Day Guide for Tuesday April 6th 2021

This is our day guide for Tuesday April 6th 2021 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Observances on April 6th 2021

New Beers Eve 🍺

Alcohol
International

New Beers Eve commemorates the day before the end of prohibition in 1933.

Tartan Day

Folk
International

An annual celebration of Scottish culture and heritage that began in Canada in the 1980s.

National Caramel Popcorn Day

Food
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Caramel Popcorn Day

National Student-Athlete Day

Sports
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Student-Athlete Day

National Teflon Day

General
USA

This is one holiday tradition we encourage you not to stick to.

International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

Sport has the power to change the world; it is a fundamental right, a powerful tool to strengthen social ties and promote sustainable development and peace and well as solidarity, and respect.

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General Information for April 6th 2021

There are 6 observances on this day.
This was 795 days ago.
Day 96 of 2021
269 days left in 2021
Week 14 of the year

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On this Day in History

1994 - Juvénal Habyarimana, President of Rwanda, and Cyprien Ntaryamira, Hutu President of neighbouring Burundi die in an air crash when their plane is hit by two missiles.
1971 - Operation Lam Son 719 ends, one stage of the US campaign in Vietnam.
1960 - Sputnik 3 ceases sending back data, as noted in the song 'We Didn't Start the Fire'.
1937 - The Luigi Accame ploughs into Rocken End, off the Isle of Wight.
1652 - The Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a re-supply camp at the Cape of Good Hope. It eventually becomes Cape Town, South Africa.