What Happened On April 6

What Happened On Apr 6 Events

1623 Apr 6 Myles Standish Leads Small Band to Assassinate Native American Warriors at Wessagusset
The next day on April 6th there appeared at the gates of the stockade the leaders of the conspiracy. Pecksuot, a giant warrior and Wituwamat along with two other natives came into the st...
1793 Apr 6 Committee of Public Safety formed
The Committee of Public Safety (French: Comité de salut public), created in April 1793 by the National Convention and then restructured July 1793, formed the de facto executive government...
1862 Apr 6
to 1862 Apr 7
 Battle of Shiloh
Other Names: Pittsburg Landing Location: Hardin County Campaign: Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers (1862) Date(s): April 6-7, 1862 Principal Commander...
1865 Apr 6
to 1865 Apr 7
 Battle of High Bridge
Other Names: None Location: Prince Edward County and Cumberland County Campaign: Appomattox Campaign (March-April 1865) Date(s): April 6-7, 1865 Principal Commanders: April 6:...
1865 Apr 6 Battle of Rice's Station
Other Names: Rice’s Depot Location: Prince Edward County Campaign: Appomattox Campaign (March-April 1865) Date(s): April 6, 1865 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. John Gibbon [U...
1865 Apr 6 Battle of Sayler's Creek
Other Names: Hillsman Farm, Lockett Farm Location: Amelia County, Prince Edward County, and Nottoway County Campaign: Appomattox Campaign (March-April 1865) Date(s): April 6, 186...
1894 Apr 6 Birth of Walter Scott Miller
1896 Apr 6
to 1896 Apr 15
 First Modern Summer Olympics, Games of the I Olympiad, Held in Athens, Greece
The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896. ...
1917 Apr 6 United States Declares War on Germany
DECLARATION OF WAR Public Resolution No. 1 S. J. Res. 1 65th Congress Sixty-fifth Congress of the United States of America; At the First Session, Begun and Held at the City of Wash...
1926 Apr 6 Montreal Maroons win Stanley Cup
The 1926 Stanley Cup Final saw the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Montreal Maroons, in their first Final series appearance, defeat the Western Hockey League (WHL) and defending Sta...
1930 Apr 6 Mahatma Gandhi Arrives at Dandi, Gujarat, Concluding the Salt March
On March 12, 1930, Gandhi and 78 male satyagrahis set out on foot for the coastal village of Dandi, Gujarat, 390 kilometres (240 mi) from their starting point at Sabarmati Ashram. Accordi...
1941 Apr 6 Axis Powers Begin Invasion of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia with the Bombing of Belgrade
At the end of March 1941 the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was forced to join the Axis, which ignited a popular revolution in the country; this led to a coup d'état and a switch in foreign policy...
1941 Apr 6 Battle of Fort Roupel
Like the Maginot Line on the Franco-German border, the Metaxas Line was outflanked by German forces specifically when the Germans invaded Greece in April 1941 through Yugoslavia. The Germ...
1950 Apr 6
to 1950 Apr 9
 Jimmy Demaret wins the 14th Masters Tournament
With his victory at the 1950 Masters, Jimmy Demaret became the first three-time winner of the tournament. The flashily attired, quick-with-a-quip Texan also won the 1940 and 1947 Masters ...
1959 Apr 6 31st Academy Awards
The telecast of the 31st Academy Awards is among the most infamous. The show’s producer Jerry Wald started cutting numbers from the show to make sure it ran on time. Unfortunately, he cut...
1961 Apr 6
to 1961 Apr 10
 Gary Player wins the 25th Masters Tournament and becomes the first non-American to win the Masters
Getting the ball up and down from the bunker at No. 18, Gary Player held off Arnold Palmer and amateur Charles Coe to become the Masters first international champion. Palmer took a six fr...
1966 Apr 6 Westall UFO Encounter
Over 200 students and teachers witnessed an unexplained flying object on Wednesday 6th April 1966 around 11.00 am. They reported it descended into a nearby open wild grass field adjacent ...
