Born on 6 September 1959

At A Glance

6 September 1959 at a glance

Day of the week

6 September 1959 was a Sunday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“The Battle of New Orleans” by Johnny Horton was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1959

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1959 was Ben-Hur.

Star sign

The star sign for 6 September is Virgo.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 6 September 1959 fell in the Year of the Pig.

Birthstone

The birthstone for September is Sapphire.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 6 September 1959 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 6 September

• 1946 United States Secretary of State James F. Byrnes announces that the U.S. will follow a policy of economic reconstruction in postwar Germany.
• 1962 The United States government begins the Exercise Spade Fork nuclear readiness drill.
• 1962 Archaeologist Peter Marsden discovers the first of the Blackfriars Ships dating back to the second century AD in the Blackfriars area of the banks of the River Thames in London.
• 1965 India retaliates following Pakistan's Operation Grand Slam which results in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 that ends in a stalemate followed by the signing of the Tashkent Declaration.
• 1968 Swaziland becomes independent.

Famous people born on 6 September

• Dolores O'Riordan, Irish singer-songwriter (1971–2018)
• Idris Elba, English actor (born 1972)
• Lauren Lapkus, American actress and comedian (born 1985)
• Roger Waters, English singer-songwriter and bass player (born 1943)

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