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January 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in January 1971.-January 1, 1971 :*Born: Kalabhavan Mani, Indian actor and singer, in Chalakudy, Kerala...
– February
February 1971
January – February 1971 – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in February 1971.-February 1, 1971 :...
– March
March 1971
January – February – March 1971 – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in March 1971.-March 1, 1971 :*A bomb explodes in the men's room at the United States Capitol...
– April
April 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in April 1971.-April 1, 1971 :*The United Kingdom lifts all restrictions on gold ownership....
– May
May 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in May 1971.-May 1, 1971 :*Amtrak begins inter-city rail passenger service in the United States....
– June
June 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in June 1971.-June 1, 1971 :...
– July
July 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in July 1971.-July 1, 1971 :...
– August
August 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in August 1971.-August 1, 1971 :*In New York City, 40,000 people attend the Concert for Bangladesh....
– September – October
October 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in October 1971: -October 1, 1971 :*Walt Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida....
– November
November 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in November 1971. -November 1, 1971 :*The Toronto Sun begins publication...
– December
December 1971
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – DecemberThe following events occurred in December 1971:-December 1, 1971 :...
The following events occurred in September
September
September is the 9th month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of four months with a length of 30 days.September in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of March in the Northern Hemisphere....
1971:
September 1, 1971 (Wednesday)
- The 1971 South Pacific GamesSouth Pacific GamesThe Pacific Games is a multi-sport event, much like the Olympics , with participation exclusively from countries around the South Pacific. It is held every four years and began in 1963, hosted by Suva, Fiji.- Concept :The idea of holding the South Pacific Games originated with Dr A.H...
begin in TahitiTahitiTahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is the economic, cultural and political centre of French Polynesia. The island was formed from volcanic activity and is high and mountainous...
. - Born: Hakan ŞükürHakan SükürHakan Şükür is a retired Turkish footballer who played as a striker. He spent the majority of his professional career with Galatasaray, being a three-time Gol Kralı , representing the club in three different spells and winning a total of 14 major titles.Şükür represented Turkey a...
, Turkish footballer, in Sakarya; LââmLââmLââm is a French female singer of Tunisian descent. She has sold more than 500,000 albums and more than 2 million singles.-Biography:...
, French-Tunisian singer, in Paris
September 2, 1971 (Thursday)
- Hurricane EdithHurricane EdithHurricane Edith was the strongest hurricane to form during the 1971 Atlantic hurricane season. It developed from a tropical wave on September 5 and quickly strengthened into a hurricane in the Caribbean Sea. Edith rapidly intensified on September 9 and made landfall on Cape Gracias a Dios as a...
begins forming in the tropical eastern Atlantic.
September 3, 1971 (Friday)
- QatarQatarQatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
gains independenceIndependenceIndependence is a condition of a nation, country, or state in which its residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory....
from the United Kingdom. Unlike most nearby emirateEmirateAn emirate is a political territory that is ruled by a dynastic Muslim monarch styled emir.-Etymology:Etymologically emirate or amirate is the quality, dignity, office or territorial competence of any emir ....
s, Qatar declines to become part of either the United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesThe United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
or Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
. - The Four Power Agreement on BerlinFour Power Agreement on BerlinThe Four Power Agreement on Berlin also known as the Berlin Agreement or the Quadripartite Agreement on Berlin was agreed on 3 September 1971 by the four wartime allied powers, represented by their Ambassadors...
is signed. - Manlio BrosioManlio BrosioManlio Giovanni Brosio was an Italian lawyer, diplomat, politician and the fourth Secretary General of NATO between 1964 and 1971.-Biography:...
resigns as NATO Secretary General.
September 4, 1971 (Saturday)
- A Boeing 727Boeing 727The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine, T-tailed commercial jet airliner, manufactured by Boeing. The Boeing 727 first flew in 1963, and for over a decade more were built per year than any other jet airliner. When production ended in 1984 a total of 1,832 aircraft had been produced...
(Alaska Airlines Flight 1866) crashes into the side of a mountain near Juneau, AlaskaJuneau, AlaskaThe City and Borough of Juneau is a unified municipality located on the Gastineau Channel in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Alaska. It has been the capital of Alaska since 1906, when the government of the then-District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900...
