September 6th in History

1666: The Great Fire of London is finally put out after four days
1941: German jewish citizens forced to wear yellow stars of David on their clothes
1942: German advance into the USSR halted at Stalingrad
1965: India invades West Pakistan
1987: Kurdish leaders appeal to the UN for protection from Iraqi attacks

September 6th birthdays

1757: Marquis de Lafayette, French soldier
1766: John Dalton, British chemist
1860: Jane Addams, American sociologist
1892: Edward Appleton, English physicist