September 6

This article is about the date. For the excommunicated Latter-day Saints, seeSeptember Six.

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September 6is the 249th day of the year (250th inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;116 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

Pre-1600

• 394–Battle of the Frigidus:Roman emperorTheodosius Idefeats and killsEugeniusthe usurper. HisFrankishmagister militumArbogastescapes but commits suicide two days later.
• 1492–Christopher Columbussails fromLa Gomerain theCanary Islands,his final port of call before crossing the Atlantic Ocean for the first time.
• 1522– TheVictoriareturns toSanlúcar de Barramedain Spain, the only surviving ship ofFerdinand Magellan's expedition and the first known ship tocircumnavigatethe world.

1601–1900

• 1620– ThePilgrimssail fromPlymouth,England on theMayflowerto settle in North America. (Old Styledate;September 16perNew Styledate.)
• 1628–PuritanssettleSalem,which became part ofMassachusetts Bay Colony.
• 1634–Thirty Years' War:In theBattle of Nördlingen,the Catholic Imperial army defeats Swedish and German Protestant forces.
• 1781–American Revolutionary War:TheBattle of Groton Heightstakes place, resulting in a British victory.
• 1803– British scientistJohn Daltonbegins using symbols to represent the atoms of different elements.
• 1861–American Civil War:Forces underUnionGeneralUlysses S. Grantbloodlessly capturePaducah, Kentucky,giving the Union control of theTennessee River's mouth.
• 1863– American Civil War:Confederate forcesevacuateBattery WagnerandMorris IslandinSouth Carolina.
• 1870–Louisa Ann SwainofLaramie, Wyomingbecomes the first woman in the United States to cast a vote legally after1807.
• 1885–Eastern Rumeliadeclares its union withBulgaria,thus accomplishingBulgarian unification.

