What Day of the Week

April 6, 2019 was the 96^th day of the year 2019 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 Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is sábado.

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Here’s the April calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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.

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• 1580

  One of the largest earthquakes recorded in the history of England, Flanders, or Northern France, takes place.
• 1667

  An earthquake devastates Dubrovnik, then an independent city-state.
• 1860

  The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints—later renamed Community of Christ—is organized by Joseph Smith III and others at Amboy, Illinois
• 1861

  First performance of Arthur Sullivan’s debut success, his suite of incidental music for The Tempest, leading to a career that included the famous Gilbert and Sullivan operas.
• 1926

  Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
• 1973

  The American League of Major League Baseball begins using the designated hitter.
• 1998

  Pakistan tests medium-range missiles capable of reaching India.
• 2005

  Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani becomes Iraqi president; Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named premier the next day.
• 2008

  2008 Egyptian general strike starts led by Egyptian workers.
• 2009

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

• 1664

  Arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742)
• 1871

  Prince Alexander John of Wales (d. 1871)
• 1934

  Guy Peellaert, Belgian visual artist (d. 2008)
• 1935

  Douglas Hill, Canadian-born science fiction writer (d. 2007)
• 1941

  Gheorghe Zamfir, Romanian musician
• 1948

  Patrika Darbo, American actress
• 1951

  Bert Blyleven, Dutch-born baseball player
• 1953

  Christopher Franke, German musician and composer
• 1957

  Paolo Nespoli, Italian astronaut
• 1986

  Ryota Moriwaki, Japanese footballer

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