September 6

Events

 * – According to the the current era in the  started.
 * – : The   defeats and kills the  usurper  and his ish .
 * – sails from  in the, his final port of call before crossing the  for the first time.
 * – The , one of the surviving ships of 's expedition, returns to in, becoming the first ship to  the world.
 * – The sail from, , on the  to settle in.
 * – s settle, which will later become part of.
 * – The ends with the Venetian fortress surrendering to the
 * – hits, killing more than 6000.
 * – The takes place, resulting a  victory.
 * – leaves  and moves in with  and his family in.
 * – : Forces under   bloodlessly capture, which gives the  control of the mouth of the.
 * – : evacuate  and  in.
 * – of  becomes the first woman in the  to cast a vote legally after.
 * – declares its union with . The  is accomplished.
 * – becomes the first  to take 250 s in an English season – a feat since accomplished only by  (twice),,  (twice) and  (six times).
 * –  shoots and fatally wounds   at the  in.
 * – Democratically elected president  is.
 * – : The start of the.
 * – : The.
 * 1939  – :  declares war on.
 * – King abdicates and is succeeded by his son.
 * – : The city of, is liberated by allied forces.
 * – becomes  of the.
 * – military authorities relinquish control of former  assets back to  control.
 * – A former in,  kills 13 neighbors in , with a souvenir  to become the first  single-episode er.
 * – 's first television station,, opens in.
 * – : 's and   are the target of a government-sponsored.
 * – The (CEIPI) is founded.
 * – : attacks  and announces that its forces will capture  (city of ) in an hour.
 * – In, , the architect of , , is stabbed to death during a parliamentary meeting.
 * – becomes independent.
 * – Two passenger jets bound from to  are simultaneously hijacked by   members of  and taken to  in.
 * – : air force pilot   lands a  jet fighter at  on the island of  in  and requests  in the.
 * – The admits to shooting down, stating that the pilots did not know it was a civilian  when it violated  airspace.
 * –, a crashes just after takeoff from , killing 31.
 * – In, two s from 's organization kill 22 and wound six inside the during  services.
 * – The recognizes the independence of the s:,  and.
 * 1991  – The name  is restored to 's second largest city, which had been renamed Leningrad in.
 * – is laid to rest in front of a television audience of more than 2.5 billion.
 * – The takes place.
 * – 9 formed in the Tropical Atlantic Ocean, later to become, the 9th named storm of the.

