November 22nd, 1971

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on November 22nd, 1971.

• Feith Buidhe disaster: Five students and their expedition leader die during a blizzard on the Cairngorms mountain range in the Scottish Highlands.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on November 22nd, 1971.

• United States: Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes
• United Kingdom: Coz I Luv You - Slade

Take me back to November 22nd, 1971!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is November 22nd, 1971, and it's a Monday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. The weekend has just passed, so some people are feeling a bit down. Others are tired after partying too much.

In America, Thanksgiven Day of 1971 is just around the corner. It's November, so the evenings are getting darker and the days are getting colder. In America, the song Theme From Shaft by Isaac Hayes is at the top of the singles charts.

Over in the UK, Coz I Luv You by Slade is the number-one hit song. Richard Nixon is the President of the United States, and the movie The French Connection is at the top of the box office. Edward Heath is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

In fashion, the hippie look from the 1960s is still popular. Clothing items such as tie dye shirts, bell-bottoms, midi skirts, gauchos and Mexican blouses are being worn by women. Meanwhile, men are wearing dark satin shirts, ethnic-looking tunics, bell bottom jeans, tweed sports jackets and turtlenecks. It's 1971, so radio stations are playing songs from artists such as George Harrison, John Lennon, Rod Stewart, Lynn Anderson, The Rolling Stones, Three Dog Night, Carole King and The Osmonds. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as J. Edgar Hoover, Jackie Robinson, Janet Munro, and Harry S. Truman would all still be alive.

On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Hee Haw", "Medical Center", "The Two Ronnies", and "The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Lassie", "Cattanooga Cats", "All in the Family", and "The Electric Company". Popular toys at the moment include Crissy (doll), Nerf Balls, G.I. Joe Adventure Team, and Uno (card game).

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on November 22nd, 1971.

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  Have a nice day!

  The smiley face and phrases such as "Have a nice day!" and "Have a happy day!" were being plastered onto t-shirts, mugs, and badges.

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  Bell-bottoms.

  Bell-bottoms (flares) were in fashion.

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  The Vietnam War is still ongoing.

  During 1971, the war in Vietnam was still ongoing. However, the US was beginning to wind down its presence in the country. Between 1970 and 1971, the number of US troops in Vietnam fell from 334,600 to 156,800.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1971?

  The best NBA players in 1971 were Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), John Havlicek, Billy Cunningham, Jerry West and Dave Bing.

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  Best soccer players.

  In 1971, the best soccer players were Johan Cruyff, Sandro Mazzola, George Best, Günter Netzer, Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Josip Skoblar, Martin Chivers, Piet Keizer, Bobby Moore and Ferenc Bene.

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  The French Connection.

  "The French Connection" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1971.

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  James Taylor & Carole King - "You've Got a Friend"

  "You've Got a Friend" by James Taylor & Carole King won a Grammy for 1971's Song of the Year.

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  1971 in movies.

  Movies released in 1971 included Fiddler on the Roof, The French Connection, Dirty Harry, Diamonds Are Forever, Billy Jack, Summer of '42, The Last Picture Show, Carnal Knowledge, A Clockwork Orange, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Harold and Maude, Klute and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

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  Richard Nixon.

  US President Richard Nixon was named Time Person of the Year in 1971.

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  1971 in music.

  The Billboard Charts in 1971 were dominated by the likes of Dawn, Three Dog Night, Rod Stewart, The Bee Gees, Carole King, Melanie, The Osmonds, The Temptations, The Raiders, Isaac Hayes, Donny Osmond and Cher.

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  Wallpaper.

  Wallpaper was extremely common in people's homes throughout the 1970s and 1980s. It wasn't until the mid-late 1980s that "modernism" started to creep in.

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  Office workers are using typewriters.

  Although personal computers began to emerge during the 1970s, typewriters were still the norm for most office workers.

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  The Volkswagen Beetle.

  The Volkswagen Beetle was one of the most common cars on the road. Sales of the vehicle increased following the release of the 1968 film The Love Bug (and its subsequent spin-offs).

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  The Hippie movement.

  The hippie counterculture reached its peak during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The movement, which sprung up in opposition to the Vietnam War, was centered around peace, psychedelic music, sexual liberation, bright colors, and drugs such as LSD and marijuana.

