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On This Day: April 06th

This is 96th day of the year and 269 days remain in the year.

in history
1830
Joseph Smith and five others organized the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fayette, New York.
1862
The Battle of Shiloh in the American Civil War began.
1896

First modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece.

1909
Robert Peary and Matthew Henson became the first to reach the North Pole.
1917
U.S. declared war on Germany and entered World War I.
1994
The presidents of Rwanda and Burundi were killed in a plane crash.
April 06 BirthdaysRaphael Santi

Pronunciation: [räf"fäel´lO sän´tE, sän´tsyO]
Ital. Raffaello Santi or Raffaello Sanzio 1483–1520, major Italian Renaissance painter, born in Urbino.


James Millphilosopher, economist, and historian
Anthony Fokkeraircraft manufacturer
Andre Previnconductor, composer, and pianist



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