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April | Second Friday | Second Friday
Fast and Prayer Day (Liberia)
Air Force Day (Russia)
Kamakura Matsuri at Tsurugaoka Hachiman (Kamakura, Japan), lasts until third Sunday. |
April | Second Sunday | Second Sunday
Children's Day (Peru) |
April | Week of April 14 | Week of April 14
Pan American Week (United States) |
April | Third Wednesday | Third Wednesday
Administrative Professionals Day (New Zealand) |
April | Third Thursday | Third Thursday
National High Five Day (United States) |
April | Third Saturday | Third Saturday
Record Store Day (International observance) |
April | Last full week of April | Last full week of April
Administrative Professionals Week (Malaysia, North America)
World Immunization Week |
April | Week of April 23 | Week of April 23
Canada Book Week (Canada) |
April | Week of the [[new moon]] | Week of the new moon
International Dark Sky Week (United States) |
April | Third Monday | Third Monday
Patriots' Day (Massachusetts, Maine, United States)
Queen's Official Birthday (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)
Sechseläuten (Zurich, Switzerland) |
April | Wednesday of last full week of April | Wednesday of last full week of April
Administrative Professionals Day (Hong Kong, North America) |
April | First Thursday after April 18 | First Thursday after April 18
First Day of Summer (Iceland) |
April | Fourth Thursday | Fourth Thursday
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day (United States) |
April | Last Friday | Last Friday
Arbor Day (United States)
Día de la Chupina (Rosario, Argentina) |
April | Last Friday in April to first Sunday in May | Last Friday in April to first Sunday in May
Arbour Week in Ontario |
April | Last Saturday | Last Saturday
Children's Day (Colombia)
National Rebuilding Day (United States)
National Sense of Smell Day (United States)
World Tai Chi and Qigong Day |
April | Last Sunday | Last Sunday
Flag Day (Åland, Finland)
Turkmen Racing Horse Festival (Turkmenistan) |
April | April 27 (April 26 if April 27 is a Sunday) | April 27 (April 26 if April 27 is a Sunday)
Koningsdag (Netherlands) |
April | Last Monday | Last Monday
Confederate Memorial Day (Alabama, Georgia (U.S. state), and Mississippi, United States) |
April | Last Wednesday | Last Wednesday
International Noise Awareness Day |
April | Fixed | Fixed
thumb|Celebration of the 2777th Natale di Roma at the Circus Maximus
April 1
April Fools' Day
Arbor Day (Tanzania)
Civil Service Day (Thailand)
Cyprus National Day (Cyprus)
Edible Book Day
Fossil Fools Day
Kha b-Nisan (Assyrian people)
National Civil Service Day (Thailand)
Odisha Day (Odisha, India)
Start of Testicular Cancer Awareness week (United States), April 1–7
Season for Nonviolence January 30 – April 4
April 2
International Children's Book Day (International observance)
Malvinas Day (Argentina)
National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day (United States)
Thai Heritage Conservation Day (Thailand)
Unity of Peoples of Russia and Belarus Day (Belarus)
World Autism Awareness Day (International observance)
April 3
April 4
Children's Day (Hong Kong, Taiwan)
Independence Day (Senegal)
International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
Peace Day (Angola)
April 5
Children's Day (Palestinian territories)
National Caramel Day (United States)
Sikmogil (South Korea)
April 6
Chakri Day (Thailand)
National Beer Day (United Kingdom)
New Beer's Eve (United States)
Tartan Day (United States & Canada)
April 7
Flag Day (Slovenia)
Genocide Memorial Day (Rwanda), and its related observance:
International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Rwanda Genocide (United Nations)
Motherhood and Beauty Day (Armenia)
National Beer Day (United States)
Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day (Tanzania)
Women's Day (Mozambique)
World Health Day (International observance)
April 8
Buddha's Birthday (Japan only, other countries follow different calendars)
Feast of the First Day of the Writing of the Book of the Law (Thelema)
International Romani Day (International observance)
April 9
Anniversary of the German Invasion of Denmark (Denmark)
Baghdad Liberation Day (Iraqi Kurdistan)
