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April 6 is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland April 2007 is the fourth month of that year It began on a Sunday and 30 days later ended on a Monday. Stories without links will be removed'. News stories must be in English 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 269 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 402 - Stilicho stymies the Visigoths under Alaric in the Battle of Pollentia. Events By Place Western Roman Empire Stilicho recalls troops from the frontiers of the Roman Empire to Flavius Stilicho (occasionally written as Stilico) (ca 359 &ndash August 22, 408) was a high-ranking general ( Magister militum The Visigoths (Visigothi, Wisigothi, Vesi, Visi, Wesi, or Wisi were one of two main branches of the Goths, an East Alaric I ( Alareiks in the original Gothic; Alarik or Alarich in modern Germanic languages Alaricus in Latin and Alarico The Battle of Pollentia was fought on 6 April 402 ( Easter) between the Romans and the Visigoths.
• 1320 - The Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Declaration of Arbroath was a declaration of Scottish independence, and set out to confirm Scotland 's status as an independent, sovereign
• 1327 - The poet Petrarch first sees his idealized love, Laura, in the church of Saint Clare in Avignon. A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" Francesco Petrarca ( July 20, 1304 – July 19, 1374) known in English as Petrarch, was an Italian scholar Santa Chiara redirects here For the church in Rome of that name see Santa Chiara (church. Avignon (/aviɲɔ̃/ in French) ( Provençal: Avinhon in classical norm or Avignoun in Mistralian norm is a commune
• 1385 - John, Master of the Order of Aviz, is made king John I of Portugal. The Military Order of Aviz (Ordem Militar de Avis pron ɐ'viʃ previously to 1910 Royal Military Order of Aviz (Real Ordem Militar de Avis previously to 1789
• 1652 - Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp at the Cape of Good Hope, which eventually becomes Cape Town. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van Riebeeck ( 21 April, 1619 &ndash 18 January, 1677) was a Dutch colonial administrator The Cape of Good Hope ( Afrikaans: Kaap die Goeie Hoop, Kaap de Goede Hoop Cabo da Boa Esperança Persian Language: دماغه امید نیک Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the
• 1667 - An earthquake devastates Dubrovnik, then an independent city-state. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer ||-||-||-||-||-||-||} Dubrovnik (ˈdǔbro̞ːʋniːk Dalmatian: Ragusa; Latin: Ragusium, also Rhausium, Rhaugia; A city-state is a Region controlled exclusively by a City, usually having Sovereignty.
• 1782 - Rama I succeeds King Taksin of Thailand, who is overthrown in a coup d'état. Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Posthumously Poramin Mahachakri Boromanat, Phra Buddha Yotfa Chulaloke (1736 - 1809 conventionally as Rama I. Taksin the Great (สมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสินมหาราช;; Teochew: Dênchao was born in April 17, 1734 The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj
• 1793 - During the French Revolution, the Committee of Public Safety becomes the executive organ of the republic, and the period known as the Reign of Terror begins. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an The Committee of Public Safety (Comité de salut public le Haut Comité de la santé publique which is an entirely unrelated present-day institution--> set up by the Saint justjpg|thumbnail|200px| Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just]] The Reign of Terror' (5 September 1793 &ndash 28 July 1794 or simply The Terror (la Terreur was
• 1808 - John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year For other pages relating to Astor see John Jacob Astor (disambiguation John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob or Johann Jacob Astor) ( July The American Fur Company was founded by John Jacob Astor in 1808
• 1814 - Napoleon abdicates and is then exiled to Elba. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Elba (Ilva is an island in Tuscany, Italy, from the coastal town of Piombino.
• 1830 - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is organized by Joseph Smith, Jr. and others at Fayette, New York. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known Fayette is a Town in Seneca County, New York, United States. The population was 3643 at the 2000 census
• 1832 - Indian Wars: The Black Hawk War begins - the Sauk warrior Black Hawk enters into war with the United States. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian The Black Hawk War was fought in 1832 in the Midwestern United States. Black Hawk or Black Sparrow Hawk ( Sauk Makataimeshekiakiak ( Mahkatewi-meši-kehkehkwa) "be a large black hawk" (1767 &ndash The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1860 - Joseph Smith III, creates the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints by reorganizing the previous church organized by his father, Joseph Smith, Jr. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Joseph Smith III ( November 6, 1832 – December 10, 1914) was the eldest surviving son of Joseph Smith Jr
• 1862 - American Civil War: The Battle of Shiloh begins - in Tennessee, forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant meet Confederate troops led by General Albert Sidney Johnston. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Background and opposing forces After the losses of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in February 1862 Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston withdrew Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three Ulysses S Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27 1822 &ndash July 23 1885 was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861
• 1865 - American Civil War: The Battle of Sayler's Creek - Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia fights its last major battle while in retreat from Richmond, Virginia. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Background After Lt Gen Ulysses S Grant broke the Confederate defenses at the Siege of Petersburg, Gen The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Robert Edward Lee (January 19 1807 &ndash October 12 1870 was a career United States Army officer, an Engineer, and among the most celebrated The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• 1866 - The Grand Army of the Republic, an American patriotic organization composed of Union veterans of the American Civil War, is founded. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common It lasts until 1956. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1869 - Celluloid is patented. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Celluloid is the name of a class of compounds created from Nitrocellulose and Camphor, plus dyes and other agents
• 1893 - Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is dedicated by Wilford Woodruff. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Salt Lake Temple is the largest (of more than 120 and best-known temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Wilford Woodruff ( March 1, 1807 &ndash September 2, 1898) was the fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
