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6 April 2024
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2026 - During the Artemis II mission, the Orion made its closest approach to the far side of the Moon and reached its greatest distance from Earth .2026 crewed flyby of the Moon
Anniversary
2018 - A bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos collided with a semi-truck, killing 16 and injuring 13.Junior ice hockey team from Humboldt, Canada
Anniversary
2012 - The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad unilaterally declared the region of Azawad independent from Mali.Militant group in Northern Mali (2011–2024)
Anniversary
2011 - Mexican drug war: Authorities discovered 59 bodies in clandestine mass graves linked to earlier bus hijackings in San Fernando, Tamaulipas.War between Mexico's government and various drug trafficking syndicates
Anniversary
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.Indian anti-government conflict since 1967
Historical events
History
2026 - The crew of Artemis II makes the first crewed circumlunar flight since Apollo 17 in 1972, returning humanity to the Moon's vicinity and breaking Apollo 13's record by ~4,000 miles as the furthest crewed spaceflight.2026 crewed flyby of the Moon
History
2018 - A bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior ice hockey team collides with a semi-truck in Saskatchewan, Canada, killing 16 people and injuring 13 others.Junior ice hockey team from Humboldt, Canada
History
2017 - U.S. military launches 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at an air base in Syria. Russia describes the strikes as an "aggression", adding they significantly damage US-Russia ties.United States missile strike in Syria on 7 April 2017
History
2012 - Azawad declares itself independent from the Republic of Mali.Tuareg name for a territory in northern Mali
History
2011 - In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, over 193 victims of Los Zetas were exhumed from several mass graves.City and municipality in Tamaulipas, Mexico
History
2010 - Maoist rebels kill 76 CRPF officers in Dantewada district, India.Ambush of law enforcement by Naxalite-Maoist insurgents in Chhattisgarh, India
History
2009 - A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near L'Aquila, Italy, killing 307.Earthquake in Abruzzo, Italy
History
2008 - The 2008 Egyptian general strike starts led by Egyptian workers later to be adopted by April 6 Youth Movement and Egyptian activists.Strike by Egyptian textile workers due to low wages and high food costs
History
2005 - Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani becomes Iraqi president; Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named premier the next day.President of Iraq from 2006 to 2014
History
2004 - Rolandas Paksas becomes the first president of Lithuania to be peacefully removed from office by impeachment.Lithuanian politician; President from 2003 until impeached in 2004
Notable births
Born
2009 - Shaylee Mansfield, deaf American actress and YouTuberAmerican actress (born 2009)
Born
2002 - Andrea Botez, Canadian-American chess player, commentator, Twitch streamer and YouTuberAmerican-Canadian chess player (born 2002)
Born
2002 - Leyre Romero Gormaz, Spanish tennis playerSpanish tennis player (born 2002)
Born
2001 - Oscar Piastri, Australian racing driverAustralian racing driver (born 2001)
Born
2001 - Moritz Seider, German ice hockey playerGerman ice hockey player (born 2001)
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Nick Pope, British UFO writer (born 1965)British UFO writer (1965–2026)
Died
2024 - Joseph E. Brennan, American politician, 70th Governor of Maine (born 1934)American lawyer and politician (1934–2024)
Died
2022 - Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian and Soviet politician (born 1946)Russian politician (1946–2022)
Died
2022 - Jill Knight, British politician (born 1923)British politician (1923–2022)
Died
2021 - Hans Küng, Swiss Catholic priest, theologian, and author (born 1928)Swiss Catholic priest, theologian, and author (1928–2021)
Died
2021 - Alcee Hastings, American politician (born 1936)American politician and judge (1936–2021)
Sky
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
6.6% illuminated
Lunar age: 27.1 days
Sun zodiac
Aries
17.17 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Moon zodiac
Pisces
15.34 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.