September 6
Activity of the day
Today is . . .
- Unification Day in Bulgaria
- Independence Day in Swaziland
On this day . . .
- The Great Fire of London ends (1666)
- Britain's first free lending library opens in Manchester (1852)
- The first talking film, The Jazz Singer, opens (1927)
- Due to a computer error, 41,000 Parisians receive letters charging them with murder, extortion, and organized prostitution instead of traffic violations (1989)
- The funeral service for Diana, Princess of Wales, takes place in Westminster Abbey, London (1997)
Births
- Marquis de Lafayette, French soldier and statesman (1757)
- Roger Waters, English bassist (1947)
- Tim Henman, English tennis player (1974)
Deaths
- Suleiman I, sultan of Turkey (1566)
- Gertrude Lawrence, English actress and singer (1952)
- Akira Kurosawa, Japanese film director (1998)
- Luciano Pavarotti, Italian opera star (2007)