Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/April 6

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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.

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Rama I
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial
Jan van Riebeeck
Arthur Wellesley, the Earl of Wellington
Security forces in Cairo beating protesters in 2008
Damage in L'Aquila due to the 2009 earthquake
Cover of the official report of the 1896 Olympics
American WWI Uncle Sam recruiting poster (1917)

Ineligible

Blurb	Reason
Tartan Day	refimprove section
1320 – The Declaration of Arbroath, a declaration of Scottish independence, was adopted.	refimprove
1580 – An estimated 5.7–5.8 M_L earthquake struck the Strait of Dover, one of the largest earthquakes in the recorded history of England, Flanders and Northern France.	refimprove section
1652 – Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck established the first permanent European settlement in South Africa at what eventually became known as Cape Town.	refimprove section
1782 – Rama I succeeded King Taksin of Siam, founding the Chakri Dynasty.	refimprove
1793 – French Revolution: The Committee of Public Safety was established, and would become the de facto executive government during the forthcoming Reign of Terror.	unreferenced section
1866 – The Grand Army of the Republic, a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army who had served in the American Civil War, was founded in Decatur, Illinois.	refimprove section
1893 – The Salt Lake Temple, the largest of more than 140 temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was dedicated in Salt Lake City.	unreferenced section
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.	citations needed
1917 – World War I: After more than two and a half years of efforts by President Woodrow Wilson to maintain neutrality, the United States declared war on Germany.	refimprove section
1979 – The first of the 1979 Nepalese student protests broke out, which forced the monarchy to concede to holding a referendum on the possibility of a multiparty system in the country.	lots of CN tags
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

Eligible

1250 – Seventh Crusade: Egyptian Ayyubids annihilated the crusader army and captured King Louis IX of France as a hostage.
1776 – American Revolutionary War: Ships of the Continental Navy unsuccessfully attempted to capture HMS Glasgow near Block Island.
1808 – John Jacob Astor founded the American Fur Company, the profits from which made him the United States' first multi-millionaire.
1830 – Joseph Smith, Jr., Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and others formally organized the Church of Christ, starting the Latter Day Saint movement.
1896 – The first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, with 241 athletes from 14 nations participating in 43 events.
1941 – World War II: The Axis Powers began both Operation Marita and Operation 25, invading Greece and Yugoslavia, respectively.
1947 – The first Tony Awards, recognizing achievement in American theatre, were handed out at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
1970 – Four California Highway Patrol officers were killed in a shootout after a traffic stop in the Newhall area, north of Los Angeles.
2004 – Lithuanian President Rolandas Paksas became the first European head of state to be removed from office by impeachment.
2008 – Egyptian workers staged an illegal general strike, two days before key municipal elections.
2009 – A 6.3 M_w earthquake struck the region of Abruzzo in central Italy, killing 308 people and injuring more than 1,500 others.
2010 – Rebels from the Communist Party of India (Maoist) ambushed a Central Reserve Police Force convoy in Dantewada district, India, killing 76 CRPF officers.
2012 – The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad unilaterally declared the region of Azawad independent from Mali.
Born/died: Raphael (d. 1520) · Nadar (b. 1820) · Rose O'Neill (d. 1944)

Notes

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

April 6

Jalal Talabani

1712 – In New York City, a group of 23 slaves set a building on fire and escaped, but were soon recaptured.
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.
1886 – Vancouver, one of British Columbia's youngest cities, was incorporated.
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.
2005 – Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani (pictured) was elected by the Iraqi National Assembly as the first non-Arab President of Iraq.

Basil of Trebizond (d. 1340) · James Mill (b. 1773) · Donald Wills Douglas Sr. (b. 1892)

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