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{{about|the date|the excommunicated Latter-day Saints|September Six}} {{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== * [[394]] – [[Battle of the Frigidus]]: [[Roman emperor]] [[Theodosius I]] defeats and kills [[Eugenius]] the usurper. His [[Franks|Frank]]ish ''[[magister militum]]'' [[Arbogast (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 (ship)|Victoria]]'' returns to [[Sanlúcar de Barrameda]] in Spain, the only surviving ship of [[Ferdinand Magellan]]'s expedition and the first known ship to [[circumnavigate]] the world. ===1601–1900=== *[[1620]] – The [[Pilgrim Fathers|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, Massachusetts|Salem]], which became part of [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]]. *[[1634]] – [[Thirty Years' War]]: In the [[Battle of Nördlingen (1634)|Battle of Nördlingen]], the Catholic Imperial army defeats Swedish and German Protestant forces. *[[1781]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: 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. *[[1861]] – [[American Civil War]]: Forces under [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] General [[Ulysses S. Grant]] bloodlessly capture [[Paducah, Kentucky]], giving the Union control of the [[Tennessee River]]'s mouth. *[[1863]] – American Civil War: [[Confederate States of America|Confederate forces]] evacuate [[Fort Wagner|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–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Leon Czolgosz]], an unemployed [[Anarchism|anarchist]], [[Assassination of William McKinley|shoots and fatally wounds]] [[President of the United States|US President]] [[William McKinley]] at the [[Pan-American Exposition]] in [[Buffalo, New York]]. *[[1914]] – [[World War I]]: The [[First Battle of the Marne]], which would halt the [[Imperial German Army]]'s advance into France, begins.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Battles of World War I {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/list/battles-of-world-war-i|access-date=2022-01-13|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}</ref> *[[1915]] – World War I: The [[British heavy tanks of the First World War|first tank]] prototype, developed by [[William Foster & Co.]] for the British army, was completed and given its first test drive.<ref>{{cite web|title=On This Day In Automotive History Motoring|website=365 Days Of Motoring|date=6 September 1915 |url=https://365daysofmotoring.com/the-first-tank-prototype-developed-by-william-foster-company-for-the-british-army-was-completed-and-given-its-first-test-drive/}}</ref> *[[1930]] – Democratically elected [[Argentina|Argentine]] president [[Hipólito Yrigoyen]] is [[1930 Argentine coup d'état|deposed in a military coup]]. *[[1936]] – [[Spanish Civil War]]: The [[Interprovincial Council of Asturias and León]] is established.<ref>{{cite book|last=Morán García Robes|first=Julio|title=Las Humanidades en Acatlan - Asturias en la Guerra civil española|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BZL2qxqZdCgC&q=Consejo+Interprovincial+de+Asturias+y+Le%C3%B3n+6+septiembre&pg=PA33|access-date=4 October 2013 |year=1997|publisher=[[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México]]|location=[[México D.F.]]|isbn=968-36-5044-9|page=33}} {{in lang|es}}</ref> *[[1939]] – [[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 – World War II: [[Union of South Africa]] [[Military history of South Africa during World War II|declares war]] on Germany. *[[1940]] – King [[Carol II of Romania]] abdicates and is succeeded by his son [[Michael I of Romania|Michael]]. General [[Ion Antonescu]] becomes the ''[[Conducător]]'' of [[Kingdom of Romania|Romania]]. *[[1943]] – The [[Monterrey Institute of Technology]] is founded in [[Monterrey]], Mexico as one of the largest and most influential private universities in Latin America. * 1943 – [[Pennsylvania Railroad]]'s premier train [[1943 Frankford Junction train wreck|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 [[Tartu Offensive|capture]] the city of [[Tartu]], [[Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic|Estonia]]. *[[1946]] – United States Secretary of State James F. Byrnes [[Restatement of Policy on Germany|announces]] that the U.S. will follow a policy of economic reconstruction in postwar Germany. *[[1952]] – A prototype aircraft [[1952 Farnborough Airshow DH.110 crash|crashes]] at the [[Farnborough Airshow]] in [[Hampshire]], England, killing 29 spectators and the two on board. *[[1955]] – [[Istanbul]]'s Greek, Jewish, and [[Armenians|Armenian]] minorities are the target of [[Istanbul pogrom|a government-sponsored pogrom]]; dozens are killed in ensuing riots. *[[1962]] – The United States government begins the [[Federal Emergency Plan D-Minus|Exercise Spade Fork]] nuclear readiness drill. * 1962 – Archaeologist Peter Marsden discovers the first of the [[Blackfriars Ships]] dating back to the second century AD in the [[Blackfriars, London|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 followed by the signing of the [[Tashkent Declaration]]. *[[1966]] – [[Prime Minister of South Africa|Prime Minister]] [[Hendrik Verwoerd]], the architect of [[apartheid]], is stabbed to death in [[Cape Town]], South Africa during a parliamentary meeting. *[[1968]] – [[Eswatini|Swaziland]] becomes independent. *[[1970]] – Two passenger jets bound from Europe to New York are simultaneously hijacked by [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] [[terrorism|terrorist]] members of the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine|PFLP]] and taken to [[Dawson's Field hijackings|Dawson's Field, Jordan]]. *[[1971]] – [[Paninternational Flight 112]] crashes on the [[Bundesautobahn 7]] highway near [[Hamburg Airport]], in [[Hamburg]], Germany, killing 22.