How Many Days Until September 6?

This day in history: September 6

1. 1976

   Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko landed his MiG-25 in Hakodate, Japan, declaring his intention to defect to the West.

2. 1995

   Cal Ripken Jr. played his 2,131st consecutive Major League Baseball game, breaking the 56-year-old record set by Lou Gehrig.

3. 1997

   An estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide watched the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, on television.

4. 1999

   The Parliament of Singapore relocated from the Old Parliament House to its current meeting place.

5. 2000

   The Los Angeles Dodgers hosted the first Pride Night in Major League Baseball history.

6. 2017

   Hurricane Irma reached peak intensity near the Caribbean islands of Barbuda, Saint Martin, and Virgin Gorda.

7. 2018

   The Supreme Court of India invalidated part of Section 377 of the Penal Code, thus legalising homosexuality in India.

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