1901–present

• 1901–Leon Czolgosz,an unemployedanarchist,shoots and fatally woundsUS PresidentWilliam McKinleyat thePan-American ExpositioninBuffalo, New York.
• 1914–World War I:TheFirst Battle of the Marne,which would halt theImperial German Army's advance into France, begins.
• 1915– World War I: Thefirst tankprototype, developed byWilliam Foster & Co.for the British army, was completed and given its first test drive.
• 1930– Democratically electedArgentinepresidentHipólito Yrigoyenisdeposed in a military coup.
• 1936–Spanish Civil War:TheInterprovincial Council of Asturias and Leónis established.
• 1939–World War II:The BritishRoyal Air Forcesuffers its first fighter pilot casualty of the Second World War at theBattle of Barking Creekas a result of friendly fire.
• 1939 – World War II:Union of South Africadeclares waron Germany.
• 1940– KingCarol II of Romaniaabdicates and is succeeded by his sonMichael.GeneralIon Antonescubecomes theConducătorofRomania.
• 1943– TheMonterrey Institute of Technologyis founded inMonterrey,Mexico as one of the largest and most influential private universities in Latin America.
• 1943 –Pennsylvania Railroad's premier trainderailsatFrankford JunctioninPhiladelphia,killing 79 people and injuring 117 others.
• 1944– World War II: The city ofYpres,Belgium is liberated by Allied forces.
• 1944 – World War II: Soviet forcescapturethe city ofTartu,Estonia.
• 1946– United States Secretary of State James F. Byrnesannouncesthat the U.S. will follow a policy of economic reconstruction in postwar Germany.
• 1952– A prototype aircraftcrashesat theFarnborough AirshowinHampshire,England, killing 29 spectators and the two on board.
• 1955–Istanbul's Greek, Jewish, andArmenianminorities are the target ofa government-sponsored pogrom;dozens are killed in ensuing riots.
• 1962– The United States government begins theExercise Spade Forknuclear readiness drill.
• 1962 – Archaeologist Peter Marsden discovers the first of theBlackfriars Shipsdating back to the second century AD in theBlackfriarsarea of the banks of theRiver Thamesin London.
• 1965– India retaliates following Pakistan'sOperation Grand Slamwhich results in theIndo-Pakistani War of 1965that ends in a stalemate followed by the signing of theTashkent Declaration.
• 1966–Prime MinisterHendrik Verwoerd,the architect ofapartheid,is stabbed to death inCape Town,South Africa during a parliamentary meeting.
• 1968–Swazilandbecomes independent.
• 1970– Two passenger jets bound from Europe to New York are simultaneously hijacked byPalestinianterroristmembers of thePFLPand taken toDawson's Field, Jordan.
• 1971–Paninternational Flight 112crashes on theBundesautobahn 7highway nearHamburg Airport,inHamburg,Germany, killing 22.
• 1972–Munich massacre:NineIsraeliathletes die (along with a German policeman) at the hands of thePalestinian"Black September"terrorist group after being taken hostage at theMunich Olympic Games.Two other Israeli athletes were slain in the initial attack the previous day.
• 1976–Cold War:Soviet Air Defence ForcespilotViktor Belenkolands aMikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25jet fighter atHakodatein Japan and requestspolitical asylumin the United States; his request is granted.
• 1983– TheSoviet Unionadmits to shooting downKorean Air Lines Flight 007,stating that its operatives did not know that it was a civilian aircraft when it reportedly violated Soviet airspace.
• 1985–Midwest Express Airlines Flight 105crashes nearMilwaukee Mitchell International AirportinMilwaukee,Wisconsin,killing all 31 people on board.
• 1986– InIstanbul,twoterroristsfromAbu Nidal's organization kill 22 and wound six congregants inside theNeve Shalom SynagogueduringShabbatservices.
• 1991– TheSoviet Unionrecognizes the independence of theBaltic statesEstonia,Latvia,andLithuania.
• 1991 – The Russian parliament approves the name change of Leningrad back toSaint Petersburg.The change is effective October 1.
• 1992– A group of hunters at the Stampede trail nearHealy, Alaskacame across a male corpse in abandoned bus, later identified asChristopher McCandless.
• 1995–Cal Ripken Jr.of theBaltimore Oriolesplays in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking a record that had stood for 56 years.
• 1997– Thefuneral of Diana, Princess of Walestakes place inLondon.Well over a million people line the streets and 21⁄2billion watch around the world on television.
• 1997 –Royal Brunei Airlines Flight 238crashes in theLambir Hills National Parkwhile on approach toMiri Airportin Malaysia, killing 10.
• 2003–Mahmoud Abbasresigns from his position ofPalestinian Prime Minister.
• 2007–Israelexecutes the air strikeOperation Orchardto destroy a nuclear reactor inSyria.
• 2009– Thero-ro ferrySuperFerry 9sinks off theZamboanga Peninsulain the Philippines with 971 persons aboard; all but ten are rescued.
• 2012– Sixty-one people die after a fishing boatcapsizesoff theİzmir Provincecoast ofTurkey,near theGreek Aegean islands.
• 2013– Forty-one elephants are poisoned withcyanidein salt pans, by poachers inHwange National Park.
• 2018–Supreme Court of Indiadecriminalised all consensual sex among adults in private, makinghomosexuality legalon the Indian lands.
• 2022–Boris JohnsonresignsasPrime Minister of the United Kingdom,and isreplacedbyLiz Truss.Their meetings withQueen Elizabeth IIatBalmoral Castlewere the Queen's final official duties before her death two days later.
• 2022 –Russo-Ukrainian War:Ukraine begins itsKharkiv counteroffensive,surprising Russian forces and retaking over 3,000 square kilometers of land, recapturing the entireKharkiv Oblastwest of theOskil River,within the next week.

Births

Pre-1600

• 1475–Artus Gouffier, Lord of Boissy,French nobleman and politician (d. 1519)
• 1475 –Sebastiano Serlio,Italian Mannerist architect (d. 1554)

