1971
August
- 17 - Helge Kåre Fauskanger, linguist, is born.
September
- 3-6 - Mythcon II.
November
- 29 - Edith Tolkien dies after a short but severe illness attributed to an inflamed gall-bladder.
| Years 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 |
| Years 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 |