September 6

Events

 * 1879, Telephone Company Ltd opened the first public British telephone exchange in Lombard Street, London using Edison's system.
 * 1957 - The first Flexi-Disc is produced, for Nestle Chocolate, as promotion for new chocolate bar. The disc features Franklyn Boyd, Ray Edwards and Mary Rose

Births

 * 1620 –, Italian composer (d. 1704)
 * 1877 –, American musician (d. 1930)
 * 1899 –, American composer (d. 1966)
 * 1925 –, American blues singer (d. 1976)
 * 1939 –, American country singer
 * 1944 - (Pink Floyd)
 * 1960 - (The Cure)
 * 1961 –, American musician (Judas Priest)
 * 1961 - r (A-Ha)
 * 1969 -
 * 1970 –, American composer and author
 * 1971 –, Irish musician (The Cranberries)
 * 1972 –, American actress and singer
 * 1972 - (The Cranberries)
 * 1974 –, Swedish musician (The Cardigans)
 * 1976 –, American rapper
 * 1977 –, Japanese enka singer
 * 1978 -, American singer
 * 1979 –, American rapper
 * 1981 –, Hong Kong singer
 * 1987 –, American singer

Deaths

 * 1978 –, American record producer (b. 1931)
 * 1984 –, American singer (b. 1914)
 * 1990 –, American singer (b. 1941)
 * 1994 –, British musician (b. 1944)
 * 1996 –, Chilean musician (b. 1915)
 * 2001 –, German musician (Atari Teenage Riot) (b. 1971)
 * 2007 –, Italian tenor (b. 1935)