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
September 1971 calendar
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
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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Famous Deaths
dies of a heart attack at age 77.
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Actor (Paradise Alley, Safari, Rio), dies at 77.
Chinese Minister of Defense, dies at 63.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in September 1971?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Paul & Linda McCartney - Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey
- Donny Osmond - Go Away Little Girl
- Rod Stewart - Maggie May
- Bee Gees - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
- Aretha Franklin - Spanish Harlem
Top #5 songs in the UK
- The Tams - Hey Girl Don't Bother Me
- Rod Stewart - Maggie May / Reason To Believe
- Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting
- Middle Of The Road - Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum
- Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Did You Ever
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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The Persuaders!
Release year: 1971
Starring: Tony Curtis, Roger Moore, Laurence Naismith
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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
Release year: 1971
Directed by: Ian MacNaughton
Starring: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam
Country: United States of America
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
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 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 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 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
Joseph Wambaugh, an ex-cop and #1 New York Times bestseller writer, created a new type of literature through his outstanding early police procedurals.