Day Guide for Monday April 6th 2020 What are the holidays on April 6th 2020?

This is our day guide for Monday April 6th 2020 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 2020

International: Public Holiday

Information about the attempts to tackle the Coronavirus Outbreak by declaring public holidays.

International: Ching Ming Festival Holiday

Ching Ming is the Remembrance of Ancestors Day or Grave-Sweeping Day and takes place on the 15th day after the Spring Equinox.

Burundi: President Ntaryamira Day

Marks the anniversary of President Cyprien Ntaryamira's death in 1994

Public sector only

Costa Rica: Holy Week Holiday

Public sector workers have been given all of Holy week as a holiday to encourage domestic tourism

Public sector only

Honduras: Holy Week Holiday

Public sector workers have been given all of Holy week as a holiday to encourage domestic tourism

Regional

India (regional): Mahavir Jayanti

Mahavir Jayanti celebrates the birth of Mahavira, the last Tirthankara (24 great sages)

Thailand: Chakri Day

Chakri Day commemorates the establishment of the Chakri Dynasty by Phra Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke in 1784

Public sector only

Uruguay: Bank Holiday

Tourism week is the name for the five days of Easter week holidays in Uruguay

Public sector only

Venezuela: Holy Week Holiday

Public sector holiday in the run up to Easter

Observances on April 6th 2020

United Nations: 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.

USA: National Caramel Popcorn Day

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

USA: National Student-Athlete Day

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

USA: National Teflon Day

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

United Kingdom: New Beers Eve

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

Canada: Tartan Day

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

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General Information for April 6th 2020
There are 9 public holidays today.
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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.
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.