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September 6: Day of the Week
September 6, 2024 is the 250th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 116 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is viernes.
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Here’s the September calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
September 6 Historical Event(s)
1628
Puritans settle Salem, which will later become part of Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1781
The Battle of Groton Heights takes place, resulting a British victory.
1861
American Civil War: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant bloodlessly capture Paducah, Kentucky, which gives the Union control of the mouth of the Tennessee River.
1901
Anarchist Leon Czolgosz shoots and fatally wounds US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
1939
World War II: The Battle of Barking Creek.
1963
The Centre for International Industrial Property Studies (CEIPI) is founded.
1966
In Cape Town, South Africa, the architect of Apartheid, Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, is stabbed to death during a parliamentary meeting.
1968
Swaziland becomes independent.
1976
Cold War: Soviet air force pilot Lt. Viktor Belenko lands a MiG-25 jet fighter at Hakodate on the island of Hokkaidō in Japan and requests political asylum in the United States.
1985
Midwest Express Airlines Flight 105, a Douglas DC-9 crashes just after takeoff from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, killing 31.
Who were born on September 6?
1766
John Dalton, British chemist and physicist (d. 1844)
1838
Samuel Arnold, Lincoln conspirator (d. 1906)
1924
John Melcher, American politician
1925
Jimmy Reed, American blues singer (d. 1976)
1929
Yash Johar, Indian film producer (d. 2005)
1939
Dan Cragg, American soldier and author
1940
Elizabeth Murray, American artist (d. 2007)
1963
Mark Chesnutt, American country music singer
1972
Anika Noni Rose, American actress and singer
1978
Homare Sawa Japanese female footballer, world cup champion Germany 2011
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters BAUXOIV? Check your answers here: Make words with these letters BAUXOIV. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it.