Updated September 5, 2012, 2:28 pm
On Sept. 6, 1901, President William B. McKinley was shot and mortally wounded by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y.
On Sept. 6, 1860, Jane Addams, the famed American social worker, reform activist and proponent of world peace, was born. Following her death on May 21, 1935, her obituary appeared in The Times.
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1916 The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tenn., by Clarence Saunders. 1941 Jews over the age of 6 in German-occupied areas were ordered to wear yellow Stars of David. 1970 Palestinian guerrillas seized control of three jetliners, which were later blown up on the ground in Jordan after the passengers and crews were evacuated. 1975 Czechoslovakian tennis player Martina Navratilova, in New York for the U.S. Open, requested political asylum. 1996 Eddie Murray of the Baltimore Orioles hit his 500th career home run during a game against the Detroit Tigers. 1997 Britain bade farewell to Princess Diana with a funeral service at Westminster Abbey. 2001 Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants became the fifth player in baseball history to hit 60 home runs in a season. (He finished the year with a record 73 homers.) 2004 Former President Bill Clinton underwent successful heart bypass surgery. 2005 The California Legislature became the first legislative body in the nation to approve same-sex marriages. (Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger later vetoed the bill.) 2006 President George W. Bush acknowledged previously secret CIA prisons around the world and said 14 high-value terrorism suspects had been transferred from the system to Guantanamo Bay for trials. 2007 Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti died at age 71. Current Birthdays
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie turns 50 years old today.
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Actress Rosie Perez turns 48 years old today.
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1937 JoAnne Worley, Comedian (“Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In”), turns 75 1943 Roger Waters, Rock singer, musician (Pink Floyd), turns 69 1944 Swoosie Kurtz, Actress (“Pushing Daisies,” “Sisters”), turns 68 1947 Jane Curtin, Actress (“Saturday Night Live,” “Third Rock From the Sun”), turns 65 1954 Carly Fiorina, Former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, turns 58 1958 Jeff Foxworthy, Actor-comedian, turns 54 1962 Elizabeth Vargas, Broadcast journalist, turns 50 1967 Macy Gray, R&B singer, turns 45 1978 Foxy Brown, Rapper, turns 34
Historic Birthdays
Jane Addams 9/6/1860 – 5/21/1935 American Nobel Peace Prize-winning social reformer (1931).Go to obituary »
76 Marie-Joseph Lafayette 9/6/1757 – 5/20/1834
French general; aided colonists in the American Revolution53 James Gilliss 9/6/1811 – 2/9/1865
American naval officer; founded the U.S. Naval Observatory58 J. J. R. Macleod 9/6/1876 – 3/16/1935
Scottish Nobel Prize-winning physiologist (1923)81 Joseph P. Kennedy 9/6/1888 – 11/18/1969
American businessman and ambassador to Great Britain67 Claire Chennault 9/6/1890 – 7/27/1958
American brigadier general; led the Flying Tigers84 Walter Robert Dornberger 9/6/1895 – 6/27/1980
German engineer; directed construction of V-2 rocket66 Billy Rose 9/6/1899 – 2/10/1966
American theatrical impresario and composer81 Luis Federico Leloir 9/6/1906 – 12/2/1987
Argentine Nobel Prize-winning biochemist (1970)49 Michael Galitzen 9/6/1909 – 6/9/1959
American diver; won four Olympic medals (1928 and 1932)