• 1895 - Oscar Wilde is arrested (in the Cadogan Hotel, London) after losing a libel case against the John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900 was an Irish Playwright, Novelist, poet and Author of The Cadogan Hotel is one of London 's most prestigious luxury hotels and restaurants London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. John Sholto Douglas 9th Marquess of Queensberry GCVO ( 20 July 1844 &ndash 31 January 1900) was a Scottish nobleman remembered
• 1896 - In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games 1,500 years after the original games were banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, were an International The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC Flavius Theodosius (January 11 347 – January 17 395 also called Theodosius I and Theodosius the Great ( Greek: Θεοδόσιος Α΄
• 1903 - The Kishinev pogrom in Kishinev (Bessarabia) begins, forcing tens of thousands of Jews to later seek refuge in Israel and the Western world. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting This article is part of the History of the Jews in Bessarabia. Chişinău (kiʃi'nəw (also known as Kishinev, Кишинёв Kishinyov) is the capital and largest city of Moldova. Bessarabia ( Basarabia in Romanian, Бесарабія in Ukrainian, Бессарабия in Russian, Бесарабия in Bulgarian PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The term Western world, the West or the Occident ( Latin: occidens -sunset -west as distinct from the Orient) can have multiple meanings
• 1909 - Robert Peary and Matthew Henson allegedly reach the North Pole. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Robert Edwin Peary ( May 6, 1856 &ndash February 20, 1920) was an American explorer who claimed Matthew Alexander Henson ( August 8 1866 March 9, 1955) was an African-American explorer and associate of Robert Peary; The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is subject to the caveats explained below defined as the point in the northern
• 1911 - Dedë Gjon Luli Dedvukaj, Leader of the Malësori Albanians, raises the Albanian flag in the town of Tuzi, Montenegro, for the first time after Gjergj Kastrioti (Skenderbeg). Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ded Gjo Luli, formally known as Dedë Gjon Luli Dedvukaj (1840 - 1915 was born in Traboin-Hoti ( Malësi e Madhe) The word leadership can refer to Those entities that perform one or more acts of leading Malësori (born 17 July 1977 in Podgorica) is a famous Albanian singer from Triesh, in Malësia, where he lived and grew This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. The Battle for Independence Tuzi is the site for the first Albanian uprising since the time of Gjergj Kastrioti - Skenderbeg in 1443 Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE! Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg ( 6 May 1405 &ndash 17 January 1468) ( Albanian: Gjergj Kastriot Skënderbeu, widely known as Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg ( 6 May 1405 &ndash 17 January 1468) ( Albanian: Gjergj Kastriot Skënderbeu, widely known as
• 1917 - World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress). Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1919 - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi orders a General Strike. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January A general strike is a Strike action by a critical mass of the labour force in a city region or country
• 1923 - The first Prefects Board in Southeast Asia is formed in Victoria Institution, Malaysia. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. History In the 1880s Raffles Institution in Singapore flourished as one of the most outstanding schools of its time For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and
• 1926 - Walter Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines). Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Walter Thomas Varney (born December 26, 1888 in San Francisco, California &ndash died January 25, 1967 in Santa Barbara Varney Airlines was an airline company that started service on April 6, 1926 as an Air-mail carrier United Air Lines Inc, trading as United Airlines ( is a major airline of the United States.
• 1930 - Gandhi raises a lump of mud and salt and declares, "With this, I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. " Thus he starts the Salt Satyagraha. The Salt Satyagraha was a campaign of non-violent protest against the British salt tax in colonial India which began with the Salt March to Dandi on March 12 1930
• 1936 - Tupelo-Gainesville tornado outbreak: Another tornado from the same storm system as the Tupelo tornado hits Gainesville, Georgia, killing 203. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Tupelo-Gainesville Outbreak was an outbreak of seventeen Tornadoes that struck the Southeastern United States from April 5 to 6th 1936 Gainesville is a city in Hall County in Georgia, United States of America.
• 1941 - World War II: Operation Castigo begins. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Germany invades the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and Greece. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croato-Slovene ie Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene: Kraljevina Jugoslavija Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
• 1947 - The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievements. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented
• 1957 - Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis buys the Hellenic National Airlines (TAE) and founds Olympic Airlines. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Aristotelis (also Ari or Aristo) Sokratis Onassis (Αριστοτέλης Ωνάσης (January 15 1906 &ndash March 15 1975 was one Olympic Airlines (Ολυμπιακές Αερογραμμές Olympiakés Aerogrammés - OA is the Flag carrier Airline of Greece, based
• 1965 - Launch of Early Bird, the first communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Intelsat I (nicknamed Early Bird for the Proverb "The early bird catches the worm" was the first (commercial communications Satellite to be This article is about artificial satellites For natural satellites also known as moons see Natural satellite. A geosynchronous orbit is an Orbit around the Earth with an Orbital period matching the Earth's sidereal rotation period
• 1968 - In Richmond, Indiana's downtown district, a double explosion kills 41 and injures 150. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richmond (ˈrɪtʃmənd is a city in Wayne Township, Wayne County, in east central Indiana, which borders Ohio. The Richmond Indiana explosion was a double explosion which occurred on April 6, 1968 in downtown Richmond Indiana.
• 1970 - Newhall Incident: Four California Highway Patrol officers are killed. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The California Highway Patrol (CHP is a state agency that acts as the State police force of California. The California Highway Patrol (CHP is a state agency that acts as the State police force of California.