, killing all 111 people on board.
September 5, 1971 (Sunday)
- The Battle of GoahatiNur Mohammad SheikhNur Mohammad Sheikh was a Lance Nayek in East Pakistan Rifles during the Liberation War....
between Pakistani and Bangladeshi troops takes place at Jessore. - The Italian Grand Prix1971 Italian Grand PrixThe 1971 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monza on September 5, 1971. This race is often referred to as the fastest Formula One race of all time, with a record average speed of 242.615 km/h , a record that was not broken until 32 years later at the 2003 Italian Grand Prix at...
at Monza is won by Peter GethinPeter GethinPeter Kenneth Gethin is a former racing driver.He participated in 31 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 21 June 1970. He won the 1971 Italian Grand Prix in the fastest average speed in Formula One history , but this was his only podium finish...
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September 6, 1971 (Monday)
- Born: Dolores O'RiordanDolores O'RiordanDolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan is an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. She led The Cranberries to worldwide success and fame for 13 years before the band took a hiatus in 2003. Her first solo album Are You Listening? was released in May 2007...
, Irish singer, in Ballybricken, County Limerick
September 7, 1971 (Tuesday)
- Born: Jean-Yves ThibaudetJean-Yves Thibaudet-Early life:Jean-Yves Thibaudet was born in Lyon, France, to non-professional musical parents. His father played the violin, and his mother, of German origin and a somewhat accomplished pianist herself, introduced the instrument to Jean-Yves....
, French pianist, in Lyon - Born: Ray Read, Value Stream Leader, Gemalto.
September 8, 1971 (Wednesday)
- In Washington, D.C., the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsJohn F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsThe John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts center located on the Potomac River, adjacent to the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C...
is inaugurated with the première of Leonard BernsteinLeonard BernsteinLeonard Bernstein August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, author, music lecturer and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the United States of America to receive worldwide acclaim...
's Mass.
September 9, 1971 (Thursday)
- The Barbadian general election returns the Democratic Labour Party to government.
- Attica Prison riotsAttica Prison riotsThe Attica Prison riot occurred at the Attica Correctional Facility in Attica, New York, United States in 1971. The riot was based in part upon prisoners' demands for better living conditions...
: – A revolt breaks out at the maximum-security prison in AtticaAttica (town), New YorkAttica is a town in Wyoming County, New York, United States. The population was 6,028 at the 2000 census .The town is named after a region in Greece....
, New York. After four days, state policeState policeState police are a type of sub-national territorial police force, particularly in Australia and the United States. Some other countries have analogous police forces, such as the provincial police in some Canadian provinces, while in other places, the same responsibilities are held by national...
and the United States National GuardUnited States National GuardThe National Guard of the United States is a reserve military force composed of state National Guard militia members or units under federally recognized active or inactive armed force service for the United States. Militia members are citizen soldiers, meaning they work part time for the National...
storm the facility; 42 are killed, 10 of them hostages.
September 10, 1971 (Friday)
- The submarine is decommissioned after running aground during Typhoon RoseTyphoon Rose (1971)Typhoon Rose was Category 4 typhoon that struck the northern Philippines and later eastern China in August 1971...
. - The Bell 309Bell 309|-See also:-References:* Verier, Mike. Bell AH-1 Cobra. Osprey Publishing, 1990. ISBN 0-85045-934-6.-External links:*...
King Cobra helicopter flies for the first time. - British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
Premier W. A. C. Bennett officially opens the Pacific Great Eastern Railway's Fort Nelson Subdivision between Fort St. JohnFort St. John, British ColumbiaThe City of Fort St. John is a city in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. A member municipality of the Peace River Regional District, the city covers an area of about 22 km² with 22,000 residents . Located at Mile 47, it is one of the largest cities along the Alaska Highway. Originally...
and Fort Nelson, British ColumbiaFort Nelson, British ColumbiaFort Nelson is a town of approximately 5000 residents in British Columbia's northeastern corner. It is the administrative centre of the newly formed Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, a first for BC. The majority of Fort Nelson's economic activities have historically been concentrated in the...