1601–1900

• 1610–Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena,Italian noble (d. 1658)
• 1620–Isabella Leonarda,Italian composer and educator (d. 1704)
• 1631–Charles Porter,English-born judge (d. 1696)
• 1633–Sebastian Knüpfer,German cantor and composer (d. 1676)
• 1656–Guillaume Dubois,French cardinal and politician (d. 1723)
• 1666–Ivan V of Russia,Russian tsar (d. 1696)
• 1711–Henry Muhlenberg,German-American pastor and missionary (d. 1787)
• 1729–Moses Mendelssohn,German philosopher and theologian (d. 1786)
• 1732–Johan Wilcke,Swedish physicist and academic (d. 1796)
• 1757–Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette,French general (d. 1834)
• 1766–John Dalton,English chemist, meteorologist, and physicist (d. 1844)
• 1781–Vincent Novello,English composer and publisher (d. 1861)
• 1795–Frances Wright,Scottish-American author and activist (d. 1852)
• 1800–Catharine Beecher,American educator and activist (d. 1878)
• 1802–Alcide d'Orbigny,French zoologist, palaeontologist, and geologist (d. 1857)
• 1808–Emir Abdelkader,Algerian religious and military leader (d. 1883)
• 1814–George-Étienne Cartier,Canadian lawyer and politician, 9thPremier of East Canada(d. 1873)
• 1815–St. John Richardson Liddell,American general (d. 1870)
• 1817–Alexander Tilloch Galt,English-Canadian businessman and politician, 1stCanadian Minister of Finance(d. 1893)
• 1819–William Rosecrans,American general, politician, and diplomat,United States Ambassador to Mexico(d. 1898)
• 1838–Samuel Arnold,American conspirator (d. 1906)
• 1852–Schalk Willem Burger,South African commander, lawyer, and politician, 6thPresident of the South African Republic(d. 1918)
• 1855–Ferdinand Hummel,German pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1928)
• 1857–Zelia Nuttall,American archeologist and historian (d. 1933)
• 1859–Macpherson Robertson,Australian businessman and philanthropist, foundedMacRobertson's(d. 1945)
• 1860–Jane Addams,American sociologist and author,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1935)
• 1860 –May Jordan McConnel,Australian trade unionist and suffragist (d. 1929)
• 1861–William Lane,English-Australian journalist, foundedNew Australia(d. 1917)
• 1863–Jessie Willcox Smith,Americanillustrator(d. 1935)
• 1868–Heinrich Häberlin,Swiss judge and politician,President of the Swiss National Council(d. 1947)
• 1869–Walford Davies,English organist and composer (d. 1941)
• 1869 –Felix Salten,Austrian-Swiss author and critic (d. 1945)
• 1876–John Macleod,Scottish physician and physiologist,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1935)
• 1879–Max Schreck,German actor (d. 1936)
• 1879 –Joseph Wirth,German educator and politician,Chancellor of Germany(d. 1956)
• 1885–Otto Kruger,American actor (d. 1974)
• 1888–Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.,American businessman and diplomat, 44thUnited States Ambassador to the United Kingdom(d. 1969)
• 1889–Louis Silvers,American composer (d. 1954)
• 1890–Clara Kimball Young,American actress and producer (d. 1960)
• 1892–Edward Victor Appleton,English-Scottish physicist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1965)
• 1893–Claire Lee Chennault,American general and pilot (d. 1958)
• 1899–Billy Rose,American composer and manager (d. 1966)
• 1900–W. A. C. Bennett,Canadian businessman and politician, 25thPremier of British Columbia(d. 1979)
• 1900 –Julien Green,French-American author (d. 1998)
• 1900 –Nguyễn An Ninh,Vietnamese political journalist (d. 1943)

