1971 in the United States

1971 in the United States
Events from the year 1971 in the United States.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: Richard Nixon (R-California)
Vice President: Spiro Agnew (R-Maryland)
Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger (Minnesota)
Speaker of the House of Representatives: John William McCormack (D-Massachusetts) (until January 3), Carl Albert (D-Oklahoma) (starting January 21)
Senate Majority Leader: Mike Mansfield (D-Montana)
Congress: 91st (until January 3), 92nd (starting January 3)
Events
January
January 1 – The Uniform Monday Holiday Act takes effect: Washington's Birthday and several other federal holidays are always observed on certain Mondays, resulting in more three-day weekends for federal employees.
January 2 – A ban on radio and television cigarette advertisements goes into effect in the United States.
January 8
Voyageurs National Park is established.
Gulf Islands National Seashore is established.
January 12 – The landmark television sitcom All in the Family, starring Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker, debuts on CBS.
January 17 – Super Bowl V: The Baltimore Colts defeat the Dallas Cowboys 16–13 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.
January 25 – In Los Angeles, Charles Manson and three female "Family" members are found guilty of the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders.
January 31 – Apollo program: Apollo 14 (carrying astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell) lifts off on the third successful lunar landing mission.
February
February 9
The 6.5–6.7 Sylmar earthquake hits the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 58–65 and injuring 200–2,000.
Apollo program: Apollo 14 returns to Earth after the third crewed Moon landing.
Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro league player to become voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
February 11 – The U.S., United Kingdom, and the USSR (along with others) sign the Seabed Treaty, outlawing nuclear weapons on the ocean floor.
February 20
The Mississippi Delta tornado outbreak leaves 123 dead and more than 1,592 injured.
The U.S. Emergency Broadcast System sends an erroneous warning; many radio stations ignore it.
March
March 1 – A bomb explodes in the men's room at the U.S. Capitol; the Weather Underground organization claims responsibility.
March 8 – Boxer Joe Frazier defeats Muhammad Ali in a 15-round unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden.
March 24 – Congress discontinues funding for supersonic transport (SST); primary contractor was
March 29
U.S. Army Lieutenant William Calley is found guilty of 22 murders in the My Lai massacre and sentenced to life in prison. After intervention from President Nixon, he is released in 1974.
A Los Angeles jury recommends the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers.
March 30 – The first Starbucks coffee shop opens, in Pike Place Market, Elliott Bay, Seattle.
April
April 9 – Charles Manson is sentenced to death; in 1972, the sentence for all California death row inmates is commuted to life imprisonment (see Furman v. Georgia).
April 10 – Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia opens.
April 15 – The 43rd Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by 34 various "Friends of Oscar", is held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Franklin J. Schaffner's Patton wins seven awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Schaffner. The film is also tied with George Seaton's Airport in receiving ten nominations. George C. Scott becomes the first actor to reject an Oscar, declining his Best Actor win.
April 20
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education: The Supreme Court of the United States rules unanimously that busing of students may be ordered to achieve racial desegregation.
National Public Radio goes live.
April 24 – Five hundred thousand people in Washington, D.C., and 125,000 in San Francisco march in protest against the Vietnam War.
April 30 – The Milwaukee Bucks win the championship of the National Basketball Association in just their third season, completing a four-game sweep of the Baltimore Bullets in the finals.
May
May 1 – Amtrak begins inter-city rail passenger service in the United States.
May 3
A Harris Poll claims that 60% of Americans are against the Vietnam War.
Anti-war activists attempt to disrupt government business in Washington, D.C.; police and military units arrest as many as 12,000, most of whom are later released.
May 5 – The US dollar floods the European currency markets and threatens especially the Deutsche Mark; the central banks of Austria, Belgium, Netherlands and Switzerland stop the currency trading.
May 9 – Mariner 8 fails to launch.
May 29 – Al Unser wins the Indianapolis 500 in the Vel's Parnelli Jones Special Colt-Ford.
May 30 – Mariner program: Mariner 9 is launched toward Mars.
June
June – Massachusetts passes its Chapter 766 laws enacting Special Education.
June 1 – Vietnam War: Vietnam Veterans for a Just Peace, claiming to represent the majority of U.S. veterans who served in Southeast Asia, speak against war protests.
June 6 – A midair collision between Hughes Airwest Flight 706 Douglas DC-9 jetliner and a U.S. Marine Corps McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom jet fighter near Duarte, California, claims 50 lives.
June 10 – The U.S. ends its trade embargo of China.
June 13 – Vietnam War: The New York Times begins to publish the Pentagon Papers.
June 17 – Representatives of Japan and the United States sign the Okinawa Reversion Agreement, whereby the U.S. will return control of Okinawa.
June 18 – Southwest Airlines, the most successful low cost carrier in history, begins its first flights between Dallas, Houston and San Antonio.
June 25 – Madagascar accuses the U.S. of being connected to the plot to oust the current government; the U.S. recalls its ambassador.
June 27
Concert promoter Bill Graham closes the legendary Fillmore East, which first opened on 2nd Avenue (between 5th and 6th Streets) in New York City on March 8, 1968.
WTVP (PBS) first airs in Peoria, Illinois.
June 28
Assassin Jerome A. Johnson shoots Joe Colombo in the head in the middle of an Italian-American rally, putting him in a coma and paralyzing him. He dies seven years later as a result of his injuries.
Lemon v. Kurtzman: The Supreme Court of the U.S. rules in a landmark case on the Establishment Clause.
June 30 – New York Times Co. v. United States: The Supreme Court of the U.S. rules that the Pentagon Papers may be published, rejecting government injunctions as unconstitutional prior restraint.
July
July 1 – The Postal Reorganization Act goes into effect, replacing the Cabinet-level Post Office Department with the United States Postal Service.
July 3 – Jim Morrison, lead singer and lyricist of The Doors, is found dead in his bathtub in Paris, France.
July 5 – Right to vote: The 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution is formally certified by President Richard Nixon, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18.
July 19 – The South Tower of the World Trade Center is topped out at , making it the second tallest building in the world.
July 26 – Apollo 15 (carrying astronauts David Scott, Alfred Worden, and James Irwin) is launched.
July 31 – Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin become the first to ride in a lunar rover, a day after landing on the Moon.
