September 6

September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). There are 106 days remaining.

Events

1620 - The Pilgrims left on the Mayflower from Plymouth, England to settle in the New World.
1901 - US President William McKinley was shot and fatally wounded.
1939 - South Africa declared war on Germany.
1991 - Soviet Union recognizes independence of the Baltic states.
1991 - The name St. Petersburg was restored to Russia's second largest city, having previously been renamed as Leningrad in (1924).
1997 - The funeral service of Princess Diana is held at Westminster Abbey.

Births

Deaths

1966 - South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd stabbed to death during a parliamentary session.
1998 - Akira Kurosawa, Japanese film director

Holidays and observances:

See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

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