The following events occurred in the year 1971:

Events

• 1 September: James Potter, Lily Evans, Severus Snape, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew, Adrian and Stebbins are Sorted and start at Hogwarts.^{[citation needed]}

Individuals that started at Hogwarts

• Sirius Black (Gryffindor)^{[citation needed]}
• Lily Evans (Gryffindor)^{[citation needed]}
• Severus Snape (Slytherin)^{[citation needed]}
• Remus Lupin (Gryffindor)^{[citation needed]}
• James Potter (Gryffindor)^{[citation needed]}
• Peter Pettigrew (Gryffindor)^{[citation needed]}
• Adrian (unknown house)^{[citation needed]}
• Stebbins (unknown house)^{[citation needed]}

Births

• Kirley Duke, The Weird Sisters lead guitarist^{[citation needed]}

Deaths

• Fifi LaFolle^{[citation needed]}

Behind the scenes

• 8 March: Rose Keegan, a British actress who portrayed a red haired witch in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, is born^{[citation needed]}
• 17 September: Ian Whyte, a Welsh actor, stuntman and former professional basketball player who played Olympe Maxime in full-body shots in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is born.

See also

• Dating conventions

Muggle events

• 1971 on Wikipedia

Notes and references