1901–present

• 1906–Luis Federico Leloir,French-Argentine physician and biochemist,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1987)
• 1908–Anthony Wagner,English genealogist and academic (d. 1995)
• 1908 –Korczak Ziolkowski,American sculptor, designed theCrazy Horse Memorial(d. 1982)
• 1909–Michael Gordon,American actor and director (d. 1993)
• 1910–Walter Giesler,American soccer player, referee, and coach (d. 1976)
• 1911–Harry Danning,American baseball player and coach (d. 2004)
• 1911 –Charles Deutsch,Frenchaerodynamicsengineerand automobile maker, co-founder of the brand "DB(d. 1980)
• 1912–Wayne Barlow,American organist, composer, and director (d. 1996)
• 1913–Julie Gibson,American actress and singer (d. 2019)
• 1913 –Leônidas,Brazilian footballer (d. 2004)
• 1915–Ed Oliver,American golfer (d. 1961)
• 1915 –Franz Josef Strauss,German lieutenant and politician,Minister President of Bavaria(d. 1988)
• 1917–John Berry,American-French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1999)
• 1917 –George Mann,English cricketer (d. 2001)
• 1917 –Philipp von Boeselager,German soldier and economist (d. 2008)
• 1919–Wilson Greatbatch,American engineer and philanthropist (d. 2011)
• 1920–Elvira Pagã,Brazilian actress, singer, and author (d. 2003)
• 1921–Carmen Laforet,Spanish author (d. 2004)
• 1921 –Norman Joseph Woodland,American inventor, co-created thebar code(d. 2012)
• 1922–Adriano Moreira,Portuguese politician, Minister of the Overseas Provinces, President of theCDS – People's Party(d. 2022)
• 1923–Peter II of Yugoslavia(d. 1970)
• 1924–John Melcher,American veterinarian and politician (d. 2018)
• 1925–Andrea Camilleri,Italian author, screenwriter, and director (d. 2019)
• 1925 –Jimmy Reed,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976)
• 1926–Prince Claus of the Netherlands(d. 2002)
• 1926 –Jack English Hightower,American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
• 1926 –Arthur Oldham,English composer and conductor (d. 2003)
• 1926 –Maurice Prather,American photographer and director (d. 2001)
• 1928–Fumihiko Maki,Japanese architect and academic, designed theTokyo Metropolitan GymnasiumandMakuhari Messe(d. 2024)
• 1928 –Robert M. Pirsig,American novelist and philosopher (d. 2017)
• 1928 –Yevgeny Svetlanov,Russian conductor and composer (d. 2002)
• 1928 –Sid Watkins,English neurosurgeon and academic (d. 2012)
• 1929–Yash Johar,Indian film producer, foundedDharma Productions(d. 2005)
• 1929 –Ljubov Rebane,Estonian physicist and mathematician (d. 1991)
• 1930–Charles Foley,American game designer, co-createdTwister(d. 2013)
• 1930 –Helmut Piirimäe,Estonian historian and academic (d. 2017)
• 1931–Bud Shrake,American journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2009)
• 1932–Colin McColl,English intelligence officer
• 1932 –Gilles Tremblay,Canadian composer and educator (d. 2017)
• 1935–Isabelle Collin Dufresne,French actress and author (d. 2014)
• 1935 –Jock Wallace Jr.,Scottish footballer and coach (d. 1996)
• 1937–Sergio Aragonés,Spanish-Mexican author and illustrator
• 1937 –Janusz Kurczab,Polish fencer and mountaineer (d. 2015)
• 1937 –Jo Anne Worley,American actress, comedian, and singer
• 1938–Joan Tower,American pianist, composer, and conductor
• 1939–Brigid Berlin,American actress, painter, and photographer (d. 2020)
• 1939 –David Allan Coe,American outlaw country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1939 –Susumu Tonegawa,Japanese biologist and immunologist,Nobel Prizelaureate
• 1940–John M. Hayes,American scientist (d. 2017)
• 1940 –Elizabeth Murray,American painter and illustrator (d. 2007)
• 1940 –Jackie Trent,English-Spanish singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2015)
• 1941–Roger Law,English illustrator
• 1941 –Monica Mason,South African ballerina and director
• 1942–Dave Bargeron,American trombonist and tuba player
• 1942 –Richard Hutton,English cricketer
• 1942 –Mel McDaniel,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)
