April 6th, 1766

Born on April 6th, 1766

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, 1766

87

Wilhelm von Kobell (1766-1853)

German painter and engraver

*April 6th, 1766, Mannheim †July 15th, 1853, Munich

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Who's birthday is on April 6th?

60

David Woodard

American conductor and writer

*April 6th, 1964, Santa Barbara

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

63

James Mill

Scottish historian, economist, political theorist and philosopher (1773-1836)

*April 6th, 1773, Angus †June 23rd, 1836, Kensington

61

Rafael Correa

President of Ecuador from 2007 to 2017

*April 6th, 1963, Guayaquil

66

Charles Felix of Savoy

Aristocrat and king of Sardinia (1765-1831)

*April 6th, 1765, Turin †April 27th, 1831, Turin

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

83

Kurt Georg Kiesinger

Chancellor of West Germany (CDU; 1966–1969)

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

51

Niels Annen

German politician (SPD)

*April 6th, 1973, Eimsbüttel

88

Ian Paisley

Politician and former church minister (1926-2014)

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

56

Erich Mühsam

German-Jewish anarchist writer (1878–1934)

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

75

Anita Pallenberg

German-Italian actress, model and partner of Keith Richards

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

37

Raphael

Italian painter and architect (1483–1520)

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

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

48

Martin Rudolf Heland

Painter (1765-1814)

*April 6th, 1765, Björkviks parish †March 27th, 1814, Danviks hospital and Sicklaö parish

67

Paolo Nespoli

Italian astronaut

*April 6th, 1957, Milan

57

Christian Leberecht Vogel

German painter and art historian (1759-1816)

*April 6th, 1759, Dresden †April 11th, 1816, Dresden

89

Nadar

French photographer and balloonist (1820–1910)

*April 6th, 1820, rue Saint-Honoré †March 20th, 1910, avenue Franklin-D.-Roosevelt

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Born in 1766

75

Albertine Necker de Saussure

Genevan writer (1766-1841)

*April 9th, 1766, Geneva †April 20th, 1841, Monnetier-Mornex

77

John Dalton

British chemist and physicist (1766–1844)

*September 6th, 1766, Cumberland †July 27th, 1844, Manchester

68

Thomas Robert Malthus

British political economist (1766–1834)

*February 13th, 1766, Westcott †December 23rd, 1834, Bath

63

Caroline von Humboldt

German salon-holder, wife of Wilhelm von Humboldt (1766–1829)

*February 23rd, 1766, Minden †March 26th, 1829, Berlin

51

Germaine de Staël

Genevan-French author (1766-1817)

*April 22nd, 1766, Paris †July 14th, 1817, Paris

109

Jean-Frédéric Waldeck

French antiquarian, explorer, artist (1766-1875)

*March 16th, 1766, Prague †April 30th, 1875, Paris

73

William Dunlap

American dramatist, painter, and historian

*February 19th, 1766, Perth Amboy †September 28th, 1839, New York City

35

Louis Delgrès

French politician (1766-1802)

*August 2nd, 1766, Saint-Pierre †May 28th, 1802, Matouba

57

Maine de Biran

French philosopher (1766-1824)

*November 29th, 1766, Bergerac †July 20th, 1824, Paris

76

Charles Macintosh

British chemist (1766–1843)

*December 29th, 1766, Glasgow †July 25th, 1843, Glasgow

79

Samuel Friedrich Sauter

German author

*November 10th, 1766, Oberderdingen †July 14th, 1846, Oberderdingen

72

Moss Kent

American politician

*April 3rd, 1766, Rensselaer County †May 30th, 1838, Plattsburgh

87

Samuel Wilson

American meat packer (1766-1854)

*September 13th, 1766, Arlington †July 31st, 1854, Troy

68

Samuel Dinsmoor

American politician

*July 1st, 1766, Windham †March 15th, 1835, Keene

71

Samuel Wesley

English organist and composer

*February 24th, 1766, Bristol †October 11th, 1837, London

64

Rodolphe Kreutzer

French violinist, conductor, composer (1766-1831)

*November 15th, 1766, Versailles †January 6th, 1831, Geneva

47

Honoré Vial

French diplomat (1766-1813)

*February 22nd, 1766, Antibes †October 18th, 1813, Leipzig

68

Antoine-Vincent Arnault

French dramatist (1766-1834)

*January 22nd, 1766, Paris †September 16th, 1834, Bréauté

85

Wilhelm Hisinger

Swedish chemist and mineralogist

*December 23rd, 1766, Västmanland †June 28th, 1852, Skinnskatteberg

71

Christmas Evans

Welsh minister

*December 25th, 1766, Llandysul †July 19th, 1838, Swansea

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1766 is a normal year and no leap year.

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