August 1971

Sunday 01:

George Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh in New York City features, among others, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr and Leon Russell.

Tuesday 10:

Harmon Killebrew becomes the 10th member of the 500 home run club with a home run at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Saturday 14:

Bahrain declares its independence from United Kingdom

Sunday 15:

President Richard Nixon ends convertibility of U.S. dollar into gold

Wednesday 18:

Vietnam War: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam.

Saturday 21:

Black Panther George Jackson is shot and killed in the prison yard at California's San Quentin prison.

Saturday 28:

The dollar is allowed to float against the yen for the first time.