What Happened on April 6?
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EVENTS ON APRIL 6
Robert Peary
Year:
1909
Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability.
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Battle of Deçiq
Year:
1911
During the Battle of Deçiq, Dedë Gjon Luli Dedvukaj, leader of the Malësori Albanians, raises the Albanian flag in the town of Tuzi, Montenegro, for the first time after George Kastrioti (Skanderbeg).
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Athens
Year:
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.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Year:
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.
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American Civil War
Year:
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.
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Battle of Sailor's Creek
Year:
1865
American Civil War: The Battle of Sailor's Creek: Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia fights and loses its last major battle while in retreat from Richmond, Virginia, during the Appomattox Campaign.
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World War I
Year:
1917
World War I: The United States declares war on Germany.
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Finnish Civil War
Year:
1918
Finnish Civil War: The battle of Tampere ends.
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1936 Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak
Year:
1936
Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak: Another tornado from the same storm system as the Tupelo tornado hits Gainesville, Georgia, killing 203.
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World War II
Year:
1941
World War II: Nazi Germany launches Operation 25 (the invasion of Kingdom of Yugoslavia) and Operation Marita (the invasion of Greece).
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BIRTHS ON APRIL 6
Connie Broden
Year of birth:
1932
Connie Broden, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2013)
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Tom C. Korologos
Year of birth:
1933
Tom C. Korologos, American journalist and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Belgium (died 2024)
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Helmut Griem
Year of birth:
1932
Helmut Griem, German actor and director (died 2004)
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Ram Dass
Year of birth:
1931
Ram Dass, American author and educator (died 2019)
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Willis Hall
Year of birth:
1929
Willis Hall, English playwright and author (died 2005)
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Ivan Dixon
Year of birth:
1931
Ivan Dixon, American actor, director, and producer (died 2008)
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Guy Peellaert
Year of birth:
1934
Guy Peellaert, Belgian painter, illustrator, and photographer (died 2008)
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Anton Geesink
Year of birth:
1934
Anton Geesink, Dutch martial artist and wrestler (died 2010)
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Tom Veivers
Year of birth:
1937
Tom Veivers, Australian cricketer and politician
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Merle Haggard
Year of birth:
1937
Merle Haggard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016)
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DEATHS ON APRIL 6
William Edward Forster
Year of death:
1886
William Edward Forster, English businessman, philanthropist, and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (born 1818)
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Benjamin Wright Raymond
Year of death:
1883
Benjamin Wright Raymond, American merchant and politician, 3rd Mayor of Chicago (born 1801)
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Alvan Wentworth Chapman
Year of death:
1899
Alvan Wentworth Chapman, American physician and botanist (born 1809)
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Alexander Kielland
Year of death:
1906
Alexander Kielland, Norwegian author, playwright, and politician, 6th County Governor of Møre og Romsdal (born 1849)
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Florence Van Leer Earle Coates
Year of death:
1927
Florence Earle Coates, American poet (born 1850)
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Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore
Year of death:
1913
Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore (born 1835)
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Albert Sidney Johnston
Year of death:
1862
Albert Sidney Johnston, American general (born 1803)
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James Kirke Paulding
Year of death:
1860
James Kirke Paulding, American author and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Navy (born 1778)
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Nikolis Apostolis
Year of death:
1827
Nikolis Apostolis, Greek naval commander during the Greek War of Independence (born 1770)
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Vladimir Borovikovsky
Year of death:
1825
Vladimir Borovikovsky, Ukrainian-Russian painter and educator (born 1757)
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HOLIDAYS ON APRIL 6
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
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Tartan Day
Tartan Day (United States & Canada)
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Waltzing Matilda
Waltzing Matilda Day (Australia)
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Asexuality
International Asexuality Day
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Pope Sixtus I
Christian feast day: Pope Sixtus I
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April 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: April 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Brychan
Christian feast day: Brychan
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Albrecht Dürer
Christian feast day: Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach (Lutheran Church).
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Eutychius of Constantinople
Christian feast day: Eutychius of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox Church)
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National Beer Day (United States)
New Beer's Eve (United States)
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