Constitution Day (Kosovo)
Day of National Unity (Georgia)
Day of the Finnish Language (Finland)
Day of Valor or Araw ng Kagitingan (Philippines)
Feast of the Second Day of the Writing of the Book of the Law (Thelema)
International Banshtai Tsai Day
Martyr's Day (Tunisia)
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day (United States)
Remembrance for Haakon Sigurdsson (The Troth)
Vimy Ridge Day (Canada)
April 10
Day of the Builder (Azerbaijan)
Feast of the Third Day of the Writing of the Book of the Law (Thelema)
Siblings Day (International observance)
April 11
Juan Santamaría Day, anniversary of his death in the Second Battle of Rivas. (Costa Rica)
International Louie Louie Day
National Cheese Fondue Day (United States)
World Parkinson's Day
April 12
Children's Day (Bolivia and Haiti)
Commemoration of first human in space by Yuri Gagarin:
Cosmonautics Day (Russia)
International Day of Human Space Flight
Yuri's Night (International observance)
Halifax Day (North Carolina)
National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day (United States)
National Redemption Day (Liberia)
April 13
Jefferson's Birthday (United States)
Katyn Memorial Day (Poland)
Teachers' Day (Ecuador)
First day of Thingyan (Myanmar) (April 13–16)
Unfairly Prosecuted Persons Day (Slovakia)
April 14
ʔabusibaree (Okinawa Islands, Japan)
Ambedkar Jayanti (India)
Black Day (South Korea)
Commemoration of Anfal Genocide Against the Kurds (Iraqi Kurdistan)
Dhivehi Language Day (Maldives)
Day of Mologa (Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia)
Day of the Georgian language (Georgia (country))
Season of Emancipation (April 14 to August 23) (Barbados)
N'Ko Alphabet Day (Mande speakers)
Pohela Boishakh (Bangladesh)
Pana Sankranti (Odisha, India)
Puthandu (Tamils) (India, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka)
Second day of Songkran (Thailand)
Pan American Day (several countries in the Americas)
The first day of Takayama Spring Festival (Takayama, Gifu, Japan)
Vaisakh (Punjab), (India and Pakistan)
Youth Day (Angola)
April 15
Day of the Sun (North Korea).
Hillsborough Disaster Memorial (Liverpool, England)
Jackie Robinson Day (United States)
Pohela Boishakh (West Bengal, India) (Note: celebrated on April 14 in Bangladesh)
Last day of Songkran (Thailand)
Tax Day, the official deadline for filing an individual tax return (or requesting an extension). (United States, Philippines)
Universal Day of Culture
World Art Day
April 16
Birthday of José de Diego (Puerto Rico, United States)
Birthday of Queen Margrethe II (Denmark)
Emancipation Day (Washington, D.C., United States)
Foursquare Day (International observance)
Memorial Day for the Victims of the Holocaust (Hungary)
National Healthcare Decisions Day (United States)
Remembrance of Chemical Attack on Balisan and Sheikh Wasan (Iraqi Kurdistan)
World Voice Day
April 17
Evacuation Day (Syria)
FAO Day (Iraq)
Flag Day (American Samoa)
Malbec World Day
National Cheeseball Day (United States)
National Espresso Day (Italy)
Women's Day (Gabon)
World Hemophilia Day
April 18
Anniversary of the Victory over the Teutonic Knights in the Battle of the Ice, 1242 (Russia)
Army Day (Iran)
Coma Patients' Day (Poland)
Friend's Day (Brazil)
Independence Day (Zimbabwe)
International Day For Monuments and Sites
Invention Day (Japan)
April 19
Army Day (Brazil)
Beginning of the Independence Movement (Venezuela)
Bicycle Day
Dutch-American Friendship Day (United States)
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Poland)
Indigenous Peoples Day (Brazil)
King Mswati III's birthday (Eswatini)
Landing of the 33 Patriots Day (Uruguay)
National Garlic Day (United States)
National Rice Ball Day (United States)
Primrose Day (United Kingdom)
April 20
420 (cannabis culture) (International)
UN Chinese Language Day (United Nations)
April 21
Natale di Roma(Italy)
A&M Day (Texas A&M University)
Civil Service Day (India)
Day of Local Self-Government (Russia)
Grounation Day (Rastafari movement)
Heroic Defense of Veracruz (Mexico)
Kang Pan-sok's Birthday (North Korea)
Kartini Day (Indonesia)
Local Self Government Day (Russia)
National Tree Planting Day (Kenya)
San Jacinto Day (Texas)
Queen's Official Birthday (Falkland Islands)
