April 6: Tartan Day
* 1652 – Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck (pictured) established the first permanent European settlement in South Africa at what eventually became known as Cape Town.
* 1782 – Rama I succeeded King Taksin of Siam, founding the Chakri Dynasty.
* 1830 – Joseph Smith, Jr., Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and others formally organized the Church of Christ, starting the Latter Day Saint movement.
* 1886 – Vancouver, one of British Columbia's youngest cities, was incorporated.
* 1896 – The first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens.
* 1994 – The airplane carrying Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian President Cyprien Ntaryamira was shot down as it prepared to land in Kigali, Rwanda, marking the beginning of the Rwandan Genocide.
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* 1652 – Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck (pictured) established the first permanent European settlement in South Africa at what eventually became known as Cape Town.
* 1782 – Rama I succeeded King Taksin of Siam, founding the Chakri Dynasty.
* 1830 – Joseph Smith, Jr., Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and others formally organized the Church of Christ, starting the Latter Day Saint movement.
* 1886 – Vancouver, one of British Columbia's youngest cities, was incorporated.
* 1896 – The first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens.
* 1994 – The airplane carrying Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian President Cyprien Ntaryamira was shot down as it prepared to land in Kigali, Rwanda, marking the beginning of the Rwandan Genocide.
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* 1652 – Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck (pictured) established the first permanent European settlement in South Africa at what eventually became known as Cape Town.
* 1782 – Rama I succeeded King Taksin of Siam, founding the Chakri Dynasty.
* 1830 – Joseph Smith, Jr., Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and others formally organized the Church of Christ, starting the Latter Day Saint movement.
* 1886 – Vancouver, one of British Columbia's youngest cities, was incorporated.
* 1896 – The first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens.
* 1994 – The airplane carrying Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian President Cyprien Ntaryamira was shot down as it prepared to land in Kigali, Rwanda, marking the beginning of the Rwandan Genocide. More events: April 6 – April 6 – April 6 It is now [[ 30]] 2018 (UTC) – Refresh this page
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