April 6 is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 269 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday (58 in 400 years each) than on Saturday or Sunday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Tuesday or Thursday (56).
+1830 – Church of Christ, the original church of the Latter Day Saint movement, is organized by Joseph Smith and others at either Fayette or Manchester, New York.
+1841 – U.S. President John Tyler is sworn in, two days after having become President upon William Henry Harrison's death.
+1929 – Huey P. Long, Governor of Louisiana, is impeached by the Louisiana House of Representatives.
+1973 – The American League of Major League Baseball begins using the designated hitter.
( Births )
+1937 – Merle Haggard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)
+1937 – Billy Dee Williams, American actor, singer, and writer
+1969 – Paul Rudd, American actor