September 1971

January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December

The following events occurred in September 1971:

September 1, 1971 (Wednesday)

• The 1971 South Pacific Games begin in Tahiti.
• Born: Hakan Şükür, Turkish footballer, in Sakarya; Lââm, French-Tunisian singer, in Paris

September 2, 1971 (Thursday)

• Hurricane Edith begins forming in the tropical eastern Atlantic.

September 3, 1971 (Friday)

• Qatar gains independence from the United Kingdom. Unlike most nearby emirates, Qatar declines to become part of either the United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia.
• The Four Power Agreement on Berlin is signed.
• Manlio Brosio resigns as NATO Secretary General.

September 4, 1971......

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