September 6th (1939) was a Wednesday. It's the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 117 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 6th September, 1939
» World War II: At the Battle of Barking Creek, Britain suffers its first fighter pilot casualty of the Second World War as a result of friendly fire.
» World War II: Union of South Africa named South Africa declares war on Nazi Germany.
Famous Birthdays on September 6 in 1939
» Brigid Berlin, American actress, painter, and photographer
» Errol Black, Canadian academic and politician (d. 2012)
» David Allan Coe, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
» Dan Cragg, American soldier and author
» Susumu Tonegawa, Japanese biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine named Nobel Prize laureate
September 6th Famous Deaths for 1939
» Arthur Rackham, English illustrator (b. 1867)
September 6th Holidays in History
» Public holidays in São Tomé and Príncipe e.g Armed Forces Day (São Tomé and Príncipe)
» Christian feast days:
» Begga
» Chagnoald
» Gondulphus of Metz
» September 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Public holidays in Pakistan called Defence Day or Armed Forces Day Pakistan named Army Day (Pakistan)
» Flag Day (Bonaire)
» Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Swaziland from the United Kingdom in 1968
» Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day (several U.S. states and Canadian provinces)