On This Day — September 6

🕰️ Notable Events on September 6

• 2012 — Sixty-one people die after a fishing boat capsizes off the İzmir Province coast of Turkey, near the Greek Aegean islands. Wikipedia ↗
• 2009 — The ro-ro ferry SuperFerry 9 sinks off the Zamboanga Peninsula in the Philippines with 971 persons aboard; all but ten are rescued. Wikipedia ↗
• 2007 — Israel executes the air strike Operation Orchard to destroy a nuclear reactor in Syria. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles plays in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking a record that had stood for 56 years. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — The Soviet Union recognizes the independence of the Baltic states Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — The name Saint Petersburg is restored to Russia's second largest city, which had been known as Leningrad since 1924. Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — In Istanbul, two terrorists from Abu Nidal's organization kill 22 and wound six congregants inside the Neve Shalom Synagogue during Shabbat services. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — The Soviet Union admits to shooting down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, stating that its operatives did not know that it was a civilian aircraft when it reportedly violated Soviet airspace. Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Cold War: Soviet Air Defence Forces pilot Viktor Belenko lands a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 jet fighter at Hakodate in Japan and requests political asylum in the United States; his request is granted. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Munich massacre: Nine Israeli athletes die (along with a German policeman) at the hands of the Palestinian "Black September" terrorist group after being taken hostage at the Munich Olympic Games. Two other Israeli athletes were slain in the initial attack the previous day. Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Two passenger jets bound from Europe to New York are simultaneously hijacked by Palestinian terrorist members of the PFLP and taken to Dawson's Field, Jordan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Swaziland becomes independent. Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, the architect of apartheid, is stabbed to death in Cape Town, South Africa during a parliamentary meeting. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — India retaliates following Pakistan's Operation Grand Slam which results in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 that ends in a stalemate and follows the signing of the Tashkent Declaration. Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — The United States government begins the Exercise Spade Fork nuclear readiness drill. Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Archaeologist Peter Marsden discovers the first of the Blackfriars Ships dating back to the 2nd century AD in the Blackfriars area of the banks of the River Thames in London. Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Istanbul's Greek, Jewish, and Armenian minorities are the target of a government-sponsored pogrom; dozens are killed in ensuing riots. Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — A prototype aircraft crashes at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing 29 spectators and the two on board. Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Allied military authorities relinquish control of former Nazi Germany assets back to German control. Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — United States Secretary of State James F. Byrnes announces that the U.S. will follow a policy of economic reconstruction in postwar Germany. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: The city of Ypres, Belgium is liberated by Allied forces. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: Soviet forces capture the city of Tartu, Estonia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — The Monterrey Institute of Technology is founded in Monterrey, Mexico as one of the largest and most influential private universities in Latin America. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Pennsylvania Railroad's premier train derails at Frankford Junction in Philadelphia, killing 79 people and injuring 117 others. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — King Carol II of Romania abdicates and is succeeded by his son Michael. Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — World War II: Britain suffers its first fighter pilot casualty of the Second World War at the Battle of Barking Creek as a result of friendly fire. Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — World War II: South Africa declares war on Nazi Germany. Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Democratically elected Argentine president Hipólito Yrigoyen is deposed in a military coup. Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — The first self-service grocery store Piggly Wiggly was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders. Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Leon Czolgosz, an unemployed anarchist, shoots and fatally wounds US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Wikipedia ↗
• 1885 — Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria, thus accomplishing Bulgarian unification. Wikipedia ↗
• 1870 — Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming becomes the first woman in the United States to cast a vote legally after 1807. Wikipedia ↗
• 1863 — American Civil War: Confederate forces evacuate Battery Wagner and Morris Island in South Carolina. Wikipedia ↗
• 1861 — American Civil War: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant bloodlessly capture Paducah, Kentucky, giving the Union control of the Tennessee River's mouth. Wikipedia ↗
• 1847 — Henry David Thoreau leaves Walden Pond and moves in with Ralph Waldo Emerson and his family in Concord, Massachusetts. Wikipedia ↗
• 1803 — British scientist John Dalton begins using symbols to represent the atoms of different elements. Wikipedia ↗
• 1781 — The Battle of Groton Heights takes place, resulting in a British victory. Wikipedia ↗
• 1642 — England's Long Parliament suppresses all stage plays in theatres. Wikipedia ↗
• 1634 — Thirty Years' War: In the Battle of Nördlingen, the Catholic Imperial army defeats Swedish and German Protestant forces. Wikipedia ↗
• 1628 — Puritans settle Salem which became part of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Wikipedia ↗
• 1620 — The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England on the Mayflower to settle in North America. (Old Style date; September 16 per New Style date.) Wikipedia ↗
• 1522 — The Victoria returns to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition and the first ship to circumnavigate the world. Wikipedia ↗
• 1492 — Christopher Columbus sails from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, his final port of call before crossing the Atlantic Ocean for the first time. Wikipedia ↗
• 394 — Battle of the Frigidus: Roman Emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills Eugenius the usurper. His Frankish magister militum Arbogast escapes but commits suicide two days later. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on September 6

