What Happened on Sep 6

Ferdinand Magellan's remaining crew return to Spain

The casualties suffered in the Philippines left the expedition with too few men to sail all three of the remaining ships. Consequently, on May 2... Read more

Battle of Nördlingen (1634)

The Battle of Nördlingen (Spanish: Batalla de Nördlingen; German: Schlacht bei Nördlingen; Swedish: Slaget vid Nördlingen) was fought on 27 August... Read more

Battle of Fort Griswold

One of the last battles fought during the American Revolutionary War was fought near New London, Connecticut at a small fort called Fort Griswold... Read more

Battle Of Groton Heights

The Battle of Groton Heights was a battle of the American Revolutionary War fought on September 6, 1781 between a small Continental Army force led... Read more

Mozart's "La clemenza di Tito" Premieres

La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus), K. 621, is an opera seria composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with text after Metastasio. It was... Read more

Jane Addams Is Born

Social reformer and pacifist Jane Addams was born on September 6, 1860 in Cedarville, Illinois. After graduating from Rockford College in 1881,... Read more

Avondale Mine Disaster

The Avondale Mine Disaster was a massive fire in the Avondale Colliery in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, United States on September 6, 1869. It caused the... Read more

Sinking of HMS Captain

On the night of Sept. 6, 1870, while sailing off Cape Finisterre in a freshening gale, Captain abruptly capsized and sank like a stone. She took... Read more

President William McKinley is Shot Twice by Anarchist Leon Czolgosz

"The President was shot about 4 o'clock. One bullet struck him on the upper portion of the breast bone, glancing and not penetrating; the second... Read more

"My Man Godfrey" Is Released

My Man Godfrey is a screwball comedy film released in 1936 by Universal Pictures, directed by Gregory LaCava. It was adapted from Eric Hatch's... Read more

Second Battle of Changsha

In Sep 1941, more than 120,000 Japanese troops embarked on the second attempt to take the Chinese city of Changsha. The first engagement took place... Read more

Frankford Junction Train Wreck

One hundred and fifty persons were reported killed and more than 90 injured in the wreck of the Congressional Limited, fastest train of the... Read more

"Double Indemnity" Is Released

Double Indemnity (1944) is an American film noir starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson. The film was directed by Billy... Read more

"The Red Shoes" Is Released

The Red Shoes (1948) is a British feature film about ballet, written, directed and produced by the team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger,... Read more

"Rocco And His Brothers" Is Released

Rocco e i suoi fratelli (English: Rocco and His Brothers is a 1960 Italian and French film directed by Luchino Visconti. Set in Milan, it tells the... Read more

Judas Priest release Rocka Rolla

Rocka Rolla is the debut album by the British heavy metal group Judas Priest, released in 1974. It was produced by Rodger Bain, who had made a name... Read more

Aretha Franklin Releases "La Diva"

La Diva is an Aretha Franklin album released in 1979. In an attempt to make a comeback, Franklin decided to record a Disco-oriented album with the... Read more

"The Rapture" Is Released

The Rapture is a 1991 psychological/religious drama film starring Mimi Rogers, David Duchovny, Darwyn Carson, Patrick Bauchau, Marvin Elkins, Will... Read more

Bad Religion releases Stranger Than Fiction

Stranger than Fiction is the eighth full-length studio album (tenth release overall) by Bad Religion, released in 1994. It was their first album... Read more

FDA Approves Bayer's Precose

Treating type 2 diabetes. It is used along with diet and exercise. It may be used alone or with other antidiabetic medicines. Precose is a... Read more

MST3K Ep. 817 - "The Horror of Party Beach"

A beach community is plagued by sea monsters created by radioactive waste dumped off the coast. Filmed around Stamford, Connecticut. Read more

Princess Diana's Funeral

The public funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales started on 6 September 1997 at 9:08 a.m. in London, when the tenor bell sounded to signal the... Read more

Candlemass release From the 13th Sun

From the 13th Sun is an album by Candlemass released in 1999. The CD liner notes say it is "dedicated to the greatest band of all time: Black... Read more

"xXx" Rifftrax is Released

Vin Diesel, the Jean-Claude Van Damme of our time, stars as Xander Cage, an underground extreme sports star who apparently lost all his hair in a... Read more

Luciano Pavarotti Dies

While undertaking an international "farewell tour", Pavarotti was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in July 2006. The tenor fought back against the... Read more