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident BAC One-Eleven 515FB D-ALAR Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport (HAM)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19710906-0|access-date=2021-06-09|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref> *[[1972]] – [[Munich massacre]]: Nine [[Israel]]i athletes die (along with a German policeman) at the hands of the [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] "[[Black September Organization|Black September]]" terrorist group after being taken hostage at the [[Munich Olympic Games]]. Two other Israeli athletes were slain in the initial attack the previous day. *[[1976]] – [[Cold War]]: [[Soviet Air Defence Forces]] pilot [[Viktor Belenko]] lands a [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25]] jet fighter at [[Hakodate]] in Japan and requests [[refugee|political asylum]] in the United States; his request is granted. *[[1983]] – The [[Soviet Union]] admits to shooting down [[Korean Air Lines Flight 007]], stating that its operatives did not know that it was a civilian aircraft when it reportedly violated Soviet airspace. *[[1985]] – [[Midwest Express Airlines Flight 105]] crashes near [[Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport]] in [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]], killing all 31 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14 N100ME Milwaukee-General Mitchell Airport, WI (MKE)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19850906-0|access-date=2021-03-22|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref> *[[1986]] – In [[Istanbul]], two [[terrorist]]s 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 state]]s [[Estonia]], [[Latvia]], and [[Lithuania]]. * 1991 – The Russian parliament approves the name change of Leningrad back to [[Saint Petersburg]]. The change is effective October 1. *[[1992]] – A group of hunters at the Stampede trail near [[Healy, Alaska]] came across a male corpse in abandoned bus, later identified as [[Christopher McCandless]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Death of Chris McCandless On September 6,...|url= https://sixpenceee.com/post/95063689024/the-death-of-chris-mccandless-on-september-6|website=sixpenceee.comt}}</ref> *[[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 line the streets and 2{{frac|1|2}} billion watch around the world on television. * 1997 – [[Royal Brunei Airlines Flight 238]] crashes in the [[Lambir Hills National Park]] while on approach to [[Miri Airport]] in Malaysia, killing 10.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1997-09-08 |title=Plane crash in Borneo claims all 10 on board |work=The Nation |agency=Reuters |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s9QtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-jEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3310,2646143&hl=en |access-date=2022-09-24 |via=Google News}}</ref> *[[2003]] – [[Mahmoud Abbas]] resigns from his position of [[Palestinian Prime Minister]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/sep/06/israel1|title=Profile: Mahmoud Abbas|last1=Perry|first1=Dan|date=2003-09-06|website=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-10-29}}</ref> *[[2007]] – [[Israel]] executes the air strike [[Operation Orchard]] to destroy a nuclear reactor in [[Syria]]. *[[2009]] – The [[Roll-on/roll-off|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 [[September 2012 Baradan Bay, Turkey migrant boat disaster|capsizes]] off the [[İzmir Province]] coast of [[Turkey]], near the [[North Aegean islands|Greek Aegean islands]]. *[[2013]] – Forty-one elephants are poisoned with [[cyanide]] in salt pans, by poachers in [[Hwange National Park]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-23991510|title=Poachers poison Zimbabwe elephants|work=BBC News |date=September 6, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1868867/death-cyanide-poachers-kill-40-elephants-zimbabwe-china-drives-ivory|title=Death by cyanide: poachers kill 40 elephants in Zimbabwe as China drives ivory demand|date=October 17, 2015|website=South China Morning Post}}</ref> *[[2018]] – [[Supreme Court of India]] decriminalised all consensual sex among adults in private, making [[Homosexuality in India#Legal status|homosexuality legal]] on the Indian lands.<ref name="SCI2018-09-06-conclusion01a">{{Cite court|litigants=Navtej Singh Johar & Ors. v. Union of India thr. Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice|court=[[Supreme Court of India]]|pinpoint=W. P. (Crl.) No. 76 of 2016|url=https://main.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2016/14961/14961_2016_Judgement_06-Sep-2018.pdf|quote=21. CONCLUSION i. In view of the aforesaid findings, it is declared that insofar as Section 377 criminalises consensual sexual acts of adults (i.e. persons above the age of 18 years who are competent to consent) in private, is violative of Articles 14, 15, 19, and 21 of the Constitution. It is, however, clarified that such consent must be free consent, which is completely voluntary in nature, and devoid of any duress or coercion.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/sc-decriminalises-homosexuality/article24887363.ece|title=SC decriminalises homosexuality|first=Krishnadas|last=Rajagopal|date=7 September 2018|via=www.thehindu.com|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Boris Johnson]] [[July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis|resigns]] as [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]], and is [[July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election|replaced]] by [[Liz Truss]]. Their meetings with [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] at [[Balmoral Castle]] were the Queen's final official duties before her death two days later.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/liz-truss-becomes-prime-minister-of-the-uk-12691158|title=Liz Truss becomes Prime Minister after meeting the Queen|date=September 6, 2022|website=Sky News}}</ref> * 2022 – [[Russo-Ukrainian War]]: Ukraine begins its [[2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive|Kharkiv counteroffensive]], surprising Russian forces and retaking over 3,000 square kilometers of land, recapturing the entire [[Kharkiv Oblast]] west of the [[Oskil River]], within the next week.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ukrainian Offensive Seen as Reshaping the War's Contours|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/10/world/europe/ukraine-offensive-izium-donbas.html|author1=Gibbons-Neff, Thomas|author2=Marc Santora|website=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 10, 2022|access-date=October 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ukraine Map Reveals How Invasion Is Being Rolled Back 200 Days In|url=https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-map-invasion-rolled-back-200-days-russia-war-1741816|author=Rahman, Khaleda|website=Newsweek.com|publisher=Newsweek|date=September 11, 2022|access-date=October 1, 2022}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1475]] – [[Artus Gouffier, Lord of Boissy]], French nobleman and politician (died 1519) * 1475 – [[Sebastiano Serlio]], Italian Mannerist architect (died 1554) ===1601–1900=== *[[1610]] – [[Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena]], Italian noble (died 1658) *[[1620]] – [[Isabella Leonarda]], Italian composer and educator (died 1704) *[[1631]] – [[Charles Porter (Lord Chancellor of Ireland)|Charles Porter]], English-born judge (died 1696) *[[1633]] – [[Sebastian Knüpfer]], German cantor and composer (died 1676) *[[1656]] – [[Guillaume Dubois]], French cardinal and politician (died 1723) *[[1666]] – [[Ivan V of Russia]], Russian tsar (died 1696)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ivan V {{!