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Historical events & facts — September 6
What happened on September 6?
On September 6, 1522, the Victoria, the sole surviving ship of Magellan's expedition, docked at Sanlúcar de Barrameda with only 18 sailors aboard, completing the first circumnavigation of the Earth in history. Its captain, Juan Sebastián Elcano, was granted by Charles I a coat of arms bearing the motto: "You were the first to circumnavigate me."
On September 6, 1968, the small kingdom of Eswatini (then called Swaziland) gained independence from the United Kingdom, becoming one of the last absolute monarchies in Africa. Ruled by King Sobhuza II, who would reign until 1982, it is one of the smallest and most densely populated countries on the African continent.
On September 6, 1966, Hendrik Verwoerd, the chief architect of the apartheid system in South Africa, was stabbed to death in the Parliament of Cape Town by a parliamentary messenger. Verwoerd had been responsible for the most repressive racial segregation legislation. His death did not halt apartheid, which continued until 1991.
Notable birthdays — September 6
Famous people born on September 6
Sebastiano Serlio
Sebastiano Serlio was an Italian Mannerist architect, who was part of the Italian team building the Palace of Fontainebleau. Serlio helped canonize the classical orders of architecture in his influential treatise variously known as I sette libri dell'architettura or Tutte l'opere d'architettura et prospetiva.
Wayne Barlow
Wayne Brewster Barlow was an American composer of classical music. He was also a professor of music, organist, and choir director.
Maurice Prather
Maurice William Prather was an American motion picture and still photographer and film director. He was born in Miami, Florida, the son of Maurice J. Prather, a mechanic, cabinet maker, and woodworker, and Zora M. Prather, both of them born in Missouri. Young Maurice Jr. also had a younger sister, Laura Jo, some two years his junior.
Jo Anne Worley
Jo Anne Worley is an American actress, comedian, and singer. Her work covers television, films, theater, game shows, talk shows, commercials, and cartoons. Worley is widely known for her work on the comedy-variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In.
Roger Waters
George Roger Waters is an English singer-songwriter, musician and political activist. In 1965, he co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd as the bassist. Following the departure of the band's main songwriter Syd Barrett in 1968, Waters became Pink Floyd's principal lyricist, co-lead vocalist and conceptual leader until his departure in 1985.
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