• 1943–Gordon Birtwistle,English engineer and politician
• 1943 –Richard J. Roberts,English biochemist and biologist,Nobel Prizelaureate
• 1943 –Roger Waters,English singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1944–Donna Haraway,American author, academic, and activist
• 1944 –Swoosie Kurtz,American actress
• 1946–Ron Boone,American basketball player and commentator
• 1946 –Roger Knight,English cricketer and educator
• 1946 –Shirley M. Malcom,American scientist, academic and educator
• 1947–Jane Curtin,American actress and comedian
• 1947 –Bruce Rioch,English footballer and manager
• 1947 –Jacob Rubinovitz,Polish-Israeli engineer and academic
• 1947 –Sylvester,American singer-songwriter (d. 1988)
• 1948–Claydes Charles Smith,American guitarist (d. 2006)
• 1949–Iris Robinson,Northern Irish politician
• 1951–Melih Kibar,Turkish composer (d. 2005)
• 1952–Simon Burns,English politician,Minister of State for Transport
• 1952 –Vladimir Kazachyonok,Russian footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2017)
• 1952 –Buddy Miller,American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1954–Carly Fiorina,American businesswoman and activist
• 1954 –Demetris Kizas,Cypriot footballer
• 1954 –Patrick O'Hearn,American bassist and composer
• 1954 –John Sauven,English economist and environmentalist
• 1955–Raymond Benson,American author and playwright
• 1956–Bill Ritter,American lawyer and politician, 41stGovernor of Colorado
• 1956 –Steven Yearley,English sociologist and academic
• 1957–Ali Divandari,Iranian painter, sculptor, and journalist
• 1957 –Michaëlle Jean,Haitian-Canadian journalist and politician, 27thGovernor-General of Canada
• 1957 –José Sócrates,Portuguese engineer and politician, 119thPrime Minister of Portugal
• 1958–Buster Bloodvessel,English singer-songwriter
• 1958 –Jeff Foxworthy,American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1958 –Nigel Westlake,Australian composer and conductor
• 1958 –Michael Winslow,American actor
• 1958 –The Barbarian,Tongan wrestler
• 1959–Bill Root,Canadian ice hockey player
• 1961–Simon Reeve,Australian journalist and game show host
• 1961 –Wendi Richter,American wrestler
• 1961 –Scott Travis,American rock drummer
• 1961 –Paul Waaktaar-Savoy,Norwegian musician and songwriter
• 1962–Chris Christie,American lawyer and politician, 55thGovernor of New Jersey
• 1962 –Marina Kaljurand,Estonian badminton player and diplomat,Estonia Ambassador to Russia
• 1962 –Elizabeth Vargas,American journalist
• 1962 –Kevin Willis,American basketball player and fashion designer
• 1963–Mark Chesnutt,American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1963 –Pat Nevin,Scottish footballer and sportscaster
• 1963 –Betsy Russell,American actress
• 1963 –Alice Sebold,American author
• 1963 –Bryan Simonaire,American engineer and politician
• 1963 –Geert Wilders,Dutch lawyer and politician
• 1964–Rosie Perez,American actress, dancer, and director
• 1965–Terry Bickers,English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1965 –Darren Clark,Australian sprinter
• 1965 –Tony Fleet,Australian darts player
• 1965 –Christopher Nolan,Irish author and poet (d. 2009)
• 1965 –Van Tiffin,American football player
• 1967–William DuVall,American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1967 –Macy Gray,American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1967 –Kalli Kalde,Estonian painter and illustrator
• 1967 –Milan Lukić,Bosnian Serb convicted of war crimes by theICTY
• 1967 –Igor Štimac,Croatian footballer and manager
• 1968–Saeed Anwar,Pakistani cricketer
• 1968 –Christopher Brookmyre,Scottish author
• 1968 –Paul Rea,American journalist
• 1969–Tony DiTerlizzi,American author and illustrator
• 1969 –Ben Finegold,American chess player and educator
• 1969 –Michellie Jones,Australian-American triathlete
• 1969 –CeCe Peniston,American singer-songwriter, actress, and former beauty pageant winner
