April 6th, 1974

Born on April 6th, 1974

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What happened on April 6th, 1974?

April 6th, 1974

In Brighton, United Kingdom, ABBA wins the 1974 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with "Waterloo", the first of a joint-record seven Swedish wins.

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April 6th, 1974

ABBA (pictured) won the Eurovision Song Contest representing Sweden with the song "Waterloo".

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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.

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

Born on April 6th, 1974

50

Robert Kovač

Croatian footballer

*April 6th, 1974, West Berlin

50

Carla Peterson

Argentine actress

*April 6th, 1974, Córdoba

50

Gina Yashere

British comedian

*April 6th, 1974, Bethnal Green

50

Adithya

Indian film actor

*April 6th, 1974, Mumbai

50

Francisco Javier López Bravo

Spanish association football player

*April 6th, 1974, Málaga

50

Jo Merszei

Macanese racing driver

*April 6th, 1974, Hong Kong

50

Elisabetta Pellini

Italian actress

*April 6th, 1974, Sorengo

50

Piers Torday

British children's writer

*April 6th, 1974, Northumberland

50

Ravi Singh

Cricketer

*April 6th, 1974, New Delhi

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

60

David Woodard

American conductor and writer

*April 6th, 1964, Santa Barbara

51

Niels Annen

German politician (SPD)

*April 6th, 1973, Eimsbüttel

55

Paul Rudd

American actor

*April 6th, 1969, Passaic

49

Zach Braff

American actor

*April 6th, 1975, South Orange

61

Rafael Correa

President of Ecuador from 2007 to 2017

*April 6th, 1963, Guayaquil

36

Fabrice Muamba

Congolese association football player (born 1988)

*April 6th, 1988, Kinshasa

84

Karl Christ

German historian of classical antiquity

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

78

Wolfgang Ischinger

German diplomat

*April 6th, 1946, Nürtingen

67

Paolo Nespoli

Italian astronaut

*April 6th, 1957, Milan

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

51

Randall Godfrey

American football player

*April 6th, 1973, Valdosta

51

Joe Machine

British artist

*April 6th, 1973, Chatham

48

Hirotada Ototake

Japanese writer

*April 6th, 1976, Shinjuku

23

Oscar Piastri

Australian racing driver

*April 6th, 2001, Melbourne

57

Jonathan Firth

British actor

*April 6th, 1967, Essex

41

Mitsuru Nagata

Japanese association football player

*April 6th, 1983, Shizuoka

76

Patrika Darbo

American actress

*April 6th, 1948, Jacksonville

88

Ian Paisley

Politician and former church minister (1926-2014)

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

90

Otto Frello

Danish painter (1924-2015)

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

Same year
Born in 1974

49

Arianne Zucker

American actress and model

*June 3rd, 1974, Northridge

50

Ty Olsson

Canadian actor (born 1974)

*January 28th, 1974, Halifax

49

Anggun

Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality

*April 29th, 1974, Jakarta

50

Maulik Pancholy

Indian American actor, author, activist, and speaker

*January 18th, 1974, Kissimmee

49

Yoo Yong-sung

Badminton player

*October 25th, 1974, Dangjin

49

Michelle Edwards

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1974, Durban

49

Kenneth Jonassen

Badminton player

*July 3rd, 1974, Herning

49

Markus Weinzierl

German association football player and manager

*December 28th, 1974, Straubing

49

Marina Andrievskaia

Badminton player

*November 20th, 1974, Moscow

49

Florentine Lahme

TV and film actress

*July 21st, 1974, Berlin

50

Anna Grisebach

German actress

*March 20th, 1974, Göttingen

49

Leonardo DiCaprio

American actor and film producer (born 1974)

*November 11th, 1974, Los Angeles

50

Adrian Holmes

Welsh-Canadian actor

*March 31st, 1974, Wrexham

50

Martin Dulig

German politician (SPD)

*February 26th, 1974, Plauen

50

Steve Lomas

Northern Irish association football player and manager

*January 18th, 1974, Hanover

49

Bas Böttcher

German writer and poetry slam performer

*December 31st, 1974, Bremen

50

Alyson Hannigan

American actress and television presenter

*March 24th, 1974, Washington, D.C.

50

Tri Kusharyanto

Badminton player

*January 18th, 1974, Yogyakarta City

49

Ye Zhaoying

Chinese badminton player

*May 7th, 1974, Hangzhou

49

Kim Ji-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 10th, 1974, Busan

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No: With 365 days 1974 is a normal year and no leap year.

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