A Day in the Past

On this day: 6 September

139 things happened on 6 September, from AD 972 to 2025. UK stories come first, then the rest of the world.

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In the UK 8

UK history first: stories from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Around the world 34

1988 38 years ago

End of the last stage of the Anfal campaign of Ba'athist Iraq against its Kurdish population, which resulted in major destructions and major civilian losses.

Find out more: Anfal campaign (Wikipedia)
1992 34 years ago

A group of hunters at the Stampede trail near Healy, Alaska come across a male corpse in abandoned bus, later identified as Christopher McCandless.

Find out more: Healy, Alaska (Wikipedia)

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  1. In which year did this happen: “Liz Truss succeeded Boris Johnson as prime minister”?

    1. 1628
    2. 1892
    3. 2022
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    C: 2022. 2022 — that’s 4 years ago. Find it on the page

  2. In which year did this happen: “American Revolutionary War: General Benedict Arnold led British forces to”?

    1. 1781
    2. 1997
    3. 1892
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    A: 1781. 1781 — that’s 245 years ago. Find it on the page

  3. Which of these happened first?

    1. Liz Truss succeeded Boris Johnson as prime minister
    2. An estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide watched the funeral of Diana
    3. American Revolutionary War: General Benedict Arnold led British forces to
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    C: American Revolutionary War: General Benedict Arnold led British forces to. 2022: Liz Truss succeeded Boris Johnson as prime minister · 1997: An estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide watched the funeral of Diana · 1781: American Revolutionary War: General Benedict Arnold led British forces to Find it on the page

  4. “An estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide watched the funeral of Diana” happened in 1997. How many years ago was that?

    1. 29 years
    2. 39 years
    3. 19 years
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    A: 29 years. 2026 − 1997 = 29. Find it on the page

Born on this day 36

Famous people whose birthday is 6 September.

Remembering 22

Well-known people who died on 6 September.

Special days 13

Festivals, holidays and saints’ days celebrated on 6 September somewhere in the world.

For older readers 26 Show stories about war, disasters, crime and other difficult history

Content note: these entries mention things like war, violence, deaths, disasters or crime. They are part of history, but they can be upsetting. Grown-ups and teachers: you may want to read them first. They come straight from Wikipedia and have not been rewritten for children.

Where these facts come from

Stories with a heading have been written for young readers by A Day in the Past, using the linked articles as sources. Other entries show text from Wikipedia’s “September 6” page and its “On this day” feed, written by Wikipedia contributors and shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. Each “Read more” link goes to the article an entry is based on. Photos are credited under each picture. Spotted a mistake? Please tell us.