• 1970–Cheyne Coates,Australian singer-songwriter and producer
• 1970 –Igor Korolev,Russian-Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2011)
• 1970 –Emily Maitlis,Canadian-English journalist
• 1970 –Rhett Miller,American alternative country singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1971–Devang Gandhi,Indian cricketer
• 1971 –Asko Künnap,Estonian poet and illustrator
• 1971 –Dolores O'Riordan,Irish singer-songwriter (d. 2018)
• 1972–Dylan Bruno,American actor and model
• 1972 –Idris Elba,English actor
• 1972 –Justina Machado,American actress
• 1972 –Saulius Mikalajūnas,Lithuanian footballer
• 1972 –Anika Noni Rose,American actress and singer
• 1973–Carlo Cudicini,Italian footballer
• 1973 –Greg Rusedski,Canadian-English tennis player and sportscaster
• 1973 –Alessandro Troncon,Italian rugby player and coach
• 1974–Tim Henman,English tennis player and sportscaster
• 1974 –Nina Persson,Swedish singer-songwriter and musician
• 1974 –Justin Whalin,American actor
• 1975–Derrek Lee,American baseball player and coach
• 1975 –Ryoko Tani,Japanese judoka and politician
• 1976–Rodrigo Amarante,Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1976 –Naomie Harris,English actress
• 1976 –Jon Ander López,Spanish footballer (d. 2013)
• 1976 –Tom Pappas,American decathlete and coach
• 1978–Cisco Adler,American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1978 –Foxy Brown,American rapper
• 1978 –Alex Escobar,Venezuelan baseball player
• 1978 –Mathew Horne,English actor and screenwriter
• 1978 –Homare Sawa,Japanese footballer
• 1979–Mike Arnaoutis,Greek boxer
• 1979 –Massimo Maccarone,Italian footballer
• 1979 –Carlos Adrián Morales,Mexican footballer
• 1979 –Low Ki,American wrestler
• 1980–Jillian Hall,American wrestler and singer
• 1980 –Kerry Katona,English singer and actress
• 1980 –Samuel Peter,Nigerian boxer
• 1980 –Joseph Yobo,Nigerian footballer
• 1981–Yuki Abe,Japanese footballer
• 1981 –Yumiko Cheng,Hong Kong singer and actress
• 1981 –Andrew Richardson,Jamaican cricketer
• 1981 –Mark Teahen,American baseball player
• 1982–Temeka Johnson,American basketball player
• 1983–Jerry Blevins,American baseball player
• 1983 –Pippa Middleton,English socialite and author
• 1983 –Braun Strowman,American wrestler and strongman
• 1984–Helena Ekholm,Swedish skier
• 1984 –William Porterfield,Northern Irish cricketer
• 1985–Lauren Lapkus,American actress and comedienne
• 1985 –Mitch Moreland,American baseball player
• 1985 –Małgorzata Rejmer,Polish novelist
• 1986–Matt Keating,Australian rugby league player
• 1987–Ramiele Malubay,Filipino-American singer
• 1987 –Emir Preldžić,Turkish basketball player
• 1988–Ray Fujita,French-Japanese actor and singer
• 1988 –Max George,English singer-songwriter and actor
• 1988 –Denis Tonucci,Italian footballer
• 1989–Nikos Boutzikos,Greek footballer
• 1989 –Kim So-eun,South Korean actress
• 1990–Matt McAndrew,American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1990 –John Wall,American basketball player
• 1991–Brian Dumoulin,American ice hockey player
• 1991 –Joe Harris,American basketball player
• 1992–Ryan Shazier,American football player
• 1992 –Young Tonumaipea,Samoan rugby league player
• 1993–Famous Dex,American rapper
• 1993 –Alex Poythress,American basketball player
• 1993 –Mattia Valoti,Italian footballer
• 1995–Mark Andrews,American football player
• 1995 –Mustafizur Rahman,Bangladeshi cricketer
• 1996–Andrés Tello,Colombian footballer
• 1996 –Lil Xan,American rapper
• 1997–Mallory Comerford,American swimmer
• 1997 –Jai Field,Australian rugby league player
• 1997 –Tsukushi,Japanese wrestler
• 1998–Michele Perniola,Italian singer
• 1999–Patrick Brasca,Canadian-Taiwanese singer-songwriter
• 2000–David Kushner,American singer-songwriter
• 2001–Freya Allan,English actress
• 2001 –Terrence Clarke,American basketball player (d. 2021)
• 2002–Asher Angel,American actor
• 2002 –Leylah Fernandez,Canadian tennis player
• 2005–Elzhana Taniyeva,Kazakh rhythmic gymnast