}} emperor of Russia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ivan-V |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=29 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1711]] – [[Henry Muhlenberg]], German-American pastor and missionary (died 1787) *[[1729]] – [[Moses Mendelssohn]], German philosopher and theologian (died 1786) *[[1732]] – [[Johan Wilcke]], Swedish physicist and academic (died 1796) *[[1757]] – [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette]], French general (died 1834) *[[1766]] – [[John Dalton]], English chemist, meteorologist, and physicist (died 1844) *[[1781]] – [[Vincent Novello]], English composer and publisher (died 1861) *[[1795]] – [[Frances Wright]], Scottish-American author and activist (died 1852) *[[1800]] – [[Catharine Beecher]], American educator and activist (died 1878) *[[1802]] – [[Alcide d'Orbigny]], French zoologist, palaeontologist, and geologist (died 1857) *[[1808]] – [[Emir Abdelkader]], Algerian religious and military leader (died 1883)<ref>{{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire |page=43}}</ref> *[[1814]] – [[George-Étienne Cartier]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th [[List of Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada|Premier of East Canada]] (died 1873) *[[1817]] – [[Alexander Tilloch Galt]], English-Canadian businessman and politician, 1st [[Canadian Minister of Finance]] (died 1893)<ref>{{cite book |last=Skelton |first=Oscar Douglas |title=The Life and Times of Alexander Tilloch Galt |page=33 |date=1920 |publisher=Oxford University Press}}</ref> *[[1819]] – [[William Rosecrans]], American general, politician, and diplomat, [[United States Ambassador to Mexico]] (died 1898) *[[1838]] – [[Samuel Arnold (conspirator)|Samuel Arnold]], American conspirator (died 1906) *[[1852]] – [[Schalk Willem Burger]], South African commander, lawyer, and politician, 6th [[President of the South African Republic]] (died 1918) *[[1855]] – [[Ferdinand Hummel]], German pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1928) *[[1857]] – [[Zelia Nuttall]], American archeologist and historian (died 1933) *[[1859]] – [[Macpherson Robertson]], Australian businessman and philanthropist, founded [[MacRobertson's]] (died 1945) *[[1860]] – [[Jane Addams]], American sociologist and author, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1935) * 1860 – [[May Jordan McConnel]], Australian trade unionist and suffragist (died 1929)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3725819|title=Family Notices|date=8 September 1860|newspaper=[[The Moreton Bay Courier]]|issue=915|location=Queensland|volume=XV |page=2|via=National Library of Australia|access-date=29 December 2019}}</ref> *[[1861]] – [[William Lane]], English-Australian journalist, founded [[New Australia]] (died 1917) *[[1863]] – [[Jessie Willcox Smith]], American [[illustrator]] (died 1935) *[[1868]] – [[Heinrich Häberlin]], Swiss judge and politician, [[List of Presidents of the National Council of Switzerland|President of the Swiss National Council]] (died 1947) *[[1869]] – [[Walford Davies]], English organist and composer (died 1941) * 1869 – [[Felix Salten]], Austrian-Swiss author and critic (died 1945) *[[1876]] – [[John Macleod (physiologist)|John Macleod]], Scottish physician and physiologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1935) *[[1879]] – [[Max Schreck]], German actor (died 1936) * 1879 – [[Joseph Wirth]], German educator and politician, [[Chancellor of Germany (German Reich)|Chancellor of Germany]] (died 1956) *[[1885]] – [[Otto Kruger]], American actor (died 1974)<ref name="ellenberger">{{cite book|last1=Ellenberger|first1=Allan R.|title=Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory|date=2001|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786450190|page=90|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZraJCgAAQBAJ&q=%22Otto+Kruger%22+actor&pg=PA90|access-date=3 April 2017|language=en}}</ref> *[[1888]] – [[Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.]], American businessman and diplomat, 44th [[United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom]] (died 1969) *[[1889]] – [[Louis Silvers]], American composer (died 1954) *[[1890]] – [[Clara Kimball Young]], American actress and producer (died 1960) *[[1892]] – [[Edward Victor Appleton]], English-Scottish physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1965) *[[1893]] – [[Claire Lee Chennault]], American general and pilot (died 1958) *[[1899]] – [[Billy Rose]], American composer and manager (died 1966) *[[1900]] – [[W. A. C. Bennett]], Canadian businessman and politician, 25th [[Premier of British Columbia]] (died 1979) * 1900 – [[Julien Green]], French-American author (died 1998) * 1900 – [[Nguyễn An Ninh]], Vietnamese political journalist (died 1943)<ref>{{cite book |last=Ho Tai |first=Hue-Tam |title=Radicalism and the Origins of the Vietnamese Revolution |publisher=[[Harvard University Press]] |year=1992 |location=[[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]] |isbn=0674746120 |oclc=464029400 |pages=74–75}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1906]] – [[Luis Federico Leloir]], French-Argentine physician and biochemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1987) *[[1908]] – [[Anthony Wagner]], English genealogist and academic (died 1995) * 1908 – [[Korczak Ziolkowski]], American sculptor, designed the [[Crazy Horse Memorial]] (died 1982) *[[1909]] – [[Michael Gordon (film director)|Michael Gordon]], American actor and director (died 1993) *[[1910]] – [[Walter Giesler]], American soccer player, referee, and coach (died 1976) *[[1911]] – [[Harry Danning]], American baseball player and coach (died 2004) * 1911 – [[Charles Deutsch]], French [[aerodynamics]] [[engineer]] and automobile maker, co-founder of the brand "[[DB (car)|DB]] (died 1980) *[[1912]] – [[Wayne Barlow]], American organist, composer, and director (died 1996) *[[1913]] – [[Julie Gibson]], American actress and singer (died 2019) * 1913 – [[Leônidas (footballer, born 1913)|Leônidas]], Brazilian footballer (died 2004) *[[1915]] – [[Ed Oliver (golfer)|Ed Oliver]], American golfer (died 1961) * 1915 – [[Franz Josef Strauss]], German lieutenant and politician, [[Minister President of Bavaria]] (died 1988) *[[1917]] – [[John Berry (film director)|John Berry]], American-French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1999) * 1917 – [[George Mann (cricketer)|George Mann]], English cricketer (died 