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This day in history: 6 April

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446 historical events, births and deaths are listed for 6 April.
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2026: The crew of Artemis II makes the first crewed circumlunar flight since Apollo 17 in 1972, returning humanity to the Moon's vicinity and breaking Apollo 13's record by ~4,000 miles as the furthest crewed spaceflight.

Holidays and observances

Chakri Day, commemorating the establishment of the Chakri dynasty. (Thailand)

Christian feast day: Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach (Lutheran Church).

Christian feast day: April 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: Blessed Pierina Morosini

Christian feast day: Brychan

Christian feast day: Eutychius of Constantinople

Christian feast day: Galla of Rome

Christian feast day: Marcellinus of Carthage

Christian feast day: Notker the Stammerer

Christian feast day: Pope Sixtus I

International Asexuality Day

International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

Events

2026The crew of Artemis II makes the first crewed circumlunar flight since Apollo 17 in 1972, returning humanity to the Moon's vicinity and breaking Apollo 13's record by ~4,000 miles as the furthest crewed spaceflight.

2018A bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior ice hockey team collides with a semi-truck in Saskatchewan, Canada, killing 16 people and injuring 13 others.

2017U.S. military launches 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at an air base in Syria. Russia describes the strikes as an "aggression", adding they significantly damage US-Russia ties.

2012Azawad declares itself independent from the Republic of Mali.

2011In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, over 193 victims of Los Zetas were exhumed from several mass graves.

2010Maoist rebels kill 76 CRPF officers in Dantewada district, India.

2009A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near L'Aquila, Italy, killing 307.

2008The 2008 Egyptian general strike starts led by Egyptian workers later to be adopted by April 6 Youth Movement and Egyptian activists.

2005Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani becomes Iraqi president; Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named premier the next day.

2004Rolandas Paksas becomes the first president of Lithuania to be peacefully removed from office by impeachment.

1998Nuclear weapons testing: Pakistan tests medium-range missiles capable of reaching India.

1997In Greene County, Tennessee, the Lillelid murders occur.

1994The Rwandan genocide begins when the aircraft carrying Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian president Cyprien Ntaryamira is shot down.

1992The Bosnian War begins.

1985Sudanese President Gaafar Nimeiry is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Field Marshal Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab.

1984Members of Cameroon's Republican Guard unsuccessfully attempt to overthrow the government headed by Paul Biya.

1974In Brighton, United Kingdom, ABBA wins the 1974 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with "Waterloo", the first of a joint-record seven Swedish wins.

1974The first California Jam festival takes place at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California. Co-headlined by Deep Purple and Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The festival set what were then records for the loudest amplification system ever in

1973Launch of Pioneer 11 spacecraft.

1973The American League of Major League Baseball begins using the designated hitter.

1972Vietnam War: Easter Offensive: American forces begin sustained air strikes and naval bombardments.

1970Newhall massacre: Four California Highway Patrol officers are killed in a shootout.

1968In the downtown district of Richmond, Indiana, a double explosion kills 41 and injures 150.

1968Pierre Elliott Trudeau wins the Liberal Party leadership election, and becomes Prime Minister of Canada soon afterward.

1965Launch of Early Bird, the first commercial communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit.

1958Capital Airlines Flight 67 crashes in Tittabawassee Township, Michigan, near Freeland Tri-City Airport, killing 47.

1957The flag carrier airline of Greece for decades, Olympic Airways, is founded by Aristotle Onassis following the acquisition of "TAE - Greek National Airlines".

1948The Finno-Soviet Treaty is signed in Moscow.

1947The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.

1945World War II: Sarajevo is liberated from German and Croatian forces by the Yugoslav Partisans.

1945World War II: The Battle of Slater's Knoll on Bougainville comes to an end.

1941World War II: Nazi Germany launches Operation 25 (the invasion of Kingdom of Yugoslavia) and Operation Marita (the invasion of Greece).

1936Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak: Another tornado from the same storm system as the Tupelo tornado hits Gainesville, Georgia, killing 203.

1930At the end of the Salt March, Gandhi raises a lump of mud and salt and declares, "With this, I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire."

1929Huey P. Long, Governor of Louisiana, is impeached by the Louisiana House of Representatives.

1926Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).

1918Finnish Civil War: The battle of Tampere ends.