Deaths

Pre-1600

• 394–Eugenius,Roman usurper
• 926–Taizu of Liao,Khitan ruler (b. 872)
• 952–Suzaku,emperor ofJapan(b. 923)
• 957–Liudolf,duke ofSwabia(b. 930)
• 972–John XIII,pope of theCatholic Church(b. 930)
• 1276–Vicedomino de Vicedominis,Italian cardinal (b. 1210)
• 1431–Demetrios Laskaris Leontares,Byzantine admiral and diplomat
• 1511–Ashikaga Yoshizumi,Japanese shōgun (b. 1481)
• 1553–Juan de Homedes y Coscon,47th Grandmaster of theKnights Hospitaller(b. c.1477)
• 1566–Suleiman the Magnificent,Ottoman sultan (b. 1494)

1601–1900

• 1625–Thomas Dempster,Scottish historian and scholar (b. 1579)
• 1635–Metius,Dutch mathematician and astronomer (b. 1571)
• 1649–Robert Dudley,English geographer and explorer (b. 1574)
• 1683–Jean-Baptiste Colbert,French economist and politician,French Controller-General of Finances(b. 1619)
• 1708–Sir John Morden, 1st Baronet,English merchant and philanthropist, foundedMorden College(b. 1623)
• 1748–Edmund Gibson,English bishop and scholar (b. 1669)
• 1783–Carlo Bertinazzi,Italian actor and author (b. 1710)
• 1808–Louis-Pierre Anquetil,French historian and author (b. 1723)
• 1836–Gaspar Flores de Abrego,three terms mayor of San Antonio, in Spanish Texas (b. 1781)
• 1868–Pierre Adolphe Rost,American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1797)
• 1885–Narcís Monturiol,Spanish engineer, designed theIctineo IandIctineo II(b. 1819)
• 1891–Charles Jamrach,German-English businessman (b. 1815)

1901–present

• 1902–Frederick Abel,English chemist and engineer (b. 1827)
• 1907–Sully Prudhomme,French poet and critic,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1839)
• 1919–Lord Charles Beresford,English admiral and politician (b. 1846)
• 1927–William Libbey,American target shooter and geographer (b. 1855)
• 1938–John Stuart Hindmarsh,English race car driver and pilot (b. 1907)
• 1939–Arthur Rackham,English illustrator (b. 1867)
• 1940–Thomas Harte (Irish republican),executed by firing squad (b. 1915)
• 1940–Patrick McGrath (Irish Republican),executed by firing squad (b. 1894)
• 1944–James Cannon Jr.,American Bishop of theMethodist Episcopal Church, South
• 1945–John S. McCain Sr.,American admiral (b. 1884)
• 1949–Walter Widdop,English tenor and actor (b. 1892)
• 1950–Olaf Stapledon,English philosopher and author (b. 1886)
• 1951–James W. Gerard,American lawyer and diplomat,United States Ambassador to Germany(b. 1867)
• 1952–Gertrude Lawrence,English actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1898)
• 1956–Witold Hurewicz,Polish mathematician (b. 1904)
• 1956 –Lee Jung-seob,North Korean painter (b. 1916)
• 1959–Edmund Gwenn,English actor (b. 1877)
• 1959 –Kay Kendall,English actress and comedian (b. 1927)
• 1962–Hanns Eisler,German-Austrian composer (b. 1898)
• 1962 –Seiichiro Kashio,Japanese tennis player (b. 1892)
• 1966–Margaret Sanger,American nurse, educator, and activist (b. 1879)
• 1966 –Hendrik Verwoerd,Dutch-South African journalist and politician, 7thPrime Minister of South Africa(b. 1901)
• 1969–Arthur Friedenreich,Brazilian footballer (b. 1892)
• 1972– Perpetrator and victims of theMunich massacre
  • Luttif Afif,Palestinian terrorist (b. 1945)
  • David Mark Berger,American-Israeli weightlifter (b. 1944)
  • Ze'ev Friedman,Polish-Israeli weightlifter (b. 1944)
  • Yossef Gutfreund,Israeli wrestling judge (b. 1931)
  • Eliezer Halfin,Russian-Israeli wrestler (b. 1948)
  • Amitzur Shapira,Russian-Israeli runner and coach (b. 1932)
  • Kehat Shorr,Romanian shooting coach (b. 1919)
  • Mark Slavin,Israeli wrestler (b. 1954)
  • Andre Spitzer,Romanian-Israeli fencer and coach (b. 1945)
  • Yakov Springer,Polish-Israeli wrestler and coach (b. 1921)
• 1974–Olga Baclanova,Russian-Swiss actress and ballerina (b. 1896)
• 1974 –Otto Kruger,American actor (b. 1885)
• 1978–Max Decugis,French tennis player (b. 1882)
• 1978 –Tom Wilson,American record producer (b. 1931)
• 1978 –Adolf Dassler,German cobbler and entrepreneur, foundedAdidas(b. 1900)
• 1979–Ronald Binge,English organist and composer (b. 1910)
• 1982–Azra Erhat,Turkish archaeologist, author, and academic (b. 1915)
