On this day: 6 September

Selected events and births on 6 September, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1916 – The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was founded in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Read more: Grocery store Piggly Wiggly Memphis, Tennessee
• 1976 – Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko landed his MiG-25 in Hakodate, Japan, declaring his intention to defect to the West. Read more: Viktor Belenko Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Hakodate
• 1995 – Cal Ripken Jr. played his 2,131st consecutive Major League Baseball game, breaking the 56-year-old record set by Lou Gehrig. Read more: Cal Ripken Jr. Major League Baseball List of Major League Baseball consecutive games played leaders
• 1997 – An estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide watched the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, on television. Read more: Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales
• 1999 – The Parliament of Singapore relocated from the Old Parliament House to its current meeting place. Read more: Parliament of Singapore The Arts House Parliament House, Singapore
• 2000 – The Los Angeles Dodgers hosted the first Pride Night in Major League Baseball history. Read more: Los Angeles Dodgers Pride Night Major League Baseball
• 2022 – Liz Truss succeeded Boris Johnson as prime minister following the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis. Read more: Liz Truss Boris Johnson July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis

Born on this day

• 1943 – Richard J. Roberts, English biochemist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Richard J. Roberts Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• 1956 – Bill Ritter, American lawyer and politician, 41st Governor of Colorado Read more: Bill Ritter List of governors of Colorado
• 1957 – Michaëlle Jean, Haitian-Canadian journalist and politician, 27th Governor General of Canada Read more: Michaëlle Jean Governor General of Canada
• 1957 – José Sócrates, Portuguese engineer and politician, 119th Prime Minister of Portugal Read more: José Sócrates List of prime ministers of Portugal
• 1962 – Chris Christie, American lawyer and politician, 55th Governor of New Jersey Read more: Chris Christie Governor of New Jersey
• 1962 – Marina Kaljurand, Estonian badminton player and diplomat, Estonia Ambassador to Russia Read more: Marina Kaljurand List of ambassadors of Estonia to Russia
• 2000 – David Kushner, American singer-songwriter Read more: David Kushner (singer-songwriter)
• 2001 – Freya Allan, English actress Read more: Freya Allan
• 2002 – Asher Angel, American actor Read more: Asher Angel
• 2002 – Leylah Fernandez, Canadian tennis player Read more: Leylah Fernandez
• 2005 – Elzhana Taniyeva, Kazakh rhythmic gymnast Read more: Elzhana Taniyeva
• 2006 – Prince Hisahito of Akishino, Japanese prince Read more: Prince Hisahito of Akishino

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / September 6 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.