1917World War I: The United States declares war on Germany.

1911During the Battle of Deçiq, Dedë Gjon Luli Dedvukaj, leader of the Malësori Albanians, raises the Albanian flag in the town of Tuzi, Montenegro, for the first time after George Kastrioti (Skanderbeg).

1909Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability.

Born on this day

2009Shaylee Mansfield, deaf American actress and YouTuber

2009Valentina Tronel, French child singer

2002Andrea Botez, Canadian-American chess player, commentator, Twitch streamer and YouTuber

2002Leyre Romero Gormaz, Spanish tennis player

2001Moritz Seider, German ice hockey player

2001Oscar Piastri, Australian racing driver

2000Maxence Lacroix, French footballer

2000Shaheen Afridi, Pakistani cricketer

1998Nahuel Molina, Argentine footballer

1998Nicolás González, Argentine footballer

1998Peyton List, American actress and model

1998Spencer List, American actor

1997Mingyu, South Korean singer and rapper

1996Al-Musrati, Libyan footballer

1995Darya Lebesheva, Belarusian tennis player

1994Adrián Alonso, Mexican actor

1992Huh Chan-mi, South Korean singer

1992Julie Ertz, American soccer player

1992Ken, South Korean singer

1990Andrei Veis, Estonian footballer

1990Charlie McDermott, American actor

1990Lachlan Coote, Australian rugby league player

1988Carlton Mitchell, American football player

1988Daniele Gasparetto, Italian footballer

1988Fabrice Muamba, Congolese-English footballer

1988Ivonne Orsini, Puerto Rican model and television host, Miss World Puerto Rico 2008

1988Jucilei, Brazilian footballer

1988Leigh Adams, Australian footballer

1987Benjamin Corgnet, French footballer

1987Heidi Mount, American model

1987Hilary Rhoda, American model

1987Levi Porter, English footballer

1986Aaron Curry, American football player

1986Goeido Gotaro, Japanese sumo wrestler

1986Nikolas Asprogenis, Cypriot footballer

1986Ryota Moriwaki, Japanese footballer

1985Clarke MacArthur, Canadian ice hockey player

1985Fatau Dauda, Ghanaian footballer

1985Frank Ongfiang, Cameroonian footballer

1985Sinqua Walls, American basketball player and actor

Died on this day

2026Nick Pope, British UFO writer (born 1965)

2025Clem Burke, American drummer (born 1954)

2025Jay North, American actor (born 1951)

2024Joseph E. Brennan, American politician, 70th Governor of Maine (born 1934)

2022Jill Knight, British politician (born 1923)

2022Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian and Soviet politician (born 1946)

2021Alcee Hastings, American politician (born 1936)

2021Hans Küng, Swiss Catholic priest, theologian, and author (born 1928)

2020Al Kaline, American baseball player, broadcaster and executive (born 1934)

2019Michael O'Donnell, British physician, journalist, author and broadcaster (born 1928)

2017Don Rickles, American actor and comedian (born 1926)

2016Merle Haggard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1937)

2015Dollard St. Laurent, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1929)

2015Giovanni Berlinguer, Italian lawyer and politician (born 1924)

2015James Best, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1926)

2015Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter and conductor (born 1918)

2014Chuck Stone, American soldier, journalist, and academic (born 1924)

2014Jacques Castérède, French pianist and composer (born 1926)

2014Liv Dommersnes, Norwegian actress (born 1922)

2014Mary Anderson, American actress (born 1918)

2014Massimo Tamburini, Italian motorcycle designer, co-founded Bimota (born 1943)

2014Mickey Rooney, American soldier, actor, and dancer (born 1920)

2013Bigas Luna, Spanish director and screenwriter (born 1946)

2013Bill Guttridge, English footballer and manager (born 1931)

2013Hilda Bynoe, Grenadian physician and politician, 2nd Governor of Grenada (born 1921)

2013Ottmar Schreiner, German lawyer and politician (born 1946)

2012Fang Lizhi, Chinese astrophysicist and academic (born 1936)

2012Reed Whittemore, American poet and critic (born 1919)

2012Roland Guilbault, American admiral (born 1934)

2012Sheila Scotter, Australian fashion designer and journalist (born 1920)

Quote of the day

“Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.”

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