• 1984–Ernest Tubb,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1914)
• 1985–Franco Ferrara,Italian conductor and composer (b. 1911)
• 1986–Blanche Sweet,American actress (b. 1896)
• 1988–Leroy Brown,American wrestler (b. 1950)
• 1990–Tom Fogerty,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)
• 1990 –Len Hutton,English cricketer and soldier (b. 1916)
• 1991–Bob Goldham,Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (b. 1922)
• 1992–Henry Ephron,American playwright, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1912)
• 1994–Nicky Hopkins,English pianist (b. 1944)
• 1994 –Max Kaminsky,American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1908)
• 1997–P. H. Newby,English author and broadcaster (b. 1918)
• 1998–Akira Kurosawa,Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1910)
• 1998 –Ric Segreto,American-Filipino singer-songwriter, actor, and journalist (b. 1952)
• 1998 –Ernst-Hugo Järegård,Swedish actor (b. 1928)
• 1999–Lagumot Harris,Nauruan politician, 3rdPresident of Nauru(b. 1938)
• 1999 –René Lecavalier,Canadian sportscaster (b. 1918)
• 2005–Hasan Abidi,Pakistani journalist and poet (b. 1929)
• 2000–Abdul Haris Nasution,Indonesian Military (b. 1918)
• 2005 –Eugenia Charles,Dominican lawyer and politician, 2ndPrime Minister of Dominica(b. 1919)
• 2007–Madeleine L'Engle,American author and poet (b. 1918)
• 2007 –Luciano Pavarotti,Italian tenor (b. 1935)
• 2008–Anita Page,American actress (b. 1910)
• 2009–Catherine Gaskin,Irish-Australian author (b. 1929)
• 2010–Boris Chetkov,Russian painter (b. 1926)
• 2010 –Clive Donner,English director and editor (b. 1926)
• 2011–Michael S. Hart,American author, foundedProject Gutenberg(b. 1947)
• 2012–Elisabeth Böhm,German architect (b. 1921)
• 2012 –Lawrie Dring,Scottish scout leader, foundedWorld Federation of Independent Scouts(b. 1931)
• 2012 –Jerome Kilty,American actor and playwright (b. 1922)
• 2012 –Art Modell,American businessman (b. 1925)
• 2012 –Oscar Rossi,Argentine footballer and manager (b. 1930)
• 2012 –Terry Nutkins,English naturalist, television presenter and author (b. 1946)
• 2013–Ann C. Crispin,American author (b. 1950)
• 2013 –Khin Maung Kyi,Burmese economist and scholar (b. 1926)
• 2013 –Santiago Rosario,Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach (b. 1939)
• 2014–Odd Bondevik,Norwegian bishop and theologian (b. 1941)
• 2014 –Cirilo Flores,American bishop (b. 1948)
• 2014 –Seth Martin,Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1933)
• 2014 –Kira Zvorykina,Belarusian chess player and educator (b. 1919)
• 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)
• 2017–Peter Luck,Australian journalist and television host (b. 1944)
• 2017 –Kate Millett,American feminist author and activist (b. 1934)
• 2018–Richard DeVos,American billionaire businessman (b. 1926)
• 2018 –Liz Fraser,English actress (b. 1930)
• 2018 –Will Jordan,American comedian and actor (b. 1927)
• 2018 –Burt Reynolds,American actor, director and producer (b. 1936)
• 2019–Robert Mugabe,Zimbabwean politician, 2ndPresident of Zimbabwe(b. 1924)
• 2020–Lou Brock,American baseball player (b. 1939)
• 2021–Jean-Paul Belmondo,French actor (b. 1933)
• 2021 –Michael K. Williams,American actor (b. 1966)
• 2024–Rebecca Horn,German visual artist (b. 1944)
• 2024 –Will Jennings,American songwriter (b. 1944)
• 2024 –Cathy Merrick,Canadian First Nations leader (b. 1961/1962)
• 2024 –Ron Yeats,Scottish footballer (b. 1937)

Holidays and observances

• Christianfeast days:
  • Begga
  • Chagnoald
  • Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria
  • Gondulphus of Metz
  • Magnus of Füssen
  • Onesiphorus
  • Zechariah (Hebrew prophet)(Catholic church)
  • September 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• The earliest date on which theAbbots Bromley Horn Danceis performed
• Armed Forces Day (São Tomé and Príncipe)
• Defence DayorArmy Day(Pakistan)
• Flag Day (Bonaire)
• Independence Day (Swaziland),celebrates the independence ofEswatinifrom the United Kingdom in 1968
• Unification Day (Bulgaria)

External links

• "On This Day".BBC.
• The New York Times:On This Day
• "Historical Events on September 6".OnThisDay.com.