September 6th, 1626

Born on September 6th, 1626

Age in days, weeks and months
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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 1626

71

Francesco Redi

Italian entomologist and poet

*February 18th, 1626, Arezzo †March 1st, 1697, Pisa

71

John Aubrey

English writer and antiquarian (1626-1697)

*March 12th, 1626, Malmesbury †June 7th, 1697, Oxford

62

Christina of Sweden

Queen of Sweden, ruled from 1632 until abdication in 1654 (1626–1689)

*December 18th, 1626, Stockholm †April 19th, 1689, Rome

85

Richard Cromwell

English politician (1626–1712)

*October 4th, 1626, Huntingdon †July 12th, 1712, Cheshunt

63

Giovanni Legrenzi

Italian composer (1626–1690)

*August 12th, 1626, Clusone †May 27th, 1690, Venice

68

Jean Talon

First Intendant of New France

*January 8th, 1626, Châlons-en-Champagne †November 23rd, 1694, France

60

Josua Arnd

German historian and theologian (1626-1687)

*September 9th, 1626, Güstrow †April 5th, 1687, Güstrow

75

Louis Hennepin

Belgian explorer and missionary (1626-1704)

*May 12th, 1626, Ath †December 5th, 1701, Rome

55

Sigmund von Birken

German poet (1626-1681)

*April 25th, 1626, Skalná †June 12th, 1681, Nuremberg

58

Géraud de Cordemoy

French historian, philosopher and lawyer

*October 6th, 1626, Paris †October 8th, 1684, Paris

44

Leopold Wilhelm, Margrave of Baden-Baden

German noble (1626-1671)

*September 16th, 1626, Baden-Baden †March 1st, 1671, Baden-Baden

44

Richard Ottley

English politician (1626-1670)

*August 5th, 1626, Pitchford Hall †August 10th, 1670

47

Johann Andreas Bose

*June 27th, 1626, Leipzig †April 29th, 1674, Jena

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1626 is a normal year and no leap year.

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