August
August – The unemployment rate peaks at 6.1%.
August 1 – In New York City, 40,000 people attend the Concert for Bangladesh.
August 7 – Apollo 15 returns to Earth.
August 11 – Construction begins on the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.
August 15 – President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will no longer convert dollars to gold at a fixed value, effectively ending the Bretton Woods system. He also imposes a 90-day freeze on wages, prices and rents.
August 20 – The spills of fuel oil on President Nixon's Western White House beach in San Clemente, California.
September
September 4 – A Boeing 727 (Alaska Airlines Flight 1866) crashes into the side of a mountain near Juneau, Alaska, killing all 111 people on board.
September 8 – In Washington, D.C., the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is inaugurated, with the opening feature being the premiere of Leonard Bernstein's Mass.
September 9–September 13 – Attica Prison riots: A revolt breaks out at the maximum-security prison in Attica, New York. In the end, state police and the United States National Guard storm the facility; 42 are killed, 10 of them hostages.
September 22 – Ernest Medina is cleared of all charges connected with the My Lai massacre.
September 28 – Cardinal József Mindszenty, who had taken refuge in the U.S. Embassy in Budapest since 1956, is allowed to leave Hungary.
September 30 – Unruly fans storm the field at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium during the final game for the second incarnation of the Washington Senators, who will move to Arlington, Texas, prior to the next season and become the Texas Rangers. The Senators, leading the New York Yankees 7–5 with two out in the ninth inning when fans invade the diamond, are forced to forfeit.
October
October 1 – Walt Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida.
October 17 – The Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 3, to win their fourth World Series title.
October 18 – In New York City, the Knapp Commission begins public hearings on police corruption.
October 21 – U.S. President Richard Nixon nominates Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. and William H. Rehnquist to the U.S. Supreme Court.
October 23 – Texas Christian University football coach Jim Pittman collapses on the sideline and dies from a massive heart attack while coaching the Horned Frogs during a game against Southwest Conference rival Baylor in Waco, Texas.
October 24 – Detroit Lions wide receiver Chuck Hughes collapses and dies of a heart attack near the end of a game against the Chicago Bears in Detroit.
October 29 – Vietnam War: Vietnamization: The total number of American troops in Vietnam drops to a record low of 196,700 (the lowest since January 1966).
November
November 6 – Operation Grommet: The U.S. tests a thermonuclear warhead at Amchitka Island in Alaska, code-named Project Cannikin. At around 5 megatons, it is the largest ever U.S. underground detonation.
November 12 – Vietnam War: Vietnamization: U.S. President Richard Nixon sets February 1, 1972, as the deadline for the removal of another 45,000 American troops from Vietnam.
November 12 – Arches National Park is established.
November 13 – Mariner program: Mariner 9 becomes the first spacecraft to enter Mars orbit successfully.
November 15 – Intel releases the world's first commercially available microprocessor, the Intel 4004.
November 24 – During a severe thunderstorm over Washington, a man calling himself D. B. Cooper parachutes from the Northwest Orient Airlines plane he hijacked, with US$200,000 in ransom money, and is never seen again.
December
December 8 – U.S. President Richard Nixon orders the 7th Fleet to move towards the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean.
December 10
The John Sinclair Freedom Rally in support of the imprisoned activist features a performance by John Lennon at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
George Lucas founds Lucasfilm.
December 11
The Libertarian Party (United States) is established.
An explosion in a water tunnel beneath Lake Huron in Port Huron, Michigan, kills 22.
December 18
The U.S. dollar is devalued for the second time in history.
Capitol Reef National Park is established.
December 22 – KUAC-TV in Fairbanks, Alaska, launches, becoming the 49th state's first public television station.
December 23 – Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer airs for the last time on NBC, as KENI-TV (now KTUU-TV) in Anchorage, Alaska, KFAR-TV (now KATN, current ABC affiliate) in Fairbanks Alaska, KHON-TV (current Fox affiliate) in Honolulu, Hawaii, and KUAM-TV in Guam air the special in prime time. It will move to CBS a year later.
December 25 – In the longest game in NFL history, the Miami Dolphins beat the Kansas City Chiefs 27–24 after 22 minutes, 40 seconds of sudden death overtime.
Undated
Crude oil production peaks in the continental United States at approximately .
Meet Each Need with Dignity (MEND), non-profit organization is founded in California.
Save a Heart Foundation is established in Baltimore.
Ongoing
Cold War (1947–1991)
Space Race (1957–1975)
Vietnam War, U.S. involvement (1964–1973)
Détente (c. 1969–1979)
Births
January
January 1
Alicia Berneche, opera soprano
Beno Bryant, football player
Sammie Henson, wrestler
Bridget Pettis, basketball player
Denise Stapley, sex therapist and former game show contestant, winner of Survivor: Philippines
January 2
Taye Diggs, actor
Renée Elise Goldsberry, actress
Lisa Harrison, basketball player
January 3 – Marc Veasey, politician
January 5
Jason Bates, baseball player
Hillary Butler, football player
January 6
Kristi Addis, actress, journalism, athlete, and beauty queen, Miss Teen USA 1987
Myron Baker, football player
January 7
C. W. Anderson, wrestler
J. D. Barker, author
Kevin Rahm, actor
Jeremy Renner, actor
January 8
Ben Byer, actor and playwright
Jason Giambi, baseball player
January 9 – John Ballato, materials scientist, entrepreneur, and academic
January 10 – Kris Bruton, basketball player
January 11 – Mary J. Blige, singer
January 12
Scott Burrell, basketball player and coach
Andy Fox, baseball player and coach
January 13
John Asher, actor and filmmaker
Thomas Massie, politician
January 14 – Andrew Brenner, politician
January 15 – Regina King, actress
January 16 – Junior Bryant, football player
January 17
Jalal Alamgir, Bangledeshi-born academic and university professor (d. 2011)
John Bergsma, University professor
Brother J, hip hop artist
