September 6th
- 1802 – Jereboam O. Beauchamp born.
- 1808 – Reuben Saunders born.
- 1840 – Gervis D. Grainger born.
- 1848 – William Owsley left office as Governor of Kentucky.
- 1848 – John J. Crittenden entered office as 17th Governor of Kentucky.
- 1861 – General Ulysses S. Grant's forces captured Paducah from the Confederate forces.
- 1878 – Herbert Marcus born.
- 1956 – Jeff McWaters born.
- 1958 – Bill Plaschke born.
- 1990 – Kennedy Jones died, aged 90.
- 2002 – Berry Mansion listed on National Register of Historic Places.
- 2017 – Jim McDaniels died, aged 69.