2001) * 1917 – [[Philipp von Boeselager]], German soldier and economist (died 2008) *[[1919]] – [[Wilson Greatbatch]], American engineer and philanthropist (died 2011) *[[1920]] – [[Elvira Pagã]], Brazilian actress, singer, and author (died 2003) *[[1921]] – [[Carmen Laforet]], Spanish author (died 2004) * 1921 – [[Norman Joseph Woodland]], American inventor, co-created the [[bar code]] (died 2012) *[[1922]] – [[Adriano Moreira]], Portuguese politician, Minister of the Overseas Provinces, President of the [[CDS – People's Party]] (died 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://onovo.pt/politica/adriano-moreira-homenageado-no-dia-em-que-faz-100-anos-LA12126379 |title=Adriano Moreira homenageado no dia em que faz 100 anos |date=2022-09-04 |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=NOVO |last=Claro |first=Luís |language=pt |trans-title=Adriano Moreira to be paid tribute the day he turns 100 years old}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://observador.pt/2022/10/23/morreu-o-politico-e-advogado-adriano-moreira/ |title=Morreu o político e advogado Adriano Moreira. Tinha 100 anos |date=2022-10-23 |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=[[Observador]] |last=Cipriano |first=Rita |language=pt |trans-title=Politician and lawyer Adriano Moreira has died. He was 100 years old}}</ref> *[[1923]] – [[Peter II of Yugoslavia]] (died 1970) *[[1924]] – [[John Melcher]], American veterinarian and politician (died 2018) *[[1925]] – [[Andrea Camilleri]], Italian author, screenwriter, and director (died 2019) * 1925 – [[Jimmy Reed]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1976) *[[1926]] – [[Prince Claus of the Netherlands]] (died 2002) * 1926 – [[Jack English Hightower]], American lawyer and politician (died 2013) * 1926 – [[Arthur Oldham]], English composer and conductor (died 2003) * 1926 – [[Maurice Prather]], American photographer and director (died 2001) *[[1928]] – [[Fumihiko Maki]], Japanese architect and academic, designed the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium]] and [[Makuhari Messe]] (died 2024) * 1928 – [[Robert M. Pirsig]], American novelist and philosopher (died 2017) * 1928 – [[Yevgeny Svetlanov]], Russian conductor and composer (died 2002) * 1928 – [[Sid Watkins]], English neurosurgeon and academic (died 2012) *[[1929]] – [[Yash Johar]], Indian film producer, founded [[Dharma Productions]] (died 2005) * 1929 – [[Ljubov Rebane]], Estonian physicist and mathematician (died 1991) *[[1930]] – [[Charles Foley (inventor)|Charles Foley]], American game designer, co-created [[Twister (game)|Twister]] (died 2013) * 1930 – [[Helmut Piirimäe]], Estonian historian and academic (died 2017) *[[1931]] – [[Bud Shrake]], American journalist, author, and screenwriter (died 2009) *[[1932]] – [[Colin McColl]], English intelligence officer * 1932 – [[Gilles Tremblay (composer)|Gilles Tremblay]], Canadian composer and educator (died 2017) *[[1935]] – [[Isabelle Collin Dufresne]], French actress and author (died 2014)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ultra Violet: Artist and muse who was part of Salvador Dali's inner |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ultra-violet-artist-and-muse-who-was-part-of-salvador-dalis-inner-circle-then-joined-andy-warhols-9560512.html |website=The Independent |access-date=19 March 2020 |language=en |date=25 June 2014}}</ref> * 1935 – [[Jock Wallace Jr.]], Scottish footballer and coach (died 1996) *[[1937]] – [[Sergio Aragonés]], Spanish-Mexican author and illustrator * 1937 – [[Janusz Kurczab]], Polish fencer and mountaineer (died 2015) * 1937 – [[Jo Anne Worley]], American actress, comedian, and singer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1938]] – [[Joan Tower]], American pianist, composer, and conductor *[[1939]] – [[Brigid Berlin]], American actress, painter, and photographer (died 2020) * 1939 – [[David Allan Coe]], American outlaw country music singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> * 1939 – [[Susumu Tonegawa]], Japanese biologist and immunologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate *[[1940]] – [[John M. Hayes (scientist)|John M. Hayes]], American scientist (died 2017) * 1940 – [[Elizabeth Murray (artist)|Elizabeth Murray]], American painter and illustrator (died 2007) * 1940 – [[Jackie Trent]], English-Spanish singer-songwriter and actress (died 2015) *[[1941]] – [[Roger Law]], English illustrator * 1941 – [[Monica Mason]], South African ballerina and director *[[1942]] – [[Dave Bargeron]], American trombonist and tuba player (died 2025) * 1942 – [[Richard Hutton (cricketer)|Richard Hutton]], English cricketer * 1942 – [[Mel McDaniel]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2011) *[[1943]] – [[Gordon Birtwistle]], English engineer and politician * 1943 – [[Richard J. Roberts]], English biochemist and biologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate * 1943 – [[Roger Waters]], English singer-songwriter and bass player<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for September 6, 2022 includes celebrities Idris Elba, Macy Gray |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/09/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-september-6-2022-includes-celebrities-idris-elba-macy-gray.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=5 September 2023 |date=6 September 2022}}</ref> *[[1944]] – [[Donna Haraway]], American author, academic, and activist * 1944 – [[Swoosie Kurtz]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1946]] – [[Ron Boone]], American basketball player and commentator<ref>{{cite web |title=Ron Boone |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76204/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=5 September 2023}}</ref> * 1946 – [[Roger Knight]], English cricketer and educator * 1946 – [[Shirley M. Malcom]], American scientist, academic and educator *[[1947]] – [[Jane Curtin]], American actress and comedian<ref name="AP" /> * 1947 – [[Bruce Rioch]], English footballer and manager * 1947 – [[Jacob Rubinovitz]], Polish-Israeli engineer and academic (died 2018) * 1947 – [[Sylvester (singer)|Sylvester]], American singer-songwriter (died 1988) *[[1948]] – [[Claydes Charles Smith]], American guitarist (died 2006) *[[1949]] – [[Iris Robinson]], Northern Irish politician *[[1951]] – [[Melih Kibar]], Turkish composer (died 2005) *[[1952]] – [[Simon Burns]], English politician, [[Minister of State for Transport]] * 1952 – [[Vladimir Kazachyonok]], Russian footballer, coach, and manager (died 2017) * 1952 – [[Buddy Miller]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1954]] – [[Carly Fiorina]], American businesswoman and activist<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Sept. 