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September 6

A look at September 6 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including John Dalton and Franz Josef Strauss, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2018

    Supreme Court of India

    Supreme Court of India decriminalised all consensual sex among adults in private, making homosexuality legal on the Indian lands.

    Highest court of jurisdiction
  2. 1997

    Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales

    The funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people line the streets and 21⁄2 billion watch around the world on television.

    1997 funeral ceremony in
  3. 1995

    Cal Ripken Jr.

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

    American baseball player (born
  4. 1952

    1952 Farnborough Airshow crash

    A prototype aircraft crashes at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing 29 spectators and the two on board.

    Jet fighter crash in
  5. 1939

    World War II

    World War II: The British Royal Air Force suffers its first fighter pilot casualty of the Second World War at the Battle of Barking Creek as a result of friendly fire.

    1939–1945 global conflict
  6. 1930

    Hipólito Yrigoyen

    Democratically elected Argentine president Hipólito Yrigoyen is deposed in a military coup.

    President of Argentina (1916–1922,
  7. 1914

    World War I

    World War I: The First Battle of the Marne, which would halt the Imperial German Army's advance into France, begins.

    1914–1918 global conflict
  8. 1781

    American Revolutionary War

    American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Groton Heights takes place, resulting in a British victory.

    1775–1783 conflict in North
  9. 1634

    Thirty Years' War

    Thirty Years' War: In the Battle of Nördlingen, the Catholic Imperial army defeats Swedish and German Protestant forces.

    Major war in Central
  10. 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus sails from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, his final port of call before crossing the Atlantic Ocean for the first time.

    Italian navigator and explorer
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Famous birthday twins

Born on September 6

John Dalton

b. 1766

English chemist, meteorologist, and physicist

Franz Josef Strauss

b. 1915

German lieutenant and politician, Minister President of Bavaria

Max Schreck

b. 1879

German actor

Joseph Wirth

b. 1879

German educator and politician, Chancellor of Germany

Philipp von Boeselager

b. 1917

German soldier and economist

Chris Christie

b. 1962

American lawyer and politician, 55th Governor of New Jersey

Sebastian Knüpfer

b. 1633

German cantor and composer

Moses Mendelssohn

b. 1729

German philosopher and theologian

Deaths

  • 2019Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean politician, 2nd President of Zimbabwe
  • 2011Michael S. Hart, American author, founded Project Gutenberg
  • 1998Akira Kurosawa, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1994Nicky Hopkins, English pianist
  • 1566Suleiman the Magnificent, Ottoman sultan
  • 926Abaoji, Khitan ruler

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast days: Begga
  • —Christian feast days: Chagnoald
  • —Christian feast days: Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria
  • —Christian feast days: Gondulphus of Metz
  • —Christian feast days: Magnus of Füssen
  • —Christian feast days: Onesiphorus
  • —Christian feast days: Zechariah (Hebrew prophet) (Catholic church)
  • —Christian feast days: September 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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