What Happened in 1971

1971 — year

Eurovision Song Contest 1971 — 16th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest

1971–72 European Cup — 17th season of the UEFA club football tournament

1971 Formula One season — sports season

1971–72 UEFA Cup — inaugural season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA

1971 in film — overview of the events of 1971 in film

1971 World Women's Handball Championship — 1971 edition of the World Women's Handball Championship

EuroBasket 1971 — 1971 edition of the FIBA EuroBasket

1971 CONCACAF Championship — 1971 edition of the CONCACAF Championship association football competition

1971 European Athletics Championships — 1971 edition of the European Athletics Championships

Ramsar Convention — international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands

Convention on Psychotropic Substances — UN treaty on recreational drugs

war on drugs — USA-led campaign against illegal drug use and trade

1971 European Cup Final — football match

1971 Dutch Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1971

43rd Academy Awards — Award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1970

1971 Spanish Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1971

The Concert for Bangladesh — 1971 benefit concert organised by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar

Nixon Shock — 1971 decoupling of the US dollar from gold

1971 German Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1971

1971 Austrian Grand Prix — motor car race

1971 South African Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1971

1971 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1971

1971 French Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1971

1971 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1971

1971 United States Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1971

1971 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1971

1971 Canadian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1971