Kid Rock, rock singer
Lil Jon, rapper
Herneitha Rochelle Hardaway, conservative commentator
January 18
Amy Barger, astronomer
Norm Bazin, ice hockey player and coach
Jonathan Davis, musician and frontman for Korn
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, politician
January 19
Reggie Brooks, football player
Shawn Wayans, actor, writer, and producer
January 20
Brian Giles, baseball player
Derrick Green, singer/songwriter
Questlove, drummer, DJ, and producer
January 22 – Bucky Brooks, football player and sportswriter
January 23
Diana Barrows, actress, singer, and dancer
Julie Foudy, soccer player and commentator
Kevin Mawae, football player and coach
Marc Nelson, singer/songwriter
January 24
Cory Bailey, baseball player
Kenya Moore, actress and model
January 25
Maya Arad, Israeli-born writer
Vincent Brisby, football player
January 26 – Keirda Bahruth, filmmaker
January 27 – Clint Baker, jazz musician
January 30
Derek Allen, football player
Lizzie Grubman, publicist
Kimo von Oelhoffen, football player
January 31 – J. P. Boulee, judge
February
February 1
Israel Byrd, football player
Rebecca Creskoff, actress
Michael C. Hall, actor
Jill Kelly, pornographic actress
Hynden Walch, actress
February 2
Brad Alexander, composer
Ted Alford, football player
Jase Bolger, politician
Kevin Symons, actor
February 3
Marcus Buckley, football player
Sean Dawkins, football player (d. 2023)
February 4
Rob Corddry, actor and comedian
Eric Garcetti, politician, 42nd mayor of Los Angeles
Michael A. Goorjian, actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
February 5
Dan Amrich, writer, author, actor, musician, and social media expert
Janine Boyd, politician
Sara Evans, country singer
February 6
Lance Bade, Olympic target shooter
Brian Stepanek, actor
February 8
Mike Ammann, soccer player
Gretchen J. Berg, writer and producer
Maura Healey, politician, 73rd Governor of Massachusetts
February 9
Timothy Archambault, flutist, architect, and composer
Sharon Case, model and actress
February 10
Sherry Block, Olympic archer
Chuck Butler, Christian music producer, songwriter and composer
Jon Button, bassist
Lisa Marie Varon, wrestler
Annie Wood, actress, writer, and television personality
February 11 – John Bock, football player
February 12
Romeo Bandison, football player
Scott Menville, actor and voice actor
February 13
Rochelle Ballard, surfer
Matt Berninger, singer/songwriter and frontman for The National
February 14
Tommy Dreamer, wrestler
Viscera, wrestler (d. 2014)
February 15
Alex Borstein, actress, voice artist, producer, and screenwriter
Jim Butler, Olympic table tennis player
Renee O'Connor, actress
February 16
Michael Avenatti, attorney and convicted criminal
Zac Baird, keyboardist
Ian Boyden, artist
Dan Green, voice actor and voice director
Jack Rose, guitarist (d. 2009)
February 17 – Denise Richards, actress
February 18 – Hiep Thi Le, Vietnamese-born actress and restaurateur (d. 2017)
February 19
Gil Shaham, violinist
Jeff Kinney, author and cartoonist
February 20
Calpernia Addams, actress, author, and activist
Brian Bohannon, football player and coach
February 21 – Randy Blythe, heavy metal singer and frontman for Lamb of God
February 22
Gilbert Brown, football player
Lisa Fernandez, softball player
Max Lane, football player
Lea Salonga, singer and Broadway actress
February 23 – Angela Alsobrooks, lawyer and politician
February 24
Josh Bernstein, anthropologist, explorer, and author
Gillian Flynn, author, comic book writer, and screenwriter
February 25 – Sean Astin, actor
February 26
Erykah Badu, singer/songwriter and record producer
Sean Baker, filmmaker
Patricia D. Barksdale, lawyer and judge
February 27
Anthony Adams, politician
Sara Blakely, businesswoman and philanthropist
Rozonda Thomas, singer
February 28
Maxine Bahns, actress, triathlete, and model
Peter Beinart, columnist, journalist, and political commentator
Amanda Davis, writer and teacher (d. 2003)
March
March 1 – Allen Johnson, Olympic hurdler
March 2
Bootie Barker, NASCAR crew chief
Method Man, rapper, record producer, and actor
March 4
Emily Bazelon, journalist
Michael D'Agostino, politician
Shavar Ross, actor and producer
March 5
Chris Brown, politician
Yuri Lowenthal, actor, voice actor, producer, and screenwriter
Scott Mosier, producer
March 7
Peter Sarsgaard, actor
Kali Troy, voice actress
March 9
Kyle Balda, animator and director
Lou Benfatti, football player
C-Murder, rapper and songwriter
Mike DelGuidice, musician and singer/songwriter
Emmanuel Lewis, actor
March 10
Brian Allgeier, video game designer
Doug Ardito, bassist for Puddle of Mudd
Paul Burmeister, sportscaster
Jon Hamm, actor, director, and producer
March 11 – Johnny Knoxville, daredevil, actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer
March 13
Matt Bollant, basketball coach
Mike Carey, politician
March 14
Ernie Brown, football player
Jean Butler, dancer
March 15
Todd Agnew, Christian singer/songwriter
Marcelle Bruce, soccer player
Chris Patton, voice actor
March 16
Kenneth Brown, interior designer and decorator
Alan Tudyk, actor
March 17 – Abraham Burton, saxophonist and bandleader
March 18
Dwayne Armstrong, football player
Mike Bell, wrestler (d. 2008)
March 19
Ben Albert, football player and coach
Kirk Botkin, football player and coach
March 20 – Manny Alexander, Dominican-born baseball player
March 22
Karen McDougal, model and actress
Keegan-Michael Key, actor, writer, and comedian
Will Yun Lee, actor
March 23
Ira Black, heavy metal guitarist
Karen McDougal, model
March 26
Michael Bennett, boxer
Rob Burger, composer
Erick Morillo, DJ, music producer, and record label owner (d. 2020)
March 27 – John Best, basketball player
March 28 – Kieran Barton, soccer player
March 29
Stephen Allison, politician
Robert Gibbs, White House Press Secretary
March 30
Yaphett El-Amin, politician
Kristine Baker, judge
Mark Consuelos, actor
Mari Holden, cyclist
Indya Kincannon, politician, mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee (2019-present)
March 31 – Craig McCracken, animator, writer, and cartoonist
April
April 1
Neal Bascomb, journalist and author
Jessica Collins, actress
April 3
Shireen Abu Akleh, Palestinian-born journalist (d. 2022)
David Michael Barrett, screenwriter and film producer
Wes Berggren, guitarist for Tripping Daisy (d. 1999)
Troy Brown, basketball player
Picabo Street, Olympic skier
April 5
Kazim Ali, English-born poet, novelist, essayist, and professor
Krista Allen, actress, model, and comedian
April 8
Cara Judea Alhadeff, photographer, performance artist, writer, activist, and yoga teacher