• 1972 - Vietnam War: Easter Offensive - American forces begin sustained air strikes and naval bombardments. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The Easter Offensive, officially the Nguyen Hue Offensive and also ( Chiến dịch Xuân hè 1972 in Vietnamese was a military campaign conducted by the
• 1973 - Launch of Pioneer 11 spacecraft. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Pioneer 11 was the second mission (after its sister probe Pioneer 10) to investigate Jupiter and the Outer solar system and the first to explore the planet A spacecraft is a Vehicle or machine designed for Spaceflight.
• 1973 - The American League of Major League Baseball begin using the Designated Hitter
• 1984 - Members of Cameroon's Republican Guard unsuccessfully attempt to overthrow the government headed by Paul Biya. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in In Baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 6 Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central and western Africa. For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. Paul Biya (born 13 February 1933) has been the President of Cameroon since November 6, 1982.
• 1992 - A general strike is declared by communist groups in Nepal. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) In 1992 in a situation of economic crisis and chaos in Nepal, with spiralling prices as a result of implementation of changes in policy of the new Congress government far-left Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia.
• 1994 - The Rwandan Genocide begins when the aircraft carrying Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian president Cyprien Ntaryamira is shot down. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass killing of hundreds of thousands of Rwanda 's minority Tutsis and the moderates of its Hutu majority The Republic of Rwanda (ruːˈændə or /rəˈwɑːndə/ in English ɾwanda or in Kinyarwanda is a small Landlocked country in the President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Juvénal Habyarimana ( March 8, 1937 &ndash April 6, 1994) was a Rwandan Hutu politician who was president of Burundi (buˈɾundi officially the Republic of Burundi, is a small country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Cyprien Ntaryamira ( March 6, 1955 - April 6, 1994) was President of Burundi from February 5, 1994 until he
• 1998 - Pakistan tests medium-range missiles capable of hitting India. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
• 2004 - Rolandas Paksas becomes the first president of Lithuania to be peacefully removed from the post by impeachment. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Rolandas Paksas ( (born 10 June 1956 in Telšiai, Samogitia, Lithuania, then USSR) is a well known politician in President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the Impeachment is the first of two stages in a specific process for a legislative body to forcibly remove a Government official
• 2005 - Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani becomes the Iraqi president; Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named premier the next day. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jalal Talabani ( Kurdish: جه لال تاله بانی / Celal Talebanî / Jelal Talebaní جلال طالباني) (born November 12, 1933 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. A premier is a title for the Head of government in some countries

Births

• 1483 - Raphael, Italian painter and architect (d. Raphael Sanzio, usually known by his first name alone (in Italian Raffaello) (April 6 or March 28 1483 – April 6 1520 was an Italian painter and 1520)
• 1613 - Stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (d. Stjepan Gradić (also Stefano Gradi; March 6, 1613 - May 2, 1683) was a Ragusan Philosopher and Scientist 1683)
• 1632 - Maria Leopoldine of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. Maria Leopoldine ( April 6, 1632, Innsbruck &ndash August 7, 1649) was a daughter of Leopold V Archduke of Austria and 1649)
• 1651 - André Dacier, French classical scholar (d. André Dacier ( 6 April 1651 - 18 September 1722) was a French Classical scholar. 1722)
• 1664 - Arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Count Arvid Bernhard Horn of Ekebyholm ( April 6, 1664 &ndash April 17, 1742) was a Swedish Soldier, 1742)
• 1671 - Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet (d. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean-Baptiste Rousseau ( April 6, 1671 &ndash March 17, 1741) was a French Poet. 1741)
• 1725 - Pasquale Paoli, Corsican patriot and military leader (d. Year 1741 ( MDCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Filippo Antonio Pasquale di Paoli ( Pascal Paoli, April 6, 1725 February 5, 1807 1807)
• 1773 - James Mill, Scottish philosopher and historian (d. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Mill (6 April 1773 &ndash 23 June 1836 was a Scottish Historian, Economist, Political theorist, and Philosopher. 1836)
• 1812 - Alexander Herzen, Russian writer (d. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Aleksandr Ivanovich Herzen ( Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Ге́рцен) ( —) was a major Russian pro-Western writer and thinker known as the "father 1870)
• 1815 - Robert Volkmann, German composer (d. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Friedrich Robert Volkmann ( April 6, 1815 &ndash October 30, 1883) was a German composer 1883)
• 1818 - Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Norwegian poet (d. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Aasmund Olavsson Vinje ( April 6, 1818 - July 30, 1870) was a famous Norwegian Poet and Journalist who is 1870)
• 1820 - Nadar, French photographer (d. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year 1910)
• 1823 - Joseph Medill, journalist and mayor of Chicago (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Joseph Medill ( April 6, 1823 &ndash March 16, 1899) is better known as the business manager and managing editor of the Chicago 1899)
• 1826 - Gustave Moreau, French painter (d. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Gustave Moreau ( April 6, 1826 &ndash April 18, 1898) was a French Symbolist painter. 1898)
• 1841 - Karl Binding, German jurist (d. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Karl Ludwig Lorenz Binding ( April 6 1841 — April 7 1920) was a German Jurist known as a promoter of the theory of 1920)
