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September 6

1959: Hurricane Patsy became the first Category 5 hurricane on record in the Pacific Ocean.

1986: Typhoon Wayne dissipated over Vietnam 22 days after it formed, making it the longest-lived tropical cyclone on record in the Western Pacific Ocean.

1988: The first weather satellite of the Chinese Fengyun program was launched.

2005: Typhoon Nabi made landfall near Isahaya, Nagasaki, Japan, killing 29 people across the country.

2017: Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Virgin Islands at peak intensity, with sustained winds of up to 180 miles per hour (290 km/h), killing several people and causing catastrophic damage.