The Soviet Union recognizes the independence of the Baltic states Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Date: September 6, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)

A group of hunters at the Stampede trail near Healy, Alaska came across a male corpse in abandoned bus, later identified as Christopher McCandless. Date: September 6, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)

Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles plays in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking a record that had stood for 56 years. Date: September 6, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)

Royal Brunei Airlines Flight 839 crashes in the Lambir Hills National Park while on approach to Miri Airport in Malaysia, killing 10. Date: September 6, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)

The funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people line the streets and 21⁄2 billion watch around the world on television. Date: September 6, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)

Mahmoud Abbas resigns from his position of Palestinian Prime Minister. Date: September 6, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)

Israel executes the air strike Operation Orchard to destroy a nuclear reactor in Syria. Date: September 6, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)

The ro-ro ferry SuperFerry 9 sinks off the Zamboanga Peninsula in the Philippines with 971 persons aboard; all but ten are rescued. Date: September 6, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)

Sixty-one people die after a fishing boat capsizes off the İzmir Province coast of Turkey, near the Greek Aegean islands. Date: September 6, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)

The first Minotaur V rocket is launched from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, carrying NASA's LADEE spacecraft. Date: September 6, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)