• 1849 - John William Waterhouse, British painter (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John William Waterhouse ( April 6, 1849 &ndash February 10, 1917) was an English Pre-Raphaelite painter most 1917)
• 1851 - Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Further reading 1932)
• 1878 - Erich Mühsam, German author (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Erich Mühsam ( 6 April 1878 – 10 July 1934) was a German-Jewish anarchist, writer poet dramatist and cabaret performer 1934)
• 1884 - Walter Huston, Canadian-born actor (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Walter Huston ( April 6 1884 &ndash April 7 1950) was an Academy Award -winning Canadian -born American actor 1950)
• 1886 - Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII, The Last Nizam of Hyderabad state (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Asaf Jah VII (Osman Ali Khan Bahadur born April 6, 1886 &ndash died February 24, 1967) was the last Nizam (or ruler of the 1967)
• 1890 - Anthony Fokker, Dutch designer of aircraft (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout 1939)
• 1892 - Donald Wills Douglas, Sr., American industrialist (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Donald Wills Douglas Sr (6 April 1892 &ndash 1 February 1981 was a United States Aircraft industrialist and founder of the Douglas Aircraft Company 1981)
• 1892 - Lowell Thomas, American travel writer (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Lowell Jackson Thomas ( April 6, 1892 &ndash August 29, 1981) was an American Writer, broadcaster, and 1981)
• 1894 - Gertrude Baines, American Supercentarian
• 1901 - Pier Giorgio Frassati, Italian Catholic (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gertrude Baines (born April 6, 1894) is an American Supercentenarian who is currently at age 114 the third-oldest living person in A supercentenarian (sometimes hyphenated as super-centenarian) is someone who has reached the age of 110 Years or more something achieved by only one in Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Pier Giorgio Frassati ( April 6, 1901 - July 4, 1925) was an Italian Catholic activist 1925)
• 1902 - Veniamin Kaverin, Russian writer (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Veniamin Alexandrovich Kaverin (Вениамин Александрович Каверин real name - Вениамин Александрович Зильбер or Veniamin Alexandrovich 1989)
• 1903 - Mickey Cochrane, American baseball player (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Gordon Stanley "Mickey" Cochrane ( April 6, 1903 – June 28, 1962) was a Catcher and manager in Major League 1962)
• 1903 - Harold Edgerton, American electrical engineer (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the police officer see Harry Edgerton Harold Eugene "Doc" Edgerton ( April 6, 1903 &ndash January 1990)
• 1909 - Hermann Lang, German race car driver (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Hermann Lang (born April 6 1909 &ndash died October 19 1987) was a German champion race car driver 1987)
• 1909 - William M. Branham, American evangelist (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting William Marrion Branham ( April 6, 1909 &mdash December 24 1965) was a Christian minister usually credited with founding the post World War 1965)
• 1911 - Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen, German biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen ( 6 April 1911 &ndash 6 August 1979) was a German Biochemist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1979)
• 1918 - Alfredo Ovando Candía, Bolivian president (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alfredo Ovando Candía ( April 6, 1918 - January 24, 1982) was a Bolivian president and dictator (1964-66 and 1969-70 General 1982)
• 1920 - Edmond H. Fischer, Swiss-American biochemist, Nobel laureate
• 1926 - Sergio Franchi, Italian-born singer and actor (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Dr Edmond H Fischer (born April 6, 1920, Shanghai, China) is a Swiss-American biochemist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sergio Franchi ( April 6, 1926 &ndash May 1, 1990) was an Italian Tenor. 1990)
• 1926 - Gil Kane, Latvian-born cartoonist (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Eli Katz ( April 6, 1926, Riga, Latvia – January 31, 2000, Miami Florida, United States) who 2000)
• 1926 - Ian Paisley, Northern Irish politician
• 1927 - Gerry Mulligan, American musician (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Ian Richard Kyle Paisley (born 6 April 1926 styled The Rt Hon Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan (April 6 1927 – January 20 1996 was an American Jazz saxophonist Composer and arranger. 1996)
• 1928 - James D. Watson, American geneticist, Nobel laureate
• 1929 - Joi Lansing, American model and actress (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joi Lansing (born Joyce Rae Brown) ( April 6, 1929 -- August 7, 1972) was a film and television actress Movie Actress 1972)
• 1929 - André Previn, German-born composer and conductor
• 1931 - Ivan Dixon, American actor and director (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> André Previn ( Andreas Ludwig Priwin) KBE (b Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ivan Dixon ( April 6 1931 - March 16 2008) was an African American Actor and Television director, best known 2008)
• 1933 - Roy Goode, British lawyer
• 1933 - Eduardo Malapit, American Democratic politician (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Royston Miles "Roy" Goode QC (born April 6, 1933) is a preeminent academic commercial lawyer in the United Kingdom. Eduardo Enabore Malapit ( April 6 1933 &ndash August 27 2007) was an American Democratic Politician who served 2007)
• 1934 - Anton Geesink, Dutch judoka
• 1937 - Merle Haggard, American musician
• 1937 - Billy Dee Williams, American actor
• 1938 - Paul Daniels, English magician
• 1938 - Roy Thinnes, American actor
• 1939 - André Ouellet, French Canadian politician
• 1940 - Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Mexican actor
• 1941 - Phil Austin, American comedian
• 1941 - Don "The Snake" Prudhomme, American drag racer
• 1941 - Gheorghe Zamfir, Romanian musician
• 1942 - Barry Levinson, American film producer/director
• 1944 - Felicity Palmer, English soprano
• 1945 - Neal Boortz, American talk radio personality
• 1947 - John Ratzenberger, American actor
• 1948 - Patrika Darbo, American actress
• 1949 - Horst Ludwig Störmer, German-born physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1951 - Bert Blyleven, Dutch-born baseball player
