On September 6, several holidays are celebrated in Kazakhstan and around the world. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.

Holidays in Kazakhstan

On the first Sunday of September, Kazakhstan annually celebrates the Day of Oil and Gas Industry Workers.

Holidays around the world

Today, the world celebrates unusual and interesting holidays. One of them is Alien Abduction Day. This humorous name sometimes makes one wonder: "Could representatives of another civilization be living among us?"

Humanity's interest in establishing contact with extraterrestrial civilizations is also significant. A special prize has even been established for the first person to make contact with any civilization beyond Mars. One of the first radio messages sent to aliens contained only three words: "Peace."

Today, people around the world also celebrate International Day of Human Space Flight. Chile celebrates National Unity Day, Pakistan observes Defense Day, and Bulgaria marks Unification Day.

Historical events on September 6 worldwide

  • 01In 1819, a planing machine was patented in the USA;
  • 02In 1901, US President William McKinley was shot and seriously wounded;
  • 03In 1909, American explorer Robert Peary announced he had reached the North Pole;
  • 04In 1914, the First Battle of the Marne began during World War I;
  • 05In 1936, the honorary title "People's Artist" was established in the USSR;
  • 06In 1952, the Universal Copyright Convention was signed in Geneva;
  • 07In 1968, Swaziland gained independence from Britain;
  • 08In 1991, Leningrad was renamed Saint Petersburg;
  • 09In 1991, the Soviet Union recognized the independence of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia;
  • 10In 1997, the funeral of Princess Diana took place in the UK;
  • 11In 2013, NASA's LADEE spacecraft was launched to study the Moon;
  • 12In 2022, Liz Truss became Prime Minister of the UK.

Historical events on September 6 in Kazakhstan

  • 01In 1925, the results of the first studies of the epic "Koblandy" by Alikhan Bokeikhanov were published in the magazine "Tan";
  • 02In 1927, the first concert of Kazakh music was held in Uralsk, organized by renowned art researcher and People's Artist of Kazakhstan Alexander Zataevich;
  • 03In 1985, the Bogatyr coal mine in Ekibastuz was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest in the world;
  • 04In 1991, the Communist Party of Kazakhstan was dissolved;
  • 05In 1995, an official presentation of the new Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan took place at the Presidential Residence;
  • 06In 1997, the first World Championship in Kazakh wrestling was held;
  • 07In 2006, the premiere of the Kazakh film "Nomads" took place at the Pushkin cinema in Moscow;
  • 08In 2010, a monument to Kayum Mukhamedkhanov, one of the last representatives of the Alash movement and a scholar of Abai, was erected in Semey.

Famous people born on September 6 worldwide

  • 01In 1860, American social activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jane Addams was born;
  • 02In 1886, theater and film actor, four-time Stalin Prize laureate ("The Great Turning Point", "The Story of a Real Man", "The Return of Maxim") Alexander Zrazhevsky was born;
  • 03In 1888, American businessman and diplomat, father of US President John Kennedy, Joseph Kennedy was born;
  • 04In 1908, British physicist Lewis Essen, founder of atomic and quartz clocks, was born;
  • 05In 1947, American actress and comedian Jane Curtin was born;
  • 06In 1973, Russian singer, musician, soloist of the band "Laskoviy May" Yuri Shatunov was born;
  • 07In 1976, British actress Naomie Harris was born;
  • 08In 1983, British public figure Pippa Middleton was born.

Who was born on September 6 in Kazakhstan?

  • 01In 1935, poet Mazhilis Utezhanov was born;
  • 02In 1951, dombra player, kui performer, People's Artist of Kazakhstan Tuyakberdy Shamеlov was born;
  • 03In 1964, singer Nurlan Abdullin was born.