Dewan Bader, soccer player and coach
April 10
Mihai Bagiu, Olympic gymnast
Joey DeFrancesco, musician (d. 2022)
Nana Smith, American born-Japanese tennis player
April 12
Traci Braxton, singer (d. 2022)
Nicholas Brendon, actor and writer
Shannen Doherty, actress
April 14 – Tim Austin, boxer
April 15
Derek Brown, football player
Jason Sehorn, football player
April 16
Peter Billingsley, actor, director, and producer
Selena, entertainer and Tejano singer (d. 1995)
April 17
Jim Acosta, news anchor and journalist
Michael Birawer, artist
April 18
Tamara Braun, actress
Fredro Starr, rapper
April 19
Derek Bryant, boxer
Cord Byrd, politician
Wendy Powell, voice actress
April 20
Ron Barfield Jr., stock car racing driver
Bruce Beresford-Redman, producer and convicted murderer
Bernard Bull, academic administrator and scholar
Allan Houston, basketball player
Mikey Welsh, musician and artist (d. 2011)
April 22 – Eric Mabius, actor
April 23
Chuck Adams, tennis player
Andrew Kreisberg, writer, producer, and comic book writer
D.B. Weiss, producer, writer, and novelist
April 24
Anastasia Barzee, actress
Jeff Brohm, football player and coach
April 26
Shondrella Avery, actress
Jay DeMarcus, singer and bassist for Rascal Flatts
April 27
Hayley Barr, actress
James Burton, football player
April 28
Barry Burden, political scientist
Bridget Moynahan, actress
April 29
Bob Byington, director, screenwriter, and actor
Tamara Johnson-George, singer
Darby Stanchfield, actress
May
May 1
Ethan Albright, football player
Catharine Baker, attorney and politician
Timothy D. Bellavia, children's author, fabric artist, and educator
Alundis Brice, football player
May 2
Greg Bishop, football player
Brent Bowers, baseball player
May 4
Dave Aronberg, politician
Joe Borowski, baseball player
David Blackwell, football player and coach
May 5 – Dresta, rapper
May 6
Bryan Beller, bassist
Chris Shiflett, guitarist for Foo Fighters
May 7
Pablo Almaguer, lawyer and politician
Lloyd Anoa'i, wrestler
May 8
Ross Anderson, speed skier
Kevin Bellie, director and choreographer
Bob Guiney, television personality, singer, and insurance carrier consultant
May 10
Glen Barker, baseball player
John E. Bradley, politician
May 11
Aaron Accetta, record producer, songwriter, and musician
Malaika Griffin, anti-white racist convicted of the 1999 murder of Jason Patrick Horsley
May 12
Daron Alcorn, football player
Doug Basham, wrestler
Jamie Luner, actress
May 13
Jeremy Allaire, technologist and internet entrepreneur
Omer Avital, Israeli-born jazz musician
O.C., rapper
May 14
Gregory A. Baca, attorney and politician
Deanne Bray, actress
Sofia Coppola, screenwriter, director, producer, and actress, daughter of Francis Ford Coppola
May 15 – Phil Pfister, strongman
May 17 – Danny Barber, soccer player
May 18
Erik K. Alexander, endocrinologist and medical researcher
Bob Boyle, animator, producer, writer, storyboard artist, and director
Karyn Bye-Dietz, ice hockey player
Brad Friedel, soccer player
Desiree Horton, helicopter pilot, television reporter and aerial firefighter
May 19 – Stephanie Nadolny, voice actress and singer
May 20 – Tony Stewart, race car driver
May 21
Joe Benitez, comic book artist
Jamal Harrison Bryant, minister, author, and political candidate
May 22
Afrika Baby Bam, rapper
Troy Barnhart Jr., Olympic water polo player
May 23
Katherine Baicker, health economist
Issac Booth, football player
Marshall Boze, baseball player
May 24 – Troy Barnett, football player
May 25
Michelle Bowman, politician
Sonya Smith, actress
May 26
Monte Barrett, boxer
Jason Bere, baseball player
Derek Brown, politician
Matt Stone, actor, animator, and producer
May 27
Corey Beck, basketball player
Lisa Lopes, rapper, singer, songwriter, and dancer (d. 2002)
May 28
Nick Bravin, Olympic fencer and lawyer
Marco Rubio, politician
May 29 – Kim Berfield, politician
May 30
John Ross Bowie, actor and comedian
Idina Menzel, actress and singer/songwriter
May 31 – Thomas Ambrosio, university professor
June
June 1
Dan Bartlett, political advisor, White House Communications Director (2001-2005) and counselor to George Bush (2005-2007)
Cubby Bryant, radio personality
June 2 – Steve Brooks, football player
June 3
Christine Bakke, LGBT rights activist
John Hodgman, actor and writer
June 4
Holly Benson, politician
Rob Bryan, politician
Mike Lee, politician
Stryker, radio personality and disc jockey
Noah Wyle, actor
June 5
June Ambrose, Antiguan-born stylist, costume designer, author, creative director, influencer, and television host
Robert Melson, murderer (d. 2017)
Mark Wahlberg, actor and singer
June 6 – Joe Lombardi, football coach
June 7
Brian Anderson, sportscaster
Terrell Buckley, football player and coach
Allan Funk, wrestler
Alex Mooney, lawyer and politician
June 8
Chris Estes, bassist
Mark Feuerstein, actor, director, and producer
Troy Vincent, football player
June 10
Taylor Armstrong, television personality
Steve Bigelow, Olympic swimmer
Bobby Jindal, politician, 55th Governor of Louisiana (2008 - 2016)
June 12
MC Breed, rapper (d. 2008)
Mark Henry, wrestler
June 13 – Yang Huang, Chinese-born novelist
June 14
Fred Baxter, football player
Bruce Bowen, basketball player
Jeff Burlingame, author
June 15
Jimmy Allen, basketball player and coach
Dana Bash, journalist and news anchor
Jake Busey, actor, musician, and film producer
June 16
Jefferson Byrd, politician
Tupac Shakur, rapper, poet, actor, and murder victim (d. 1996)
June 17 – Kiran Ahuja, attorney and director of the United States Office of Personnel Management
June 18
Rohit Aggarwala, environmental policy adviser, transportation planner, historian, and civil servant
Lisa Barbuscia, model, singer, and actress
Kerry Butler, actress and singer
Jen Kiggans, politician
Nathan Morris, singer
Andy Ogles, politician
June 19 – Michael Burry, investor, hedge fund manager, and physician
June 20 – Josh Lucas, actor
June 22
Brant Brown, baseball player
Antonino D'Ambrosio, Italian-born author, filmmaker, producer, and visual artist
Mary Lynn Rajskub, actress and comedian
Kurt Warner, football player
June 25
Rick Alverson, director, screenwriter, and musician
Gary Brown, football player
Angela Kinsey, actress
June 26
Greg Blosser, baseball player
Chali 2na, painter and rapper
June 27
Yancey Arias, actor
Brant Boyer, football player and coach
Tod Brown, baseball player and coach
June 28
Andy Blitz, comedian, writer, producer, and actor
Van Burnham, writer, designer, producer, and curator
Elon Musk, South African-born entrepreneur and investor, founder of SpaceX and Tesla, Inc.
