Today in History

September 06

1901 — US President William McKinley is shot by an anarchist and dies eight days later.

1936 — British aviation pioneer Beryl Markham becomes the first person to fly nonstop from Britain to North America.

1940 — King Carol II of Romania abdicate and succeed by his son Michael I.

1966 — South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd is stabbed to death.

1975 — A 6.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Turkey, killing 2,312.

1981 — Ajman Ruler Shaikh Rashid Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi dies after prolonged illness.

1991 — Soviet Union recognises the independence of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

2007 — Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti dies at 71.

2011 — Australian 12-hour hostage standoff ends.