On this day: April 6
Events
Battle of ThapsusApril 6, 46 BC · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of FariskurApril 6, 1250 · Wars & Conflicts
Franco-Dutch WarApril 6, 1672 – September 17, 1678 · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of BASFApril 6, 1865 · Companies
1896 Summer OlympicsApril 6, 1896 – April 15, 1896 · Sports
Far Eastern RepublicApril 6, 1920 – November 15, 1922 · World History
Bombing of Belgrade in 1941April 6, 1941 · Wars & Conflicts
Spring 1945 offensive in ItalyApril 6, 1945 – May 2, 1945 · Wars & Conflicts
Release of Windows 3.1April 6, 1992 · Technology- Release of UndertowApril 6, 1993 · Music
- Release of EnterApril 6, 1997 · Music
Founding of MyAnimeListApril 6, 2006 · Companies
2009 L'Aquila earthquakeApril 6, 2009 · Geography
Release of Doodle JumpApril 6, 2009 · Gaming
Founding of XiaomiApril 6, 2010 · Companies
Kyrgyz Revolution of 2010April 6, 2010 – December 14, 2010 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of GoldenApril 6, 2018 · Music
Release of Invasion of PrivacyApril 6, 2018 · Music
Born on this day
XuanzangApril 6, AD 602 – March 7, AD 664 · Culture
Tang YinApril 6, 1470 – January 7, 1524 · Art
Johann KuhnauApril 6, 1660 – June 5, 1722 · Science
José Celestino Mutis y BosioApril 6, 1732 – September 11, 1808 · Science
James MillApril 6, 1773 – June 23, 1836 · Culture
Miklós YblApril 6, 1814 – January 22, 1891 · Culture
Gustave MoreauApril 6, 1826 – April 18, 1898 · Art
John William WaterhouseApril 6, 1849 – February 1917 · Art
Guillaume BigourdanApril 6, 1851 – February 28, 1932 · Science
Arthur Wesley DowApril 6, 1857 – December 13, 1922 · Art
Lars ChristensenApril 6, 1884 – December 10, 1965 · Exploration
Dan AnderssonApril 6, 1888 – September 16, 1920 · Music- Hans RichterApril 6, 1888 – February 1, 1976 · Film
André-Louis DanjonApril 6, 1890 – April 21, 1967 · Science
Jeanne HébuterneApril 6, 1898 – January 26, 1920 · Art
Kurt Georg KiesingerApril 6, 1904 – March 9, 1988 · Politics
Feodor LynenApril 6, 1911 – August 6, 1979 · Science
Tadeusz KantorApril 6, 1915 – December 8, 1990 · Art
Leonora CarringtonApril 6, 1917 – May 25, 2011 · Art
Edmond H. FischerApril 6, 1920 – August 27, 2021 · Science
Randy WestonApril 6, 1926 – September 1, 2018 · Music
Gerry MulliganApril 6, 1927 – January 1996 · Music
James WatsonApril 6, 1928 – November 6, 2025 · Science
André PrevinApril 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019 · Music
Edison DenisovApril 6, 1929 – November 24, 1996 · Music
Ram DassApril 6, 1931 – December 22, 2019 · Culture
Stanislav LyubshinApril 6, 1933 – present · Film
Billy Dee WilliamsApril 6, 1937 – present · Art
Merle HaggardApril 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016 · Music
Gheorghe ZamfirApril 6, 1941 – present · Art
Barry LevinsonApril 6, 1942 – present · Film
Philippe GarrelApril 6, 1948 – present · Film
Patrika DarboApril 6, 1948 – present · Film
Horst Ludwig StörmerApril 6, 1949 – present · Science
Janet ÅgrenApril 6, 1949 – present · Culture
Udo DirkschneiderApril 6, 1952 – present · Music
Patrick DoyleApril 6, 1953 – present · Music
Christopher FrankeApril 6, 1953 – present · Music
Paolo NespoliApril 6, 1957 – present · Space
David WoodardApril 6, 1964 – present · Music
Black FrancisApril 6, 1965 – present · Music
Iryna BilykApril 6, 1970 – present · Music
Anders Thomas JensenApril 6, 1972 – present · Film
Zach BraffApril 6, 1975 – present · Film
Bobbi StarrApril 6, 1983 – present · Film
Charlie McDermottApril 6, 1990 – present · Film