September 6 Holidays

🕰️ On This Day in History

• 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... ↗
• 1995 — Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles plays in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking a record that had stood for 56 years. ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 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