Suicide
Forces Nero to commit suicide
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September 6 in History
This permanent archive page contains 132 World History Database records for September 6, spanning 68 to 2023. Recorded topics include Death of Galba; Suicide; Congress of Arras.
Total: 132Events: 104Births: 3Deaths: 8Battles: 16Coronations: 1Countries: 35
Events on September 6
Congress of Arras
The English withdraw from the Congres after refusing to renounce the French throne
Discovery of America
Sets sail from the Canary Islands across the Atlantic after the Pinta is repaired
Heilbronn League
Richelieu is forced into war for the Heilbronn League
Neutrality
Defeats the Swedes & is able to resume neutrality
Neutrality
Defeats the Swedish forces & resumes a policy of neutrality towards Protestants
Royal Standard Re-Erected
The Royal Standard is raised again after the original standard collapses in bad weather.
Royal Standard Re-Erected
The Royal Standard is raised again after the original standard collapses in bad weather.
Siege of Gloucester
Fails to capture Gloucester
Royal Oak Concealment
Careless joins Charles II in the Royal Oak and helps conceal the fugitive king from Parliamentarian search parties.
Royal Oak Concealment
Charles II hides with William Careless in an oak near Boscobel while Parliamentarian soldiers search the surrounding area.
Siege of Aire Begins
Begins the Allied siege of Aire, a major fortified position that resists until November.
Siege of Saint-Venant Begins
Opens Allied operations against Saint-Venant while the wider army also undertakes the siege of Aire.
Restoration Standard
Raises the "Restoration Standard" at Braemar
La clemenza di Tito
La clemenza di Tito premieres in Prague during Leopold II's coronation festivities.
Election to National Convention
Carnot was elected to the National Convention for Pas-de-Calais while engaged in military organization.
Election to National Convention
Danton was elected to the National Convention for Paris after serving as justice minister.
Siege of Moscow
Arrives 72 miles south east of Moscow
Siege of Berlin
Defeats Ney at Dennewitz during his march on Berlin
Election
The Conservatives win their highest gains in the English Counties. The Conservatives win a majority for the 1st time, winning by 80 seats
Free Trade
Stanley resigns over Peels Free Trade Policy, Peels only casualty. Campaigns on the issue of Free Trade to become Prime Minister. Believes without free trade there could be civil disorder
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Appointed Prime MInister of Great Britain
Resignation of Edward Stanley
Stanley resigns over Peels Free Trade Policy, Peels only casualty
Garfield Moved to New Jersey
Is moved to the New Jersey coast in hopes of recovery.
Presidential Convalescence at Elberon
Continues treatment at Elberon while his condition deteriorates.
Assassination of William McKinley
An anarchist who assassinates President William McKinley in New York at the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition
Assassination of William McKinley
Assassinated in Buffalo, New York
Rule of Korea
Under the Treaty of Portsmouth Korea is recognized as Japans sphere of influence
Rule of Manchuria
Russia agrees to evacuate Manchuria in the Treaty of Portsmouth
Rule of Port Arthur
Russia surrenders Port Arthur to Japan in the Treaty of Portsmouth
Rule of Sakhalin
Russia surrenders half of Sakhalin to Japan in the Treaty of Portsmouth
Treaty of Portsmouth
Russia surrenders Port Arthur, half of Sakhalin & evacuates Manchuria. Russia & Japan make peace. Korea is recognized as Japans sphere of influence
Budget
Speaks against the Lords rejection of the Budget, refers to dangers of class warfare
Speech
Speaks against the Lords plan to vote against the Budget
Capture of Japan
Japan captures Korea
President of Chile
Becomes acting president after Elias Fernandez Albano dies during the succession.
First Highbury Goal
Scores Arsenal's first goal at Highbury in the 2-1 victory over Leicester Fosse.
First Highbury Winning Goal
Scores the winning goal as Arsenal open Highbury with a 2-1 victory over Leicester Fosse.
British Expeditionary Force (BEF)
Joins in the battle linking the BEF with the French 5th and 6th Armies
Sixth Army
The French 6th Army attacks German First Armys flank
Capture of Silistra
Captures Silistra
Capture of Turtukai
Captures Turtukai
Prime Minister of Poland
Appointed Prime Minister of Poland, 2nd term
Awareness Society
Founds the "hard core" Awareness Society due to "demonstration fatigue"
President of South Korea
Appointed President of Korea of the Shanghai Provisional Government
Provisional Government
Appointed President of Korea of the Shanghai Provisional Government
Capture of Hankow
Nationalist forces take Hankou during the Northern Expedition, strengthening Chiang’s military campaign in central China.