Aileen Quinn, actress
June 29
Kaitlyn Ashley, pornographic actress
Carlo Basile, politician
David Blair, tennis player
June 30 – Monica Potter, actress
July
July 1
Steven W. Bailey, actor
Missy Elliott, singer
Julianne Nicholson, actress
Melissa Peterman, actress and comedian
July 2
Joel Adamson, baseball player
Christina Bohannan, politician and law professor
Troy Brown, football player and coach
July 3 – Beans, rapper
July 4 – Al Madrigal, comedian, writer, actor and producer
July 7
Leslie Acosta, politician
Colin Alevras, restaurateur (d. 2022)
Stephanie Arnold, author
Christian Camargo, actor, producer, writer, and director
July 8
Marc Andreessen, software developer
Wendy Benson, actress
Scott Grimes, actor
John Juanda, Indonesian-born poker player
July 9 – Marc Andreessen, software engineer and entrepreneur
July 10
Brent Alexander, football player
Jeffrey Angles, American-born Japanese poet
Cassius F. Butts, businessman
J-Diggs, rapper
Jennifer A. Nielsen, author
Aaron D. Spears, actor
July 11 – Brett Hauer, ice hockey player
July 12
Kristi Yamaguchi, Olympic figure skater
Loni Love, comedian
July 13
Rich Aude, baseball player
Raul Bocanegra, politician
Jason Danieley, actor, singer, concert performer and recording artist
Craig Elliott, illustrator
July 14
Sean Alvarez, mixed martial artist
Mark LoMonaco, wrestler
Joey Styles, wrestling announcer
July 15
James Baldwin, baseball player
Sandon Berg, actor, producer, and screenwriter
Jim Rash, actor
July 16
Del Alexander, football player and coach
Corey Feldman, actor
Ed Kowalczyk, singer/songwriter
July 18
Penny Hardaway, basketball player
Joseph Russo, director
July 19
Russell Allen, singer and frontman for Symphony X
Carrie A. Buck, educator and politician
Andrew Kavovit, actor
July 20
William DeMeo, actor, producer, director and writer
Sandra Oh, Canadian-born actress
DJ Screw, hip hop DJ (d. 2000)
July 22
William Bell, football player
Benny Boom, director
Kristine Lilly, soccer player
Aaron McCargo Jr., chef, TV personality, and TV show host
Z-Trip, DJ and producer
July 23
Tobias Adrian, German-born economist
Steven D. Binder, screenwriter and producer
Cara-Beth Burnside, skateboarder and Olympic snowboarder
Alison Krauss, country singer
Scott Krippayne, Christian musician
July 24
A. J. Baime, author, journalist, and public speaker
Mike Bocchino, politician
July 26
Chris Bell, poker player
Reggie Carthon, football player
July 27 – Shane Bowers, baseball player
July 28
Stephen Lynch, comedian, musician, and actor
Jeffrey S. Williams, journalist and author
July 29
Big DS, rapper (d. 2003)
Monica Calhoun, actress
July 30
Victor Alfieri, Italian-born actor and writer
Ron Blazier, baseball player (d. 2021)
Lincoln Brewster, Christian singer/songwriter
Christine Taylor, actress
August
August 1 – Travis Driskill, baseball player
August 2 – Rebecca Bradley, lawyer and judge
August 3
Ali Brown, businesswoman, author, speaker, and television commentator
Lucas Brunelle, videographer
August 4
Jeff Gordon, race car driver
Yo-Yo, rapper
August 5
George T. Alexander, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant and Iraqi War veteran (d. 2005)
Eric Bernotas, Olympic skeleton racer
Evil Jared Hasselhoff, bassist for Bloodhound Gang
August 6 – Ed Cash, gospel musician
August 8 – Joe Burch, football player
August 9
Dallen Bounds, serial killer (d. 1999)
James Kim, television personality and technology analyst (d. 2006)
August 10
Tony Barbee, basketball player and coach
Justin Theroux, actor
August 11
Charles Adair, soccer player and coach
Ryneldi Becenti, basketball player
Christine D'Ercole, track cyclist, Peloton fitness instructor, and public speaker
Dave Witte, drummer
August 12
Michael Ian Black, actor and comedian
Yvette Nicole Brown, actress and comedian
Pete Sampras, tennis player
August 13
Jeremy Bash, lawyer, CIA chief of staff (2009-2011), and DOD chief of staff (2011-2013)
Vernell Brown Jr., jazz musician
August 14
Walter Blanding, jazz musician
Chris Nelloms, sprinter
August 16
Brent Brekke, ice hockey player and coach
Chris Brown, English-born soccer player
August 17 – Brendan Bell, American-born Canadian politician
August 18
Kevin Bouie, football player
Greg Butler, visual effects supervisor
Jacob Vargas, actor
August 19 – Mary Joe Fernández, tennis player
August 20 – Brett Bech, football player
August 21 – Megan Abbott, author
August 22 – Troy E. Brown, politician
August 23
Bone Crusher, rapper
Gretchen Whitmer, politician, 49th Governor of Michigan
August 24
Becky Bell, girl who died of complications from a septic abortion
Michael Brune, environmentalist
Evers Burns, basketball player
August 25
Douglas Brunt, novelist, historian, and podcast host
Crash Holly, wrestler (d. 2003)
August 26
Dion Bentley, long jumper
Robert Bollt, archaeologist (d. 2010)
Jocelyn Borgella, Bahamian-born football player
August 28
Shane Andrews, baseball player
Janet Evans, Olympic swimmer
August 29
Mark Bomback, screenwriter
Don Davis, politician
Carla Gugino, actress
August 30
Aubrey Beavers, football player
Jon Blais, triatlete (d. 2007)