1967 Apr 6
to 1967 Apr 9
 Gay Brewer Jr. wins the 31st Masters Tournament
Rebounding from a playoff loss the previous year, Gay Brewer birdied hole Nos. 13, 14 and 15 Sunday to defeat Bobby Nichols by one stroke.
1967 Apr 6 "The City on the Edge of Forever" airs
"The City on the Edge of Forever" is the penultimate episode of the first season of Star Trek. It is episode #28, production #28, first broadcast on April 6, 1967. It was repeated on Augu...
1968 Apr 6 Richmond Explosion
The Richmond, Indiana explosion was a double explosion which occurred at 1:47 PM EST on Saturday, April 6, 1968 in downtown Richmond, Indiana. The explosions killed 41 people and injured ...
1972 Apr 6
to 1972 Apr 9
 Jack Nicklaus wins the 36th Masters Tournament
Jack Nicklaus joined Arnold Palmer as the Masters only four-time winner scoring 286 over 72 holes. Nicklaus's score was the only sub-par four-day total, and he became the Tournament's thi...
1978 Apr 6
to 1978 Apr 9
 Gary Player wins the 42nd Masters Tournament
Utilizing a final round 64, including seven birdies on the final 10 holes, Gary Player rallied from seven strokes back the last day to win his third Masters title. Player defeated Rod Fun...
1983 Apr 6 "Entre Nous" Is Released
Entre Nous ("Between Us"; also known as Coup de foudre) is a 1983 French biographical drama film directed by Diane Kurys, who shares the writing credits with Olivier Cohen. Set in WW2 Fra...
1989 Apr 6
to 1989 Apr 9
 Nick Faldo wins the 53rd Masters
The 1989 Masters Tournament was the 53rd Masters Tournament held from April 6-9, 1989 at Augusta National Golf Club. Nick Faldo won his first Masters championship and second major title w...
1992 Apr 6 Duke Beats Michigan in Final Four
The 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball....
1993 Apr 6 Tool release Undertow
Undertow is the debut full-length album by American progressive metal band Tool, released in 1993. At the time, grunge was at the height of its popularity, and pop punk was slowly beginni...
1995 Apr 6
to 1995 Apr 9
 Ben Crenshaw wins the 59th Masters Tournament
The 1995 Masters Tournament was the 59th Masters Tournament held from April 6-9 at Augusta National Golf Club. Ben Crenshaw won his second Masters championship by one stroke over Davis Lo...
1995 Apr 6 "The Doodle" - Season 6 Episode 20 of Seinfeld Premiers
"The Doodle" is the one-hundred and sixth episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 20th episode for the 6th season. It aired on April 6, 1995. Plot Summary: Jerry and George...
1999 Apr 6 Nas Releases I am...
I Am… is the 1999 multi-platinum third studio album by rapper Nas for the Columbia Records label. Considered a comeback album after a three-year gap between releases, the album features t...
1999 Apr 6 Nas Releases Single "Hate Me Now"
"Hate Me Now" is a 1999 hit hip hop single by rapper Nas featuring Puff Daddy. The backbeat is inspired by, and contains some samples from, Carl Orff's Carmina Burana.
1999 Apr 6 Stephen King publishes The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999) is a psychological horror novel by Stephen King. In 2004, a pop-up book adaptation was released, designed by Kees Moerbeek and illustrated by Alan Din...
1999 Apr 6 Stephen King publishes The New Lieutenant's Rap
"The New Lieutenant's Rap" is a short story by Stephen King. The story was originally published as a chapbook by Philtrum Press and given away to attendees at Stephen King's 25th publi...
2000 Apr 6
to 2000 Apr 9
 Vijay Singh wins the 64th Masters
The 2000 Masters Tournament was the 64th Masters Tournament held from April 6-9, 2000 at Augusta National Golf Club. Vijay Singh won his second major championship and first Masters by thr...
