September 13, 1971: Lin Biao, Vice Chairman to Mao Zedong, is killed in an air crash while fleeing the countrySeptember 9–13, 1971: Attica Prison uprising in New York state results in 43 deaths, including nine hostagesSeptember 3, 1971: Emirate of Qatar proclaims independenceSeptember 27, 1971: Hirohito becomes first Emperor to leave Japan, meets with U.S. President Nixon on September 26