September 6

September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 116 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Friday or Saturday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Wednesday (56).

Events

• 394 – Battle of the Frigidus: Roman Emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills the usurper Eugenius. His Frankish magister militum Arbogast escapes but commits suicide two days later
• 1492 – Christopher Columbus sails from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, his final port of call before crossing the Atlantic Ocean for the first time.
• 1522 – The Victoria, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition, returns to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, becoming the first ship to circumnavigate the world.
• 1620 – The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England, on the Mayflower to settle in North America. (Old Style date; September 16 per New Style date.)
• 1628 – Puritans settle Salem, which will later become part of Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• 1634 – Thirty Years' War: In the Battle of Nördlingen, the Catholic Imperial army defeats Swedish and German Protestant forces.
• 1642 – The English Parliament led by Puritans issues an Ordinance suppressing all stage plays in theatres.
• 1781 – The Battle of Groton Heights takes place, resulting in a British victory.
• 1803 – British scientist John Dalton begins using symbols to represent the atoms of different elements.
• 1847 – Henry David Thoreau leaves Walden Pond and moves in with Ralph Waldo Emerson and his family in Concord, Massachusetts.
• 1861 – American Civil War: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant bloodlessly capture Paducah, Kentucky, giving the Union control of the Tennessee River's mouth.
• 1863 – American Civil War: Confederate forces evacuate Battery Wagner and Morris Island in South Carolina.
• 1870 – Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming becomes the first woman in the United States to cast a vote legally after 1807.
• 1885 – Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria, thus accomplishing Bulgarian unification.
• 1901 – Leon Czolgosz, an unemployed anarchist, shoots and fatally wounds US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
• 1916 – The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tennessee, by Clarence Saunders.
• 1930 – Democratically elected Argentine president Hipólito Yrigoyen is deposed in a military coup.
• 1939 – World War II: At the Battle of Barking Creek, Britain suffers its first fighter pilot casualty of the Second World War as a result of friendly fire.
• 1939 – World War II: South Africa declares war on Nazi Germany.
• 1940 – King Carol II of Romania abdicates and is succeeded by his son Michael.
• 1943 – The Monterrey Institute of Technology, one of the largest and most influential private universities in Latin America, is founded in Monterrey, Mexico.
• 1943 – Pennsylvania Railroad's premier train derails at Frankford Junction in Philadelphia, killing 79 people and injuring 117 others.
• 1944 – World War II: The city of Ypres, Belgium is liberated by Allied forces.
• 1944 – World War II: Soviet forces capture the city of Tartu, Estonia.
• 1946 – United States Secretary of State James F. Byrnes announces that the U.S. will follow a policy of economic reconstruction in postwar Germany.
• 1949 – Allied military authorities relinquish control of former Nazi Germany assets back to German control.
• 1952 – A prototype aircraft crashes at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing 29 spectators and the two on board.
• 1955 – Istanbul's Greek, Jewish and Armenian minority are the target of a government-sponsored pogrom; dozens are killed in ensuing riots.
• 1962 – The United States government begins the Exercise Spade Fork nuclear readiness drill.
• 1962 – Archaeologist Peter Marsden discovers the first of the Blackfriars Ships dating back to the 2nd century AD in the Blackfriars area of the banks of the River Thames in London.
• 1965 – India retaliates following Pakistan's Operation Grand Slam which results in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 that ends in a stalemate and follows the signing of the Tashkent Declaration.
• 1966 – In Cape Town, South Africa, the architect of apartheid, Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, is stabbed to death during a parliamentary meeting.
• 1968 – Swaziland becomes independent.
• 1970 – Two passenger jets bound from Europe to New York are simultaneously hijacked by Palestinian terrorist members of the PFLP and taken to Dawson's Field, Jordan.
• 1972 – Munich massacre: Nine Israeli athletes taken hostage at the Munich Olympic Games by the Palestinian "Black September" terrorist group die (as did a German policeman) at the hands of the kidnappers during a failed rescue attempt. Two other Israeli athletes were slain in the initial attack the previous day.
• 1976 – Cold War: Soviet Air Force pilot Lieutenant Viktor Belenko lands a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 jet fighter at Hakodate on the island of Hokkaidō in Japan and requests political asylum in the United States; his request is granted.
• 1983 – The Soviet Union admits to shooting down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, stating its operatives did not know it was a civilian aircraft when it reportedly violated Soviet airspace.
• 1986 – In Istanbul, two terrorists from Abu Nidal's organization kill 22 and wound six congregants inside the Neve Shalom Synagogue during Shabbat services.
• 1991 – The Soviet Union recognizes the independence of the Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
• 1991 – The name Saint Petersburg is restored to Russia's second largest city, which had been known as Leningrad since 1924.
• 1995 – Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles plays in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking a record that had stood for 56 years.
• 1997 – The Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people lined the streets and 2.5 billion watched around the world on television.
• 2007 – Israel executes an air strike, Operation Orchard, to destroy a nuclear reactor in Syria.
• 2009 – The ro-ro ferry SuperFerry 9 sinks off the Zamboanga Peninsula in the Philippines with 971 persons aboard; all but ten are rescued.
• 2012 – Sixty-one people die after a fishing boat capsizes off the İzmir Province coast of Turkey, near the Greek Aegean islands.