2004 Apr 6 Boston Red Sox defeat Baltimore Orioles, 4-1
BALTIMORE -- Good thing Johnny Damon could joke about it after he was involved in yet another scary outfield collision. This time Damon, who was whacked violently against the Wall at Fenw...
2004 Apr 6 Edguy Releases "Hellfire Club"
Hellfire Club, released April 6, 2004, is an album by German power metal band Edguy. The music of the band is supported by a German orchestra, the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg. I...
2004 Apr 6 W.A.S.P. release The Neon God: Part 1 - The Rise
The Neon God: Part 1 - The Rise, is the first of a two-part conceptual album by W.A.S.P. about an abused and orphaned boy named Jesse, who finds that he has the ability to read and manipu...
2005 Apr 6 America's Next Top Model Cycle 4 Episode 6
Tyra taught the girls about the business side of modeling, and introduced her parents. Tyra talked about the ins and outs of the industry, and warned the girls against signing a contract ...
2005 Apr 6 Boston Red Sox defeat New York Yankees, 7-3
NEW YORK -- Derek Jeter wouldn't look at him until after he'd gotten to second base. "I've known Jeter for a long time," said Red Sox reliever Mike Timlin. "I never played with him, bu...
2005 Apr 6 South Park Episode 905 - "The Losing Edge"
If the boys can lose just one baseball game, it gets them out of playing the boring sport for the entire summer.
2006 Apr 6 Al-Baraqua II Capsizes
A boat carrying passengers to a religious festival capsized as it left Djibouti's main harbour yesterday, killing at least 69 people. The ferry was transporting up to 300 people to the n...
2006 Apr 6
to 2006 Apr 9
 Phil Mickelson wins the 70th Masters Tournament
Mickelson went into the final round of this Masters with a one-stroke lead, and as he played the 7th hole on Sunday he was in a five-way tie for first and 15 players were within three str...
2006 Apr 6 Ultimate Fight Night 4
Ultimate Fight Night 4 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 6, 2006. The event took place at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Paradise, Nevada ...
2007 Apr 6 Baltimore Orioles defeat New York Yankees, 6-4
Mussina payback Orioles fans are still bitter over the team's last established ace, Mike Mussina, leaving Baltimore to sign with the hated New York Yankees. Apparently, the Orioles' hi...
2007 Apr 6 "Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones" Rifftrax is Released
It’s Binks-ian fun for the whole family as George Lucas empties the contents of his brain onto film one more time! This go around, the part of the annoying kid is explored more deeply by ...
2007 Apr 6 Texas Rangers defeat Boston Red Sox, 2-0
ARLINGTON, Texas -- First, through no fault of their own, the Red Sox missed their introductions here yesterday afternoon. Their bats? They never showed up in a swiftly executed 2-0 lo...
2008 Apr 6 Baltimore Orioles defeat Seattle Mariners, 3-2
Of all the sights that caught the attention of Orioles manager Dave Trembley yesterday, none was more pleasing than Seattle Mariners pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre moving to the top step ...
2008 Apr 6 Toronto Blue Jays defeat Boston Red Sox, 7-4
TORONTO - As they packed their bags, slowly, there was more exhaustion in their movements than eagerness to get home. No one rushed around the clubhouse, flinging possessions into carry-o...
2008 Apr 6 USNS Amelia Earhart is Launched
USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE-6), a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for noted American aviation pioneer and women's rights advocat...
2009 Apr 6 An Earthquake Strikes Near L'Aquila, Italy
The 2009 L'Aquila earthquake was an earthquake that occurred in the region of Abruzzo, in central Italy. The main shock occurred at 3:32 local time (1:32 UTC) on 6 April 2009, and was rat...
2009 Apr 6 Baltimore Orioles defeat New York Yankees, 10-5
BALTIMORE - One hundred and sixty-one million for that? CC Sabathia has seven years to make good on his record-breaking contract, but the ace bombed Monday in his Yankees debut. Sabath...