Jeff Bowen, composer, lyricist, and actor
August 31
Luke Brookshier, animator, storyboard artist, screenwriter, and director
Chris Tucker, actor and comedian
September
September 1 – Dave Wittenberg, South African-born voice actor
September 2
Rich Aurilia, baseball player
Matt Borland, NASCAR crew chief
Tommy Maddox, football player
Shauna Sand, model and actress
Katt Williams, comedian and actor
September 4 – Matt Nix, writer, producer, and director
September 5
Will Hunt, drummer for Evanescence
Kevin McAleenan, government official, United States Secretary of Homeland Security (2019)
September 6
Kathy Barnette, political commentator and candidate
Joey Beltram, DJ and music producer
September 7
John Burke, football player
Shane Mosley, boxer
Briana Scurry, soccer player
September 8
David Arquette, actor, wrestler, director, producer, screenwriter, and fashion designer
Brooke Burke-Charvet, model
September 9
Eric Stonestreet, actor
Henry Thomas, actor and musician
September 10
Samba Baldeh, Gambian-born politician
Joe Bravo, jockey
September 11
Luis Barragan, businessman (d. 2006)
Markos Moulitsas, soldier, activist, blogger, and author
Shelton Quarles, football player and scout
September 12
Sidney Albritton, politician
Galit Atlas, Israeli-born psychoanalyst
September 13
Dean Blandino, rules analyst for Fox Sports
Brent Brede, baseball player
September 14
Christopher McCulloch, actor and voice actor
Kimberly Williams-Paisley, actress
September 15
Donatella Arpaia, restaurateur and television personality
Myron Bell, football player
Terrance Bowen, sprinter
Chad Bratzke, football player
Josh Charles, actor
Colleen Villard, voice actress
September 16 – Amy Poehler, actress
September 17
Kevin Anderson, soccer player
Nate Berkus, interior designer, author, and television personality
Bobby Lee, comedian, actor, and podcaster
September 18
Lance Armstrong, cyclist
Jada Pinkett Smith, actress
September 19
Rachel Bringer, politician
Sanaa Lathan, actress
September 20 – Mark Boomershine, painter
September 21
Alfonso Ribeiro, actor, television director, dancer, and host of America's Funniest Home Videos
Luke Wilson, actor
September 22
Elizabeth Bear, author
Ted Leonard, singer and frontman for Enchant
Lawrence Gilliard Jr., actor
September 23 – Sean Spicer, 30th White House Press Secretary
September 24
Jamie Burke, baseball player
Michael S. Engel, paleontologist & entomologist
September 25
Jeff Bollow, actor, writer, director, producer, author, public speaker, and film festival organizer
Brian Dunkleman, comedian and actor
John Lynch, football player
September 26
Ryan J. Bell, Seventh-day Adventist speaker
Joel Breton, video game producer
September 27 – Aaron Belz, writer and poet
September 28
Joseph Arthur, singer/songwriter
Jamie Brewington, baseball player
Scott Brinker, computer programmer and entrepreneur
September 29
Tanoka Beard, basketball player and coach
Joanna Brooks, author and professor
Ray Buchanan, football player
September 30
Brentson Buckner, football player and coach
Jenna Elfman, actress
Jeff Whitty, writer
October
October 2
Tiffany, singer
Jim Root, guitarist for Slipknot and Stone Sour
Chris Savino, cartoonist, animator, director, storyboard artist, writer, comic book artist and producer
October 3
David Brom, mass murderer
Sean Duffy, politician and television personality
Chris McCarvill, musician
Kevin Richardson, singer and member of the Backstreet Boys
October 4
Jeremy Blake, artist and painter (d. 2007)
BT, musician, DJ, singer/songwriter, record producer, composer, and audio engineer
October 5
Ray Barbee, skateboarder, photographer, and musician
Shane Battelle, soccer player
Kevin Boyce, politician
October 6 – Jason Altom, PhD student (d. 1998)
October 7
Gannin Arnold, Christian songwriter, composer, and producer
Kevin M. Birmingham, Roman Catholic bishop
Trent Benson, South Korean-born serial killer
October 8
Will Brown, basketball coach
Sean Palmer, actor
October 9 – Stevie Richards, wrestler
October 10 – Tiffany Mynx, porn actress and director
October 11 – Wes Abbott, comic book artist
October 12
Rosie Alfaro, convicted murderer
Chris Brennan, mixed martial artist
October 13 – Billy Bush, radio and television host
October 15
Joey Abs, wrestler
Shawn Andrews, actor
October 16 – Paul Sparks, actor
October 17
Martin Heinrich, politician
Chris Kirkpatrick, singer and member of 'N Sync
Blues Saraceno, rock guitarist, composer and music producer
October 20 – Snoop Dogg, rapper, singer/songwriter, producer, media personality, entrepreneur, and actor
October 21
Damon Bailey, baseball player
Ted Budd, politician
October 22
Rachel Campos-Duffy, politician and television personality
Jennifer Lee, screenwriter, director, Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios
October 23 – Thad Balkman, judge
October 24
Kirby Logan Archer, convicted murderer (missing since 2007)
Caprice Bourret, model and actress
Aaron Bailey, football player
Zephyr Teachout, academic
October 25 – Craig Robinson, actor and comedian
October 26
Jim Butcher, author
Anthony Rapp, actor and singer
October 27 – Derek Benz, writer
