February 1971

Political Events

• On February 2, Spanish Foreign Minister G. Lopez Bravo announced the intention of the government to seek the country's entry into the Common Market .
• February 4 - The army of South Vietnam with forces of about 20,000 people begins a military operation in eastern Cambodia .
• February 5 - the agreement on the establishment of an International Investment Bank with a location in Moscow, signed by the socialist countries led by the USSR , entered into force.
• February 7 - at a referendum in Switzerland, the majority voted in favor of giving women the right to vote.
• February 8 - After the massive bombing of the US Air Force , the South Vietnamese army invades the southern regions of Laos , which has the task of cutting off the supply routes for the Vietnamese partisans.
• On February 9, a meeting of the UN Security Council No. 1565 and the Security Council Committee on the admission of new members on the issue of Bhutan's admission to the UN took place.
• On February 10, the UN Security Council held meeting No. 1566 on the issue of Bhutan's admission to the UN . By a decision of the Council, it was recommended that the UN General Assembly accept Bhutan as a member of the United Nations.
• February 13 - the new constitution of the Upper Volta entered into force. Gerard Ouedraogo has been appointed Prime Minister.
• February 15 - the Egyptian government announced that it would commit itself to ending all claims and the state of war with Israel , to recognize its sovereignty and territorial integrity if Israel takes on the same obligations.
• February 21
  • In Uganda, General Idi Amin, who seized power, took over the duties of president of the republic.
  • The Israeli government has once again confirmed its refusal to withdraw troops from the Arab territories.
• February 22 - Prime Minister General Hafez Assad became the acting president in Syria (instead of the chairman of the People’s Council, Said Ahmed al-Khatib ).
• February 23 - Italian police and government forces regain control of Reggio Calabria . The neo-fascist urban uprising , which lasted from July 1970 , is generally suppressed.
• February 24 - activists of the Jewish human rights movement in protest against the ban on leaving the USSR seize the premises of the Reception Office of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR .
• February 25 - The Government of the Republic of Yemen, led by Mohsen Ahmed Al Aini, resigned. The acting Prime Minister was Abdul Salam Sabra ^[1] .
• February 27 - In Colombia, after student performances in the city of Cali, a state of emergency was declared and all universities closed.
• February 28 - at a referendum in the Principality of Liechtenstein, men spoke out against giving women the right to participate in elections.

Church Events

• February 24 - by the definition of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church in Western Germany, having been separated from the Berlin diocese of the Central European Exarchate , the Baden and Bavarian dioceses were established .

International Documents

• The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of 1971 was adopted on February 2, 1971 ( The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat, the Convention on aquatic species and some birds , full name: Convention on Wetlands Having international importance mainly as habitats for waterfowl).

• On February 21, 1971, the Convention on Psychotropic Substances ^{[2] was} signed in Vienna ( English Convention on Psychotropic Substances , Vienna Convention 1971) - a UN treaty aimed at combating the abuse of psychotropic substances and preventing their illicit trafficking. (Entered into force in August 1976. As of November 2008, 183 states <ref name = "incb"> had acceded to the convention).

Sporting Events

• 1971 World Hockey Championship Group C
• USSR Cup in cross-country skiing 1971
• European Figure Skating Championship 1971
• 1971 World Figure Skating Championships
• 1971 Bobsleigh World Championship
• 1971 Classic Speed ​​All-World Championship
• 1971 Women's World Speed ​​Skating Championships Classic All-Around
• 1971 Ice Hockey World Championship
• USSR Indoor Track and Field Championships 1971

Aviation Events

• February 23 is the first flight of the first production Saab 37 Viggen , a Swedish multirole fighter .

• February 2 - World Wetlands Day

• 1st of February
  • Michael S. Hall , American actor.
  • Georgy Cherdantsev , Russian sports commentator.
  • Rebecca Kreskoff , American actress
  • Adriana Lessa , Brazilian actress and radio announcer.
• February 2 - Arly Jover, Spanish film actress.
• February 3 - Eliza Donovan , American actress, writer, film producer, dancer, gymnast and equestrian.
• February 5 - Sarah Lynn Evans , American country singer and composer.
• February 6 - Peter Chernyshev , Soviet, Russian and American skater.
• February 7
  • Anita Tsoi , Russian singer, Honored Artist of Russia.
  • Essence Atkins , American actress.
• February 8 - Susan Misner , American actress.
• February 9th
  • Rachel Beck , Australian actress.
  • Sharon Case , American soap opera actress.
• February 10 - Lisa Marie Varon , American wrestler and former bodybuilder.
• February 11 - Damien Lewis , British actor, producer.
• February 15 - Renee O'Connor , American actress, producer and director.
• February 16 - Amanda Holden , British actress and TV presenter.
• February 17 - Denise Richards , American actress.
• February 19 - Lisa McCune , Australian actress.
• February 20 - Jari Olavi Litmanen , Finnish football player.
• February 21 - Lea Salonga , Filipino singer and actress
• February 24 - Christopher Lutz , German chess player , grandmaster ( 1992 ).
• February 25 - Sean Astin , American actor, director, producer.
• February 26 - Helen Segara , French singer.
• February 27
  • Anna Nikitichna Tolstaya (Fokla Tolstaya), Russian journalist, radio and television presenter.
  • Rosonda Thomas , American R'n'B / pop singer, dancer and actress, member of the TLC band.
  • Evelina Khromchenko , Russian journalist, TV presenter and writer.
• 28th of February
  • Maxine Bans , American actress.
  • Tasha Smith , American actress.