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  Lava lamps are all the rage.

  Sales of lava lamps increased in the late 1960s. It wasn't until the second half of the 1970s that they started to go out of fashion.

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  The afro hairstyle is at its peak in popularity.

  The afro hairstyle took off during the 1960s and early 1970s. Public figures such as Angela Davis, Pam Grier, Jimi Hendrix, and the Jackson 5 were among those who sported the style.

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  Color TV.

  Although color television was rising in popularity, black-and-white TV sets were still the most popular.

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  The push-button telephone.

  Push-button telephones were beginning to replace the older rotary-style landlines.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 51 years, 9 months, and 28 days have passed since November 22nd, 1971.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 47 of 1971.
• Leap Year: 1971 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on November 22nd, 1971, are now 51 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1971 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 59616000.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to November 22nd, 1971.

• October 29th, 1971: American guitarist Duane Allman is killed in a motorbike accident.
• November 3rd, 1971: The musical comedy-drama film "Fiddler on the Roof" is released in movie theaters.
• November 6th, 1971: Sly and the Family Stone release their single "Family Affair".
• November 8th, 1971: Led Zeppelin release their best-selling album "Led Zeppelin IV".
• November 12th, 1971: US President Richard Nixon announces that 45,000 American troops will be removed from Vietnam by the start of February, 1972.
• November 16th, 1971: American socialite Edie Sedgwick dies of "probable acute barbiturate intoxication".
• November 16th, 1971: Alphabet murders: 10-year-old Carmen Colón is kidnapped by a motorist in Rochester, New York.
• November 18th, 1971: Alphabet murders: The body of missing 10-year-old girl Carmen Colón is found near Churchville in New York.
• This date: November 22nd, 1971
• November 23rd, 1971: China attends the United Nations for the first time.
• November 24th, 1971: A man called "D. B. Cooper" parachutes from a plane that he hijacked, carrying with him US$200,000 in ransom money. He is never seen again.
• November 28th, 1971: The Prime Minister of Jordan, Wasfi Tal, is assassinated by four Black September gunmen in the lobby of the Sheraton Cairo Hotel in Egypt.
• December 1st, 1971: John Lennon releases his song "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)".
• December 2nd, 1971: The United Arab Emirates is formed.
• December 3rd, 1971: The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 begins after Pakistan carries out a number of preemptive aerial strikes on Indian air stations.
• December 4th, 1971: 15 people lose their lives after the UVF bomb McGurk's Bar in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
• December 11th, 1971: McDonald's co-founder Maurice McDonald dies from a heart attack at the age of 69.
• December 11th, 1971: The Libertarian Party is founded in the United States.
• December 13th, 1971: The Disney film "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" is released in the United States.
• December 15th, 1971: Pakistan foreign minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto storms out of a UN Security Council meeting after accusing the body of allowing India to capture Dacca.
• December 16th, 1971: The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 comes to an end after the Eastern Command of the Pakistan military surrenders.
• December 17th, 1971: The James Bond film "Diamonds Are Forever" is released.
• December 18th, 1971: The US dollar is devalued for the second time in history.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on November 22nd, 1971, will have the star sign Sagittarius.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1971 was the year of the Pig (Yin Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 6.
• Native American Zodiac: November 22nd, 1971 falls under the Snake.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of November will have the birthstones Topaz and Citrine.
• Birth flower (November): The Chrysanthemum.

Photos of 1970s fashion.

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1971.

1971 saw the introduction of cars such as the Buick Centurion, the Subaru Leone, the AMC Matador, the Morris Marina, the Alpine A310 and the Pontiac Grand Safari.

Were you born on this date?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1971.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out November 22nd, 1977, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on November 22nd, 1971 was most likely conceived around March 1st, 1971.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on November 22nd, 1971 is close to August 14th, 1972.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about November 22nd, 1971.

• 18,931 days have passed since this date.
• 2,704 weeks have passed.
• 1,635,634,800 seconds have passed since November 22nd, 1971.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,908,240,600 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 843,987,556,800 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 272,605,800 times.
• You have taken approximately 140,664,593 steps. That's roughly 62,518 miles!
• Since this date, 19,627,618 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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