Major Events
- 3114 BC Date Maya/Mesoamerican Long Count Calendar starts dating from (as corresponds to the Julian Calendar).
- 1522 Ferdinand Magellan's Spanish expedition now led by Juan Sebastián Elcano returns to Seville without their captain after three years. First to circumnavigate the globe
- 1666 After St Paul's Cathedral and much of the city had been burned down over four days, the Great Fire of London is finally extinguished.
- 1901 US President William McKinley is shot by Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist, while visiting the Pan-American Exposition in New York
- 1909 New York Times headline announces American explorer Robert Peary had discovered the North Pole 5 months earlier (now thought unlikely)
- 1914 World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins, French and British forces prevent German advance on Paris (till the 12th Sept)
- 1916 1st true supermarket, the "Piggly Wiggly" is established by Clarence Saunders in Memphis, Tennessee, grand opening delayed by construction until the 11th
- More September 6 Events
Sep 6 in Film & TV
- 1954 "La Strada" directed by Federico Fellini premieres at the Venice Film Festival starring Anthony Quinn
Sep 6 in Music
Sep 6 in Sport
- 1880 W. G. Grace scores 152 in debut Test Cricket innings, v Australia at The Oval
Did You Know?
Marquis de Lafayette
John Dalton
Jane Addams
Joseph P. Kennedy
Billy Rose
Chris Christie
Jane Curtin
Idris Elba
Sylvester James Jr.
Dolores O’Riordan
Roger Waters
Fun Fact About September 6
King Charles II of England spends a day hiding in an oak tree during his escape after losing the Battle of Worcester
Famous Weddings
- 1791 Emma, Lady Hamilton (26) marries Sir William Hamilton (60) at St Marylebone Parish Church in London
- 1840 Publisher James Gordon Bennett (45) weds Henrietta Agnes Crean in NYC, New York
- 1889 Explorer Fridtjof Nansen (27) weds mezzo-soprano singer Eva Nansen (30)
More September 6 Weddings
Margaret Sanger
Tom Fogerty
Akira Kurosawa
Luciano Pavarotti
Burt Reynolds
Lou Brock