6: Idris Elba, Anika Noni Rose |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/09/06/Famous-birthdays-for-Sept-6-Idris-Elba-Anika-Noni-Rose/4981662318681/#:~:text=6%3A%20Idris%20Elba%2C%20Anika%20Noni%20Rose,-By%20UPI%20Staff |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=5 September 2023 |date=6 September 2022}}</ref> * 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 [[List of Prime Ministers of Portugal|Prime Minister of Portugal]] *[[1958]] – [[Buster Bloodvessel]], English singer-songwriter * 1958 – [[Jeff Foxworthy]], American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" /> * 1958 – [[Nigel Westlake]], Australian composer and conductor * 1958 – [[Michael Winslow]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1958 – [[The Barbarian (wrestler)|The Barbarian]], Tongan wrestler *[[1959]] – [[Bill Root (ice hockey)|Bill Root]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[1961]] – [[Simon Reeve (Australian TV presenter)|Simon Reeve]], Australian journalist and game show host * 1961 – [[Wendi Richter]], American wrestler * 1961 – [[Scott Travis]], American rock drummer * 1961 – [[Paul Waaktaar-Savoy]], Norwegian musician and songwriter<ref name="AP" /> *[[1962]] – [[Chris Christie]], American lawyer and politician, 55th [[Governor of New Jersey]]<ref name="UPI" /> * 1962 – [[Marina Kaljurand]], Estonian badminton player and diplomat, [[List of Ambassadors of Estonia to Russia|Estonia Ambassador to Russia]] * 1962 – [[Elizabeth Vargas]], American journalist<ref name="AP" /> * 1962 – [[Kevin Willis]], American basketball player and fashion designer *[[1963]] – [[Mark Chesnutt]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> * 1963 – [[Pat Nevin]], Scottish footballer and sportscaster * 1963 – [[Betsy Russell]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1963 – [[Alice Sebold]], American author<ref name="UPI" /> * 1963 – [[Bryan Simonaire]], American engineer and politician * 1963 – [[Geert Wilders]], Dutch lawyer and politician *[[1964]] – [[Rosie Perez]], American actress, dancer, and director<ref name="AP" /> *[[1965]] – [[Terry Bickers]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1965 – [[Darren Clark]], Australian sprinter * 1965 – [[Tony Fleet]], Australian darts player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anthony Fleet Player Profile |url=https://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=1411 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=www.dartsdatabase.co.uk |archive-date=2017-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703003624/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=1411 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * 1965 – [[Christopher Nolan (author)|Christopher Nolan]], Irish author and poet (died 2009) * 1965 – [[Van Tiffin]], American football player *[[1967]] – [[William DuVall]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1967 – [[Macy Gray]], American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1967 – [[Kalli Kalde]], Estonian painter and illustrator * 1967 – [[Milan Lukić]], Bosnian Serb convicted of war crimes by the [[ICTY]] * 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 * 1969 – [[CeCe Peniston]], American singer-songwriter, actress, and former beauty pageant winner<ref name="AP" /> *[[1970]] – [[Cheyne Coates]], Australian singer-songwriter and producer * 1970 – [[Igor Korolev]], Russian-Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2011)<ref>{{cite news |title=A plane crash killed 43 people including all but one of players & coaches of Yaroslavl Lokomotiv |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120968050/a-plane-crash-killed-43-people/ |access-date=16 March 2023 |work=The Daily Herald-Tribune |date=8 September 2011 |page=16 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> * 1970 – [[Emily Maitlis]], Canadian-English journalist * 1970 – [[Rhett Miller]], American alternative country singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1971]] – [[Devang Gandhi]], Indian cricketer * 1971 – [[Asko Künnap]], Estonian poet and illustrator * 1971 – [[Dolores O'Riordan]], Irish singer-songwriter (died 2018)<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary: Dolores O'Riordan, troubled lead singer for Irish rock band The Cranberries |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituary-dolores-oriordan-troubled-lead-singer-irish-rock-band-cranberries-1433372 |work=The Scotsman |date=17 January 2018 |access-date=12 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1972]] – [[Dylan Bruno]], American actor and model<ref name="AP" /> * 1972 – [[Idris Elba]], English actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1972 – [[Justina Machado]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1972 – [[Saulius Mikalajūnas]], Lithuanian footballer * 1972 – [[Anika Noni Rose]], American actress and singer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1973]] – [[Carlo Cudicini]], Italian footballer * 1973 – [[Greg Rusedski]], Canadian-English tennis player and sportscaster * 1973 – [[Alessandro Troncon]], Italian rugby player and coach *[[1974]] – [[Tim Henman]], English tennis player and sportscaster * 1974 – [[Nina Persson]], Swedish singer-songwriter and musician<ref name="AP" /> * 1974 – [[Justin Whalin]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1975]] – [[Derrek Lee]], American baseball player and coach * 1975 – [[Ryoko Tani]], Japanese judoka and politician *[[1976]] – [[Rodrigo Amarante]], Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1976 – [[Naomie Harris]], English actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1976 – [[Jon Ander López]], Spanish footballer (died 2013) * 1976 – [[Tom Pappas]], American decathlete and coach *[[1978]] – [[Cisco Adler]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer * 1978 – [[Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown]], American rapper<ref name="AP" /> * 1978 – [[Alex Escobar]], Venezuelan baseball player * 1978 – [[Mathew Horne]], English actor and screenwriter * 1978 – [[Homare Sawa]], Japanese footballer *[[1979]] – [[Mike Arnaoutis]], Greek boxer * 1979 – [[Massimo Maccarone]], Italian footballer * 1979 – [[Carlos Adrián Morales]], Mexican footballer * 1979 – [[Low Ki]], American wrestler *[[1980]] – [[Jillian Hall]], American wrestler and singer * 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 (West Indian cricketer)|Andrew Richardson]], Jamaican cricketer * 1981 – [[Mark Teahen]], American baseball player *[[1982]] – [[Temeka Johnson]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Temeka Johnson |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/101024/temeka-johnson |publisher=[[WNBA]] |access-date=5 