On This Day in History for September 6
Events in History
- 3114 BC Date Maya/Mesoamerican Long Count Calendar starts dating from (as corresponds to the Julian Calendar).
- 394 Battle of Frigidus in Northern Italy: forces of Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius I defeat those of Western Emperor Eugenius
- 1492 Christopher Columbus' fleet leaves Gomera, Canary islands
- 1522 Ferdinand Magellan's Spanish expedition aboard the Vitoria returns to Spain without their captain. First to circumnavigate the earth.
- 1543 French & Turkish fleet occupies Nice
- 1622 Spanish silver fleet disappears off Florida Keys; 1,000s die
- 1628 Puritans from Masschusetts Bay Colony land at Salem
- 1634 Battle at Nordlingen ends in Swedish/protestant German defeat
- More Events in History
Marquis de Lafayette
John Dalton
Jane Addams
Joseph P. KennedyWeddings in History
- 1791 Emma, Lady Hamilton (26) marries Sir William Hamilton (60) at St Marylebone Parish Church in London
- 1840 Publisher James Gordon Bennett (45) weds Henrietta Agnes Crean in NYC, New York
- 1980 81st Prime Minister of UK Theresa May (née Brasier) (23) weds investment banker Philip May at the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Wheatley, Oxfordshire
More Weddings & Divorces in History
William Allen
Margaret Sanger
Richard DeVos
Robert MugabeSeptember in History
Jesse James – Hero or Cold Killer?
Hailed by some as a folk hero and by others as a cold-bloodied killer, Jesse James, one of America’s most infamous outlaws, was born on this day.
September 5, 1847
First Battle of the Marne
French forces at the First Battle of the Marne
September 5, 1914
First Supermarket
Shoppers queuing at the Piggly Wiggly checkouts
September 6, 1916
Baby Incubator
The first baby incubator in the U.S. in State Emigrant Hospital in New York
September 7, 1888