Who was born on September 6

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on September 6, including Sergio Aragonés, Joan Tower, David Allan Coe. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

59 documented historical events happened on September 6, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Christopher Columbus set sail from San Sebastián de La Gomera in the Canary Islands on his first voyage across the Atlantic, discovering the Americas. On the same day, in another year: Suleiman the Magnificent, the longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire, died at the age of 71. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.