• 1999 — Patrick Brasca, Canadian-Taiwanese singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1998 — Michele Perniola, Italian singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — Jai Field, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — Tsukushi, Japanese wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — Andrés Tello, Colombian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Mattia Valoti, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Young Tonumaipea, Samoan rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Matt McAndrew, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — John Wall, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Nikos Boutzikos, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Kim So-eun, South Korean actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Ray Fujita, French-Japanese actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Max George, English singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Denis Tonucci, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Ramiele Malubay, Saudi Arabian-American singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Emir Preldžić, Turkish basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Matt Keating, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Mitch Moreland, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Helena Ekholm, Swedish skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — William Porterfield, Northern Irish cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Braun Strowman, American wrestler and strongman Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Yuki Abe, Japanese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Yumiko Cheng, Hong Kong singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Andrew Richardson, Jamaican cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Mark Teahen, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Jillian Hall, American wrestler and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Kerry Katona, English singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Samuel Peter, Nigerian boxer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Joseph Yobo, Nigerian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Mike Arnaoutis, Greek boxer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Foxy Brown, American rapper Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Massimo Maccarone, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Carlos Adrián Morales, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Low Ki, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Cisco Adler, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Alex Escobar, Venezuelan baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Mathew Horne, English actor and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Homare Sawa, Japanese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Rodrigo Amarante, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Jon Ander López, Spanish footballer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Tom Pappas, American decathlete and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Derrek Lee, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Ryoko Tani, Japanese judoka and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Tim Henman, English tennis player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Nina Persson, Swedish singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Carlo Cudicini, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Greg Rusedski, Canadian-English tennis player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Alessandro Troncon, Italian rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Anika Noni Rose, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Idris Elba, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Saulius Mikalajūnas, Lithuanian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Devang Gandhi, Indian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Asko Künnap, Estonian poet and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Dolores O'Riordan, Irish singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Cheyne Coates, Australian singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Emily Maitlis, Canadian-English journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Rhett Miller, American alternative country singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Tony DiTerlizzi, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Ben Finegold, American chess player and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Michellie Jones, Australian-American triathlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — CeCe Peniston, American singer-songwriter, actress, and former beauty pageant winner Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Saeed Anwar, Pakistani cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Christopher Brookmyre, Scottish author Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Paul Rea, American journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — William DuVall, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Macy Gray, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Kalli Kalde, Estonian painter and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Igor Štimac, Croatian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Terry Bickers, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Darren Clark, Australian sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Christopher Nolan, Irish author and poet (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Van Tiffin, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Rosie Perez, American actress, dancer, and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Mark Chesnutt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Pat Nevin, Scottish footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Alice Sebold, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Bryan Simonaire, American engineer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Geert Wilders, Dutch lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Chris Christie, American lawyer and politician, 55th Governor of New Jersey Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Marina Kaljurand, Estonian badminton player and diplomat, Estonia Ambassador to Russia Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Elizabeth Vargas, American journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Kevin Willis, American basketball player and fashion designer Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Simon Reeve, Australian journalist and game show host Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Wendi Richter, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Scott Travis, American rock drummer (Judas Priest, Racer X) Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Norwegian musician and songwriter (A-ha) Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Bill Root, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Buster Bloodvessel, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Jeff Foxworthy, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Nigel Westlake, Australian composer and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Michael Winslow, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — The Barbarian, Tongan wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Ali Divandari, Iranian painter, sculptor, and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Michaëlle Jean, Haitian-Canadian journalist and politician, 27th Governor-General of Canada Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — José Sócrates, Portuguese engineer and politician, 119th Prime Minister of Portugal Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Bill Ritter, American lawyer and politician, 41st Governor of Colorado Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Steven Yearley, English sociologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Raymond Benson, American author and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Carly Fiorina, American businesswoman and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Demetris Kizas, Cypriot footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Patrick O'Hearn, American bassist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — John Sauven, English economist and environmentalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Simon Burns, English politician, Minister of State for Transport Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Vladimir Kazachyonok, Russian footballer, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Buddy Miller, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Melih Kibar, Turkish composer (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Iris Robinson, Northern Irish politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Claydes Charles Smith, American guitarist (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Jane Curtin, American actress and comedian Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Bruce Rioch, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Jacob Rubinovitz, Polish-Israeli engineer and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Sylvester, American singer-songwriter (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Roger Knight, English cricketer and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Shirley M. Malcom, American scientist, academic and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Donna Haraway, American author, academic, and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Swoosie Kurtz, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Gordon Birtwistle, English engineer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Richard J. Roberts, English biochemist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Roger Waters, English singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Dave Bargeron, American trombonist and tuba player Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Richard Hutton, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Mel McDaniel, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Roger Law, English illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Monica Mason, South African ballerina and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — John M. Hayes, American scientist Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Elizabeth Murray, American painter and illustrator (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Jackie Trent, English-Spanish singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Brigid Berlin, American actress, painter, and photographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — David Allan Coe, American outlaw country music singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Susumu Tonegawa, Japanese biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Joan Tower, American pianist, composer, and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Sergio Aragonés, Spanish-Mexican author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Janusz Kurczab, Polish fencer and mountaineer (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Jo Anne Worley, American actress, comedian, and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Isabelle Collin Dufresne, French actress and author (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Jock Wallace, Jr., Scottish footballer and coach (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Colin McColl, English intelligence officer Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Gilles Tremblay, Canadian composer and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Bud Shrake, American journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Charles Foley, American game designer, co-created Twister (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Helmut Piirimäe, Estonian historian and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Yash Johar, Indian film producer, founded Dharma Productions (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Ljubov Rebane, Estonian physicist and mathematician (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Fumihiko Maki, Japanese architect and academic, designed the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium and Makuhari Messe Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Robert M. Pirsig, American novelist and philosopher (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Yevgeny Svetlanov, Russian conductor and composer (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Sid Watkins, English neurosurgeon and academic (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Prince Claus of the Netherlands (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Jack English Hightower, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Arthur Oldham, English composer and conductor (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Maurice Prather, American photographer and director (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Andrea Camilleri, Italian author, screenwriter, and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Jimmy Reed, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — John Melcher, American veterinarian and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Peter II of Yugoslavia (d. 1970) Wikipedia ↗

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