Births

• 1475 – Artus Gouffier, Lord of Boissy, French nobleman and politician (d. 1519)
• 1475 – Sebastiano Serlio, Italian Mannerist architect (d. 1554)
• 1535 – Emanuel van Meteren, Flemish historian and author (d. 1612)
• 1620 – Isabella Leonarda, Italian composer and educator (d. 1704)
• 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)
• 1814 – George-Étienne Cartier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Premier of East Canada (d. 1873)
• 1815 – St. John Richardson Liddell, American general (d. 1870)
• 1817 – Alexander Tilloch Galt, English-Canadian businessman and politician, 1st Canadian 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, 6th President 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, founded MacRobertson's (d. 1945)
• 1860 – Jane Addams, American sociologist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935)
• 1861 – William Lane, English-Australian journalist, founded New Australia (d. 1917)
• 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 Prize laureate (d. 1935)
• 1879 – Max Schreck, German actor (d. 1936)
• 1879 – Joseph Wirth, German educator and politician, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1956)
• 1888 – Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., American businessman and diplomat, 44th United 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 Prize laureate (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, 25th Premier of British Columbia (d. 1979)
• 1900 – Julien Green, French-American author (d. 1998)
• 1906 – Luis Federico Leloir, French-Argentinian physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)
• 1908 – Anthony Wagner, English genealogist and academic (d. 1995)
• 1908 – Korczak Ziolkowski, American sculptor, designed the Crazy 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, French aerodynamics engineer and 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
• 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 the bar code (d. 2012)
• 1923 – Peter II of Yugoslavia (d. 1970)
• 1924 – John Melcher, American veterinarian and politician
• 1925 – Andrea Camilleri, Italian author, screenwriter, and director
• 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 the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium and Makuhari Messe
• 1928 – Robert M. Pirsig, American novelist and philosopher
• 1928 – Yevgeny Svetlanov, Russian conductor and composer (d. 2002)
• 1928 – Sid Watkins, English neurosurgeon and academic (d. 2012)
• 1929 – Yash Johar, Indian film producer, founded Dharma Productions (d. 2005)
• 1929 – Ljubov Rebane, Estonian physicist and mathematician (d. 1991)
• 1930 – Charles Foley, American game designer, co-created Twister (d. 2013)
• 1930 – Helmut Piirimäe, Estonian historian and academic
• 1931 – Bud Shrake, American journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2009)
• 1932 – Colin McColl, English intelligence officer
• 1932 – Gilles Tremblay, Canadian composer and educator
• 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
• 1939 – Errol Black, Canadian academic and politician (d. 2012)
• 1939 – Susumu Tonegawa, Japanese biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1940 – John M. Hayes, American scientist
• 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 Prize laureate
• 1943 – Roger Waters, English singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1944 – Donna Haraway, American author, academic, and activist
• 1944 – Swoosie Kurtz, American actress
• 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
• 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
• 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, 41st Governor 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, 27th Governor-General of Canada
• 1957 – José Sócrates, Portuguese engineer and politician, 119th Prime 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
• 1959 – Bill Root, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1961 – Simon Reeve, Australian journalist and game show host
• 1962 – Chris Christie, American lawyer and politician, 55th Governor 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 – 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 – 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 – 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
• 1970 – Cheyne Coates, Australian singer-songwriter and producer
• 1970 – Emily Maitlis, Canadian-English journalist
• 1971 – Devang Gandhi, Indian cricketer
• 1971 – Asko Künnap, Estonian poet and illustrator
• 1971 – Dolores O'Riordan, Irish singer-songwriter
• 1972 – Idris Elba, English actor
• 1972 – Saulius Mikalajūnas, Lithuanian footballer
• 1972 – Anika Noni Rose, American actress and singer
• 1973 – Carlo Cudicini, Italian footballer
• 1973 – Greg Rusedski, English tennis player and sportscaster
• 1973 – Alessandro Troncon, Italian rugby player and coach
• 1974 – Tim Henman, English tennis player and sportscaster
• 1975 – Derrek Lee, American baseball player and coach
• 1976 – Rodrigo Amarante, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 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 – Alex Escobar, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1978 – Mathew Horne, English actor and screenwriter
• 1978 – Homare Sawa, Japanese footballer
• 1979 – Mike Arnaoutis, Greek boxer
• 1979 – Foxy Brown, American rapper
• 1979 – Massimo Maccarone, Italian footballer
• 1979 – Carlos Adrián Morales, Mexican footballer
• 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
• 1984 – Helena Ekholm, Swedish skier
• 1984 – William Porterfield, Northern Irish cricketer
• 1987 – Ramiele Malubay, Saudi Arabian-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
• 1992 – Young Tonumaipea, Samoan rugby league player
• 1993 – Mattia Valoti, Italian footballer
• 1996 – Andrés Tello, Colombian footballer
• 1998 – Michele Perniola, Italian singer
• 1999 – Patrick Brasca, Canadian-Taiwanese singer-songwriter

