1971 in the United Kingdom

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1971 in the United Kingdom
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Constituent countries of the United Kingdom
England | Northern Ireland | Scotland | Wales
Popular culture

Events from the year 1971 in the United Kingdom. The year was marked by the introduction of decimal currency.

Incumbents

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

  • 7 June – The children's show Blue Peter buried a time capsule in the grounds of BBC Television Centre, due to be opened on the first episode of the year 2000.
  • 14 June
  • 15 June
    • Several Labour run councils threatened to increase rates in order to continue the free supply of milk to school children aged over seven years, in reaction to Thatcher's plans to end free milk supply to school children of that age group. Thatcher defended her plans, saying that the change would free more money to be spent on the construction of new school buildings.[18]
    • Upper Clyde Shipbuilders entered liquidation.[19]
  • 20 June – The United Kingdom announced that Soviet space scientist Anatoli Fedoseyev had been granted asylum.
  • 21 June – The United Kingdom began new negotiations for EEC membership in Luxembourg.
  • 24 June – The EEC agreed terms for the United Kingdom's proposed membership and it was hoped that the nation will join the EEC next year.
  • 25–27 June – The first
    Reading Festival
    "of jazz and progressive music" took place.

July

August

September

October

November

December

Undated

Publications

Births

January – March

April – June

July – September

October – December

Deaths

January – March

  • 12 January –
    John Tovey
    , British admiral of the fleet (born 1885)
  • 24 January – St. John Greer Ervine, Northern Irish dramatist and author (born 1883)
  • 28 January – Donald Winnicott, British psychoanalyst (born 1896)
  • 6 March – Thurston Dart, English harpsichordist and conductor (born 1921)
  • 7 March – Stevie Smith, English poet (born 1902)
  • 16 March – Bebe Daniels, American-born actress (born 1901)

April – June

July – September

October – December

Undated

  • Edith Garrud, pioneer martial artist and suffragist (born 1872)

See also

References

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