Religious Observances on September 5

• Jewish: Leil Selichot סליחות

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On This Day in History — September 5

• 2012 — An accidental explosion at a Turkish Army ammunition store in Afyon, western Turkey kills 25 soldiers and wounds four others.
• 1996 — Hurricane Fran makes landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 3 storm with 115 mph sustained winds. Fran caused over $3 billion in damage and killed 27 people.
• 1991 — The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force.
• 1990 — Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers slaughter 158 civilians.
• 1986 — Pan Am Flight 73 with 358 people on board is hijacked at Karachi International Airport.
• 1984 — STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery lands after its maiden voyage.

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Notable Births on September 5

• 1996 — Richairo Živković, Dutch footballer
• 1995 — Szabina Szlavikovics, Hungarian tennis player
• 1994 — Gregorio Paltrinieri, Italian swimmer
• 1991 — Zeki Yavru, Turkish footballer
• 1990 — Antonio Esposito, Italian footballer
• 1990 — Francesca Segarelli, Dominican tennis player

Notable Deaths on September 5

• 2016 — Hugh O'Brian, American actor (b. 1925)
• 2016 — Phyllis Schlafly, American lawyer, writer, and political activist (b. 1924)
• 2015 — Goh Eng Wah, Malaysian-Singaporean businessman, founded Eng Wah Global (b. 1923)
• 2015 — Aadesh Shrivastava, Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1964)
• 2015 — Chester Stranczek, American baseball player and businessman (b. 1929)
• 2014 — Bruce Morton, American journalist (b. 1930)

Sports on September 5

• College Football: UTEP Miners @ Oklahoma Sooners — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Long Island University Sharks @ Kansas Jayhawks — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Toledo Rockets @ Michigan State Spartans — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Tampa Bay Rays @ Texas Rangers — 00:05 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks @ Houston Astros — 00:10 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals — 00:10 UTC Scheduled

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On This Day in History — September 6

• 2012 — Sixty-one people die after a fishing boat capsizes off the İzmir Province coast of Turkey, near the Greek Aegean islands.
• 2009 — The ro-ro ferry SuperFerry 9 sinks off the Zamboanga Peninsula in the Philippines with 971 persons aboard; all but ten are rescued.
• 2007 — Israel executes the air strike Operation Orchard to destroy a nuclear reactor in Syria.
• 1997 — The Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people lined the streets and 2.5 billion watched around the world on television.
• 1995 — Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles plays in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking a record that had stood for 56 years.
• 1991 — The Soviet Union recognizes the independence of the Baltic states Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

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Notable Births on September 6

• 1999 — Patrick Brasca, Canadian-Taiwanese singer-songwriter
• 1998 — Michele Perniola, Italian singer
• 1997 — Jai Field, Australian rugby league player
• 1997 — Tsukushi, Japanese wrestler
• 1996 — Andrés Tello, Colombian footballer
• 1993 — Mattia Valoti, Italian footballer

Notable Deaths on September 6

• 2017 — Peter Luck, Australian journalist and television host (b. 1944)
• 2015 — Ralph Milne, Scottish footballer (b. 1961)
• 2015 — Martin Milner, American actor (b. 1931)
• 2015 — Barney Schultz, American baseball player and coach (b. 1926)
• 2015 — Calvin J. Spann, American general and pilot (b. 1924)
• 2014 — Odd Bondevik, Norwegian bishop and theologian (b. 1941)

Sports on September 6

• College Football: Utah Tech Trailblazers @ BYU Cougars — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Hampton Pirates @ Maryland Terrapins — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: South Dakota State Jackrabbits @ Northwestern Wildcats — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Lamar Cardinals @ Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: St. Louis Cardinals @ Colorado Rockies — 00:10 UTC Scheduled
• MLS: San Jose Earthquakes @ Austin FC — 00:30 UTC Scheduled

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