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August 15, 1971: Emirate of Bahrain declares independence August 31, 1971: The old British penny, worth 1/240th, ... The following events occurred in August 1971:
The Nixon shock was the effect of a series of economic measures, including wage and price freezes, surcharges on imports, and the unilateral cancellation of the direct international convertibility of the United States dollar to gold, taken by United States President Richard Nixon on 15th August 1971 in response to increasing inflation.
Pages in category "August 1971 events" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... Apollo 15; J. Murders of Rhonda Johnson and Sharon Shaw; L.
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 15 in recent years ... 1971 – Bahrain gains independence from the United Kingdom. ... "Historical Events on August 15". OnThisDay.com.
Ten people were fatally wounded in gunfire involving the army in west Belfast over three days in August 1971.
Bahrain declared its independence on 15 August 1971, [1] [2] marked by the signing of a friendship treaty with the British that terminated previous agreements between the two sides. [1] [3] Although 15 August is the actual date on which Bahrain gained its independence from the British, the kingdom does not celebrate or mark that date.
August 15–September 5 – The 1971 Women's World Cup in Association football (an event not recognized by FIFA) is staged in Mexico: Denmark will be the winners. [30] August 16 – Hastings Banda, President of Malawi, becomes the first black president to visit South Africa. [31] August 18