📅 September 6 · Suleiman the Magnificent, Battle of Nördlingen (1634), Piggly Wiggly, Viktor…
Sunday, September 6, 2026
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September 6 in history: • 1566 – Suleiman the Magnificent, the longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire, died at the age of 71. → go there • 1634 – Thirty Years' War: In the Battle of Nördlingen, the Catholic Imperial army defeated Swedish and German Protestant forces. → go there • 1916 – The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was founded in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. → go there • 1976 – Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko landed his MiG-25 in Hakodate, Japan, declaring his intention to defect to the West. → go there • 2022 – Liz Truss (pictured) succeeded Boris Johnson as prime minister following the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis. → go there Pictured: Liz Truss.
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