May 2, 1971 (Sunday)
- In Ceylon, left-wing guerillas launch a series of assaults against public buildings.
- In the UK, the Daily Mail, first published in 1896, is relaunched as a tabloid.
- Died: Olaf Barda, 61, first Norwegian International Master in chess; John Horne Blackmore, Canadian teacher, 81, first leader of the Social Credit Party of Canada
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