September 6

What happened on September 6 in history

7 events fall on September 6, from 1522 to 1997. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on September 6

  1. 1522

    Magellan's expedition completes the circumnavigation

    The Victoria returns to Spain with eighteen survivors.

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  2. 1620

    The Mayflower sails

    The ship leaves Plymouth for America with 102 passengers.

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  3. 1901

    McKinley is shot

    An anarchist fires at the president at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo.

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  4. 1966

    Verwoerd is assassinated

    The architect of apartheid is stabbed in the South African parliament.

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  5. 1991

    Leningrad becomes St Petersburg again

    The city votes to restore its original name.

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  6. 1995

    Ripken passes Gehrig

    Cal Ripken Jr plays his 2,131st consecutive game.

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  7. 1997

    Diana's funeral

    A million people line the route through London.

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