September 2023}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Jerry Blevins]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jerry Blevins |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jerry-blevins-460283 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=5 September 2023}}</ref> * 1983 – [[Pippa Middleton]], English socialite and author<ref name="UPI" /> * 1983 – [[Braun Strowman]], American wrestler and strongman *[[1984]] – [[Helena Ekholm]], Swedish skier * 1984 – [[William Porterfield]], Northern Irish cricketer *[[1985]] – [[Lauren Lapkus]], American actress and comedian<ref name="AP" /> * 1985 – [[Mitch Moreland]], American baseball player * 1985 – [[Małgorzata Rejmer]], Polish novelist *[[1987]] – [[Emir Preldžić]], Turkish basketball player *[[1988]] – [[Max George (singer)|Max George]], English singer-songwriter and actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1988 – [[Denis Tonucci]], Italian footballer *[[1989]] – [[Nikos Boutzikos]], Greek footballer * 1989 – [[Kim So-eun]], South Korean actress *[[1990]] – [[John Wall]], American basketball player *[[1991]] – [[Brian Dumoulin]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Brian Dumoulin |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/brian-dumoulin-8475208 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=5 September 2023}}</ref> * 1991 – [[Joe Harris (basketball)|Joe Harris]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Joe Harris |url=https://www.nba.com/player/203925/joe-harris |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=5 September 2023}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Ryan Shazier]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Ryan Shazier Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/ShazRy00.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=September 4, 2024}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Young Tonumaipea]], Samoan rugby league player *[[1993]] – [[Famous Dex]], American rapper<ref>{{cite web |title=Famous Dex |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/famous-dex/996255614 |website=Apple Music |access-date=September 4, 2024}}</ref> * 1993 – [[Alex Poythress]], American basketball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/poythal01.html|title=Alex Poythress Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref> * 1993 – [[Mattia Valoti]], Italian footballer *[[1995]] – [[Mark Andrews (American football)|Mark Andrews]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark Andrews |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3116365/mark-andrews |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=5 September 2023}}</ref> * 1995 – [[Mustafizur Rahman]], Bangladeshi cricketer *[[1996]] – [[Andrés Tello]], Colombian footballer * 1996 – [[Lil Xan]], American rapper<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1997]] – [[Mallory Comerford]], American swimmer<ref>{{cite web|title=National Team Bios|url=https://www.usaswimming.org/meet-the-team/national-team-bios?personid=0f5f2d7b-eee6-4d7d-a2e2-eae25604a495|publisher=USA Swimming|access-date=29 April 2020}}</ref> * 1997 – [[Tsukushi (wrestler)|Tsukushi]], Japanese wrestler *[[1998]] – [[Michele Perniola]], Italian singer *[[2000]] – [[David Kushner (singer-songwriter)|David Kushner]], American singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web |title=David Kushner |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/david-kushner/1529375597 |website=Apple Music |access-date=September 4, 2024}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Freya Allan]], English actress<ref name="UPI" /> * 2001 – [[Terrence Clarke]], American basketball player (died 2021)<ref>{{cite web |title=Terrence Clarke |url=https://ukathletics.com/sports/mbball/roster/player/terrence-clarke/ |website=UK Athletics |date=15 April 2020 |access-date=September 4, 2024}}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[Asher Angel]], American actor<ref name="UPI" /> * 2002 – [[Leylah Fernandez]], Canadian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leylah Fernandez {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/326735/leylah-fernandez|access-date=2021-09-07|website=Women's Tennis Association|language=en}}</ref> * [[2005]] – [[Elzhana Taniyeva]], Kazakh rhythmic gymnast<ref>{{cite web |title=1st FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Moscow (RUS), 19-21 July 2019 Results Book |url=https://gym.longinestiming.com/File/0000120000FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF05 |access-date=14 May 2024 |website=Longines Timing |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |pages=19, 60}}</ref> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[394]] – [[Eugenius]], Roman usurper * [[926]] – [[Abaoji|Taizu of Liao]], Khitan ruler (born 872) * [[952]] – [[Emperor Suzaku|Suzaku]], emperor of [[Japan]] (born 923) * [[957]] – [[Liudolf, Duke of Swabia|Liudolf]], duke of [[Duchy of Swabia|Swabia]] (born 930) * [[972]] – [[Pope John XIII|John XIII]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]] (born 930) *[[1276]] – [[Vicedomino de Vicedominis]], Italian cardinal (born 1210) *[[1431]] – [[Demetrios Laskaris Leontares]], Byzantine admiral and diplomat *[[1511]] – [[Ashikaga Yoshizumi]], Japanese shōgun (born 1481) *[[1553]] – [[Juan de Homedes y Coscon]], 47th Grandmaster of the [[Knights Hospitaller]] (born c.1477) *[[1566]] – [[Suleiman the Magnificent]], Ottoman sultan (born 1494) ===1601–1900=== *[[1625]] – [[Thomas Dempster]], Scottish historian and scholar (born 1579) *[[1635]] – [[Metius]], Dutch mathematician and astronomer (born 1571) *[[1649]] – [[Robert Dudley (explorer)|Robert Dudley]], English geographer and explorer (born 1574) *[[1683]] – [[Jean-Baptiste Colbert]], French economist and politician, [[List of Finance Ministers of France|French Controller-General of Finances]] (born 1619) *[[1708]] – [[Sir John Morden, 1st Baronet]], English merchant and philanthropist, founded [[Morden College]] (born 1623) *[[1783]] – [[Carlo Bertinazzi]], Italian actor and author (born 1710) *[[1808]] – [[Louis-Pierre Anquetil]], French historian and author (born 1723) *[[1836]] – [[Gaspar Flores de Abrego]], three terms mayor of San Antonio, in Spanish Texas (born 1781)<ref name="JYL">{{cite news|author=Camilla Campbell|date=November 26, 2008|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ffl26|title=Handbook of Texas Online: FLORES DE ABREGO, JOSÉ GASPAR MARÍA|publisher= Handbook of Texas Online}} Consulted in May 22–26, 2010.