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* March 12 - [[Hafez al-Assad]] declares himself President of Syria. | * March 12 - [[Hafez al-Assad]] declares himself President of Syria. | ||
* March 21 - The [[1971 Bangladesh Genocide]] is initiated by Pakistani dictator [[Yahya Khan]] as a means of suppressing Bengali calls for self-determination. | * March 21 - The [[1971 Bangladesh Genocide]] is initiated by Pakistani dictator [[Yahya Khan]] as a means of suppressing Bengali calls for self-determination. | ||
* March 31 - [[William Calley]] is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the [[My Lai Massacre]]; three days later, President [[Richard Nixon]] commutes his sentence to house arrest. | * March 31 - [[William Calley]] is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the [[My Lai Massacre]]; three days later, President [[Richard Nixon]] commutes his sentence to house arrest. | ||
* April 1 - The [[Fatherland and Liberty Nationalist Front]] is founded. | * April 1 - The [[Fatherland and Liberty Nationalist Front]] is founded. | ||
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* April 25 - The first victim of the [[Freeway Phantom]], 13-year old Carol Denise Spinks, is found [[murder]]ed behind St. Elizabeths Hospital on a grassy embankment next to the northbound lanes of I-295, about 1,500 feet south of Suitland Parkway in Washington D.C. | * April 25 - The first victim of the [[Freeway Phantom]], 13-year old Carol Denise Spinks, is found [[murder]]ed behind St. Elizabeths Hospital on a grassy embankment next to the northbound lanes of I-295, about 1,500 feet south of Suitland Parkway in Washington D.C. | ||
* May 3 - [[Erich Honecker]] succeeds [[Walter Ulbricht]] as General Secretary of the [[Socialist Unity Party of Germany]]. | * May 3 - [[Erich Honecker]] succeeds [[Walter Ulbricht]] as General Secretary of the [[Socialist Unity Party of Germany]]. | ||
* June 10 - The ''[[El Halconazo]]'' massacre takes place in Mexico City. | * June 10 - The ''[[El Halconazo]]'' massacre takes place in Mexico City. | ||
* July 23 - [[William Tolbert]] is elected President of Liberia. | * July 23 - [[William Tolbert]] is elected President of Liberia. | ||
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* September 1 - [[Muammar Gaddafi]] enters into a political union with Egypt and Syria, known as the '''Federation of Arab Republics'''. | * September 1 - [[Muammar Gaddafi]] enters into a political union with Egypt and Syria, known as the '''Federation of Arab Republics'''. | ||
* September 30 - The [[Democratic Unionist Party]] is founded by [[Ian Paisley]]. | * September 30 - The [[Democratic Unionist Party]] is founded by [[Ian Paisley]]. | ||
* October 27 - [[Mobutu Sese Seko]] renames the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the '''Republic of Zaire'''. | * October 27 - [[Mobutu Sese Seko]] renames the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the '''Republic of Zaire'''. | ||
* November 9 - [[John List]] murders his wife, mother, and three children at their home in Westfield, New Jersey, before going on the run. | * November 9 - [[John List]] murders his wife, mother, and three children at their home in Westfield, New Jersey, before going on the run. | ||
* November 24 - A man calling himself "[[D. B. Cooper]]" hijacks a Boeing 727 aircraft in the northwest United States, in the airspace between Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, extorting $200,000 in ransom before parachuting off the plane to an unknown fate. | * November 24 - A man calling himself "[[D. B. Cooper]]" hijacks a Boeing 727 aircraft in the northwest United States, in the airspace between Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, extorting $200,000 in ransom before parachuting off the plane to an unknown fate. | ||
* November 28 - Jordanian Prime Minister Wasfi Tal is assassinated by [[Black September]]. | * November 28 - Jordanian Prime Minister Wasfi Tal is assassinated by [[Black September]]. | ||
* December 16 - | * December 16 - The Bangladesh Genocide comes to an end. Bangladesh formally declares independence from Pakistan. | ||
* December 20 - [[Yahya Khan]] resigns as President of Pakistan. | * December 20 - [[Yahya Khan]] resigns as President of Pakistan. | ||
* Unknown - The [[Japanese Red Army]] is founded. | * Unknown - The [[Japanese Red Army]] is founded. | ||
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* February 16 - [[Michael Avenatti]] | * February 16 - [[Michael Avenatti]] | ||
* March 7 - [[Todd Kohlhepp]] | * March 7 - [[Todd Kohlhepp]] | ||
* April 21 - [[Anwar al-Awlaki]] | * April 21 - [[Anwar al-Awlaki]] | ||
* June 4 - [[Joseph Kabila]] | * June 4 - [[Joseph Kabila]] | ||
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* August 14 - [[Chris Nelloms]] | * August 14 - [[Chris Nelloms]] | ||
* September 1 - [[Christina Marie Riggs]] | * September 1 - [[Christina Marie Riggs]] | ||
* September 26 - [[Susan Smith]] | * September 26 - [[Susan Smith]] | ||
* September 30 - [[Joshua Blahyi (General Butt Naked)]] | * September 30 - [[Joshua Blahyi (General Butt Naked)]] | ||
*November 9 - [[Ronald Baquiran Bae]] | *November 9 - [[Ronald Baquiran Bae]] | ||
* November 11 - [[Wade Michael Page]] | * November 11 - [[Wade Michael Page]] | ||
* December 15 - [[Tawana Brawley]] | * December 15 - [[Tawana Brawley]] | ||
* December 19 - [[Amy Locane]] | * December 19 - [[Amy Locane]] | ||
=== Victim births === | === Victim births === | ||
* January 18 - [[Junko Furuta's Murderers|Junko Furuta]] | * January 18 - [[Junko Furuta's Murderers|Junko Furuta]] | ||
* April 16 - [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Selena Selena Quintanilla-Perez] | |||
*April 16 - [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Selena Selena Quintanilla-Perez] | |||
* May 10 - Kim Jong-nam | * May 10 - Kim Jong-nam | ||
* May 28 - Krista Harrison | * May 28 - Krista Harrison | ||
* June 16 - Tupac Shakur | * June 16 - Tupac Shakur | ||
* October 8 - Phillip DeVine | * October 8 - Phillip DeVine | ||
* November 5 - Teri Jo Bradish | * November 5 - Teri Jo Bradish | ||
== Deaths == | == Deaths == | ||
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=== Victim deaths === | === Victim deaths === | ||
* April 25 - Carol Spinks | * April 25 - Carol Spinks | ||
* July 8 - Darlenia Denise Johnson | * July 8 - Darlenia Denise Johnson | ||
* July 27 - Brenda Faye Crockett | * July 27 - Brenda Faye Crockett | ||
* October 1 - Nenomoshia Yates | * October 1 - Nenomoshia Yates | ||
* November 9 - Helen, Alma, Patricia, Frederick, and John List, Jr. | * November 9 - Helen, Alma, Patricia, Frederick, and John List, Jr. | ||
* November 15 - Brenda Woodward | * November 15 - Brenda Woodward | ||
* November 28 - Wasfi Tal | * November 28 - Wasfi Tal | ||