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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in September 1971.
The US president was Richard Nixon (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Edward Heath (Conservative), Pope St Paul VI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on September 1971: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of September 1971?


Events

  • 01 Sep 1971 John Newcombe is 1st top-seed man to lose in 1st round of US Open
  • 02 Sep 1971 Chris Evert and Jimmy Connors win their 1st US Open tennis matches
  • 03 Sep 1971 John Lennon leaves UK for NYC, never to return
  • 04 Sep 1971 Alaskan 727 crashes into Chilkoot Mountain, kills 109 (Alaska).
  • 05 Sep 1971 Astros pitcher J R Richard debut, strikes out 15 Giants in a 5-3 win
  • 08 Sep 1971 In Washington, D.C., the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is inaugurated, with the opening feature being the premiere of Leonard Bernstein's Mass.
  • 09 Sep 1971 1,000 convicts riot and seize Attica, New York prison
  • 10 Sep 1971 KVUE TV channel 24 in Austin, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
  • 11 Sep 1971 2 by 2 closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 343 performances
  • 12 Sep 1971 85th US Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats Rosemary Casals
  • 13 Sep 1971 WIIQ TV channel 41 in Demopolis, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • 14 Sep 1971 Cleveland Indians and Washingston Senators, play 20 innings
  • 15 Sep 1971 1st broadcast of Columbo on NBC-TV
  • 16 Sep 1971 West German chancellor Willy Brandt meets with soviet President Brezhnev
  • 19 Sep 1971 2nd NYC Marathon won by Norman Higgins in 2:22:54
  • 21 Sep 1971 Bahrain, Bhutan and Qatar join the United Nations.
  • 23 Sep 1971 John Vermeers painting The liefdesbrief stolen
  • 24 Sep 1971 90 Russian diplomats expelled from Britain for spying
  • 26 Sep 1971 Jim Palmer is 4th Oriole to win at least 20 games this season
  • 27 Sep 1971 October 11 ampndash Japanese Emperor Hirohito travels abroad.
  • 28 Sep 1971 Budapest in 1956 to escape treason charges, ends exile and flies to Rome
  • 29 Sep 1971 McMillan & Wife, debuts on NBC-TV
  • 30 Sep 1971 Last Washington Senators' home game, New York Yankees win career 5th forfeit; New York Yankees trailing 4-2 in the 9th with two outs, fans rush the field.

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in September 1971?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey
  2. - Go Away Little Girl
  3. - Maggie May
  4. - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
  5. - Spanish Harlem

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Hey Girl Don't Bother Me
  2. - Maggie May / Reason To Believe
  3. - I'm Still Waiting
  4. - Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum
  5. - Did You Ever

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show

Release year: 1971

Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich

Starring: Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Johnson

Country: United States of America

The Persuaders!

The Persuaders!

Release year: 1971

Starring: Tony Curtis, Roger Moore, Laurence Naismith

Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The French Connection

The French Connection

Release year: 1971

Directed by: William Friedkin

Starring: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco

Country: United States of America

And Now for Something Completely Different

And Now for Something Completely Different

Release year: 1971

Directed by: Ian MacNaughton

Starring: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam

Country: United States of America

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Release year: 1971

Directed by: Robert Stevenson

Starring: Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall, Sam Jaffe

Country: United States of America

Books

Which were the most popular books released in September 1971?
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America, Inc by Morton Mintz and Jerry S. Cohen

America, Inc

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This well-documented expose' exposes the incorpored rulers of the United States, and indeed of much of the globe. They are private governments that function as well as legitimate public authorities, it is revealed.

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

The Exorcist

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The Exorcist was originally published in 1971. It is now a major TV series on FOX. It is still one of the most controversial novels and became a literary sensation. It spent 47 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller …

The Female Eunuch by Germaine Greer

The Female Eunuch

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The 1970 publication of Germaine Greer’s The Female Eunuch was a major event that raised eyebrows and ire, while also creating a shock wave in recognition among women all over the globe.

The Day Of The Jackal by Frederick Forsyth

The Day Of The Jackal

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THE CLASSIC THRILLER FROM #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR FREDERICK FOSTER"The Day of the Jackal makes comparable books like The Manchurian Candidate or The Spy Who Came in From the Cold look like Hardy Boy mysteries The

The New Centurions by Joseph Wambaugh

The New Centurions

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Joseph Wambaugh, an ex-cop and #1 New York Times bestseller writer, created a new type of literature through his outstanding early police procedurals.