President of Argentina
Appointed de facto President of Argentina after the 1930 coup
Expenditure
Announces cuts in unemployment relief & pay for all Government employees
Abdication
Abdicates after making territorial concessions
Break in Diplomatic Relations with Germany
South Africa severs relations with Germany
Break in Diplomatic Relations with Germany
South Africa severs relations with Germany
Capture of Cracow
The Germans capture Cracow
Declaration of War
South Africa declares war
Imperial War Cabinet
Appointed Member of Imperial War Cabinet as the most senior South African in favour of war
Invasion of Poland
Watches the destruction of a Polish Army Corps from a special train
Prime Minister Appointment
Becomes prime minister after Parliament rejects Hertzog's neutrality policy.
Pro-War Faction Prevails
Leads supporters committed to entering the war against Germany.
Smuts Government Formed
Forms a government committed to participation in the war.
South Africa Enters War
Forms a government committed to war against Germany.
United Party Leadership
Takes control of the United Party after Hertzog's resignation.
War Policy Implemented
Directs South Africa's entry into the Second World War.
Abdication of Carol II
Carol abdicates after territorial losses and political collapse.
Bombing of London
London is bombed, marking the beginning of the London blitz
Operation Sea Lion
Goering arrives at Kesselrings HQ to take command of Operation Sea Lion
Possesses 8 of 50 destroyers from America agreed under the Lend-Lease scheme
Possesses 8 of 50 destroyers from America agreed under the "Lend-Lease" scheme
Second Accession of Michael I
Michael returns to the throne after Carol II's abdication.
Award
Receives an honarary degree from Harvard University
Succession
King Abdullahs eldest son, King Talal, assumed the throne
Head of State Role
Senghor assumes the head of state role after independence
President Takes Office
Senghor becomes first President of independent Senegal
Pakistan Border Closure
Pakistan closes its border after relations deteriorate over Daoud's support for Pashtunistan.
Declaration of War
India expands the conflict across the international border after fighting intensifies in Jammu and Kashmir.
Defence of Lahore
Musa Khan directs army operations as Indian forces cross the international border toward Lahore.
Prime Minister of South Africa
Appointed Prime Minister of South Africa, acting
German Occupation
Dubcek bans political clubs
Final Concert
Performs his final concert at the Isle of Fehmarn Festival
Pay Policy
The National Union of Seamen votes for industrial action over a 6 pounds claim, breaching pay policy.
Arrest of Andraes Baader
Deprives the Baader-Meinhof prisoners of all contact with each other as well as with the outside, all visits, including those of lawyers and family members, being forbidden. Deprives the Baader-Meinhof prisoners are deprived of their access to post, newspapers, magazines, television, and radio
German Autumn
An official statement is released in which the state declared that the prisoners would not be released under any circumstances, and on the same day a Kontaktsperre ("communication ban") was enacted against all political pris
Kontaktsperre
Deprives the Baader-Meinhof prisoners of all contact with each other as well as with the outside, all visits, including those of lawyers and family members, being forbidden. An official statement is released in which the state declared that the prisoners would not be released under any circumstances, and on the same day a Kontaktsperre ("communication ban") was enacted against all political pris
Political Reform
al-Rifai participates in political reform connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
Dismissal
Relieved of all duties
Strike
Miners & police clash at Kellingley
Constitution of South Africa
Wins an election to offer representation for all elements of the population
Election
Wins an election to offer representation for all elements of the population
President of South Africa
Appointed President of South Africa
Peace
Reynolds, Gerry Adams & John Hume shake hands in the Government Buildings at Dublin
Second Galileo Ganymede Flyby
Galileo makes another close Ganymede encounter, passing much nearer the surface than during its first targeted flyby.
Burial
Diana is buried, The Prince of Wales, her sons, her mother, siblings, a close friend, and a clergyman are present, in an ornamental lake known as The Round Oval within Althorp Parks Pleasure Garden
Burial
Diannas funeral is broadcast and watched by an estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide
Spektr Damage Inspection EVA
Conducts a spacewalk with Anatoly Solovyev to inspect external damage to Spektr caused by the June Progress collision.
