April 6th, 1726

Born on April 6th, 1726

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on April 6th?

April 6th, 2012

The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad unilaterally declared the region of Azawad independent from Mali.

April 6th, 2010

Naxalite–Maoist insurgency: Insurgents from the Communist Party of India (Maoist) ambushed a Central Reserve Police Force convoy in Dantewada district, India, killing 76 officers.

April 6th, 2009

Mass protests began across Moldova against the results of the parliamentary election.

April 6th, 2005

Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani (pictured) was elected by the National Assembly as the first non-Arab president of Iraq.

April 6th, 2004

Lithuanian president Rolandas Paksas became the first European head of state to be removed from office by impeachment.

April 6th, 1994

The aircraft carrying Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian president Cyprien Ntaryamira was shot down in Kigali; the event became the catalyst for the Rwandan genocide.

April 6th, 1970

Four California Highway Patrol officers were killed in a shootout following a traffic stop in Newhall, north of Los Angeles.

April 6th, 1945

Second World War: The Battle of Slater's Knoll on Bougainville Island concluded with a decisive victory for the Australian Army's 7th Brigade against the Imperial Japanese Army's 6th Division.

April 6th, 1941

World War II: The Luftwaffe began Operation Retribution, bombing the Yugoslav capital of Belgrade in retaliation for a coup d'état that overthrew the government that had signed the Tripartite Pact.

April 6th, 1830

Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and others formally organized the Church of Christ, starting the Latter Day Saint movement.

April 6th, 1812

Peninsular War: After a three-week siege, the Anglo-Portuguese Army, under the Earl of Wellington, captured Badajoz, Spain, and forced the surrender of the French garrison.

April 6th, 1809

Napoleonic Wars: British forces captured the French frigate Niémen in the Bay of Biscay.

April 6th, 1808

John Jacob Astor founded the American Fur Company, the profits from which made him the first multi-millionaire in the United States.

April 6th, 1776

American Revolutionary War: Ships of the Continental Navy unsuccessfully attempted to capture HMS Glasgow near Block Island.

April 6th, 1712

A group of 23 slaves in New York City revolted, setting fire to a building, but were soon recaptured.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 6th

Born on April 6th, 1726

29

Gerard Majella

Italian Redemptorist lay brother and saint (1729-1755)

*April 6th, 1726, Muro Lucano †September 30th, 1755, Caposele

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60

David Woodard

American conductor and writer

*April 6th, 1964, Santa Barbara

81

Pasquale Paoli

Corsican politician

*April 6th, 1725, Morosaglia †February 5th, 1807, London

84

Karl Christ

German historian of classical antiquity

*April 6th, 1923, Ulm †March 28th, 2008, Marburg

55

Paul Rudd

American actor

*April 6th, 1969, Passaic

61

Rafael Correa

President of Ecuador from 2007 to 2017

*April 6th, 1963, Guayaquil

37

Raphael

Italian painter and architect (1483–1520)

*April 6th, 1483, Urbino †April 6th, 1520, Rome

79

Merle Haggard

American country music songwriter, singer, and musician (1937–2016)

*April 6th, 1937, Bakersfield †April 6th, 2016, Palo Cedro

78

Wolfgang Ischinger

German diplomat

*April 6th, 1946, Nürtingen

51

Niels Annen

German politician (SPD)

*April 6th, 1973, Eimsbüttel

83

Kurt Georg Kiesinger

Chancellor of West Germany (CDU; 1966–1969)

*April 6th, 1904, Albstadt †March 9th, 1988, Tübingen

88

Ian Paisley

Politician and former church minister (1926-2014)

*April 6th, 1926, Armagh †September 12th, 2014, Belfast

75

Anita Pallenberg

German-Italian actress, model and partner of Keith Richards

*April 6th, 1942, Rome †June 13th, 2017, Chichester

79

Johann Hermann Schacht

German author and theologian

*April 6th, 1725, Bremen †February 16th, 1805, Harderwijk

56

Erich Mühsam

German-Jewish anarchist writer (1878–1934)

*April 6th, 1878, Berlin †July 10th, 1934, Oranienburg concentration camp

90

Otto Frello

Danish painter (1924-2015)

*April 6th, 1924, Varde †March 24th, 2015

36

Fabrice Muamba

Congolese association football player (born 1988)

*April 6th, 1988, Kinshasa

67

Paolo Nespoli

Italian astronaut

*April 6th, 1957, Milan

76

Luis de Unzaga

Spanish colonial governor and administrator (1717-1793)

*April 6th, 1717, Málaga †June 21st, 1793, Málaga

54

Nicolas Chamfort

French journalist and moralistic author

*April 6th, 1740, Clermont-Ferrand †April 13th, 1794, Paris

76

Patrika Darbo

American actress

*April 6th, 1948, Jacksonville

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66

Jacob Friedrich Isenflamm

German physician and university teacher

*September 21st, 1726, Vienna †February 23rd, 1793, Erlangen

79

François Denis Tronchet

French jurist (1726-1806)

*March 23rd, 1726, Paris †March 10th, 1806, Paris

70

James Hutton

Scottish geologist, physician, chemical manufacturer, naturalist, and experimental agriculturalist; (1726-1797)

*June 3rd, 1726, Edinburgh †March 26th, 1797, Edinburgh

79

Johann Martin Will

German publisher (1727-1806)

*November 30th, 1726, Kempten †November 30th, 1805, Augsburg

66

Johann Hartmann

Danish composer

*December 24th, 1726, Głogów †October 21st, 1793, Copenhagen

76

François-Henri d'Harcourt

French general

*January 12th, 1726, Paris †July 22nd, 1802, Surrey

71

Oliver Wolcott

American politician, Connecticut (1726-1797)

*November 20th, 1726, Windsor †December 1st, 1797, Litchfield

66

Johann Ludwig Schmidt

German law scholar (1726-1792)

*April 22nd, 1726, Quedlinburg †August 2nd, 1792, Jena

66

Johann Philipp Kahler

(1726-1792)

*June 9th, 1726, Rinteln †October 13th, 1792, Rodenberg

80

José Clavijo y Fajardo

Spanish naturalist, journalist and publicist (1726-1806)

*May 19th, 1726, Teguise †November 3rd, 1806, Madrid

67

Isaac Roosevelt

American merchant and politician; great-great-grandfather of the U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1726-1794)

*December 19th, 1726, New York City †October 13th, 1794

68

François-André Danican Philidor

French composer and chess player

*September 7th, 1726, Dreux †August 31st, 1795, London

41

Eggert Ólafsson

Icelandic writer and explorer (1726-1768)

*December 1st, 1726, Snæfellsnes †May 30th, 1768

72

Josep Vergara

Spanish painter (1726-1799)

*June 2nd, 1726, Valencia †March 9th, 1799, Valencia

82

James Warren

American politician

*September 28th, 1726, Plymouth †November 28th, 1808

70

Vittorio Amadeo III of Sardinia

King of Sardinia (1773-1796)

*June 26th, 1726, Turin †October 16th, 1796, Moncalieri

20

Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain

Dauphine of France (1726-1746)

*June 11th, 1726, Madrid †July 22nd, 1746, Fontainebleau

72

Thomas Pennant

Welsh naturalist (1726-1798)

*June 14th, 1726, Downing †December 16th, 1798, Downing

68

Peter von Hohenthal

Politician

*January 1st, 1726, Leipzig †January 1st, 1794, Herrnhut

52

Francesco Cetti

Italian scientist

*August 9th, 1726, Mannheim †November 20th, 1778, Sassari

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1726 is a normal year and no leap year.

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