Fernández, tennis player
- August 21 – Megan Abbott, author
- August 23 – Gretchen Whitmer, politician, 49th Governor of Michigan
- August 25 – Crash Holly, wrestler (d. 2003)
- August 28
- Shane Andrews, baseball player
- Janet Evans, Olympic swimmer
- August 29
- Don Davis, politician
- Carla Gugino, actress
- August 31 – Chris Tucker, actor and comedian
September
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- September 1 – Dave Wittenberg, South African-born voice actor
- September 2
- Rich Aurilia, baseball player
- Tommy Maddox, football player
- Shauna Sand, model and actress
- September 4 – Matt Nix, writer, producer, and director
- September 5
- Will Hunt, drummer for Evanescence
- Kevin McAleenan, government official, United States Secretary of Homeland Security (2019)
- September 7
- Shane Mosley, boxer
- Briana Scurry, soccer player
- September 8
- David Arquette, actor, wrestler, director, producer, screenwriter, and fashion designer
- Brooke Burke-Charvet, model
- September 9
- Eric Stonestreet, actor
- Henry Thomas, actor and musician
- September 11
- Markos Moulitsas, soldier, activist, blogger, and author
- Shelton Quarles, football player and scout
- September 12
- Sidney Albritton, politician
- Galit Atlas, Israeli-born psychoanalyst
- September 14
- Christopher McCulloch, actor and voice actor
- Kimberly Williams-Paisley, actress
- September 15
- Donatella Arpaia, restaurateur and television personality
- Josh Charles, actor
- Colleen Villard, voice actress
- September 16 – Amy Poehler, actress
- September 17
- Kevin Anderson, soccer player
- Bobby Lee, comedian, actor, and podcaster
- September 18
- Lance Armstrong, cyclist
- Jada Pinkett Smith, actress
- September 19 – Sanaa Lathan, actress
- September 21
- Alfonso Ribeiro, actor, television director, dancer, and host of America's Funniest Home Videos
- Luke Wilson, actor
- September 22
- Ted Leonard, singer and frontman for Enchant
- Lawrence Gilliard Jr., actor
- September 23 – Sean Spicer, 30th White House Press Secretary
- September 24 – Michael S. Engel, paleontologist & entomologist
- September 25
- John Lynch, football player
- Brian Dunkleman, comedian and actor
- September 26 – Joel Breton, video game producer
- September 28 – Joseph Arthur, singer/songwriter
- September 30
- Jeff Whitty, writer
- Jenna Elfman, actress
October
- October 2
- Tiffany, singer
- Jim Root, guitarist for Slipknot and Stone Sour
- Chris Savino, cartoonist, animator, director, storyboard artist, writer, comic book artist and producer
- October 3
- Sean Duffy, politician and television personality
- Chris McCarvill, musician
- Kevin Richardson, singer and member of the Backstreet Boys
- October 6 – Jason Altom, PhD student (d. 1998)
- October 7 – Gannin Arnold, Christian songwriter, composer, and producer
- October 8 – Sean Palmer, actor
- October 9 – Stevie Richards, wrestler
- October 10 – Tiffany Mynx, porn actress and director
- October 11 – Wes Abbott, comic book artist
- October 12 – Rosie Alfaro, convicted murderer
- October 13 – Billy Bush, radio and television host
- October 15
- Joey Abs, wrestler
- Shawn Andrews, actor
- October 17
- Martin Heinrich, politician
- Chris Kirkpatrick, singer and member of 'N Sync
- Blues Saraceno, rock guitarist, composer and music producer
- October 20 – Snoop Dogg, rapper, singer/songwriter, producer, media personality, entrepreneur, and actor
- October 21 – Ted Budd, politician
- October 22
- Rachel Campos-Duffy, politician and television personality
- Jennifer Lee, screenwriter, director, Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios
- October 24
- Kirby Logan Archer, convicted murderer (missing since 2007)
- Caprice Bourret, model and actress
- Aaron Bailey, football player
- Zephyr Teachout, academic
- October 25 – Craig Robinson, actor and comedian
- October 26
- Jim Butcher, author
- Anthony Rapp, actor and singer
- October 29 – Winona Ryder, actress
November
