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Historical Events on September 6

28 significant historical events occurred on September 6. September 6 has been the date of several historical events over the centuries, including military conflicts and political developments. On this day in 1901, President William McKinley was assassinated in Buffalo, New York. In 1914, the Battle of the Frontiers began during World War I. The Shimonoseki Campaign took place in Japan in 1864. Additional events include the West German federal election in 1953 and the Italian Grand Prix Formula One race in 1964.

Total Events
28
Time Span
13502020
Categories
4
Top Category
general
12 events

15 famous birthdays on September 6

Including Luis Leloir, Richard J. Roberts, John Macleod

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
14th C.21st C.

14th Century

1 event
war

1350 naval battle during the Hundred Years' War

17th Century

2 events
war

1652 naval battle during First Anglo-Dutch war

politics

The first border treaty between Russia and Siberian-Manchu ruled China (1689)

18th Century

1 event
war

Battle of the American Revolutionary War 1781

19th Century

7 events
war

Battle of the Finnish War on 6 September 1808

war

1816 Austrian-French engagement of War of the Sixth Coalition

war

1821 battle during the Greek War of Independence

disaster

Magnitude 8 earthquake that struck Kunming in Yunnan, China on September 6, 1833

war

Battle of Sowia Góra

general

Shimonoseki Campaign — conflict

general

1885 unification of the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia

20th Century

14 events
general

Assassination of William McKinley — 1901 assassination in Buffalo, New York, US

war

1914 series of battles; part of the Western Front of World War I

war

1937 Militar offense during Spanish Civil War

war

1941 battle in German-occupied Serbia

politics

1953 West German federal election — election

general

1964 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1964

general

1970 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1970

general

Dawson's Field hijackings — aircraft hijackings

disaster

6.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Diyarbakır in southeastern Turkey on September 6, 1975

general

Accidental launch of a missile

general

Terrorist attack in Turkey

general

1989 murder case in Bangladesh

general

Attack by Afghan protestors on the Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul, Afghanistan

general

Death of Salman Shah

21st Century

3 events
war

Operation Orchard — 2007 military operation

politics

Riots at Deganga, North 24 Parganas in West Bengal, India

general

2020 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One race

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