Timeline December 1971

Events in December 1971 17

• 1902 – 1971 Bobby Jones (1902-1971) Died 18 December 1971, aged 69 Bobby Jones was an American amateur golfer who won 13 major championships and completed the sport's only Grand Slam in 1930 before retiring from competition. He co-founded the Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament. He remained an influential figure in golf despite a debilitating spinal disease in his later years.
• 1904 – 1971 Ralph Bunche (1904-1971) Died 9 December 1971, aged 67 Ralph Bunche was an American diplomat and political scientist who won the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for mediating the 1949 Armistice Agreements between Israel and its Arab neighbors. He was the first person of color to win a Nobel Prize. He held senior roles at the United Nations for over two decades.
• 1968 – 1971 Frankfurt Opera Signed a contract with the Frankfurt Opera, where she performed for three years while also making debuts at the Vienna State Opera, Hamburg State Opera, Berlin State Opera and the Salzburg Festival.
• 1969 – 1971 Postdoctoral Research at Caltech Completed postdoctoral research at the California Institute of Technology, transitioning from physical chemistry toward experimental molecular biology.
• 1969 – 1971 The Barry McKenzie Comic Strip Created the Private Eye comic strip The Wonderful World of Barry McKenzie with Nicholas Garland, establishing an irreverent Australian voice in British satirical publishing.
• 1969 – 1971 USO Tours with Bob Hope Toured with Bob Hope entertaining US troops in Vietnam, missing Christmas at home for three years. Her son Damon later said this was the achievement she was most proud of.
• 1971 1971: Jackie Stewart Tyrrell Stewart won his second title with the Tyrrell team, taking six victories in a dominant season.
• 1971 Coat of Many Colors Released the album Coat of Many Colors, its title track inspired by a true story from her childhood about a coat her mother sewed from rags. The song became one of her most beloved recordings and she later called it her favourite of all her compositions.
• 1971 Hannie Caulder Starred in the revenge western Hannie Caulder, becoming one of the first women to play the lead role — not the love interest — in a western. The film later inspired Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill.
• 1971 Proud Mary Won a Grammy Award for the Ike & Tina Turner version of Proud Mary, which became one of their signature songs.
• 1971 Royal Opera House Debut Made her debut at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in London.
• 1971 ZZ Top's First Tres Hombres Released the band's debut album ZZ Top's First Album, beginning a run of Texas blues-rock records that would establish them as one of the great American bands.
• 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War Pakistan's civil war ends in Bangladeshi independence Following a Pakistani military crackdown on Bengali nationalists, the Mukti Bahini waged a nine-month war for independence. India intervened militarily in December, and Pakistani forces surrendered in Dhaka on 16 December 1971. The war created the new nation of Bangladesh and one of the largest refugee crises of the century.
• 1971 David Bowie releases Hunky Dory Life on Mars? With Changes and Life on Mars?.
• 1971 Diamonds Are Forever — Sean Connery Connery returns for a final official Eon appearance, lured back for a then-record salary of $1.25 million. Bond pursues a diamond-smuggling operation and faces Blofeld in Las Vegas. The film is campy and entertaining but marks the end of the definitive era of Bond. Budget: $7.2 million. Box office: $116 million.
• 1971 – present Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Barcelona Bumblebee Four-time singles major winner known for her grit and tenacity.
• 1971 A Clockwork Orange Released Stanley Kubrick's dystopian film opens in cinemas Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Anthony Burgess's novel premiered in the United States, provoking controversy over its depiction of violence. The film received an X rating on release and was later withdrawn from UK distribution at Kubrick's own request. It went on to become one of the most influential and analyzed films of the era.