April 6th, 1968

Born on April 6th, 1968

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What happened on April 6th, 1968?

April 6th, 1968

Pierre Elliott Trudeau wins the Liberal Party leadership election, and becomes Prime Minister of Canada soon afterward.

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What else 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.

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

Born on April 6th, 1968

56

Oliver Korittke

German actor

*April 6th, 1968, Berlin

56

Doug Ellin

American screenwriter

*April 6th, 1968, Merrick

56

Affonso Giaffone

Brazilian racing driver

*April 6th, 1968, Santos

56

Érica García

Argentine singer and TV host

*April 6th, 1968, Buenos Aires

40

Jakob Ejersbo

Danish writer and journalist

*April 6th, 1968, Rødovre †July 10th, 2008, Aalborg

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 6th?

60

David Woodard

American conductor and writer

*April 6th, 1964, Santa Barbara

55

Paul Rudd

American actor

*April 6th, 1969, Passaic

61

Rafael Correa

President of Ecuador from 2007 to 2017

*April 6th, 1963, Guayaquil

51

Niels Annen

German politician (SPD)

*April 6th, 1973, Eimsbüttel

57

Jonathan Firth

British actor

*April 6th, 1967, Essex

84

Karl Christ

German historian of classical antiquity

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

67

Paolo Nespoli

Italian astronaut

*April 6th, 1957, Milan

78

Wolfgang Ischinger

German diplomat

*April 6th, 1946, Nürtingen

36

Fabrice Muamba

Congolese association football player (born 1988)

*April 6th, 1988, Kinshasa

55

Spencer Wells

American geneticist

*April 6th, 1969, Marietta

79

Merle Haggard

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

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

75

Anita Pallenberg

German-Italian actress, model and partner of Keith Richards

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

55

Margarita Torres

Spanish medievalist

*April 6th, 1969, La Bañeza

49

Zach Braff

American actor

*April 6th, 1975, South Orange

57

Tanya Byron

Psychologist, television and radio presenter

*April 6th, 1967, United Kingdom

76

Patrika Darbo

American actress

*April 6th, 1948, Jacksonville

55

Kim Won-hae

South Korean actor

*April 6th, 1969, South Korea

88

Ian Paisley

Politician and former church minister (1926-2014)

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

54

Roy Mayorga

American drummer

*April 6th, 1970, New York City

90

Otto Frello

Danish painter (1924-2015)

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

Same year
Born in 1968

55

Casper Van Dien

American actor

*December 18th, 1968, Milton

55

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Danish actress

*November 22nd, 1968, Copenhagen

55

Peter Runggaldier

Italian alpine skier

*December 29th, 1968, Brixen

55

Chris Hunt

English badminton player

*December 1st, 1968, Bolton

55

Massi Furlan

Italian-American actor and film producer

*September 29th, 1968, Treviso

56

Minarti Timur

Indonesian badminton player, coach

*March 24th, 1968, Surabaya

56

Alan Budikusuma

Badminton player

*March 29th, 1968, Surabaya

56

Céline Dion

Canadian singer (born 1968)

*March 30th, 1968, Charlemagne

56

Rexy Mainaky

Badminton player

*March 9th, 1968, Ternate Island

55

Hugh Jackman

Australian actor (born 1968)

*October 12th, 1968, Sydney

56

Petra Schubert

Badminton player

*January 31st, 1968, Finsterwalde

55

Darren Le Tissier

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1968, Bailiwick of Guernsey

56

Árni Þór Hallgrímsson

Badminton player

*March 10th, 1968, Akranes

55

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

*August 5th, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine

56

Monica Mæland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*February 6th, 1968, Bergen

55

Gillian Anderson

American-British actress (born 1968)

*August 9th, 1968, Chicago

55

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

Croatian politician and diplomat

*April 29th, 1968, Rijeka

55

Larry Sanger

American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects

*July 16th, 1968, Bellevue

55

Ralph Brinkhaus

German politician

*June 15th, 1968, Wiedenbrück

55

Kylie Minogue

Australian singer and actress (born 1968)

*May 28th, 1968, Melbourne

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Leap year

Yes: 1968 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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