Historical Events
- "To Live Another Summer" opens at Helen Hayes NYC for 173 performances
Nobel Prize in Literature
Nobel prize for literature awarded to Pablo Neruda
- USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
- William H Rehnquist & Lewis F Powell nominated to US Supreme Court by Nixon, following resignations of Justices Hugo Black & John Harlan
Famous Birthdays
- Astrella Celeste [Leitch] Scottish-American composer and Donovan's daughter, born in Beverly Hills, California
- Damien Martyn, cricketer (WA & Australian middle-order batsman)
- Jade Jagger, daughter of Mick & Bianca Jagger, born in Paris, France
- Nick Oliveri, American rock bassist and singer (Queens Of The Stone Age, 1998-2004), born in Los Angeles, California
- Paul Norman Telfer, Scottish footballer
- René Ponk, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
- Shane Hannah, NFL guard (Dallas Cowboys)
- Thomas Ulsrud, Norwegian curler (World C'ship gold [skip] 2014; Olympics silver 2010), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2022)
Famous Deaths
- Raymond Hatton, American actor (Girls in Prison, Lady Killer), dies of a heart attack at 84
- Shiga Naoya, Japanese novelist (Road Through Dark Night), dies at 88
Died in 1971 1971 Highlights
About October 21, 1971
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 52 years, 5 months and 29 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Libra
Music Charts
#1 Song: Maggie May/Reason To Believe - Rod Stewart
#1 Song: Reason To Believe/Maggie May - Rod Stewart
