Historical Events
- 11 guards & 31 prisoners die in take over at Attica State Prison
Baseball History
Frank Robinson hits his 500th HR
Event of Interest
Nikita Khrushchev, Soviet premier, buried in Moscow
- Two North Ireland Loyalists are mortally injured when the bomb they were preparing exploded prematurely in a house in Bann Street, Belfast
- WIIQ TV channel 41 in Demopolis, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
- World Hockey Association forms
Famous Birthdays
- Ezio Bosso, Italian pianist, composer (Rain, In Your Black Eyes; Domes of Freedom), and conductor, born in Turin, Italy (d. 2020)
Goran Ivanišević (52 years old)
Croatian tennis player (Wimbledon 2001), born in Split, Croatia
- Manabu Namiki, Japanese video game composer, born in Funabashi, Japan
- Richie Anderson, American NFL running back (NY Jets), born in Olney, Maryland
- Stella McCartney, English fashion designer and daughter of Paul & Linda McCartney, born in Lambeth, London
- Ted Drury, American hockey forward (Olympics 1994), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Famous Deaths
- Lin Biao, Chinese Communist Marshal during the Civil War and party leader, dies in a plane crash at 63, possibly while fleeing from a botched coup against Mao
- Nelly A "Nell" Knoop, Dutch actress (Silent Waters), dies at 72
- Paul Blackburn, American poet, and editor (Black Mountain Review), dies of esophageal cancer at 44 [1]
1971 Highlights
About September 13, 1971
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 52 years, 7 months and 6 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Virgo
Music Charts
#1 Song: Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
#1 Song: Hey Girl Don't Bother Me - Tams