. - Died: Pier AngeliPier AngeliPier Angeli was an Italian-born television and film actress. Her American cinematographic debut was in the starring role of the 1951 film Teresa, in which she won a Golden Globe Award...
, 39, Italian actress, of an overdose of barbiturates; Roland de VauxRoland de VauxFather Roland Guérin de Vaux OP was a French Dominican priest who led the Catholic team that initially worked on the Dead Sea Scrolls. He was the director of the Ecole Biblique, a French Catholic Theological School in East Jerusalem, and he was charged with overseeing research on the scrolls...
, 67, French Benedictine priest and archaeologist
September 11, 1971 (Saturday)
- The Jordanian National Liberation MovementJordanian National Liberation MovementJordanian National Liberation Movement was a clandestine Jordanian political movement, connected to the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The group considered the Jordanian government as fascist...
begins operations with a bomb placed outside the security police building in Abdali (Amman). Two policemen are injured. - The Britten-Norman TrislanderBritten-Norman Trislander*LIAT*Montserrat Air Services*Air Queensland*Eagle Airways*Aero Services*Cayman Airways*TAVINA*Vision Air*Bali Int. Air Service*Trans Jamaican Airlines*Aero Cozumel*Great Barrier Airlines*Aero Taxi Intl*Aviones de Panama...
makes its first flight. - The Baker Street robberyBaker Street robberyThe Baker Street robbery was a robbery of the safe deposit boxes at a branch of Lloyds Bank on the corner of Baker Street and Marylebone Road, London, on the night of 11 September 1971....
took place - Died: Nikita KhrushchevNikita KhrushchevNikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. He served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, from 1958 to 1964...
, 77, Soviet leader
September 12, 1971 (Sunday)
- A concert by FunkadelicFunkadelicFunkadelic was an American band most prominent during the 1970s. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:...
is recorded, to be released 25 years later as Live: Meadowbrook, Rochester, Michigan – 12th September 1971Live: Meadowbrook, Rochester, Michigan – 12th September 1971Funkadelic Live: Meadowbrook, Rochester, Michigan 12th September 1971 is a 1996 live release featuring the only official in-concert recording from early in the career of Funkadelic. Westbound Records owner Armen Boladian had decided to record the show without the band's prior notice, for a...
. - The SigmaSigma (sailplane)-External links:*...
experimental glider flies for the first time at CranfieldCranfieldCranfield is a village and civil parish in north west Bedfordshire, England, between Bedford and Milton Keynes. It has a population of 4,909, and is in Central Bedfordshire District....
, UK.
September 13, 1971 (Monday)
- Born: Goran IvaniševićGoran IvaniševicGoran Ivanišević is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He is best remembered for being the only person to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon as a wildcard. He achieved this in 2001, having previously been runner-up at the championships in 1992, 1994 and 1998. Ivanišević is famous...
, Croatian tennis player, in Split
September 14, 1971 (Tuesday)
- Born: Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe, descendant of the Danish and British royal families
- Died: Tarashankar BandopadhyayTarashankar BandopadhyayTarasankar Bandyopadhyay was one of the leading Bengali novelists. He wrote 65 novels, 53 story-books, 12 plays, 4 essay-books, 4 autobiographies and 2 travel stories...
, 73, Bengali novelist
September 15, 1971 (Wednesday)
- Banker Thomas TroubridgeThomas Troubridge (banker)Thomas Troubridge , an English banker descended from the Troubridge baronets, is best known for his first marriage on 15 September 1971 to Baroness Marie-Christine Agnes Hedwig Ida von Reibnitz, now Princess Michael of Kent...
marries Baroness Marie-Christine Agnes Hedwig Ida von Reibnitz, later Princess Michael of KentPrincess Michael of KentPrincess Michael of Kent is an Austrian-Hungarian member of the British Royal Family. She is married to Prince Michael of Kent, who is a grandson of King George V....
