April 6 in History

Historical Events on April 6

1776 American Revolutionary War: Ships of the Continental Navy fail in their attempt to capture a Royal Navy dispatch boat.

1862 American Civil War: The Battle of Shiloh begins: In Tennessee, forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant meet Confederate troops led by General Albert Sidney Johnston.

1896 In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.

1917 World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).

1919 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi orders a general strike.

1941 World War II: Nazi Germany launches Operation 25 (the invasion of Kingdom of Yugoslavia) and Operation Marita (the invasion of Greece).

1972 Vietnam War: Easter Offensive: American forces begin sustained air strikes and naval bombardments.

1992 The Bosnian War begins.

1998 Pakistan tests medium-range missiles capable of reaching India.

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Famous Birthdays on April 6

1135 Maimonides

1909 William M. Branham

1956 Michele Bachmann

1963 Rafael Correa

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Famous Deaths on April 6

1971 Igor Stravinsky

1992 Isaac Asimov

2000 Habib Bourguiba

2010 Wilma Mankiller

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