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April 6: Day of the Week
April 6, 2024 was the 97th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 269 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is samedi.
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Here’s the April calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
April 6 Historical Event(s)
1250
Seventh Crusade: Ayyubids of Egypt capture King Louis IX of France in the Battle of Fariskur.
1782
Rama I of Siam (modern day Thailand) founds the Chakri dynasty.
1814
Nominal beginning of the Bourbon Restorationanniversary date that Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba. (Rule by the Bourbons is delayed a few weeks, though allies held most key locales of France.)
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.
1866
The Grand Army of the Republic, an American patriotic organization composed of Union veterans of the American Civil War, is founded. It lasts until 1956.
1895
Oscar Wilde is arrested in the Cadogan Hotel, London after losing a libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry.
1896
In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I.
1945
World War II: Sarajevo is liberated from German and Croatian forces by the Yugoslav Partisans.
1962
Leonard Bernstein causes controversy with his remarks from the podium during a New York Philharmonic concert featuring Glenn Gould performing Brahms’ First Piano Concerto.
1973
Launch of Pioneer 11 spacecraft.
Who were born on April 6?
1483
Raphael, Italian painter and architect (d. 1520)
1818
Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Norwegian poet (d. 1870)
1878
Erich Mühsam, German author (d. 1934)
1884
Walter Huston, Canadian-born actor (d. 1950)
1902
Julien Torma, French writer, playwright and poet (d. 1933)
1931
Ivan Dixon, American actor and director (d. 2008)
1955
Keith Hunter Jesperson, Canadian serial killer
1972
Jason Hervey, American actor
1982
Ilan Hall, American chef
1983
James Wade, English darts player
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters OOEFUWYA? Check your answers here: Word scramble OOEFUWYA. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it.