Tukuk-OS📅 April 6
23 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on April 6? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2026 — During the Artemis II mission, the Orion made its closest approach to the far side of the Moon and reached its greatest distance from Earth .
- 2018 — A bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos collided with a semi-truck, killing 16 and injuring 13.
- 2012 — The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad unilaterally declared the region of Azawad independent from Mali.
National Movement for the Liberation of AzawadAzawadian declaration of independenceAzawad
- 2011 — Mexican drug war: Authorities discovered 59 bodies in clandestine mass graves linked to earlier bus hijackings in San Fernando, Tamaulipas.
- 2010 — Naxalite–Maoist insurgency: Insurgents from the Communist Party of India (Maoist) ambushed a Central Reserve Police Force convoy in Dantewada district, India, killing 76 officers.
Naxalite–Maoist insurgencyCommunist Party of India (Maoist)April 2010 Maoist attack in Dantewada
- 2009 — An earthquake measuring 6.3 Mw struck near L'Aquila in the central Italian region of Abruzzo, killing 308 people and leaving more than 66,000 homeless.
- 2009 — Mass protests began across Moldova against the results of the parliamentary election.
April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election protestsApril 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election
- 2005 — Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani was elected by the National Assembly as the first non-Arab president of Iraq.
- 2004 — Lithuanian president Rolandas Paksas became the first European head of state to be removed from office by impeachment.
- 1994 — The aircraft carrying Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian president Cyprien Ntaryamira was shot down in Kigali; the event became the catalyst for the Rwandan genocide.
Juvénal HabyarimanaCyprien NtaryamiraAssassination of Juvénal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira
- 1974 — ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest representing Sweden with the song "Waterloo".
- 1970 — Four California Highway Patrol officers were killed in a shootout following a traffic stop in Newhall, north of Los Angeles.
- 1945 — Second World War: The Battle of Slater's Knoll on Bougainville Island concluded with a decisive victory for the Australian Army's 7th Brigade against the Imperial Japanese Army's 6th Division.
- 1941 — World War II: The Luftwaffe began Operation Retribution, bombing the Yugoslav capital of Belgrade in retaliation for a coup d'état that overthrew the government that had signed the Tripartite Pact.
- 1941 — World War II: German forces invaded Greece and Yugoslavia.
- 1926 — Varney Air Lines made its first commercial flight (flight covers pictured), later forming the basis of United Airlines.
- 1830 — Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and others formally organized the Church of Christ, starting the Latter Day Saint movement.
- 1812 — Peninsular War: After a three-week siege, the Anglo-Portuguese Army, under the Earl of Wellington, captured Badajoz, Spain, and forced the surrender of the French garrison.
- 1809 — Napoleonic Wars: British forces captured the French frigate Niémen in the Bay of Biscay.
- 1808 — John Jacob Astor founded the American Fur Company, the profits from which made him the first multi-millionaire in the United States.
- 1776 — American Revolutionary War: Ships of the Continental Navy unsuccessfully attempted to capture HMS Glasgow near Block Island.
American Revolutionary WarContinental NavyBattle of Block Island
- 1712 — A group of 23 slaves in New York City revolted, setting fire to a building, but were soon recaptured.
- 1652 — Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck landed at Table Bay in southern Africa, establishing a settlement that later became known as Cape Town.
Births
- 2009 — Shaylee Mansfield, deaf American actress and YouTuber
- 2009 — Valentina Tronel, French child singer
- 2002 — Andrea Botez, Canadian-American chess player, commentator, Twitch streamer and YouTuber
- 2002 — Leyre Romero Gormaz, Spanish tennis player
- 2001 — Oscar Piastri, Australian racing driver
- 2001 — Moritz Seider, German ice hockey player
- 2000 — Shaheen Afridi, Pakistani cricketer
- 2000 — Maxence Lacroix, French footballer
- 1998 — Nicolás González, Argentine footballer
- 1998 — Peyton List, American actress and model
- 1998 — Spencer List, American actor
- 1998 — Nahuel Molina, Argentine footballer
Deaths
- 2026 — Nick Pope, British UFO writer (born 1965)
- 2025 — Clem Burke, American drummer (born 1954)
- 2025 — Jay North, American actor (born 1951)
- 2024 — Joseph E. Brennan, American politician, 70th Governor of Maine (born 1934)
- 2022 — Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian and Soviet politician (born 1946)
- 2022 — Jill Knight, British politician (born 1923)
- 2021 — Hans Küng, Swiss Catholic priest, theologian, and author (born 1928)
- 2021 — Alcee Hastings, American politician (born 1936)
- 2020 — Al Kaline, American baseball player, broadcaster and executive (born 1934)
- 2019 — Michael O'Donnell, British physician, journalist, author and broadcaster (born 1928)
- 2017 — Don Rickles, American actor and comedian (born 1926)
- 2016 — Merle Haggard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1937)
Observances & holidays
- Chakri Day, commemorating the establishment of the Chakri dynasty. (Thailand)
- Christian feast day:
Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach (Lutheran Church).
Albrecht DürerLucas Cranach the ElderCalendar of saints (Lutheran)
- 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: Blessed Pierina Morosini
- Christian feast day: Pope Sixtus I
- Christian feast day: April 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
- National Fisherman Day (Indonesia)
- New Beer's Eve (United States)
- Tartan Day (United States & Canada)
- Waltzing Matilda Day (Australia)
- International Asexuality Day
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