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- November 2 – Eric Wall, writer and political activist
- November 3
- Danielle Allen, university professor and political candidate
- Jonathan Blow, video game designer and programmer
- November 4 – Richard Hudson, politician
- November 5
- Dana Jacobson, sportscaster
- Corin Nemec, actor, producer and screenwriter
- November 6 – Derrick Alexander, football player
- November 7 – Robin Finck, guitarist
- November 8
- Tech N9ne, rapper
- Benjamin King, actor
- Naomi Biden, daughter of Joe Biden (d. 1972)
- November 9
- Jason Antoon, actor
- Big Pun, rapper (d. 2000)
- November 10
- Holly Black, journalist, author, and poet
- Terry Pearson, baseball player
- November 11 – David DeLuise, actor and son of Dom DeLuise and Carol Arthur
- November 13 – Noah Hathaway, actor
- November 18 – Edmond Akhtar, Iranian-born football player
- November 20 – Joel McHale, comedian, actor, writer, television producer, and television personality
- November 21 – Michael Strahan, football player and television personality
- November 23
- Ashraf Amaya, basketball player
- Lisa Arch, actress and comedian
- Sean Casten, politician
- Chris Hardwick, actor and comedian
- November 24 – Jacki-O, rapper
- November 25 – Christina Applegate, actress
- November 27
- Kirk Acevedo, actor
- Larry Allen, football player
- November 30 – Kristi Noem, politician, 33rd Governor of South Dakota
December
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- December 1
- Tobin Anderson, basketball player and coach
- John Schlimm, writer
- December 4
- Shannon Briggs, boxer
- Sara Gideon, politician
- December 5 – Kali Rocha, actress
- December 6
- Craig Brewer, director
- Ryan White, HIV victim (d. 1990)
- December 7
- Vladimir Akopian, Azerbaijani-born chess grandmaster
- Larisa Alexandrovna, Ukrainian-born journalist, essayist, and poet
- Dave Arnold, politician (d. 2021)
- Stephanie D'Abruzzo, actress, puppeteer and singer
- December 8 – Garvin Alston, baseball player
- December 9 – Clifton Abraham, football player
- December 10 – Michele Mahone, television entertainment reporter, previously make-up artist and hair stylist
- December 13 – Henry Dittman, actor, voice actor and television host
- December 15 – Monica Lee Gradischek, actress and voice actress
- December 16 – Michael McCary, singer
- December 19
- Tyson Beckford, model
- Amy Locane, actress
- December 21 – Natalie Grant, Christian singer/songwriter
- December 23 – Corey Haim, Canadian-born actor (d. 2010)
- December 26 – Jared Leto, actor and musician, frontman for 30 Seconds to Mars
- December 27
- Savannah Guthrie, Australian-born television host and anchor
- Jason Hawes, paranormal investigator and businessman
- December 28
- Benny Agbayani, baseball player
- Frank Sepe, bodybuilder and model
- Decemebr 29 – Ali Abunimah, journalist and activist
- December 31 – Brent Barry, basketball player
Full Date Unknown
- Shaila Abdullah, Pakistani-born author, writer, and designer
- Rony Abovitz, entrepreneur and founder of MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Kerry Abrams, law professor
- Kevin Abrams, Canadian-born football executive
- Shane Acker, animator, film director, screenwriter, and animation teacher
- Isaac Adamson, author
- C. C. Adcock, blues singer/songwriter and guitarist
- Shahriar Afshar, Iranian-born physicist
- Scott Aikin, philosopher and university professor
- Thomas Albrecht-Schönzart, radiochemist
- Ayad Alkadhi, Iraqi-born artist
- Jason Amerine, U.S. Army Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel and Afghan War veteran
- Blanka Amezkua, Mexican-born artist
- Deno Andrews, billiards player
- Anna Anka, Polish-born Swedish-American model
- Ana Lucia Araujo, Brazilian-born historian, author, and university professor
- Chloe Aridjis, novelist and writer
- Tobin Armbrust, filmmaker and producer
- N. Peter Armitage, physicist and university professor
- Dave Arnold, chef
- Asencio, painter
- Peter Askim, composer
- Jami Attenberg, writer and essayist
