On this day
January 5, 1971
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Headlines from January 5, 1971
PRESIDENT TERMS CUBA OFF LIMITS FOR SOVIET SUBS
Nixon, in televised int with 4 TV network correspondents, does not say anything further about troop withdrawals beyond scheduled reduction
President Predicts Gains In Econotny for'71 and'72
concedes rebroadcasting, on night before '70 election, of s scoring demonstrators at San Jose was mistake he would not repeat, televised int; says his greatest achievement has been reduction of US role in Vietnam
Many Under 21 Register to Vote Here
several hundred youths regis to vote in NYC; pors; Mayor Lindsay enrolls 1st; Atty Gen Lefkowitz, Sec Lomenzo, Controller Beame, NYC Council Pres Garelik, 5 NYC Boro Presidents, Assemblyman Steingut, Comr O'Rourke, other officials also present; Boro Pres Leviss registers daughter
Sadat Reveals Israeli Raid Killed 6 Soviet Missilemen
UAR Pres Sadat acknowledges that Soviet soldiers manned UAR missile sites and that 6 wore killed in Israeli raid on site at Dahshur, 20-mi south of Cairo, s, Tanta; does not specify date of incident but on Feb 17, UAR announced raid on Dahshur missile site; says Soviet troops were needed because it would have taken 8 mos to train UAR personnel to man sites; does not specify whether any Soviet soldiers are still manning sites as Israel claims but UAR officials recently said that Soviets returned as soon as UAR personnel learned how to perform jobs; visit to Moscow of former UAR Pres Nasser on Jan 22-25, '70, shortly after Israeli air raids began, recalled
Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 30, 1970, covering January 5, 1971.
- 1
All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
- Last week
- 2
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 3
- 2
Abraxas
Santana
- Last week
- 1
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 13
- 3
Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
- Last week
- 4
- Peak
- 3
- Weeks
- 6
- 4
The Partridge Family Album
The Partridge Family
- Last week
- 9
- Peak
- 4
- Weeks
- 10
- 5
Live Album
Grand Funk Railroad
- Last week
- 5
- Peak
- 5
- Weeks
- 5
Notable Births
1971Stian Carstensen, Norwegian multi-instrumentalist and composer[†]
Stian Carstensen is a Norwegian multi-instrumentalist musician, entertainer and with Jarle Vespestad (drums) and Nils-Olav Johansen, central member of the Balkan-jazz orchestra Farmers Market.
Notable Deaths

1971Douglas Shearer, Canadian-American sound designer and engineer (born 1899)[†]
Douglas Graham Shearer was a Canadian American pioneering sound designer and recording director who played a key role in the advancement of sound technology for motion pictures. The elder brother of actress Norma Shearer, he won seven Academy Awards for his work. In 2008, he was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.
Historical Context for January 5, 1971
In 1971, the world population was approximately 3,769,847,865 people[†]