</ref> *[[1868]] – [[Pierre Adolphe Rost]], American lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1797) *[[1885]] – [[Narcís Monturiol]], Spanish engineer, designed the ''[[Ictineo I]]'' and ''[[Ictineo II]]'' (born 1819) *[[1891]] – [[Charles Jamrach]], German-English businessman (born 1815) ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[Frederick Abel]], English chemist and engineer (born 1827) *[[1907]] – [[Sully Prudhomme]], French poet and critic, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1839) *[[1919]] – [[Lord Charles Beresford]], English admiral and politician (born 1846) *[[1927]] – [[William Libbey]], American target shooter and geographer (born 1855) *[[1938]] – [[John Stuart Hindmarsh]], English race car driver and pilot (born 1907) *[[1939]] – [[Arthur Rackham]], English illustrator (born 1867) *[[1940]] – [[Thomas Harte (Irish republican)]], executed by firing squad (born 1915)<ref>McKenna, Joseph (2016), ''The IRA Bombing Campaign Against Britain, 1939-40''. Jefferson, NC US: McFarland & Company Publishers. pg 150</ref> *[[1940]] – [[Patrick McGrath (Irish Republican)]], executed by firing squad (born 1894)<ref>{{cite news |last=Wallace |first=Colm |date=8 May 2017 |title=Garda assassinations and IRA executions during the Emergency |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/garda-assassinations-and-ira-executions-during-the-emergency-1.3075417 |newspaper=The Irish Times |location= |access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref> *[[1944]] – [[James Cannon Jr.]], American Bishop of the [[Methodist Episcopal Church, South]] *[[1945]] – [[John S. McCain Sr.]], American admiral (born 1884) *[[1949]] – [[Song Qiyun]], communist activist, executed (born 1904)<ref name="Jiang"/> * 1949 – [[Song Zhenzhong]], child internee, executed (born 1941)<ref name="Jiang"/> * 1949 – [[Xu Linxia]], communist activist, executed (born 1904/1905)<ref name="Jiang"/> * 1949 – [[Yang Hucheng]], general, executed (born 1893)<ref name="Jiang">{{Cite web |url=http://dfz.shaanxi.gov.cn/sqzlk/dqcs/dacswz/shaanxi/zgsxlsrw2/201706/t20170616_911348.html |script-title=zh:宋绮云 |trans-title=Song Qiyun |date=n.d. |publisher=Shaanxi Provincial Government |last1=Jiang |first1=Shan |author1-mask=Jiang Shan (江山), |last2=Hu |first2=Minxin |author2-mask=Hu Minxin (胡民新) |last3=Huang |first3=Chaozhang |author3-mask=Huang Chaozhang (黄朝章) |language=Chinese |accessdate=15 October 2024 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20241015100009/http://dfz.shaanxi.gov.cn/sqzlk/dqcs/dacswz/shaanxi/zgsxlsrw2/201706/t20170616_911348.html |archivedate=15 October 2024 }}</ref> *[[1950]] – [[Olaf Stapledon]], English philosopher and author (born 1886) *[[1951]] – [[James W. Gerard]], American lawyer and diplomat, [[United States Ambassador to Germany]] (born 1867) *[[1952]] – [[Gertrude Lawrence]], English actress, singer, and dancer (born 1898) *[[1956]] – [[Witold Hurewicz]], Polish mathematician (born 1904) * 1956 – [[Lee Jung-seob]], North Korean painter (born 1916) *[[1959]] – [[Edmund Gwenn]], English actor (born 1877) * 1959 – [[Kay Kendall]], English actress and comedian (born 1927) *[[1962]] – [[Hanns Eisler]], German-Austrian composer (born 1898) * 1962 – [[Seiichiro Kashio]], Japanese tennis player (born 1892) *[[1966]] – [[Margaret Sanger]], American nurse, educator, and activist (born 1879)<ref>{{cite web |title=Margaret Sanger {{!}} Biography, Birth Control, & Significance {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Margaret-Sanger |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=7 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> * 1966 – [[Hendrik Verwoerd]], Dutch-South African journalist and politician, 7th [[Prime Minister of South Africa]] (born 1901) *[[1969]] – [[Arthur Friedenreich]], Brazilian footballer (born 1892) *[[1972]] – Perpetrator and victims of the [[Munich massacre]] ** [[Luttif Afif]], Palestinian terrorist (born 1945) ** [[David Mark Berger]], American-Israeli weightlifter (born 1944) ** [[Ze'ev Friedman]], Polish-Israeli weightlifter (born 1944) ** [[Yossef Gutfreund]], Israeli wrestling judge (born 1931) ** [[Eliezer Halfin]], Russian-Israeli wrestler (born 1948) ** [[Amitzur Shapira]], Russian-Israeli runner and coach (born 1932) ** [[Kehat Shorr]], Romanian shooting coach (born 1919) ** [[Mark Slavin]], Israeli wrestler (born 1954) ** [[Andre Spitzer]], Romanian-Israeli fencer and coach (born 1945) ** [[Yakov Springer]], Polish-Israeli wrestler and coach (born 1921) *[[1974]] – [[Olga Baclanova]], Russian-Swiss actress and ballerina (born 1896) * 1974 – [[Otto Kruger]], American actor (born 1885)<ref name="ellenberger" /> *[[1978]] – [[Max Decugis]], French tennis player (born 1882) * 1978 – [[Tom Wilson (record producer)|Tom Wilson]], American record producer (born 1931) * 1978 – [[Adolf Dassler]], German cobbler and entrepreneur, founded [[Adidas]] (born 1900)<ref name=inventivespirit>{{cite web|url=https://www.adidassler.org/en/life-and-work/chronicle|title=1920–1922: Inventive Spirit and First Shoe Production|work=Chronicle and Biography of Adi & Käthe Dassler|publisher=Adi & Käthe Dassler Memorial Foundation|year=2018|access-date=26 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726103705/https://www.adidassler.org/en/life-and-work/chronicle|archive-date=26 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> *[[1979]] – [[Ronald Binge]], English organist and composer (born 1910) *[[1982]] – [[Azra Erhat]], Turkish archaeologist, author, and academic (born 1915) *[[1984]] – [[Ernest Tubb]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1914) *[[1985]] – [[Franco Ferrara]], Italian conductor and composer (born 1911) *[[1986]] – [[Blanche Sweet]], American actress (born 1896) *[[1988]] – [[Leroy Brown (wrestler)|Leroy Brown]], American wrestler (born 1950) *[[1990]] – [[Tom Fogerty]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1941) * 1990 – [[Len Hutton]], English cricketer and soldier (born 1916) *[[1992]] – [[Henry Ephron]], American playwright, screenwriter, and producer (born 1912) *[[1994]] – [[Nicky Hopkins]], English pianist (born 1944) * 1994 – [[Max Kaminsky (musician)|Max Kaminsky]], American trumpet player and bandleader (born 1908) *[[1997]] – [[P. H. Newby]], English author and broadcaster (born 1918) *[[1998]] – [[Akira Kurosawa]], Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1910) * 1998 – [[Ric Segreto]], American-Filipino singer-songwriter, actor, and journalist (born 1952) * 1998 – [[Ernst-Hugo Järegård]], Swedish actor (born 1928) *[[1999]] – [[Lagumot Harris]], Nauruan politician, 3rd [[President of Nauru]] (born 1938) *[[2005]] – [[Hasan Abidi]], Pakistani journalist and poet (born 1929) *[[2000]] – [[Abdul Haris Nasution]], Indonesian general (born 1918) * 2005 – [[Eugenia Charles]], Dominican lawyer and politician, 2nd [[Prime Minister of Dominica]] (born 1919) *[[2007]] – [[Madeleine