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On This Day · The 249th day of the year

September 6

From 1492 to 2018, September 6 gathers 526 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

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Virgo is the sign for September 6 — read more on the Virgo page, or see September's birthstone & birth flower.

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What happened on September 6?

September 6 is the 249th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1492 and 2018. Famous people born on September 6 include John Dalton, Franz Josef Strauss and Max Schreck.

Released on September 6

Movies, games, albums & shows

2024

  • Game Astro Bot
  • Game NBA 2K25

2023

  • Game Starfield

2022

  • Game Railbound
  • Game Train Sim World 3
  • Game Temtem

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1492

    Christopher Columbus

  2. 1634

    Thirty Years' War

  3. 1781

    American Revolutionary War

  4. 1914

    World War I

  5. 1930

    Hipólito Yrigoyen

  6. 1939

    World War II

  7. 1952

    1952 Farnborough Airshow crash

  8. 1995

    Cal Ripken Jr.

  9. 1997

    Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales

  10. 2018

    Supreme Court of India

Famous birthday twins

Born on September 6

John Dalton

b. 1766

Franz Josef Strauss

b. 1915

Max Schreck

b. 1879

Joseph Wirth

b. 1879

Philipp von Boeselager

b. 1917

Chris Christie

b. 1962

Sebastian Knüpfer

b. 1633

Moses Mendelssohn

b. 1729

Deaths

  • 2019Robert Mugabe
  • 2011Michael S. Hart
  • 1998Akira Kurosawa
  • 1994Nicky Hopkins
  • 1566Suleiman the Magnificent
  • 926Abaoji

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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