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October 26, 1971

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Historical Context for October 26, 1971

In 1971, the world population was approximately 3,769,847,865 people[†]

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 20, 1971, covering October 26, 1971.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

    Every Picture Tells A Story

    Rod Stewart

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    19
  2. 2
    Album cover for Imagine by John Lennon

    Imagine

    John Lennon

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    2
    Peak
    2
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    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for Shaft by Soundtrack

    Shaft

    Soundtrack

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    4
    Peak
    3
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    10
  4. 4
    Album cover for Santana III by Santana

    Santana III

    Santana

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    Peak
    4
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    2
  5. 5
    Album cover for Tapestry by Carole King

    Tapestry

    Carole King

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    3
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    29
  6. 6
    Album cover for Every Good Boy Deserves Favour by The Moody Blues

    Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

    The Moody Blues

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    2
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    10
  7. 7
    Album cover for Carpenters by Carpenters

    Carpenters

    Carpenters

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    5
    Peak
    2
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    21
  8. 8
    Album cover for Teaser And The Firecat by Cat Stevens

    Teaser And The Firecat

    Cat Stevens

    Last week
    10
    Peak
    8
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    3
  9. 9
    Album cover for Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney

    Ram

    Paul & Linda McCartney

    Last week
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    21
  10. 10
    Album cover for Who's Next by The Who

    Who's Next

    The Who

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    11

Notable Births

Jim Butcher

1971Jim Butcher, American author[†]

Jim Butcher is an American author. He has written the contemporary fantasy The Dresden Files, Codex Alera, and Cinder Spires book series.

Rosemarie DeWitt

1971Rosemarie DeWitt, American actress[†]

Rosemarie Braddock DeWitt is an American actress. DeWitt played Emily Lehman in the Fox television series Standoff (2006–07), co-starring with her future husband Ron Livingston, as well as Charmaine Craine on United States of Tara. She also was the title character in 2008's Rachel Getting Married, garnering several awards and nominations for best supporting actress. She starred as Ryan Gosling's sister Laura Wilder in the Oscar-winning movie La La Land. She also starred in the horror/thriller Poltergeist (2015), a remake of the 1982 film of the same name.

Audley Harrison

1971Audley Harrison, English boxer[†]

Audley Hugh Harrison, is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2013. As an amateur, he represented Great Britain at the 2000 Olympics, winning a gold medal in the super-heavyweight division and becoming the first ever British boxer to win Olympic gold in that division. Harrison turned professional the following year after signing a contract with BBC Sport, and went on to have seventeen fights on the network before their cancellation of all boxing broadcasts.

Ronnie Irani

1971Ronnie Irani, English cricketer[†]

Ronald Charles Irani is an English former cricketer. He played three Tests for England in 1996 and 1999, but found a niche in One Day Internationals, where he gained much praise for his performances.

Anthony Rapp

1971Anthony Rapp, American actor and singer[†]

Anthony Deane Rapp is an American actor and singer who originated the role of Mark Cohen in the Broadway production of Rent. Following his original performance of the role in 1996, he reprised it in the film version of the show and the show's United States tour in 2009. He also performed Charlie Brown in the 1999 Broadway revival of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown and originated the role of Lucas in the musical If/Then in 2014. From 2017 to 2024, he played Commander Paul Stamets on the television series Star Trek: Discovery.

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Headlines from October 26, 1971

BREZHNEV IN PARIS, BACKED ON TALKS

By Henry Giniger; Special to The New York Times

Brezhnev arrives, Paris, for 6-day visit; recd with honors of chief of state; confs with Pres Pompidou at Elysee Palace, given state dinner at Versailles; Pompidou hails importance of French-Soviet friendship; French Communist party makes special effort to get crowds out at Orly Airport and along route; few youths belonging to com for support of Soviet Jews shout denunciations and scuffle with other Frenchmen; security precautions tight; minor outbreaks by Jewish and extreme rightist groups quashed; earlier, 58 members of extensive E Eur colony in Paris were flown to Corsica in precautionary move; move protested by P Tigrid; some right-wingers clash with police

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SESSION IS TENSE

By Henry Tanner; Special to The New York Times

Assembly meets; Nationalist Chinese delegation walks out moments before Assembly votes to expel Nationalist Chinese and seat Communists; illus

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News Analysis

By Max Frankel Special to The New York Times

M Frankel analysis of UN Assembly vote to seat Communist China, and expel Nationalists, as marking end of Communist China's isolation and speeding series of internatl realignments

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Pakistanis Report 501 of Foe Killed In Eastern Area

By Malcolm W. Browne; Special to The New York Times

Pakistan repts 501 'Indians and Indian agents' were killed in heavy fighting in E Pakistan; map; says Indian shelling of 7 E Pakistani villages killed 67 persons; says some bodies bore Indian Army identification tags; announces Yahya Khan has asked for Thant intercession; Yahya proposes UN observers be posted on both sides of border to supervise withdrawal to peacetime positions', implying for 1st time that countries are at war; says Thant visit to area would yield 'useful' results'; charges recent Indian statement threatened capture of cities of Lahore and Syalkot

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WASHINGTON CALM

By Unknown Author

Sen Buckley, denouncing UN Assembly expulsion of Nationalist China and seating of Communist China, says he has asked his staff to prepare legis for major reduction in US financial contribution to UN

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U.S. Advisers Voicing Doubts on Saigon's Desire to Push Operation Phoenix

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US advisers in provs voice doubts about willingness of Vietnamese officials to carry out Operation Phoenix program of 'neutralizing' Vietcong members; each prov receives a quota of Vietcong members to be neutralized each mo; US officials consider reorganizing program and its basic concepts because S Vietnam does not give program emphasis officials feel it should have; comment on criticism of quota system in Saigon and in US Cong hearings

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