• 1952 - Udo Dirkschneider, German singer
• 1952 - Marilu Henner, American actress
• 1952 - Michel Larocque, Canadian ice hockey player (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Antonius "Anton" Johannes Geesink (born April 6, 1934) is a Dutch 10th dan Judoka. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American Country music Singer, Guitarist and Songwriter. Billy Dee Williams (born April 6, 1937) is an American Actor, Artist, and Writer, best known for his role as Lando Calrissian Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Daniels (born Newton Edward Daniels on 6 April 1938 is a British magician and television performer Roy Thinnes (born April 6, 1938) is an American Television Actor. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. André Ouellet PC (born April 6, 1939) is the former president of Canada Post, and a long time Liberal politician in Canada Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pedro Armendáriz Jr (born April 6, 1940) is a Mexican actor Biography Armendáriz Jr Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Phil Austin (often Philip) (born April 6, 1941 in Denver Colorado) is a comedian and writer Don 'The Snake' Prudhomme, (born April 6 1941, San Fernando California) is an American Dragster racer who won the NHRA Funny Gheorghe Zamfir (ˈge̯orge zamˈfir in Romanian born April 6 1941) is a Romanian Pan flute musician who has received 120 golden and platinum disc awards Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barry Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an Academy Award -winning American Screenwriter, Film director, Actor Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Felicity Joan Palmer CBE (born April 6 1944, Cheltenham, England, UK) is an English Mezzo-soprano Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Neal A Boortz Jr (born April 6 1945 is an American radio host, author and Libertarian Political commentator. Talk radio is a Radio format containing discussion about topical issues Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Deszo Ratzenberger (born April 6 1947) is an American Actor. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Patrika Darbo (born April 6, 1948) is an American Actress. Darbo was born Patricia Davidson in Jacksonville Florida Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Horst Ludwig Störmer (born April 6, 1949 in Frankfurt, Germany) is a German physicist who shared the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physics The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Rik Aalbert "Bert" Blyleven (born April 6, 1951 in Zeist, Netherlands) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Udo Dirkschneider (born April 6 1952, Wuppertal, Germany) is a German Heavy metal singer who was formerly the vocalist Marilu Lucy Henner (born April 6 1952) is an American actress, producer and New York Times best-selling author Michel 'Bunny' Larocque (April 6 1952 in Hull Quebec, Canada - July 29 1992 was a Canadian Professional Ice hockey Goaltender 1992)
• 1953 - Christopher Franke, German musician and composer
• 1955 - Keith Hunter Jesperson, Canadian-born serial killer
• 1955 - Michael Rooker, American actor
• 1956 - Dilip Vengsarkar, Indian cricketer and administrator
• 1957 - Paolo Nespoli, Italian astronaut
• 1961 - Rory Bremner, English comedian and impressionist
• 1964 - Phil Gayle, English news presenter
• 1965 - Frank Black, American singer/songwriter
• 1966 - Young Man Kang, South Korean film director
• 1967 - Mika Koivuniemi, Finnish ten-pin bowler
• 1968 - Affonso Giaffone, Brazilian racing driver
• 1969 - Jack Canfora, American playwright
• 1969 - Bison Dele, American basketball player (disappeared 2002)
• 1969 - Ari Meyers, Puerto Rican-born American actress
• 1969 - Philipp Peter, Austrian racing driver
• 1969 - Paul Rudd, American actor
• 1969 - Bret Boone, Baseball Player
• 1970 - Olaf Kölzig, South African-born ice hockey player
• 1970 - Huang Xiaomin, Chinese swimmer
• 1971 - Lou Merloni, American baseball player
• 1972 - Jason Hervey, American actor
• 1973 - Donnie Edwards, American football player
• 1973 - Rie Miyazawa, Japanese actress/singer
• 1973 - Sun Wen, Chinese footballer
• 1973 - Gina Yashere, English comedian
• 1974 - Robert Kovač, Croatian footballer
• 1975 - Zach Braff, American actor
• 1975 - Hal Gill, Ice Hockey player
• 1976 - Candace Cameron, American actress
• 1976 - Georg Hólm, Icelandic musician
• 1977 - Andy Phillips, American Baseball Player
• 1978 - Tim Hasselbeck, American football player
• 1978 - Myleene Klass, British singer
• 1978 - Blaine Neal, American baseball player
• 1981 - Robert Earnshaw, Zambian born, Welsh international footballer
• 1982 - Michael Guy Chislett, American/Australian musician
• 1982 - Ilan Hall, Israeli-American chef
• 1982 - Bret Harrison, American actor
• 1983 - Diora Baird, American actress
• 1983 - Jade Seah, Singaporean model, host and actress
• 1983 - James Wade, English Darts Player
• 1984 - Max Bemis, American musician/songwriter
• 1985 - Garrett Zablocki, American musician
• 1987 - Levi Porter, English footballer
• 1987 - Hilary Rhoda, American supermodel
• 1988 - Mike Bailey, English actor
• 1988 - Fabrice Muamba, Anglo-Congolese footballer
• 1995 - Ryutaro Morimoto, Japanese idol
• 2007 - Princess Haalah bint Hashim, Princess of Jordan

Deaths

• 885 - Saint Methodius (b. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christopher Franke (born April 6, 1953 in Berlin) is a musician and composer Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Keith Hunter Jesperson (born April 6 1955 is a Canadian Serial killer known as the "Happy Face Killer" because he sent notes to police with a happy A serial killer is a person who Murders usually three or more people with a "cooling off" period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based Michael Rooker (born April 6, 1955) is an American Actor, known for playing the title role in Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar (born 6 April 1956 in Rajapur Maharashtra) is an Indian Cricketer and cricket administrator Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Paolo Angelo Nespoli (Giussano Brianza April 6, 1957) is an Italian Astronaut. An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rory Keith Ogilvy Bremner FKC (born 6 April 1961, Edinburgh) is a Scottish Impressionist and Comedian, noted Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Phil Gayle (born April 6, 1964 in Birmingham, England) is a