September 6th, 1492

Born on September 6th, 1492

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 194,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 821 days, exactly on July 29th, 2026, people who were born on September 6th, 1492 will be 195,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on September 6th, 1492?

September 6th, 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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus

September 6th, 1492

Christopher Columbus set sail from San Sebastián de La Gomera, before a five-week voyage across the Atlantic to the Americas.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus

What else happened on September 6th?

September 6th, 2022

In the United Kingdom, Liz Truss succeeded Boris Johnson as Prime Minister, ending the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis.

September 6th, 2018

The Supreme Court of India invalidated part of Section 377 of the Penal Code, thus legalising homosexuality in India.

September 6th, 2017

Hurricane Irma (pictured) reached peak intensity and reached the Carribbean islands of Barbuda, Saint Martin, and Virgin Gorda.

September 6th, 1999

The Parliament of Singapore relocated from the Old Parliament House to its current meeting place (pictured).

September 6th, 1997

An estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide watched the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, on television.

September 6th, 1995

Cal Ripken Jr. played his 2,131st consecutive Major League Baseball game, breaking the 56-year-old record set by Lou Gehrig.

September 6th, 1976

Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko landed his MiG-25 in Hakodate, Japan, declaring his intention to defect to the West.

September 6th, 1970

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijacked four airliners, landing two at Dawson's Field in Jordan and one in Cairo, while the last hijacking attempt was foiled.

September 6th, 1963

The Kennedy administration sent Victor H. Krulak and Joseph Mendenhall on a mission to assess the progress of the Vietnam War.

September 6th, 1952

A prototype aircraft crashed at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing the pilot and test observer on board, and 29 spectators.

September 6th, 1944

World War II: Soviet forces captured the city of Tartu on their way to re-establishing their rule in Estonia.

September 6th, 1930

Argentine president Hipólito Yrigoyen was deposed in a military coup by José Félix Uriburu.

September 6th, 1916

The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was founded in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on September 6th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on September 6th?

61

Marina Kaljurand

Estonian diplomat, politician and badminton player

*September 6th, 1962, Tallinn

84

Ernst Fabricius

German historian, archaeologist and scholar (1857–1942)

*September 6th, 1857, Darmstadt †March 22nd, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau

77

John Dalton

British chemist and physicist (1766–1844)

*September 6th, 1766, Cumberland †July 27th, 1844, Manchester

51

Idris Elba

British actor

*September 6th, 1972, London Borough of Hackney

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

59

Rosie Perez

American actress

*September 6th, 1964, Bushwick

69

Carly Fiorina

American businesswoman and politician (born 1954)

*September 6th, 1954, Austin

74

Jane Addams

American activist, sociologist and writer (1860–1935)

*September 6th, 1860, Cedarville †June 21st, 1935, Chicago

51

Anika Noni Rose

American actor-singer

*September 6th, 1972, Bloomfield

49

Chad Coleman

American actor

*September 6th, 1974, Richmond

79

Swoosie Kurtz

American actress

*September 6th, 1944, Omaha

61

Chris Christie

55th Governor of New Jersey, former U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey

*September 6th, 1962, Newark

25

Michele Perniola

Italian singer (1998-)

*September 6th, 1998, Palagiano

60

Geert Wilders

Dutch politician (born 1963)

*September 6th, 1963, Venlo

39

Luc Abalo

French handball player

*September 6th, 1984, Ivry-sur-Seine

78

Sebastiano Serlio

Italian architect and painter (1475-1554)

*September 6th, 1475, Bologna †November 30th, 1553, Fontainebleau

91

Karl August Wittfogel

German-American academic (1896–1988)

*September 6th, 1896, Woltersdorf †May 25th, 1988, New York City

71

Hansheinrich Schmidt

German politician (1922-1994)

*September 6th, 1922, Leipzig †March 12th, 1994, Grünwald

76

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

French general and politician (1757–1834)

*September 6th, 1757, Chavaniac-Lafayette †May 20th, 1834, former 1st arrondissement of Paris

73

Franz Josef Strauß

German politician (1915-1988)

*September 6th, 1915, Munich †October 3rd, 1988, Regensburg

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57

Margaret of Valois-Angoulême

Queen consort of Navarre

*April 11th, 1492, Angoulême †December 21st, 1549, Odos

93

Martín de Azpilcueta

Spanish theologian and economist

*December 13th, 1492, Barásoain †June 1st, 1586, Rome

73

Bartholomaeus Rieseberg

German theologian

*August 24th, 1492, Mieste †August 10th, 1566, Gardelegen

72

Ambrosius Blarer

Swiss theologian

*April 4th, 1492, Constance †December 6th, 1564, Winterthur

64

Pietro Aretino

Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist, and blackmailer (1492-1556)

*March 31st, 1492, Arezzo †October 21st, 1556, Venice

48

Juan Luis Vives

Spanish philosopher

*March 6th, 1492, Valencia †May 6th, 1540, Bruges

26

Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino

Italian noble (1492-1519)

*September 12th, 1492, Florence †May 4th, 1519, Careggi

72

Sabina of Bavaria

Bavarian Duchess

*April 24th, 1492, Munich †August 30th, 1564, Nürtingen

64

Georg Rörer

German theologian

*October 1st, 1492, Deggendorf †April 24th, 1557, Jena

69

Anne d'Alençon

Marquise of Montferrat (1492-1562)

*October 30th, 1492, Alençon †October 18th, 1562, Casale Monferrato

66

Philip I of Nassau-Wiesbaden

Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden (1511-1554)

*April 26th, 1492, Cologne †June 6th, 1558, Idstein

57

Andrea Alciato

Italian jurist and writer (1492–1550)

*May 8th, 1492, Milan †January 12th, 1550, Pavia

73

Wolfgang, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen

German prince

*August 1st, 1492, Köthen †March 23rd, 1566, Zerbst

73

Johan Rantzau

German general

*November 12th, 1492, Steinburg †December 12th, 1565, Breitenburg

65

John II

Count Palatine of Simmern

*March 21st, 1492, Simmern †May 18th, 1557, Simmern

89

Matteo Tafuri

Italian alchemist

*August 8th, 1492, Soleto †June 13th, 1582, Soleto

81

Donato Giannotti

Italian writer (1492-1574)

*November 27th, 1492, Florence †December 27th, 1573, Rome

3

Elizabeth Tudor

English princess

*July 2nd, 1492, Richmond Palace †September 14th, 1495, Eltham Palace

72

Simone Pasqua

Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal

*November 17th, 1492, Genoa †September 4th, 1565, Rome

50

Wernher Steiner

Swiss historian

*January 1st, 1492, Zug †January 1st, 1542, Zürich

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Leap year

Yes: 1492 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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