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1 December 1971 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 1 December 1971 was a Wednesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Coz I Luv You” by Slade.
- Top Film of 1971
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1971 was The French Connection.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 1 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 1 December 1971 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 1 December 1971 was Full Moon.
On this day: 1 December
- 1960 Patrice Lumumba is arrested by Mobutu Sese Seko's men on the banks of the Sankuru River, for inciting the army to rebellion.
- 1963 Nagaland, became the 16th state of India.
- 1969 Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II.
- 1971 Purge of Croatian Spring leaders starts in Yugoslavia at the meeting of the League of Communists at the Karađorđevo estate.
- 1973 Papua New Guinea gains self-government from Australia.
Famous people born on 1 December
- Zoë Kravitz, American actress, singer, and model (born 1988)
- Riz Ahmed, English actor and rapper (born 1982)
- Richard Pryor, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (1940–2005)
- Robert Irwin, Australian conservationist and television personality (born 2003)
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Events of 1971 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1971 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 3 February – Tyneside-set British crime film Get Carter starring Michael Caine premièred (in Los Angeles).
- 14 June – The first Hard Rock Cafe opened near Hyde Park Corner in London.
- 25–27 June – The first Reading Festival "of jazz and progressive music" took place.
Life in 1971
Prime Minister
Edward Heath
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
17p
Loaf of Bread
11p
Average House
£5,632
Weekly Wage
£30.90
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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Matthew Rhys8 November 1974ActorView their day →Hannah Waddingham28 July 1974ActressView their day →Andy Burnham7 January 1970PoliticianView their day →Christopher Nolan30 July 1970FilmmakerView their day →Lucy Davis17 February 1973ActressView their day →Tom Hardy15 September 1977ActorView their day →Christian Bale30 January 1974ActorView their day →Kelly Macdonald23 February 1976ActressView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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