Births

 * –, Flemish historian (d. )
 * –, Italian composer (d. )
 * –, French cardinal and statesman (d. )
 * – Tsar (d. )
 * –, German-born founder of the U.S. Lutheran Church (d. )
 * –, Swedish physicist (d. )
 * –, German philosopher (d. )
 * –, French soldier and statesman (d. )
 * –, British chemist and physicist (d. )
 * –, Austrian music publisher and composer (d. )
 * –, English writer and lecturer (d. )
 * –, American educator (d. )
 * –, French naturalist (d. )
 * –, Algerian political and military leader (d. )
 * –, Canadian politician (d. )
 * –, American Civil War Confederate General (d. )
 * –, Canadian politician (d. )
 * –, Polish physician (d. )
 * –, Lincoln conspirator (d. )
 * –, American archeologist and historian (d. )
 * –, American social worker, recipient of the (d. )
 * –, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. )
 * –, Austrian author (d. )
 * –, Scottish-born physician and physiologist, laureate (d. )
 * –, American musician (d. )
 * –, (d. )
 * –, American banker and diplomat (d. )
 * –, American actress (d. )
 * – Sir, English physicist, laureate (d. )
 * –, American pilot (d. )
 * –, American composer (d. )
 * –, Canadian politician (d. )
 * 1900  –, French-born American novelist (d. )
 * –, American boxer (d. )
 * –, French-born chemist, laureate (d. )
 * –, American actor and director (b. )
 * –, American baseball player (d. )
 * –, German Politician (d. )
 * –, German Wehrmacht officer, failed assassin of Adolf Hitler
 * –, American Inventor
 * – King (d. )
 * –, American blues singer (d. )
 * –, American motion picture and still photographer (d. )
 * 1926  –, Prince Consort of the Netherlands (d. )
 * –, American author
 * 1928  –, Russian conductor and composer (d. )
 * –, Indian film producer (d. )
 * –, Spanish-born illustrator
 * 1937  –, American actor
 * 1937  –, American actress
 * –, Japanese molecular biologist, recipient of the
 * 1939  –, American soldier and author
 * 1939  –, American country singer
 * –, English biochemist and molecular biologist, recipient of the
 * 1943  –, British musician
 * –, American actress
 * –, American baseball executive
 * –, American actress
 * 1947 –, Scottish footballer and coach
 * –, French stamp designer
 * –, American politician
 * –, 27th
 * 1957  – ,
 * –, American comedian
 * 1958  –, American actor and comedian
 * 1958  –, British singer
 * 1958  –, Australian musician and composer
 * –, American musician
 * 1961  –, Norwegian musician
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1962  –, American journalist
 * –, American novelist
 * 1963  –, Dutch politician
 * 1963  –, American politician
 * 1963  -, Scottish footballer
 * –, American actress
 * –, Australian actor and film director
 * –, American television
 * –, American chess player
 * 1969  –, American  singer
 * –, American composer and author
 * –, Irish musician
 * –, English writer
 * 1972  –, Puerto Rican actress
 * 1972  –, American actress and singer
 * 1972  –, English/American actor
 * 1972  –, American actor
 * –, Italian footballer
 * 1973  –, Canadian-born tennis player
 * –, English tennis player
 * 1974  –, American actress
 * 1974  –, Swedish musician
 * 1974  –, Canadian actress
 * –, American baseball player
 * 1974  –, American actor
 * –, American rapper
 * 1976  –, South Korean actress and pop singer
 * 1976  –, American actress
 * –, Japanese singer
 * -, American singer
 * 1978  –, Venezuelan baseball player
 * 1978  –, drummer
 * –, American rapper
 * 1979  –, American professional wrestler
 * 1979  –, Italian footballer
 * 1979  –, Mexican footballer
 * –, Nigerian footballer
 * 1980  –, Japanese archer
 * 1980  –, American professional wrestler
 * 1980  –, Nigerian heavyweight boxer
 * –, singer
 * –, Serbian student movement leader
 * –, American rapper
 * –, American porn star
 * –, Greek footballer
 * –, first  (d. )
 * –, Imperial Family member

Deaths

 * –, Japanese shogun (b. )
 * –, Protestant bible translator (b. c. )
 * –, Scottish historian (b. )
 * –, Dutch mathematician and astronomer (b. )
 * –, English explorer and geographer (b. )
 * –, French minister finance (b. )
 * – Sir, English merchant and philanthropist (b. )
 * –, English jurist (b. )
 * –, wife of (b. )
 * –, Italian actor and writer (b. )
 * –, French historian (b. )
 * –, judge,  commissioner (b. )
 * –, English chemist (b. )
 * –, French writer, laureate (b. )
 * –, British racing driver and aviator (b. )
 * –, British writer and philosopher (b. )
 * –, American jurist and diplomat (b. )
 * –, English actress (b. )
 * –, German-born composer (b. )
 * 1962  –, Japanese tennis player (b. )
 * –, American birth control activist (b. )
 * 1966  –,  (b. )
 * –, Brazilian football player (b. )
 * –, Russian-born actress (b. )
 * –, American record producer (b. )
 * -, Irish author (b. )
 * –, American singer (b. )
 * –, American singer (b. )
 * –, American actress (b. )
 * –, American television producer (b. )
 * –, professional wrestler (b. )
 * –, English cricketer (b. )
 * 1990  –, American singer (b. )
 * –, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * –, British musician (b. )
 * –, British author and BBC radio director (b. )
 * –, Japanese film director (b. )
 * –, French Canadian sportscaster (b. )
 * –, first  (b. )
 * –, American actor (b. )
 * 2003  –, Iranian mountain climber (b. )
 * –, Pakistani journalist and poet (b. )
 * –, American author (b. )
 * 2007  –, Italian tenor (b. )
 * 2007  –, African Grey parrot "student" of  (b. )
 * 2007  –, Italian tenor (b. )
 * 2007  –, African Grey parrot "student" of  (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * – Saint of ;
 * Also see.
 * – in, , , and  (as of ).
 * –  Since 
 * – (from the, ).
 * – in 39 s, in remembrance of
 * – in 39 s, in remembrance of