. - United Nations Security Council Resolution 297United Nations Security Council Resolution 297United Nations Security Council Resolution 297, adopted unanimously on September 15, 1971, after examining the application of Qatar for membership in the United Nations, the Council recommended to the General Assembly that Qatar be admitted.-See also:...
recommends that QatarQatarQatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
be admitted to UN membership.
September 16, 1971 (Thursday)
- The asteroids 2163 Korczak2163 Korczak2163 Korczak is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 16, 1971 at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. It is named for Polish children's writer Janusz Korczak.- External links :...
and 2170 Byelorussia2170 Byelorussia2170 Byelorussia is a main-belt asteroid discovered at Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.- External links :*...
are discovered by the Crimean Astrophysical ObservatoryCrimean Astrophysical ObservatoryThe Crimean Astrophysical Observatory is located in Ukraine. CrAO has been publishing the Bulletin of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory since 1947, in English since 1977. The observatory facilities are located near the settlement of Nauchny since the mid-1950s; before that, they were further...
. - LookLook (American magazine)Look was a bi-weekly, general-interest magazine published in Des Moines, Iowa from 1937 to 1971, with more of an emphasis on photographs than articles...
, a United States photojournalismPhotojournalismPhotojournalism is a particular form of journalism that creates images in order to tell a news story. It is now usually understood to refer only to still images, but in some cases the term also refers to video used in broadcast journalism...
periodical, ceases publication.
September 17, 1971 (Friday)
- ITV and ABC air the first episode of The Persuaders!The Persuaders!The Persuaders! is a 1971 action/adventure series, produced by ITC Entertainment for initial broadcast on ITV and ABC. It has been called "the last major entry in the cycle of adventure series that had begun eleven years earlier with Danger Man in 1960", as well as "the most ambitious and most...
, starring Roger MooreRoger MooreSir Roger George Moore KBE , is an English actor, perhaps best known for portraying British secret agent James Bond in seven films from 1973 to 1985. He also portrayed Simon Templar in the long-running British television series The Saint.-Early life:Moore was born in Stockwell, London...
and Tony CurtisTony CurtisTony Curtis was an American film actor whose career spanned six decades, but had his greatest popularity during the 1950s and early 1960s. He acted in over 100 films in roles covering a wide range of genres, from light comedy to serious drama...
. - NBC airs the first episode of McMillan & Wife, starring Rock HudsonRock HudsonRoy Harold Scherer, Jr., later Roy Harold Fitzgerald , known professionally as Rock Hudson, was an American film and television actor, recognized as a romantic leading man during the 1950s and 1960s, most notably in several romantic comedies with Doris Day.Hudson was voted "Star of the Year",...
. - Died: Carlos LamarcaCarlos LamarcaCarlos Lamarca was a Brazilian Army Captain who deserted to become a communist guerilla member. He was a part of the revolutionary guerrilla group Popular Revolutionary Vanguard and became, along with Carlos Marighella, one of the major elements of communist subversion in Brazil...
, 33, Brazilian rebel, ambushed and killed by the army along with fellow VPR member José Campos Barreto
September 18, 1971 (Saturday)
- In Rugby LeagueRugby leagueRugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
, the 1971 NSWRFL season culminates in a Grand Final victory for South SydneySouth Sydney RabbitohsThe South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
, defeating St George 16–10.
September 19, 1971 (Sunday)
- Hurricane Irene–OliviaHurricane Irene–OliviaHurricane Irene–Olivia was the first actively tracked tropical cyclone which moved into the eastern Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic basin. It originated as a tropical depression on September 11, 1971, in the tropical Atlantic. The cyclone tracked nearly due westward at a low latitude, passing...
makes landfall in Nicaragua. A total of 96 homes are destroyed, and 1,200 people are left homeless. The rainfall results in widespread flooding, killing three people in Rivas. - The Canadian Grand Prix1971 Canadian Grand PrixThe 1971 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Mosport Park on September 19, 1971. Jackie Stewart took the win in the awful conditions and the race was stopped after 64 laps due to the weather...
at Mosport Park is won by Jackie StewartJackie StewartSir John Young Stewart, OBE , better known as Jackie Stewart, and nicknamed The Flying Scotsman, is a Scottish former racing driver and team owner. He competed in Formula One between 1965 and 1973, winning three World Drivers' Championships. He also competed in Can-Am...