Deaths

• 394 – Eugenius, Roman usurper
• 926 – Emperor Taizu of Liao (b. 872)
• 957 – Liudolf, Duke of Swabia (b. 930)
• 972 – Pope John XIII (b. 930)
• 1092 – Conrad I, Duke of Bohemia
• 1276 – Vicedomino de Vicedominis, Italian cardinal (b. 1210)
• 1431 – Demetrios Laskaris Leontares, Byzantine admiral and diplomat
• 1511 – Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1481)
• 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, founded Morden 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)
• 1868 – Pierre Adolphe Rost, American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1797)
• 1885 – Narcís Monturiol, Spanish engineer, designed the Ictineo I and Ictineo II (b. 1819)
• 1891 – Charles Jamrach, German-English businessman (b. 1815)
• 1902 – Frederick Abel, English chemist and engineer (b. 1827)
• 1907 – Sully Prudhomme, French poet and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (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)
• 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, 7th Prime Minister of South Africa (b. 1901)
• 1969 – Arthur Friedenreich, Brazilian footballer (b. 1892)
• 1972 – Perpetrator and victims of the Munich 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)
• 1978 – Max Decugis, French tennis player (b. 1882)
• 1978 – Tom Wilson, American record producer (b. 1931)
• 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)
• 1987 – Quinn Martin, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1922)
• 1988 – Leroy Brown, American wrestler (b. 1950)
• 1988 – Bill Northam, Australian sailor and businessman (b. 1905)
• 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 – James Clavell, Australian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)
• 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)
• 1999 – Lagumot Harris, Nauruan politician, 3rd President of Nauru (b. 1938)
• 1999 – René Lecavalier, Canadian sportscaster (b. 1918)
• 2005 – Hasan Abidi, Pakistani journalist and poet (b. 1929)
• 2005 – Eugenia Charles, Dominican lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime 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, founded Project Gutenberg (b. 1947)
• 2012 – Elisabeth Böhm, German architect (b. 1921)
• 2012 – Lawrie Dring, Scottish scout leader, founded World 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, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1930)
• 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)

Holidays and observances

• Christian feast days:
  • Begga
  • Chagnoald
  • Gondulphus of Metz
  • 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 Swaziland from the United Kingdom in 1968
• National Coffee Ice Cream Day (United States)
• Unification Day (Bulgaria)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada