April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). There are 269 days remaining.
- 1483 - Rafael, Italian painter and architect (+ 1520)
- 1866 - Butch Cassidy, outlaw (+ 1909)
- 1878 - Erich Mühsam[?], German author (+ 1934)
- 1884 - Walter Huston, Academy Award winning actor (+ 1950)
- 1890 - Anthony Fokker, Dutch designer of aircraft (+ 1939)
- 1892 - Donald Wills Douglas[?], American industrialist (+ 1981)
- 1892 - Lowell Thomas[?], travel writer (+ 1981)
- 1926 - Gil Kane[?], cartoonist (+ 2000)
- 1926 - Ian Paisley, United Kingdom politician
- 1926 - Sergio Franchi[?], singer, actor (+ 1990)
- 1927 - Gerry Mulligan[?], musician (+ 1996)
- 1928 - James Watson, geneticist
- 1929 - André Previn, composer, conductor
- 1937 - Merle Haggard, country musician
- 1937 - Billy Dee Williams[?], actor
- 1941 - Hans W. Geissendörfer[?], German film director
- 1942 - Barry Levinson[?], producer, director
See Also: January,
February,
March,
April,
May,
June,
July,
August,
September,
October,
November,
December
April 5 - April 7 - March 6 - May 6 - more historical anniversaries