| April 6th, 2005 | Event | Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani becomes the Iraqi president; Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named premier the next day. |
| April 6th, 2004 | Event | Rolandas Paksas becomes the first president of Lithuania to be peacefully removed from the post by impeachment. |
| April 6th, 1998 | Event | Pakistan tests medium-range missiles capable of hitting India. |
| April 6th, 1994 | Event | The Rwandan Genocide begins when the aircraft carrying Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana and Burundian president Cyprien Ntaryamira is shot down. |
| April 6th, 1992 | Event | A general strike is declared by communist groups in Nepal. |
| April 6th, 1984 | Event | Members of Cameroon s Republican Guard unsuccessfully attempt to overthrow the government headed by Paul Biya. |
| April 6th, 1973 | Event | Launch of Pioneer 11 spacecraft. |
| April 6th, 1973 | Event | The American League of Major League Baseball begin using the Designated Hitter |
| April 6th, 1972 | Event | Vietnam War: Easter OffensiveAmerican forces begin sustained air strikes and naval bombardments. |
| April 6th, 1970 | Event | Newhall Incident: Four California Highway Patrol officers are killed. |
