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On This Day — 6 September

Disasters recorded on 6 September across the years, drawn from our archive of historical events.

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3 recordedDisasters on 6 September

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1776
Cyclone / Hurricane 6,000 deaths

1776 Pointe-à-Pitre hurricane

The List of Atlantic hurricanes in the 18th century encompasses all known Atlantic tropical cyclones from 1700 to 1799. Although not all of the data for every storm that occurred are available, some parts of the coastline were populated eno…

1931
Cyclone / Hurricane Belize 2,500 deaths

1931 Belize hurricane

The 1931 British Honduras hurricane was the deadliest hurricane in the history of British Honduras (known as Belize since 1973), killing an estimated 2,500 people. The hurricane was first detected as a tropical wave off the west coast of Af…

1869
Mine Accident United States 110 deaths

Avondale Mine Disaster

The Avondale Mine disaster was a massive fire at the Avondale Colliery near Plymouth Township, Pennsylvania, on September 6, 1869. It caused the death of 110 workers. It started when the wooden lining of the mine shaft caught fire and ignit…

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