October 28 – Scott Budnick, soccer player and coach
October 29
Daniel J. Bernstein, American-born German mathematician, cryptologist, and computer scientist
Kevin Bracken, wrestler
Winona Ryder, actress
November
November 2
Big Ed, rapper (d. 2001)
Eric Wall, writer and political activist
November 3
Danielle Allen, university professor and political candidate
Jonathan Blow, video game designer and programmer
Jason C. Buckel, politician
Satya Rhodes-Conway, politician, mayor of Madison, Wisconsin (2019-present)
November 4
Melvin Bunch, baseball player
Richard Hudson, politician
November 5
Dana Jacobson, sportscaster
Corin Nemec, actor, producer and screenwriter
November 6 – Derrick Alexander, football player
November 7
Zak Brown, American-born British racing driver and businessman
Robin Finck, guitarist
November 8
Jack Baruth, automotive journalist
Naomi Biden, daughter of Joe Biden (d. 1972)
Benjamin King, actor
Tech N9ne, rapper
November 9
Jason Antoon, actor
Mike Barber, football player
Big Pun, rapper (d. 2000)
Jamie Bishop, University professor (d. 2007)
November 10
Big Pun, Puerto Rican-born rapper (d. 2000)
Holly Black, journalist, author, and poet
Walton Goggins, actor
Terry Pearson, baseball player
November 11
Heather Burge, basketball player
Heidi Burge, basketball player
David DeLuise, actor and son of Dom DeLuise and Carol Arthur
November 13 – Noah Hathaway, actor
November 15 – Jay Harrington, actor
November 16 – Andy Bialk, animator, storyboard artist, and character designer
November 17 – David Ramsey, actor, director, and martial artist
November 18 – Edmond Akhtar, Iranian-born football player
November 20
Chris Bisaillon, football player
Joel McHale, comedian, actor, writer, television producer, and television personality
November 21
Randy Buehler, game developer
Michael Strahan, football player and television personality
November 23
Ashraf Amaya, basketball player
Lisa Arch, actress and comedian
Vin Baker, basketball player and coach
Sean Casten, politician
Chris Hardwick, actor and comedian
November 24 – Jacki-O, rapper
November 25
Christina Applegate, actress
Matthew J. Baek, South Korean-born illustrator, children's book author, and graphic designer
Ineitha Lynnette Hardaway, conservative commentator (d. 2023)
November 26 – Jimi Beach, inventor, entrepreneur, and product designer
November 27
Kirk Acevedo, actor
Larry Allen, football player
Kevin Bacon, politician
Halsey Beshears, politician
Dain Blanton, Olympic beach volleyball player
November 29
Marc Bernardin, journalist, public speaker, TV and comic book writer, and podcaster
Kenny Blakeney, basketball player and coach
Greg Byrne, athletic director
November 30
Nicole Blackman, artist, poet, author, and vocalist
Kristi Noem, politician, 33rd Governor of South Dakota
December
December 1
Tobin Anderson, basketball player and coach
John Schlimm, writer
December 2 – Harry Berrios, baseball player
December 4
Shannon Briggs, boxer
Sara Gideon, politician
December 5 – Kali Rocha, actress
December 6
Craig Brewer, director
Ryan White, HIV victim (d. 1990)
December 7
Vladimir Akopian, Azerbaijani-born chess grandmaster
Larisa Alexandrovna, Ukrainian-born journalist, essayist, and poet
Dave Arnold, politician (d. 2021)
Stephanie D'Abruzzo, actress, puppeteer and singer
December 8 – Garvin Alston, baseball player
December 9
Clifton Abraham, football player
Jacquelynn Berube, weightlifter
Chris Boniol, football player
December 10
Bill Baroni, politician
Michele Mahone, television entertainment reporter, previously make-up artist and hair stylist
December 11 – Laura Brod, entrepreneur and politician
December 13
Lynda Blutreich, Olympic javelin thrower
Henry Dittman, actor, voice actor, and television host
December 14 – Brett Boretti, basketball player and coach
December 15
Chris Bingham, racing driver
Eric Bjornson, football player
Monica Lee Gradischek, actress and voice actress
December 16
Tim Banks, football player and coach
Michael McCary, singer
December 17
Beth Barr, Olympic swimmer
Joel Berti, actor, coach, and photographer
December 19
Tyson Beckford, model
Amy Locane, actress
December 21
Tommie Boyd, football player
Natalie Grant, Christian singer/songwriter
December 23
Pete Bercich, football player
Corey Haim, Canadian-born actor (d. 2010)
December 24
Tamir Bloom, Olympic epee fencer
Eric Brooks (politician), politician in West Virginia
December 26 – Jared Leto, actor and musician, frontman for 30 Seconds to Mars
December 27
Savannah Guthrie, Australian-born television host and anchor
Jason Hawes, paranormal investigator and businessman
December 28
Benny Agbayani, baseball player
Heidi Blickenstaff, actress
Ana Navarro, Nicaraguan-American commentator
Frank Sepe, bodybuilder and model
December 29
Ali Abunimah, journalist and activist
Assaf Bednarsh, Israeli-born rabbi
December 30
Travis Baptist, baseball player
Garrett Byrnes, composer
December 31 – Brent Barry, basketball player
Full date unknown
Shaila Abdullah, Pakistani-born author, writer, and designer
Rony Abovitz, entrepreneur and founder of MAKO Surgical Corp.