Tiradentes' Day (Brazil)
Vietnam Book Day (Vietnam)
April 22
Discovery Day (Brazil)
Earth Day (International observance) and its related observance:
International Mother Earth Day
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Serbia)
National Jelly Bean Day (United States)
April 23
Castile and León Day (Castile and León, Spain)
German Beer Day (Germany)
Independence Day (Conch Republic, Key West, Florida)
International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day
Khongjom Day (Manipur, India)
National Sovereignty and Children's Day (Turkey and Northern Cyprus)
Navy Day (China)
St George's Day (England) and its related observances:
Canada Book Day (Canada)
La Diada de Sant Jordi (Catalonia, Spain)
World Book Day
UN English Language Day (United Nations)
April 24
Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day (Armenia)
Concord Day (Niger)
Children's Day (Zambia)
Democracy Day (Nepal)
Fashion Revolution Day
Flag Day (Ireland)
International Sculpture Day
Kapyong Day (Australia)
Labour Safety Day (Bangladesh)
National Panchayati Raj Day (India)
National Pigs in a Blanket Day (United States)
Republic Day (The Gambia)
St Mark's Eve (Western Christianity)
World Day for Laboratory Animals
April 25
Anniversary of the First Cabinet of Kurdish Government (Iraqi Kurdistan)
Anzac Day (Australia, New Zealand)
Arbor Day (Germany)
DNA Day
Feast of Saint Mark (Western Christianity)
Flag Day (Faroe Islands)
Flag Day (Eswatini)
Freedom Day (Portugal)
Liberation Day (Italy)
Major Rogation (Western Christianity)
Military Foundation Day (North Korea)
National Zucchini Bread Day (United States)
Parental Alienation Awareness Day
Red Hat Society Day
Sinai Liberation Day (Egypt)
World Malaria Day
April 26
Chernobyl disaster related observances:
Memorial Day of Radiation Accidents and Catastrophes (Russia)
Day of Remembrance of the Chernobyl tragedy (Belarus)
Confederate Memorial Day (Florida, United States)
Hug A Friend Day
Lesbian Visibility Day
National Pretzel Day (United States)
Old Permic Alphabet Day
Union Day (Tanzania)
World Intellectual Property Day
April 27
Day of Russian Parliamentarism (Russia)
Day of the Uprising Against the Occupying Forces (Slovenia)
Flag Day (Moldova)
Freedom Day (South Africa)
UnFreedom Day
Independence Day (Sierra Leone)
Independence Day (Togo)
National Day (Mayotte)
National Day (Sierra Leone)
National Prime Rib Day (United States)
National Veterans' Day (Finland)
April 28
Lawyers' Day (Orissa, India)
Mujahideen Victory Day (Afghanistan)
National Day (Sardinia, Italy)
National Heroes Day (Barbados)
Restoration of Sovereignty Day (Japan)
Workers' Memorial Day and World Day for Safety and Health at Work (international)
National Day of Mourning (Canada)
April 29
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare (United Nations)
International Dance Day (UNESCO)
Princess Bedike's Birthday (Denmark)
National Shrimp Scampi Day (United States)
Shōwa Day, traditionally the start of the Golden Week holiday period, which is April 29 and May 3–5. (Japan)
April 30
Armed Forces Day (Georgia (country))
Birthday of the King (Sweden)
Camarón Day (French Foreign Legion)
Children's Day (Mexico)
Consumer Protection Day (Thailand)
Honesty Day (United States)
International Jazz Day (UNESCO)
Martyrs' Day (Pakistan)
May Eve, the eve of the first day of summer in the Northern hemisphere (see May 1):
Beltane begins at sunset in the Northern hemisphere, Samhain begins at sunset in the Southern hemisphere. (Neo-Druidic Wheel of the Year)
Carodejnice (Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Walpurgis Night (Central and Northern Europe)
National Persian Gulf Day (Iran)
Reunification Day (Vietnam)
Russian State Fire Service Day (Russia)
Tax Day (Canada)
Teachers' Day (Paraguay) |
April | See also | See also
Germanic calendar
List of historical anniversaries
Sinking of the RMS Titanic |
April | References | References
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April | External links | External links
National Arbor Day Foundation
