April 6: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1320The Scots reaffirmed their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath.
2. 1652Dutchman Jan van Riebeeck established a supply camp at Africa's southern tip that later became Cape Town.
3. 1947The Tony Awards, Broadway theater's most prestigious honors, were presented for the first time.
4. 1965Early Bird, the first commercial communications satellite carrying intercontinental telephone calls and television broadcasts, was launched.
5. 1974Swedish group ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest with 'Waterloo'.

More days in April

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10
• 11
• 12
• 13
• 14
• 15
• 16
• 17
• 18
• 19
• 20
• 21
• 22
• 23
• 24
• 25
• 26
• 27
• 28
• 29
• 30