- Tom Atwood, photographer
- Anwar al-Awlaki, imam (d. 2011)
Deaths
- January 4 – Arthur Ford, psychic, founder of Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship (b. 1896)
- January 15 – John Dall, actor (b. 1920)
- January 20 – Broncho Billy Anderson, actor, director, writer, and producer (b. 1880)
- January 21 – Richard Russell Jr., United States Senator from Georgia; President pro tempore during the 91st Congress (b. 1897)
- January 24 – Bill W., co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (b. 1897)[14]
- February 3 – Jay C. Flippen, actor (b. 1899)[15]
- February 12 – James Cash Penney, businessman (b. 1875)
- February 17 – Adolf A. Berle, lawyer, educator, author and diplomat (b. 1895)
- March 8 – Harold Lloyd, silent comedy filmmaker (b. 1893)
- March 11 – Philo Farnsworth, inventor, television pioneer (b. 1906)
- March 12 – David Burns, actor (b. 1902)
- March 16
- Bebe Daniels, actress (b. 1901)
- Thomas E. Dewey, 47th Governor of New York and Republican nominee for president (b. 1902)
- March 22 – Nella Walker, actress and vaudevillian (b. 1886)
- March 24 – George G. O'Connor, general (b. 1914)
- April 3 – Joseph Valachi, gangster (b. 1904)[16]
- April 6 – Igor Stravinsky, composer (b. 1882 in Russia)
- April 15 – Dan Reeves, businessman, owner of the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams (b. 1912)
- May 19 – Ogden Nash, poet (b. 1902)[17]
- June 15 – Wendell Meredith Stanley, chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
- July 3 – Jim Morrison, singer-songwriter and poet, died in Paris, France (b. 1943)
- July 4 – August Derleth, author and anthologist (b. 1909)[18]
- July 6 – Louis Armstrong, African American jazz trumpeter and actor (b. 1901)
- July 7 – Ub Iwerks, animator, cartoonist, character designer, inventor and special effects technician (b. 1901)
- August 12 – Sally Crute, actress (b. 1886)
- August 13 – King Curtis, saxophonist (b. 1934)
- August 15 – Paul Lukas, actor (b. 1894 in Budapest)
- August 25 – Ted Lewis, bandleader (b. 1890)
- August 27 – Margaret Bourke-White, photographer (b. 1904)
- September 25 – Hugo Lafayette Black, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States 1937–71 (b. 1886)
- October 2 – Richard H. Jackson, admiral (b. 1866)
- October 9 – Billy Costello, voice actor, original voice of Popeye (b. 1898)
- October 11 – Chester Conklin, actor (b. 1888)
- October 12
- Dean Acheson, 51st United States Secretary of State (b. 1893)
- Gene Vincent, rockabilly singer (b. 1935)
- October 24 – Carl Ruggles, composer (b. 1876)
- October 29 – Duane Allman, rock guitarist (b. 1946)
- November 10 – Walter Van Tilburg Clark, novelist (b. 1909)[19]
- December 7 – Ferdinand Pecora, lawyer (b. 1882 in Sicily)
- December 9 – Ralph Bunche, Nobel diplomat (b. 1904)
- December 18 – Bobby Jones, amateur golfer (b. 1902)
- December 29 – Stuart Holmes, actor (b. 1884)
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- "Senators reject more funds for transport plane". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. March 24, 1971. p. 1.
- "SST funds denied". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 24, 1971. p. 1.
- "Boeing will lay off 7,000 workers with disbandment of SST program". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 26, 1971. p. 1.
- "SST supporters see little chance of reviving plan". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 25, 1971. p. 1.
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- Okinawa Reversion Agreement, 17th June, 1971
- James Stuart Olson, ed. (1999). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of the 1970s. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-30543-6.
- MEND Annual Report 2016 (PDF), Los Angeles: MEND - Meet Each Need with Dignity, 2016
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- Allan R. Ellenberger (May 1, 2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-7864-5019-0.
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