Kerry Abrams, law professor
Kevin Abrams, Canadian-born football executive
Shane Acker, animator, film director, screenwriter, and animation teacher
Isaac Adamson, author
C. C. Adcock, blues singer/songwriter and guitarist
Shahriar Afshar, Iranian-born physicist
Scott Aikin, philosopher and university professor
Thomas Albrecht-Schönzart, radiochemist
Ayad Alkadhi, Iraqi-born artist
Jason Amerine, U.S. Army Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel and Afghan War veteran
Blanka Amezkua, Mexican-born artist
Deno Andrews, billiards player
Anna Anka, Polish-born Swedish-American model
Ana Lucia Araujo, Brazilian-born historian, author, and university professor
Peter Arcidiacono, economist and econometrician
Chloe Aridjis, novelist and writer
Tobin Armbrust, filmmaker and producer
N. Peter Armitage, physicist and university professor
Dave Arnold, chef
Asencio, painter
Peter Askim, composer
Jami Attenberg, writer and essayist
Tom Atwood, photographer
Anwar al-Awlaki, imam (d. 2011)
Chris Bachelder, writer
Meguey Baker, tabletop role-playing game designer, independent publisher, and quilt historian
Jared Ball, University professor
József Balogh, Hungarian-born mathematician
Joseph Baratta, business executive
Rachel Barkow, University professor
David Barlow, judge
Michael C. Barnette, diver, author, photographer, and founder of the Association of Underwater Explorers
Justin L. Barrett, experimental psychologist
Ellen Barry, journalist
John Bauer, painter
Jen Beagin, novelist and writer
Barbara Bears, ballerina
Keith Beauchamp, filmmaker
Michael Bell, artist, screenwriter, and author
Chris Bender, producer
Tina Benko, actress
Ciaran Berry, Irish-born poet
Michael Betancourt, theorist, historian, and animator
Irene Beyerlein, materials scientist
Ion Birch, artist
Chuck Blasdel, politician
Tia Blassingame, publisher
Blevin Blectum, musician and composer
Jonathan Blow, video game designer and programmer
Erika Blumenfeld, artist, writer, and researcher
Kafi D. Blumenfield, civic leader and activist
Colleen Glenney Boggs, University professor
Johan Bollen, Belgian-born scientist
Matt Bondurant, novelist
Boom Bam, rapper and member of Compton's Most Wanted and N.O.T.R.
Eileen Hunt Botting, political theorist
Andrea Bottner, politician
Raphael Bousso, theoretical physicist and cosmologist
Carol Bove, artist
Ben Bradley, philosopher
John Bramblitt, painter
Matthew Brannon, artist
Guy Braunstein, Israeli-born violinist
Benjamin Breier, health care chief executive
John Brenkus, producer, director, and television personality
Isolde Brielmaier, curator and scholar
Frank Brinsley, radio host
Pamela Britton, author
Mia Brownell, painter
Kyle Bruckmann, composer and oboist
Tim Brooks, basketball player
Drew Brophy, artist
Chad Broughton, sociologist
Michelle Browder, artist
Christopher J. Brown, politician
Ethan Brown, food executive and founder of Beyond Meat
Milan Brown, basketball player and coach
Keith Bunin, dramatist and screenwriter
Eileen Burbidge, American-born British venture capitalist
David Byerman, business executive
Kate Marie Byrnes, diplomat and U.S. Ambassador to North Macedonia (2019-2022)
Jackson Rohm, country and pop singer (d. 2023)
Deaths
January 4 – Arthur Ford, psychic, founder of Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship (b. 1896)
January 15 – John Dall, actor (b. 1920)
January 20 – Broncho Billy Anderson, actor, director, writer, and producer (b. 1880)
January 21 – Richard Russell Jr., United States Senator from Georgia; President pro tempore during the 91st Congress (b. 1897)
January 24 – Bill W., co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (b. 1897)
February 3 – Jay C. Flippen, actor (b. 1899)
February 12 – James Cash Penney, businessman (b. 1875)
February 17 – Adolf A. Berle, lawyer, educator, author and diplomat (b. 1895)
March 8 – Harold Lloyd, silent comedy filmmaker (b. 1893)
March 11 – Philo Farnsworth, inventor, television pioneer (b. 1906)
March 12 – David Burns, actor (b. 1902)
March 16
Bebe Daniels, actress (b. 1901)
Thomas E. Dewey, 47th Governor of New York and Republican nominee for president (b. 1902)
March 22 – Nella Walker, actress and vaudevillian (b. 1886)
March 24 – George G. O'Connor, general (b. 1914)
April 3 – Joseph Valachi, gangster (b. 1904)
April 6 – Igor Stravinsky, composer (b. 1882 in Russia)
April 15 – Dan Reeves, businessman, owner of the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams (b. 1912)
April 28 – Lejb Wulman, Polish-Jewish and American physician, social activist, and co-author (b. 1887)
May 1 – Glenda Farrell, actress (b. 1904)
May 8 – Frederick Sheffield, Olympic rower (b. 1902)
May 19 – Ogden Nash, poet (b. 1902)
May 26 – Laurence Wild, basketball player and 30th Governor of American Samoa (b. 1890)
May 28 – Audie Murphy, World War II hero and actor (b. 1925)
June 15 – Wendell Meredith Stanley, chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
July 3 – Jim Morrison, singer-songwriter and poet, died in Paris, France (b. 1943)
July 4
August Derleth, author and anthologist (b. 1909)
Thomas C. Hart, admiral and politician (b. 1877)
July 6 – Louis Armstrong, African American jazz trumpeter and actor (b. 1901)
July 7 – Ub Iwerks, animator, cartoonist, character designer, inventor and special effects technician (b. 1901)
July 17 – Cliff Edwards, actor (b. 1895)
July 19 – Harry W. Hill, admiral (b. 1890)
July 23 – Van Heflin, actor (b. 1908)
July 26 – Diane Arbus, photographer (b. 1923)
August 12 – Sally Crute, actress (b. 1886)
August 13 – King Curtis, saxophonist (b. 1934)
August 15 – Paul Lukas, actor (b. 1894 in Budapest)
August 25 – Ted Lewis, bandleader (b. 1890)
August 27 – Margaret Bourke-White, photographer (b. 1904)
September 25 – Hugo Lafayette Black, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States 1937–71 (b. 1886)
October 2 – Richard H. Jackson, admiral (b. 1866)
October 9 – Billy Costello, voice actor, original voice of Popeye (b. 1898)
October 11 – Chester Conklin, actor (b. 1888)
October 12
Dean Acheson, 51st United States Secretary of State (b. 1893)
Gene Vincent, rockabilly singer (b. 1935)
October 24 – Carl Ruggles, composer (b. 1876)
October 29 – Duane Allman, rock guitarist (b. 1946)
November 10 – Walter Van Tilburg Clark, novelist (b. 1909)
December 7 – Ferdinand Pecora, lawyer (b. 1882 in Sicily)
December 9 – Ralph Bunche, Nobel diplomat (b. 1904)
December 18 – Bobby Jones, amateur golfer (b. 1902)
December 29 – Stuart Holmes, actor (b. 1884)
See also
List of American films of 1971
Timeline of United States history (1970–1989)
References
External links
1970s in the United States
United States
United States
Years of the 20th century in the United States