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April | Table of Content | short description, History, Symbols, Observances, Month-long, United States, United States food months, Non-Gregorian, Movable, Variable; 2021 dates shown, First Wednesday, First Saturday, First Sunday, First full week, Second Wednesday, Second Thursday, Second Friday, Second Sunday, Week of April 14, Third Wednesday, Third Thursday, Third Saturday, Last full week of April, Week of April 23, Week of the [[new moon]], Third Monday, Wednesday of last full week of April, First Thursday after April 18, Fourth Thursday, Last Friday, Last Friday in April to first Sunday in May, Last Saturday, Last Sunday, April 27 (April 26 if April 27 is a Sunday), Last Monday, Last Wednesday, Fixed, See also, References, External links |
August | short description | thumb|Depiction of harvesting in the August calendar page of the Queen Mary Psalter (fol. 78v), ca. 1310
August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days.
In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, August falls in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere, the month falls during winter. In many European countries, August is the holiday month for most workers. Numerous religious holidays occurred during August in ancient Rome.Supplicia canum was held on August 3, Lychnapsia on August 12, Nemoralia was held from August 13–15 (or on the full moon of August), Tiberinalia and Portumnalia on August 17, Consuales Ludi on August 18, Vinalia rustica on August 19, Vulcanalia on August 23, Opiconsivia on August 25, and Volturnalia on August 27. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar.
Certain meteor showers take place in August. The Kappa Cygnids occur in August, with yearly dates varying. The Alpha Capricornids meteor shower occurs as early as July 10 and ends around August 10. The Southern Delta Aquariids occur from mid-July to mid-August, with the peak usually around July 28–29. The Perseids, a major meteor shower, typically takes place between July 17 and August 24, with the peak days varying yearly. The star cluster of Messier 30 is best observed around August.
Among the aborigines of the Canary Islands, especially among the Guanches of Tenerife, the month of August received the name of Beñesmer or Beñesmen, which was also the harvest festival held that month.
The month was originally named Sextilis in Latin because it was the 6th month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC, with March being the first month of the year. About 700 BC, it became the eighth month when January and February were added to the year before March by King Numa Pompilius, who also gave it 29 days. Julius Caesar added two days when he created the Julian calendar in , giving it its modern length of 31 days.
In 8 BC, the month was renamed in honor of Emperor Augustus. According to a Senatus consultum quoted by Macrobius, he chose this month because it was the time of several of his great triumphs, including the conquest of Egypt. Commonly repeated lore has it that August has 31 days because Augustus wanted his month to match the length of Julius Caesar's July, but this is an invention of the 13th century scholar Johannes de Sacrobosco. Sextilis had 31 days before it was renamed. It was not chosen for its length. Sacrobosco's theory is discussed on pages 585–587. |
August | Symbols | Symbols
thumb|Gladiolus
alt=Peridot gemstones|thumb|Peridot gemstones alt=Sardonyx stone|thumb|Sardonyx stone alt=Red spinel on calcite|thumb|Red spinel on calciteAugust's birthstones are the peridot, sardonyx, and spinel. Its birth flower is the gladiolus or poppy, meaning beauty, strength of character, love, marriage and family.Birth months, flowers, and gemstones, shgresources.com The Western zodiac signs are Leo (until August 22) and Virgo (from August 23 onward).The Earth passes the junction of the signs at 15:44 UT/GMT August 22, 2020. It will pass again at 21:34 UT/GMT on August 22, 2021. Signs in UT/GMT for 1950–2030. |
August | Observances | Observances
This list does not necessarily imply official status or general observance. |
August | Non-Gregorian: {{CURRENTYEAR}} dates | Non-Gregorian: dates
(All Baha'i, Islamic, and Jewish observances begin at sundown before the listed date and end at sundown on the date in question unless otherwise noted.)
