September 6: Father's Day in Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand (2015); Independence Day in Swaziland (1968)
Hipólito Yrigoyen
- 1781 – American Revolutionary War: General Benedict Arnold led British forces to victory in the Battle of Groton Heights.
- 1930 – Argentine President Hipólito Yrigoyen (pictured) was deposed in a military coup by José Félix Uriburu.
- 1955 – A Turkish mob attacked ethnic Greeks in Istanbul, killing at least 13 people and damaging more than 5,000 Greek-owned homes and businesses.
- 1995 – Baltimore Oriole shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr. played his 2131st consecutive major league baseball game, breaking the 56-year old record set by New York Yankee first baseman Lou Gehrig.
- 2000 – The Millennium Summit, a meeting of world leaders to discuss the role of the United Nations at the turn of the 21st century, opened in New York City.
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