At A Glance
3 June 1971 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 3 June 1971 was a Thursday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Knock Three Times” by Dawn.
- Top Film of 1971
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1971 was The French Connection.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 3 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 3 June 1971 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 3 June 1971 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 3 June
- 1963 Soldiers of the South Vietnamese Army attack protesting Buddhists in Huế with liquid chemicals from tear-gas grenades, causing 67 people to be hospitalized for blistering of the skin and respiratory ailments.
- 1965 The launch of Gemini 4, the first multi-day space mission by a NASA crew. Ed White, a crew member, performs the first American spacewalk.
- 1979 A blowout at the Ixtoc I oil well in the southern Gulf of Mexico causes at least 3,000,000 barrels (480,000 m3) of oil to be spilled into the waters, the second-worst accidental oil spill ever recorded.
- 1984 Operation Blue Star, a military offensive, is launched by the Indian government at Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for Sikhs, in Amritsar. The operation continues until June 6, with casualties, most of them civilians, in excess of 5,000.
- 1989 The government of China sends troops to force protesters out of Tiananmen Square after seven weeks of occupation.
Famous people born on 3 June
- George V (1865–1936)
- Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player (born 1986)
- Tony Curtis, American actor (1925–2010)
- Imogen Poots, English actress and model (born 1989)
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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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