Newsreader, currently working as a freelance journalist Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Young Man Kang (born April 6, 1966 in South Chungcheong, South Korea) is a Korean filmmaker based in Los Angeles, Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Mika Juhani Koivuniemi (born April 6, 1967 in Tampere) is a Finnish ten-pin bowler, currently on the Professional Bowlers Association Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Affonso Giaffone (born April 6, 1968, Santos Brazil) is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Lawrence "Jack" Canfora (born April 6 1969 is an American playwright whose works include Place Setting Jericho and a Poetic License Bison Dele ( April 6, 1969 &ndash presumed dead July 7, 2002) Disappearance in the South Pacific In July 2002 See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Ari Meyers (born April 6, 1969, San Juan Puerto Rico) is an actress probably best known for her role as Emma Jane McArdle in the Kate & Philipp Peter (born 6 April 1969 in Vienna) is a race car driver from Austria. Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American Actor of stage, screen and Television. Bret Robert Boone (born April 6 1969 in El Cajon, California) is a former Major League Baseball Second baseman. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Olaf Kölzig (born April 6, 1970) is a German professional Ice hockey Goaltender, playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of Huang Xiaomin (黄晓敏 born April 6, 1970) is a former Breaststroke Swimmer from China, who's best performance during her Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Louis William "Sweet Lou" Merloni (born April 6, 1971 in Framingham Massachusetts) is a former Major League Baseball player Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jason Robert Hervey (born April 6 1972 is an American actor television producer and former Public relations agent Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Donnie Edwards Jr (born April 6, 1973 in Chula Vista California) is an American football Linebacker playing for the Kansas is a Japanese actress and Singer. Life and career Rie Miyazawa was born in Tokyo, Japan and raised by her mother Sun Wen ( born April 6, 1973 in Shanghai) is a retired well-known female Chinese Football (soccer player Gina Yashere (born April 6 1973) is a Nigerian comedian living in Britain Biography Early life Yashere was born in Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Robert Kovač ˈkɔʋaːtʃ}} (born April 6, 1974 in West Berlin, West Germany) is a Croatian football defender Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zachary Israel "Zach" Braff (born April 6, 1975) is an Independent Spirit Award -winning American Television and Film Harold Priestley "Hal" Gill III (born April 6, 1975) is an American professional Ice hockey defenseman who plays for Hockey is any of a family of Sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a Ball, or a hard round rubber or heavy plastic disc called a puck Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Georg "Goggi" Hólm (born April 6, 1976) is the Bassist of the Icelandic Post-rock band Sigur Rós. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays George Andrew "Andy" Phillips (born April 6, 1977 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama) is a Major League Baseball First baseman Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Timothy Thomas "Tim" Hasselbeck (born April 6 1978 is a former professional football Quarterback. Myleene Angela Klass (born 6 April 1978 is an English Actress, Singer, model, Pianist, radio and television Blaine Neal (born April 6, 1978 in Marlton New Jersey) is a Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Robert Earnshaw (born 6 April 1981) is a Zambian born Welsh international football player Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The Academy Is is a band based in Hoffman Estates Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Ilan D Hall (born April 6, 1982) is an American chef best known as the winner of the second season of the Bravo television network's reality Bret Michael Harrison (born April 6 1982) is an American Actor, known predominantly for his work on Television. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Diora Baird (born April 6 1983 is an American actress and former model for Guess? who has appeared in films such as Wedding Jade Seah ( Simplified Chinese: 谢美玉 (born April 6 1983) is a Singaporean model host and actress James Wade (born 6 April 1983 in Aldershot, Hampshire) is an English professional Darts player currently playing Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Max Bemis (born April 6, 1984) is the lead singer and primary lyricist of the band Say Anything. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Garrett Michael Zablocki (born on April 6, 1985) is the current Lead guitarist for Rock band Senses Fail, a Post-hardcore Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Levi Roger Porter (born April 6, 1987 in Leicester, Leicestershire) is an English professional footballer who currently Hilary Rhoda (born April 6, 1987, in Chevy Chase Maryland) is an American model. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Michael James Bailey (born April 6 1988) is an English Actor from Bristol best known for playing the role of Sid Jenkins Fabrice Ndala Muamba (born 6 April 1988) is an English footballer He is a Midfielder who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Ryutaro Morimoto (森本龍太郞 Morimoto Ryūtaro, born April 6, 1995) is a Japanese singer as member of Hey! Say! JUMP. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Princess Haalah bint Al Hashim, (born 6 April 2007 in Amman Jordan) is the first daughter of Events By Place Europe The Vikings besiege Paris. Godfrith the Sea King is killed in Lobith. Saints Cyril and Methodius (Κύριλλος και Μεθόδιος Old Church Slavonic: Кѷриллъ и Меѳодїи) were two Byzantine Greek brothers born ca. 815)
• 1147 - Frederick II, Duke of Swabia (b. For the area code see Area code 815. For the fictional airline flight see Oceanic Flight 815. Frederick II (1090 &ndash 6 April 1147) called the One-Eyed, was the second Hohenstaufen Duke of Swabia from 1105 1090)
• 1199 - King Richard I of England (b. Richard I (8 September 1157 &ndash 6 April 1199 was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death 1157)
• 1199 - Pierre Basile, French soldier