. - The second New York City MarathonNew York City MarathonThe New York City Marathon is a major annual marathon that courses through the five boroughs of New York City. It is one of the largest marathons in the world, with 45,103 finishers in 2010...
is won by Norman Higgins in a time of 2:22:54.
September 20, 1971 (Monday)
- Born: Henrik LarssonHenrik LarssonHenrik Edward Larsson MBE is a retired Swedish footballer and current manager of Landskrona BoIS.Larsson began his career with Högaborgs BK. He moved to Helsingborg, where he was one of the key players when they qualified to Allsvenskan 1993. Larsson then moved to Feyenoord for four years before...
, Swedish footballer, in HelsingborgHelsingborgHelsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city... - Died: ReipasReipasReipas was a successful Finnish trotter. He was a Finnhorse gelding, and the first Finnish horse to earn over one million Marks in one season....
, 23, Finnish trotting horse
September 21, 1971 (Tuesday)
- Pakistan declares a state of emergencyState of emergencyA state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend some normal functions of the executive, legislative and judicial powers, alert citizens to change their normal behaviours, or order government agencies to implement emergency preparedness plans. It can also be used as a rationale...
. - Died: Bernardo HoussayBernardo Houssay-External links:* * . WhoNamedIt.* . Nobel Foundation....
, 84, Argentine physiologist and Nobel laureate
September 22, 1971 (Wednesday)
- The last Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Trophy Play-OffInter-Cities Fairs Cup Trophy Play-OffThe last Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was contested in the 1970-71 season before it was replaced by the UEFA Cup, and a new trophy. The old trophy had not been won by any club permanently, so a one-off play-off game was arranged between FC Barcelona, who were the original winners and had held the trophy...
takes place at Camp NouCamp NouCamp Nou , sometimes called "the Nou Camp" in English, is a football stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The stadium, located in the west of the city, has been the home of FC Barcelona since its construction in 1957....
; Barcelona defeat Leeds United 2–1. - Born: Princess Märtha Louise of NorwayPrincess Märtha Louise of NorwayPrincess Märtha Louise of Norway is the only daughter of King Harald V and Queen Sonja. She is fourth in the line of succession to the Norwegian throne, after her brother and his two children.-Early life:...
, only daughter of King Harald V of Norway, in Oslo; Chesney HawkesChesney HawkesChesney Lee Hawkes , is an English pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. He is best known for his 1991 single "The One and Only", which topped the charts in the UK and reached the Top 10 in the U.S.-Life and career:...
, English singer and teen idol, in Slough - Died: Edgar WhiteheadEdgar WhiteheadSir Edgar Cuthbert Fremantle Whitehead, OBE, was a Rhodesian politician. He was a longstanding member of the Southern Rhodesia Legislative Assembly, although his career was interrupted by other posts and by illness. In particular he had poor eyesight, and wore very thick glasses, and later...
, 66, former Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia
September 23, 1971 (Thursday)
- The asteroid 4466 Abai4466 Abai4466 Abai is a main belt asteroid discovered on September 23, 1971 by Crimean Astrophysical Observatory at Nauchnyj....
is discovered by the Crimean Astrophysical ObservatoryCrimean Astrophysical ObservatoryThe Crimean Astrophysical Observatory is located in Ukraine. CrAO has been publishing the Bulletin of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory since 1947, in English since 1977. The observatory facilities are located near the settlement of Nauchny since the mid-1950s; before that, they were further...
.
September 24, 1971 (Friday)
- Britain expels 90 KGB and GRU officials, 15 of them permanently.
September 25, 1971 (Saturday)
- A rally takes place in Dublin in support of a campaign of civil disobedienceCivil disobedienceCivil disobedience is the active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of a government, or of an occupying international power. Civil disobedience is commonly, though not always, defined as being nonviolent resistance. It is one form of civil resistance...
in Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. - In Australia, Derek ClaytonDerek ClaytonDerek Clayton is a former Australian long-distance runner, born in Cumbria, England and raised in Northern Ireland. He set a marathon world best in the Fukuoka Marathon, Japan on 3 December 1967 in 2:09:36.4, in what is considered a classic race, the first marathon race ever run in less than two...
wins his third men's national marathon title, clocking 2:11:08.8 in HobartHobartHobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
.