L'Engle]], American author and poet (born 1918) * 2007 – [[Luciano Pavarotti]], Italian tenor (born 1935) *[[2008]] – [[Anita Page]], American actress (born 1910) *[[2009]] – [[Catherine Gaskin]], Irish-Australian author (born 1929) *[[2010]] – [[Boris Chetkov]], Russian painter (born 1926) * 2010 – [[Clive Donner]], English director and editor (born 1926) *[[2011]] – [[Michael S. Hart]], American author, founded [[Project Gutenberg]] (born 1947) *[[2012]] – [[Elisabeth Böhm]], German architect (born 1921) * 2012 – [[Lawrie Dring]], Scottish scout leader, founded [[World Federation of Independent Scouts]] (born 1931) * 2012 – [[Oscar Rossi]], Argentine footballer and manager (born 1930) *[[2013]] – [[Ann C. Crispin]], American author (born 1950) * 2013 – [[Khin Maung Kyi]], Burmese economist and scholar (born 1926) * 2013 – [[Santiago Rosario]], Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach (born 1939) *[[2014]] – [[Odd Bondevik]], Norwegian bishop and theologian (born 1941) * 2014 – [[Seth Martin]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1933) * 2014 – [[Kira Zvorykina]], Belarusian chess player and educator (born 1919) *[[2015]] – [[Ralph Milne]], Scottish footballer (born 1961) * 2015 – [[Martin Milner]], American actor (born 1931) *[[2017]] – [[Peter Luck]], Australian journalist and television host (born 1944) * 2017 – [[Kate Millett]], American feminist author and activist (born 1934)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/obituaries/kate-millett-influential-feminist-writer-is-dead-at-82.html|title=Kate Millett, Ground-Breaking Feminist Writer, Is Dead at 82|first1=Parul|last1=Sehgal|first2=Neil|last2=Genzlinger|newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 6, 2017}}</ref> *[[2018]] – [[Richard DeVos]], American billionaire businessman (born 1926)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/notable-deaths.html|title=Notable Deaths 2018|newspaper=The New York Times Obituaries|date=3 August 2018 |access-date=2018-09-12 }}</ref> * 2018 – [[Liz Fraser]], English actress (born 1930) * 2018 – [[Burt Reynolds]], American actor, director and producer (born 1936)<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Natale |first1=Richard |title=Burt Reynolds, Star of 'Deliverance,' 'Smokey and the Bandit,' Dies at 82 |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/burt-reynolds-died-dead-smokey-and-the-bandit-1202930270/ | date=September 6, 2018 |magazine=Variety |access-date=September 6, 2018}}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Robert Mugabe]], Zimbabwean politician, 2nd [[President of Zimbabwe]] (born 1924) *[[2020]] – [[Lou Brock]], American baseball player (born 1939)<ref>{{cite web|title=Lou Brock Stats|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brocklo01.shtml|date=2022-10-06|access-date=2022-10-06}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Jean-Paul Belmondo]], French actor (born 1933)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lyman|first=Rick|date=2021-09-06|title=Jean-Paul Belmondo, Magnetic Star of the French New Wave, Dies at 88|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/06/movies/jean-paul-belmondo-dead.html|access-date=2021-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907010205/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/06/movies/jean-paul-belmondo-dead.html|archive-date=2021-09-07|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Michael K. Williams]], American actor (born 1966)<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2021-08-06|title=Stars mourn the death of Michael K. Williams: 'An amazing actor and soul'|url=https://ew.com/tv/michael-k-williams-tributes/|access-date=2021-09-08|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|language=en}}</ref> * [[2024]] – [[Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi]], Turkish-American activist (born 1998)<ref>{{Cite web |title=US-Turkish protester killed in West Bank as Israeli forces open fire |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdx6771gyqzo |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> * 2024 – [[Rebecca Horn]], German visual artist (born 1944)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Keinath |first=Anja |last2=dpa |date=2024-09-08 |title=Installationskünstlerin: Rebecca Horn ist tot |url=https://www.zeit.de/kultur/kunst/2024-09/rebecca-horn-tot |access-date=2024-09-09 |work=Die Zeit |language=de-DE |issn=0044-2070}}</ref> * 2024 – [[Will Jennings]], American songwriter (born 1944)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Piña |first=Christy |date=2024-09-07 |title=Will Jennings, Oscar Winner for "My Heart Will Go On" and "Up Where We Belong," Dies at 80 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/will-jennings-dead-oscar-winner-my-heart-will-go-on-tears-of-heaven-1235994415/ |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> * 2024 – [[Cathy Merrick]], Canadian First Nations leader (born 1961/1962)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Axelrod |first=Gavin |date=September 6, 2024 |title=Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Cathy Merrick remembered as 'a force of strength' as tributes pour in |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/amc-grand-chief-cathy-merrick-collapses-1.7315807 |access-date=September 9, 2024 |work=[[CBC News]]}}</ref> * 2024 – [[Ron Yeats]], Scottish footballer (born 1937)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-07 |title=Liverpool FC mourns passing of legendary Ron Yeats - Liverpool FC |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/liverpool-fc-mourns-passing-legendary-ron-yeats |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=www.liverpoolfc.com |language=en}}</ref> ==Holidays and observances== * Christian [[feast days]]: ** [[Saint Bega|Begga]] ** [[Chagnoald]] ** [[Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria]] ** [[Gondulphus of Metz]] ** [[Magnus of Füssen]] ** [[Onesiphorus]] ** [[Zechariah (Hebrew prophet)]] (Catholic church) ** [[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 [[Armed Forces Day#Pakistan|Army Day]] (Pakistan) * [[Flag Day (Bonaire)]] * [[Independence Day (Swaziland)]], celebrates the independence of [[Eswatini]] from the United Kingdom in 1968 * [[Unification Day (Bulgaria)]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/6 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}} * {{NYT On this day|month=09|day=06}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/september/6 |title=Historical Events on September 6 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}} {{months}} {{DEFAULTSORT:September 06}} [[Category:Days of September]]
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