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* September 30 - The [[Democratic Unionist Party]] is founded by [[Ian Paisley]]. | * September 30 - The [[Democratic Unionist Party]] is founded by [[Ian Paisley]]. | ||
* October 27 - [[Mobutu Sese Seko]] renames the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the '''Republic of Zaire'''. | * October 27 - [[Mobutu Sese Seko]] renames the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the '''Republic of Zaire'''. | ||
* November 9 - [[John List]] murders his wife, mother, and three children at their home in Westfield, New Jersey, before going on the run. | |||
* November 24 - A man calling himself "[[D. B. Cooper]]" hijacks a Boeing 727 aircraft in the northwest United States, in the airspace between Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, extorting $200,000 in ransom before parachuting off the plane to an unknown fate. | * November 24 - A man calling himself "[[D. B. Cooper]]" hijacks a Boeing 727 aircraft in the northwest United States, in the airspace between Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, extorting $200,000 in ransom before parachuting off the plane to an unknown fate. | ||
* November 28 - Jordanian Prime Minister Wasfi Tal is assassinated by [[Black September]]. | * November 28 - Jordanian Prime Minister Wasfi Tal is assassinated by [[Black September]]. | ||