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                                                                     Sept 6

1522 Ferdinand Magellan's Spanish expedition, now led by Juan Sebastián Elcano, returns to Seville without its captain after a three-year epic voyage, becoming the first to circumnavigate the globe

1651 King Charles II of England spends a day hiding in an oak tree during his escape after losing the Battle of Worcester

1666 After St. Paul's Cathedral and much of the city burned down over four days, the Great Fire of London is finally extinguished

1791 Wolfgang Mozart's dramatic opera "La Clemenza di Tito" premieres at the Estates Theatre in Prague

1880 First Test cricket game in England begins with W. G. Grace scoring 152 on debut against Australia at The Oval

1901 US President William McKinley is shot and assassinated by anarchist Leon Czolgosz while visiting the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York

1909 The New York Times headline announces that American explorer Robert Peary reached the North Pole five months earlier (claim now considered unlikely)

1914 World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins as French and British forces prevent the German advance on Paris

1954 "La Strada," directed by Federico Fellini and starring Anthony Quinn, premieres at the Venice Film Festival

1992 Jockey Gay Kelleway is the only woman to ride a winner at England’s famous Royal Ascot. She was also the first jockey to wear a TV camera on her helmet.

2025 Red Bull's Max Verstappen sets fastest Formula One lap in history with 1:18.792, surpassing Lewis Hamilton's record of 1:18.887, at the Italian Grand Prix [1]