Tukuk-OS📅 September 6
20 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on September 6? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2022 — Liz Truss (pictured) succeeded Boris Johnson as prime minister following the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis.
Liz TrussBoris JohnsonJuly 2022 United Kingdom government crisis
- 2018 — The Supreme Court of India invalidated part of Section 377 of the Penal Code, thus legalising homosexuality in India.
- 2017 — Hurricane Irma reached peak intensity near the Caribbean islands of Barbuda, Saint Martin, and Virgin Gorda.
- 2000 — The Los Angeles Dodgers hosted the first Pride Night in Major League Baseball history.
- 1999 — The Parliament of Singapore relocated from the Old Parliament House to its current meeting place (pictured).
Parliament of SingaporeThe Arts HouseParliament House, Singapore
- 1997 — An estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide watched the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, on television.
- 1995 — Cal Ripken Jr. (pictured) played his 2,131st consecutive Major League Baseball game, breaking the 56-year-old record set by Lou Gehrig.
Cal Ripken Jr.Major League BaseballList of Major League Baseball consecutive games played leaders
- 1976 — Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko landed his MiG-25 in Hakodate, Japan, declaring his intention to defect to the West.
- 1970 — Black September: The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijacked four airliners, landing two at Dawson's Field in Jordan and one in Cairo, while the last hijacking attempt was foiled near London.
Black SeptemberPopular Front for the Liberation of PalestineDawson's Field hijackings
- 1963 — The Kennedy administration sent Victor H. Krulak and Joseph Mendenhall on a mission to assess the progress of the Vietnam War.
Presidency of John F. KennedyVictor H. KrulakJoseph A. Mendenhall
- 1952 — A prototype aircraft crashed at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing the pilot and test observer on board, and 29 spectators.
Farnborough Airshow crashFarnborough International AirshowHampshire
- 1944 — World War II: Soviet forces captured the city of Tartu on their way to re-establishing their rule in Estonia.
- 1930 — Argentine president Hipólito Yrigoyen was deposed in a military coup by José Félix Uriburu.
Hipólito Yrigoyen1930 Argentine coup d'étatJosé Félix Uriburu
- 1916 — The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was founded in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
- 1901 — U.S. president William McKinley was fatally shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, and died eight days later.
William McKinleyAssassination of William McKinleyLeon Czolgosz
- 1863 — General John S. Marmaduke fatally wounded his Confederate Army colleague Lucius M. Walker in a formal duel in Arkansas.
- 1781 — American Revolutionary War: General Benedict Arnold led British forces to victory at the Battle of Groton Heights.
American Revolutionary WarBenedict ArnoldBattle of Groton Heights
- 1634 — Thirty Years' War: In the Battle of Nördlingen, the Catholic Imperial army defeated Swedish and German Protestant forces.
- 1566 — Suleiman the Magnificent, the longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire, died at the age of 71.
- 1492 — Christopher Columbus set sail from San Sebastián de La Gomera in the Canary Islands on his first voyage across the Atlantic, discovering the Americas.
Christopher ColumbusSan Sebastián de La GomeraCanary Islands
Births
- 2006 — Prince Hisahito of Akishino, Japanese prince
- 2005 — Elzhana Taniyeva, Kazakh rhythmic gymnast
- 2002 — Asher Angel, American actor
- 2002 — Leylah Fernandez, Canadian tennis player
- 2001 — Freya Allan, English actress
- 2001 — Terrence Clarke, American basketball player (died 2021)
- 2000 — David Kushner, American singer-songwriter
- 1998 — Michele Perniola, Italian singer
- 1997 — Mallory Comerford, American swimmer
- 1997 — Tsukushi, Japanese wrestler
- 1996 — Andrés Tello, Colombian footballer
- 1996 — Lil Xan, American rapper
Deaths
- 2025 — Rick Davies, English musician (born 1944)
- 2024 — Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, Turkish-American activist (born 1998)
- 2024 — Rebecca Horn, German visual artist (born 1944)
- 2024 — Will Jennings, American songwriter (born 1944)
- 2024 — Cathy Merrick, Canadian First Nations leader (born 1961/1962)
- 2024 — Ron Yeats, Scottish footballer (born 1937)
- 2021 — Jean-Paul Belmondo, French actor (born 1933)
- 2021 — Michael K. Williams, American actor (born 1966)
- 2020 — Lou Brock, American baseball player (born 1939)
- 2019 — Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean politician, 2nd President of Zimbabwe (born 1924)
- 2018 — Richard DeVos, American billionaire businessman (born 1926)
- 2018 — Liz Fraser, English actress (born 1930)
Observances & holidays
- 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: Blessed Jan Franciszek Czartoryski
- 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)
- The earliest date on which the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance is performed
- Armed Forces Day (São Tomé and Príncipe)
- Defence Day or Army Day (Pakistan)
- Flag Day (Bonaire)
- Independence Day (Swaziland), celebrates the independence of Eswatini from the United Kingdom in 1968
- Unification Day (Bulgaria)
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