All Events

Historical Events on September 6

  • Confederate States of America

    1863

    American Civil War: Confederate forces evacuate Battery Wagner and Morris Island in South Carolina.

  • Argentina

    1930

    Democratically elected Argentine president Hipólito Yrigoyen is deposed in a military coup.

  • World War II

    1939

    World War II: Britain suffers its first fighter pilot casualty of the Second World War at the Battle of Barking Creek as a result of friendly fire.

  • Istanbul

    1955

    Istanbul's Greek, Jewish, and Armenian minorities are the target of a government-sponsored pogrom; dozens are killed in ensuing riots.

  • Cold War

    1976

    Cold War: Soviet Air Defence Forces pilot Viktor Belenko lands a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 jet fighter at Hakodate in Japan and requests political asylum in the United States; his request is granted.

  • Soviet Union

    1983

    The Soviet Union admits to shooting down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, stating that its operatives did not know that it was a civilian aircraft when it reportedly violated Soviet airspace.

  • Istanbul

    1986

    In Istanbul, two terrorists from Abu Nidal's organization kill 22 and wound six congregants inside the Neve Shalom Synagogue during Shabbat services.

  • Soviet Union

    1991

    The Soviet Union recognizes the independence of the Baltic states Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

  • Israel

    2007

    Israel executes the air strike Operation Orchard to destroy a nuclear reactor in Syria.

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