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This is a list of selected April 6 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Blurb Reason
Tartan Day refimprove section
1782Rama I succeeded King Taksin of Siam, founding the Chakri Dynasty. refimprove
1808John Jacob Astor founded the American Fur Company, the profits from which made him the United States' first multi-millionaire. refimprove
1909 – American explorer Robert Peary allegedly became the first person to reach the North Pole; his claim was accepted for many years, although modern research has determined that he most likely did not.
1994 – The airplane carrying Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian President Cyprien Ntaryamira was shot down as it prepared to land in Kigali, Rwanda, becoming the catalyst for the Rwandan Genocide. refimprove section

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Notes

  • Rwandan Genocide appears on April 9, so Assassination of Juvénal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira should not appear in the same year

April 6

Jan van Riebeeck

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