On this day: 6 April

Selected events and births on 6 April, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1652 – Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck landed at Table Bay in southern Africa, establishing a settlement that later became known as Cape Town. Read more: Jan van Riebeeck Table Bay Cape Town
• 1808 – John Jacob Astor founded the American Fur Company, the profits from which made him the first multi-millionaire in the United States. Read more: John Jacob Astor American Fur Company Millionaire
• 1830 – Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and others formally organized the Church of Christ, starting the Latter Day Saint movement. Read more: Joseph Smith Oliver Cowdery David Whitmer
• 1926 – Varney Air Lines made its first commercial flight (flight covers pictured), later forming the basis of United Airlines. Read more: Varney Air Lines United Airlines
• 1974 – ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest representing Sweden with the song "Waterloo". Read more: ABBA Eurovision Song Contest 1974 Waterloo (song)
• 2004 – Lithuanian president Rolandas Paksas became the first European head of state to be removed from office by impeachment. Read more: Rolandas Paksas Impeachment
• 2005 – Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani was elected by the National Assembly as the first non-Arab president of Iraq. Read more: Kurds Jalal Talabani Council of Representatives (Iraq)
• 2009 – Mass protests began across Moldova against the results of the parliamentary election. Read more: April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election protests April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election
• 2012 – The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad unilaterally declared the region of Azawad independent from Mali. Read more: National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad Azawadian declaration of independence Azawad
• 2026 – During the Artemis II mission, the Orion made its closest approach to the far side of the Moon and reached its greatest distance from Earth . Read more: Artemis II Orion (spacecraft)

Born on this day

• 1939 – André Ouellet, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Read more: André Ouellet Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)
• 1939 – John Sculley, American businessman, co-founded Zeta Interactive Read more: John Sculley Zeta Global
• 1949 – Horst Ludwig Störmer, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Horst Ludwig Störmer Nobel Prize in Physics
• 1963 – Rafael Correa, Ecuadorian economist and politician, 54th President of Ecuador Read more: Rafael Correa President of Ecuador
• 1988 – Ivonne Orsini, Puerto Rican model and television host, Miss World Puerto Rico 2008 Read more: Ivonne Orsini Miss World Puerto Rico 2008
• 2000 – Shaheen Afridi, Pakistani cricketer Read more: Shaheen Shah Afridi
• 2001 – Oscar Piastri, Australian racing driver Read more: Oscar Piastri
• 2001 – Moritz Seider, German ice hockey player Read more: Moritz Seider
• 2002 – Andrea Botez, Canadian-American chess player, commentator, Twitch streamer and YouTuber Read more: Andrea Botez
• 2002 – Leyre Romero Gormaz, Spanish tennis player Read more: Leyre Romero Gormaz
• 2009 – Shaylee Mansfield, deaf American actress and YouTuber Read more: Shaylee Mansfield
• 2009 – Valentina Tronel, French child singer Read more: Valentina (French singer)

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / April 6 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.