September 6th, 1846

Born on September 6th, 1846

Age in days, weeks and months
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What 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.

September 6th, 1901

William McKinley, President of the United States, was fatally wounded by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, and died eight days later.

September 6th, 1781

American Revolutionary War: General Benedict Arnold led British forces to victory at the Battle of Groton Heights.

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

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

84

Ernst Fabricius

German historian, archaeologist and scholar (1857–1942)

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

74

Jane Addams

American activist, sociologist and writer (1860–1935)

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

61

Marina Kaljurand

Estonian diplomat, politician and badminton player

*September 6th, 1962, Tallinn

80

Roger Waters

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

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

51

Idris Elba

British actor

*September 6th, 1972, London Borough of Hackney

77

John Dalton

British chemist and physicist (1766–1844)

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

69

Carly Fiorina

American businesswoman and politician (born 1954)

*September 6th, 1954, Austin

59

Rosie Perez

American actress

*September 6th, 1964, Bushwick

79

Swoosie Kurtz

American actress

*September 6th, 1944, Omaha

91

Karl August Wittfogel

German-American academic (1896–1988)

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

61

Chris Christie

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

*September 6th, 1962, Newark

51

Anika Noni Rose

American actor-singer

*September 6th, 1972, Bloomfield

49

Chad Coleman

American actor

*September 6th, 1974, Richmond

60

Geert Wilders

Dutch politician (born 1963)

*September 6th, 1963, Venlo

71

Hansheinrich Schmidt

German politician (1922-1994)

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

39

Luc Abalo

French handball player

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

25

Michele Perniola

Italian singer (1998-)

*September 6th, 1998, Palagiano

73

Franz Josef Strauß

German politician (1915-1988)

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

76

Joseph Wirth

German chancellor (1879-1956)

*September 6th, 1879, Freiburg im Breisgau †January 3rd, 1956, Freiburg im Breisgau

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

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Born in 1846

70

Gaston Maspero

French Egyptologist (1846–1916)

*June 23rd, 1846, Paris †June 30th, 1916, Palais de l'Institut de France

70

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Polish writer, novelist, journalist, philanthropist and Nobel Prize laureate

*May 5th, 1846, Wola Okrzejska †November 15th, 1916, Vevey

61

Holger Drachmann

Poet and painter (1846-1908)

*October 9th, 1846, Copenhagen †January 14th, 1908, Hornbæk

80

Rudolf Christoph Eucken

(1846-1926) German philosopher

*January 5th, 1846, Aurich †September 15th, 1926, Jena

81

Léon Denis

Spiritist philosopher

*January 1st, 1846, Foug †April 12th, 1927, Tours

70

Francesco Paolo Tosti

Italian, later British composer and music teacher (1846–1916)

*April 9th, 1846, Ortona †December 2nd, 1916, Rome

75

Luigi Denza

Italian composer

*February 23rd, 1846, Castellammare di Stabia †January 26th, 1922, London

88

Auguste Escoffier

French chef and culinary writer (1846–1935)

*October 28th, 1846, Villeneuve-Loubet †February 12th, 1935, Monte Carlo

3

Edward Baker Lincoln

Second son of Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln

*March 10th, 1846, Springfield †February 1st, 1850, Washington, D.C.

70

Buffalo Bill

American frontiersman and showman (1846–1917)

*February 26th, 1846, Scott County †January 10th, 1917, Denver

72

Henryk Jarecki

Polish conductor, composer and music educator (1846-1918)

*December 6th, 1846, Warsaw †December 18th, 1918, Lviv

67

George Westinghouse

American inventor and businessman (1846–1914)

*October 6th, 1846, Central Bridge †March 12th, 1914, New York City

78

G. Stanley Hall

American psychologist and educator (1846–1924)

*February 1st, 1846, Ashfield †April 24th, 1924, Worcester

24

Comte de Lautréamont

Uruguayan born French poet, Isidore Ducasse (1846-1870)

*April 4th, 1846, Montevideo †November 24th, 1870, 9th arrondissement of Paris

72

Edward Charles Pickering

American astronomer

*July 19th, 1846, Boston †February 3rd, 1919, Cambridge

58

Wilson Barrett

British actor (1846-1904)

*February 18th, 1846, Essex †September 22nd, 1904, London

54

Naim Frashëri

Albanian poet, writer and activist (1846–1900)

*May 25th, 1846, Frashër †October 20th, 1900, Istanbul

74

Peter Carl Fabergé

Russian jeweller (1846–1920)

*May 30th, 1846, Saint Petersburg †September 24th, 1920, Pully

57

Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau

Prime Minister of France (1846-1904)

*December 2nd, 1846, Nantes †August 10th, 1904, Corbeil-Essonnes

71

Léon Bloy

French writer, poet and essayist

*July 11th, 1846, Périgueux †November 3rd, 1917, Bourg-la-Reine

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1846 is a normal year and no leap year.

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