September 26, 1971 (Sunday)
- The main-belt asteroids 6214 Mikhailgrinev6214 Mikhailgrinev6214 Mikhailgrinev is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 26, 1971 by T. M. Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.- External links :*...
, 2217 Eltigen2217 Eltigen2217 Eltigen is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 26, 1971 by T. M. Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.- External links :*...
and 2280 Kunikov2280 Kunikov2280 Kunikov is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 26, 1971 by T. M. Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. The asteroid is named after Caesar Kunikov, a Hero of the Soviet Union who fought in World War II.- External links :*...
are discovered by scientists at the Crimean Astrophysical ObservatoryCrimean Astrophysical ObservatoryThe Crimean Astrophysical Observatory is located in Ukraine. CrAO has been publishing the Bulletin of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory since 1947, in English since 1977. The observatory facilities are located near the settlement of Nauchny since the mid-1950s; before that, they were further...
. - Copenhagen Denmark. The Freetown "Christiania" was founded. In the morning 26 September 1971 activists occupy a number of buildings in the military area in Bådmandsgade, Christianshavn (Copehagen). This is the first beginnings of Freetown Christiania. The barracks area has been abandoned by the Danish Navy for years and there have for a long time been disputes about what to do with the area. Residents in Christianshavn want access to the open green areas as playgrounds for their kids. Young activists from the alternative communities is lacking a place to exercise creativity and social experimentation. All they look at the closed military area, but both politicians and the military refuses that the area may be to the benefit of the population. In September 1971 the activists lose patience and begins occupation. From very start, they are meet by a violent police action to remove the activists. These actions failed completely because the area is too big and there are too many people.
September 28, 1971 (Tuesday)
- CardinalCardinal (Catholicism)A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
József Mindszenty, who has taken refuge in the U.S. Embassy in BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
since 1956, is allowed to leave Hungary. - The Bangladesh Air ForceBangladesh Air ForceThe Bangladesh Air Force , is the air arm of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. Bangladesh Air Force currently employs more than 22,000 personnel including 600+ Pilots.-History:...
goes into operation.
September 29, 1971 (Wednesday)
- A cycloneCycloneIn meteorology, a cyclone is an area of closed, circular fluid motion rotating in the same direction as the Earth. This is usually characterized by inward spiraling winds that rotate anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere of the Earth. Most large-scale...
in the Bay of BengalBay of BengalThe Bay of Bengal , the largest bay in the world, forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. It resembles a triangle in shape, and is bordered mostly by the Eastern Coast of India, southern coast of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to the west and Burma and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the...
, in Orissa StateOrissaOrissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
in India, kills an estimated 10,000 people.
September 30, 1971 (Thursday)
- P. V. Narasimha RaoP. V. Narasimha RaoPamulaparti Venkata "Narasimha Rao" was the ninth Prime Minister of India . He led an important administration, overseeing a major economic transformation and several home incidents affecting national security of India. Rao accelerated the dismantling of the Licence Raj. He is often referred to as...
becomes chief minister of the state of Andhra PradeshAndhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, India. - The Washington SenatorsTexas Rangers (baseball)The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
baseball team play their last game in Washington before their move to Texas. Thousands of fans enter the ground without paying, the security guards having left early, swelling the paid attendance of 14,460 to around 25,000. With the Senators leading 7–5 and two outs in the top of the ninth inning, several hundred youths raid the field for souvenirs. One man steals first base, and umpireUmpire (baseball)In baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game, including beginning and ending the game, enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds, making judgment calls on plays, and handling the disciplinary actions. The term is often shortened to the colloquial form ump...
crew chief Jim HonochickJim HonochickGeorge James John Honochick was an American League umpire. His career started in 1949 and ended in 1971. During his career, he officiated six World Series and four All-Star games...
declares the game forfeit to the New York YankeesNew York YankeesThe New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
9–0.