September 6th, 1568

Born on September 6th, 1568

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What happened on September 6th?

September 6th, 1634

Thirty Years' War: In the Battle of Nördlingen, the Catholic Imperial army defeated Swedish and German Protestant forces.

September 6th, 2000

The Los Angeles Dodgers hosted the first Pride Night in Major League Baseball history.

September 6th, 2022

Liz Truss (pictured) succeeded Boris Johnson as prime minister following 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 reached peak intensity near the Caribbean 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. (pictured) 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

Black September: 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 near London.

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 year
Born in 1568

76

Urban VIII

235 pope of the Catholic Church from 1623 to 1644

*April 5th, 1568, Florence †July 29th, 1644, Rome

70

Tommaso Campanella

Italian philosopher, theologian, astrologer, and poet (1568-1639)

*September 4th, 1568, Stilo †May 21st, 1639, Paris

57

Honoré d'Urfé

French writer (1568-1625)

*February 11th, 1568, Marseille †June 1st, 1625, Villefranche-sur-Mer

63

Johannes Hartmann

German chemist, physician and rector (1568-1631)

*January 15th, 1568, Amberg †December 7th, 1631, Marburg

59

Zdeněk Vojtěch Popel von Lobkowitz

Czech nobleman (1568-1628)

*August 15th, 1568, Prague †June 16th, 1628, Vienna

78

David Gloxin

Roman jurist and organist (1568-1646)

*February 8th, 1568, Choszczno †September 11th, 1646, Lübeck

51

Onorio Longhi

Italian architect

*October 12th, 1568, Viggiù †December 31st, 1619, Rome

61

Charlotte Catherine de La Trémoille

French princess (1568-1629)

*June 18th, 1568, La Ferté-sous-Jouarre †August 29th, 1629, Paris

71

Henry Wotton

English writer, poet, politician and ambassador (1568-1639)

*March 30th, 1568, Boughton Place †December 1st, 1639, Eton College

45

Ventura Salimbeni

Italian painter (1568-1613)

*January 20th, 1568, Siena †November 23rd, 1613, Siena

61

Christian I

Prince of Anhalt, then Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg

*May 11th, 1568, Bernburg †April 17th, 1630, Bernburg

49

Georg Ridinger

German architect

*January 1st, 1568, Strasbourg †November 5th, 1617, Aschaffenburg

58

Bernardo de Balbuena

Poet

*November 20th, 1568, Valdepeñas †October 11th, 1627, San Juan

46

Virginia de' Medici

Italian noble (1568-1615)

*May 29th, 1568, Florence †January 15th, 1615, Modena

29

Gunilla Bielke

Queen of Sweden

*June 25th, 1568, Östergötland †June 25th, 1597, Bråborg Castle

64

Salome Alt

Mistress to German Prince bishop

*November 21st, 1568, Salzburg †June 27th, 1633, Wels

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Leap year

Yes: 1568 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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