• 1362 - James I, Count of La Marche, French soldier (b. Pierre Basile (died April 6, 1199) also named Bertran de Gurdun and John Sabroz was a French boy famous for shooting King Richard I of James of Bourbon-La Marche (1319 &ndash April 6, 1362) was the son of Louis I Duke of Bourbon and Mary of Avesnes 1319)
• 1490 - King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary
• 1520 - Raphael, Italian painter and architect (b. Matthias Corvinus ( Matthias the Just; February 23 1443 &ndash April 6 1490) was King of Hungary and Raphael Sanzio, usually known by his first name alone (in Italian Raffaello) (April 6 or March 28 1483 – April 6 1520 was an Italian painter and 1483)
• 1528 - Albrecht Dürer, German artist (b. Albrecht Dürer (ˈalbʀɛçt ˈdyʀɐ ( May 21, 1471 &ndash April 6, 1528) was a German painter, Printmaker 1471)
• 1551 - Joachim Vadian, Swiss humanist (b. Joachim Vadian ( November 29, 1484 &ndash April 6, 1551) born as Joachim von Watt, was a Swiss Humanist and 1484)
• 1571 - John Hamilton, Scottish prelate and politician
• 1590 - Francis Walsingham, English spymaster
• 1605 - John Stow, English historian
• 1655 - David Blondel, French Protestant clergyman (b. John Hamilton (c 1511 – April 6, 1571) Scottish Prelate and Politician, was a natural son of James Hamilton Sir Francis Walsingham (c 1532 – 6 April 1590) is usually remembered as the " Spymaster " of Queen Elizabeth I of England John Stow (c 1525&ndash 6 April 1605) was an English Historian and Antiquarian. David Blondel ( 1591 - April 6, 1655) was a French Protestant clergyman historian and classical scholar 1591)
• 1686 - Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, English royalist statesman (b. Arthur Annesley 1st Earl of Anglesey ( 10 July 1614 &ndash 6 April 1686) was an Anglo-Irish royalist statesman 1614)
• 1707 - Willem van de Velde, the younger, Dutch painter (b. Year 1707 ( MDCCVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Willem van de Velde the Younger (bapt Dec 18 1633, Leiden &ndash April 6, 1707, London) was a Dutch 1633)
• 1755 - Richard Rawlinson, English minister and antiquarian (b. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Richard Rawlinson ( February 3, 1690 - April 6, 1755) was an English clergyman and Antiquarian collector of books and manuscripts 1690)
• 1825 - Vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (b. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Vladimir Lukich Borovikovsky (Владимир Лукич БоровиковскийВолодимир Лукич Боровиковський July 24 O 1757)
• 1829 - Niels Henrik Abel, Norwegian mathematician (b. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Niels Henrik Abel (August 5 1802 &ndash April 6 1829 was a noted Norwegian Mathematician who proved the impossibility of solving the Quintic equation 1802)
• 1833 - Adamantios Korais, Greek humanist scholar (b. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Adamantios Korais or Coraïs (Αδαμάντιος Κοραής April 27 1748&ndashApril 6 1833 was a humanist scholar credited with laying the foundations of Modern 1748)
• 1838 - José Bonifácio de Andrade e Silva, Brazilian statesman and geologist (b. Year 1748 ( MDCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common 1763)
• 1862 - Albert Sidney Johnston, American Confederate general (b. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday 1803)
• 1883 - Benjamin Wright Raymond, American politician (b. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Benjamin Wright Raymond ( June 15 1801 - April 5 1883; buried in Graceland Cemetery) twice served as mayor of 1801)
• 1906 - Alexander Kielland, Norwegian author (b. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Alexander Lange Kielland (ɑlɛksɑndər ˈlɑŋːə ˈçɛlːɑn ( 18 February 1849 &ndash 6 April 1906) was one of the most famous 1849)
• 1933 - Elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife of George Armstrong Custer (b. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elizabeth Bacon Custer ( April 8, 1842 - April 6, 1933) was the wife of General George Armstrong Custer. 1842)
• 1935 - Edwin Arlington Robinson, American poet (b. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edwin Arlington Robinson ( December 22, 1869 &ndash April 6, 1935) was an American Poet, who won three Pulitzer 1869)
• 1947 - Herbert Backe, German Nazi politician (b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Herbert Backe (1 May 1896 – 6 April 1947 was a German politician and war criminal 1896)
• 1953 - Idris Davies, Welsh poet (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Idris Davies ( January 6, 1905 - April 6, 1953) was a Welsh Poet, originally writing in Welsh, but later writing 1905)
• 1961 - Jules Bordet, Belgian immunologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent Bordet ( Soignies ( Belgium) 13 June, 1870 &ndash 6 April, 1961) was a Belgian The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1870)
• 1963 - Otto Struve, Russian-born astronomer (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Not to be confused with his grandfather Otto Wilhelm von Struve (1819 &ndash 1905 ---- Otto Struve ( August 12 1897 – 1897)
• 1970 - Sam Sheppard, American accused murderer (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Samuel Holmes Sheppard ( &ndash)was an American osteopathic physician involved in a famous and controversial Murder trial when he was convicted 1923)
• 1970 - Maurice Stokes, American basketball player (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maurice Stokes (born June 17, 1933 in Rankin Pennsylvania &ndash died April 6, 1970 in Cincinnati Ohio) was a professional 1933)
• 1971 - Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский) ( &ndash 6 April 1971 was a Russian born Composer, considered by many to 1882)
• 1974 - Willem Marinus Dudok, Dutch architect (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Willem Marinus Dudok ( July 6 1884, Amsterdam - April 6 1974, Hilversum) was a Dutch modernist Architect 1884)
• 1974 - Hudson Fysh, Australian aviator and businessman (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Sir Wilmot Hudson Fysh KBE, DFC ( January 7, 1895 &mdash April 6 1974) was an Australian Aviator and 1895)
• 1976 - Sidney Franklin, American bullfighter (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sidney Franklin ( 11 July 1903 &ndash 6 April 1976) was the first American to become a successful Bullfighter. 1903)
• 1992 - Isaac Asimov, Russian-born author (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Isaac Asimov (c January 2 1920 &ndash April 6 1992 ˈaɪzək ˈæzɪmʌv originally Исаак Озимов but now transcribed into Russian as, was a Russian 1920)
