This is our day guide for Thursday April 6th 2017 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?
Holidays on April 6th 2017
Burundi: President Ntaryamira Day
Marks the anniversary of President Cyprien Ntaryamira's death in 1994
Thailand: Chakri Day
Chakri Day commemorates the establishment of the Chakri Dynasty by Phra Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke in 1784
Vietnam: Hung Kings Temple Festival
The official name of the festival is 'Death Anniversary of the Hung Kings' but does not mark the death of any specific Hung King| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for April 6th 2017 | |
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| There are 3 public holidays today. | |
| Day 96 of 2017 | |
| 269 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 14 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2004 - Niki Sullivan, US guitarist with Buddy Holly and The Crickets, dies (born 1937). | |
| 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. | |
| 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. |
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