Luanda Agreement with Uganda
Signs an agreement covering Ugandan troop withdrawal and normalization of relations with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Hamas
Yassin further promised that Hamas would teach Israel an "unforgettable lesson" as a result of the assassination attempt. An Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-16 fired several missiles on a building in Gaza City, the Gaza Strip, Yassin was in the building at the time but survived
DPI NGO Conference Address
Addresses the United Nations DPI-NGO Conference on the Commission's recommendations for renewed multilateral disarmament and non-proliferation efforts.
Cuba politely declined a US offer to send a disaster assessment team
Cuba politely declined a US offer to send a disaster assessment team to the island after Hurricane Gustav, saying it would rather Washington suspend restrictions on travel and the sale of food and other materials it needs to recover
Economy of Cuba
Cuba politely declined a US offer to send a disaster assessment team to the island after Hurricane Gustav, saying it would rather Washington suspend restrictions on travel and the sale of food and other materials it needs to recover
Hurricane
Cuba politely declined a US offer to send a disaster assessment team to the island after Hurricane Gustav, saying it would rather Washington suspend restrictions on travel and the sale of food and other materials it needs to recover
Nuclear Suppliers Group Waiver
The Nuclear Suppliers Group grants India a waiver permitting civilian nuclear commerce despite India remaining outside the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Kharkiv Counteroffensive
Oversees the surprise Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast
Kharkiv Counteroffensive
Ukraine launches a counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast.
Zaporizhzhya Protection Zone Proposal
Calls at the UN Security Council for a nuclear safety and security protection zone around the Zaporizhzhya plant.
Defence Minister
Appointed defence minister of Ukraine
Defence Minister Appointment
Parliament approves Umerov as defence minister.
Births on September 6
Birth of Vulko Velev Chervenkov
Birth of Vulko Velev Chervenkov
Birth of Peter Alexander Rupert Carington
Birth of Peter Alexander Rupert Carington
Birth of Roger Waters
Birth of Roger Waters, later bassist, lyricist and conceptual leader of Pink Floyd
Deaths on September 6
Death of Galba
Forces Nero to commit suicide
Death of Suleyman I the Magnificent
Death of Suleyman I the Magnificent, during the capture of Szigeth
Death of Ferdinand II
With General Tilly dead, Ferdinand II turned to the aid of Wallenstein and his large army
Death of Robert Dudley
Death of Robert Dudley
Death of Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd
Death of Hendrik Verwoerd
Death of Dianna
Diannas funeral is broadcast and watched by an estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide
Death of Akira Kurosawa
Death of Akira Kurosawa
Death of Robert Mugabe
Former President Robert Mugabe dies in Singapore.
Battles on September 6
Battle of Nordlingen
Ends Swedish influence in Southern Germany. Defeats the Swedes & other Protestant forces near the Bavarian town of Nordlingen
Battle of Nordlingen
Leads the Imperial armies to victory over the Swedes
Battle of Nordlingen
Defeats the Swedes
Battle of Nordlingen
Defeats the Swedes & is able to resume neutrality
Battle of Nordlingen
Protestant forces are defeated
Battle of Nordlingen
Sweden is defeated by an Austro-Spanish force. Richelieu is forced into war for the Heilbronn League
Battle of Nordlingen
Defeats the Swedish forces & resumes a policy of neutrality towards Protestants
Battle of Dennewitz
Defeats Ney at Dennewitz during his march on Berlin. Bulow comes to Bernadottes relief & drives Ney back. Bulow assumes overall Allied command of the battle from Bernadotte. Bavaria withdraws from the war & German states waver in their support of the French
Battle of Dennewitz
Attempts to capture Berlin but is defeated
Battle of Marne, 1st
Joins in the battle linking the BEF with the French 5th and 6th Armies
Battle of Marne, 1st
Stops further French retreat & orders an attack at the Marne
Battle of Marne, 1st
The French 6th Army attacks German First Armys flank. A decisive German breakthrough results in a general retreat
Battle of Turtucaia
Romania suffers a severe defeat in Dobruja.
Battle of Britain
Claims another Bf 109 destroyed.
Battle of Britain
His combat success continues as Luftwaffe pressure remains intense.
Battle of Britain
The Germans have lost 308 aircraft to the British 273. End of the 3rd phase of the Battle of Britain
Coronations on September 6
Bohemian Coronation
Crowned King of Bohemia at Prague