• 1994 - Juvénal Habyarimana, Rwandan politician (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Juvénal Habyarimana ( March 8, 1937 &ndash April 6, 1994) was a Rwandan Hutu politician who was president of The Republic of Rwanda (ruːˈændə or /rəˈwɑːndə/ in English ɾwanda or in Kinyarwanda is a small Landlocked country in the 1937)
• 1994 - Cyprien Ntaryamira, Burundian politician (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cyprien Ntaryamira ( March 6, 1955 - April 6, 1994) was President of Burundi from February 5, 1994 until he Burundi (buˈɾundi officially the Republic of Burundi, is a small country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda 1956)
• 1996 - Greer Garson, Irish actress (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson, CBE ( September 29, 1904 - April 6, 1996) was an English-American actress who was 1904)
• 1998 - Wendy O. Williams, American singer (Plasmatics) (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Wendy Orlean Williams ( May 28, 1949 &ndash April 6, 1998) better known as Wendy O The Plasmatics were an American punk band formed by Yale University graduate and radical Anti-artist Rod Swenson with Wendy O 1949)
• 1998 - Tammy Wynette, American singer (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette ( May 5, 1942 - April 6, 1998) was an American country music singer-songwriter 1942)
• 1999 - Red Norvo, American jazz vibraphonist (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Red Norvo ( 31 March 1908 &ndash 6 April 1999) was one of Jazz 's early vibraphonists. 1908)
• 2000 - Habib Bourguiba, Tunisian politician (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Habib Bourguiba (حبيب بورقيبة Ḥabīb Būrqība ( August 3, 1903 &ndash April 6, 2000) was a Tunisian statesman and the Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa. 1903)
• 2001 - Charles Pettigrew, American singer (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Charles Pettigrew ( May 12, 1963 - April 6, 2001) was an African-American Singer, best known as half of R&B duo 1963)
• 2003 - David Bloom, American reporter (b. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. David Bloom ( May 22, 1963 – April 6, 2003) was an NBC Journalist (co-anchor of Weekend Today and reporter 1963)
• 2003 - Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer (b. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Babatunde Olatunji ( April 7, 1927 – April 6, 2003) was a Nigerian Drummer educator social activist and recording 1927)
• 2003 - Gerald Emmett Cardinal Carter, Canadian religious figure (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gerald Emmett Cardinal Carter, CC ( March 1, 1912 - April 6, 2003) was the Archbishop of Toronto. 1912)
• 2004 - Larisa Bogoraz, Soviet dissident (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Larisa Iosifovna Bogoraz (full name Larisa Iosifovna Bogoraz-Brukhman (Bogoraz was her father's last name Brukhman her mother's Russian language: Лариса Иосифовна 1929)
• 2004 - Niki Sullivan, American guitarist (The Crickets) (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Niki M Sullivan ( June 23, 1937 &ndash April 6, 2004) was an American Rock and roll Guitar player born in The Crickets were a rock band from Lubbock Texas, formed by Singer / Songwriter Buddy Holly in the 1950s 1937)
• 2005 - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rainier III Prince of Monaco (Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi 31 May 1923 &ndash 6 April 2005) styled His Serene Highness 1923)
• 2006 - Maggie Dixon, American college basketball coach (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Margaret Mary "Maggie" Dixon ( May 9 1977 &ndash April 6 2006) was an American collegiate women's basketball 1977)
• 2006 - Francis L. Kellogg, U. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Francis Leonard Kellogg ( January 5, 1917 &ndash April 6, 2006) was a Diplomat, a special assistant to the Secretary of State S. diplomat and prominent socialite (b. 1917)
• 2007 - Luigi Comencini, Italian film director (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Luigi Comencini ( June 8, 1916 - April 6 2007) was an Italian Film director. 1916)

Holidays and observances

• Tartan Day, the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath in 1320, a day set aside for the celebration of Scottish influence
• The date of organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Joseph Smith, Jr.. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Tartan Day (part of Scotland Week) celebrates the existing and historical links between Scotland and Scottish descendants in North America The Declaration of Arbroath was a declaration of Scottish independence, and set out to confirm Scotland 's status as an independent, sovereign Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known Also the date on which many in The Church believe that Jesus was resurrected. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE)
• Chakri Day in Thailand, commemorating the reign of the Chakri Dynasty. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj The Chakri dynasty has ruled Thailand since the founding of the Ratthanakosin era in 1782 following the end of Taksin of Thonburi 's reign when the

in the Roman Catholic Church

• Saint Marcellinus of Carthage (d. Marcellinus of Carthage was a Christian Martyr and Saint who died in 413 413)
• St. Sixtus
• Blessed Notker
• Cheti Chand, birthday of the Sindhi, God of Water
• Feast day of Saint Brychan, King of Brycheiniog, South Wales

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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For the area code see Area code 413. Events By Place Western Roman Empire May Pope Notker the Stammerer ( Notker Balbulus) also called Notker the Poet or Notker of Saint Gall ( c Cheti Chand is celebrated as New Year's Day by Sindhis, which falls on the same day as Ugadi, the New Year in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh and Gudi Sindhis ( Sindhi: سنڌي) are a Sindhi speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating in Sindh in Pakistan. Saint Brychan was a 5th century King of Brycheiniog in South Wales, famous for his many saintly children Brycheiniog was a small independent kingdom of South Wales in the Early Middle Ages. South Wales (De Cymru is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south and Mid Wales and West Wales

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