List of observances set by the Bahá'í calendar
List of observances set by the Chinese calendar
List of observances set by the Hebrew calendar
List of observances set by the Islamic calendar
List of observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar |
August | Month-long | Month-long
Women's Month (South Africa)
American Adventures Month (celebrates vacationing in the Americas)
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
Digestive Tract Paralysis (DTP) Month
Get Ready for Kindergarten Month
Happiness Happens Month
Month of Philippine Languages or Buwan ng Wika (Philippines)
Neurosurgery Outreach Month
Psoriasis Awareness Month
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
What Will Be Your Legacy Month |
August | United States month-long | United States month-long
National Black Business Month
National Children's Vision and Learning Month
National Immunization Awareness Month
National Princess Peach Month
National Water Quality Month
National Win with Civility Month |
August | Food months in the United States | Food months in the United States
National Catfish Month
National Dippin' Dots Month
Family Meals Month
National Goat Cheese Month.Bober, Mike. Celebrate National Goat Cheese Month with Local Favorites, dcfoodies.com
National Panini Month
Peach Month
Sandwich Month |
August | Moveable Gregorian | Moveable Gregorian
National Science Week (Australia)
See also Movable Western Christian observances
See also Movable Eastern Christian observances |
August | Second to last Sunday in July and the following two weeks | Second to last Sunday in July and the following two weeks
Construction Holiday (Quebec) |
August | 1st Saturday | 1st Saturday
Food Day (Canada)
Mead Day (United States)
National Mustard Day (United States) |
August | 1st Sunday | 1st Sunday
Air Force Day (Ukraine)
American Family Day (Arizona, United States)
Children's Day (Uruguay)
Friendship Day (United States)
International Forgiveness Day
Railway Workers' Day (Russia) |
August | First full week of August | First full week of August
National Farmer's Market Week (United States) |
August | 1st Monday | 1st Monday
August Public Holiday (Ireland)
Children's Day (Tuvalu)
Civic Holiday (Canada)
British Columbia Day (British Columbia, Canada)
Natal Day (Nova Scotia, Canada)
New Brunswick Day (New Brunswick, Canada)
Saskatchewan Day (Saskatchewan, Canada
Terry Fox Day (Manitoba, Canada)
Commerce Day (Iceland)
Emancipation Day (Anguilla, Antigua, The Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Farmer's Day (Zambia)
Kadooment Day (Barbados)
Labor Day (Samoa)
National Day (Jamaica)
Picnic Day (Northern Territory, Australia)
Somers' Day (Bermuda)
Youth Day (Kiribati) |
August | 1st Tuesday | 1st Tuesday
National Night Out (United States) |
August | 1st Friday | 1st Friday
International Beer Day |
August | 2nd Saturday | 2nd Saturday
Sports Day (Russia) |
August | Sunday on or closest to August 9 | Sunday on or closest to August 9
National Peacekeepers' Day (Canada) |
August | 2nd Sunday | 2nd Sunday
Children's Day (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay)
Father's Day (Brazil, Samoa)
Melon Day (Turkmenistan)
Navy Day (Bulgaria)
National Day (Singapore) |
August | 2nd Monday | 2nd Monday
Heroes' Day (Zimbabwe)
Victory Day (Hawaii and Rhode Island, United States) |
August | 2nd Tuesday | 2nd Tuesday
Defence Forces Day (Zimbabwe) |
August | 3rd Saturday | 3rd Saturday
National Honey Bee Day (United States) |
August | 3rd Sunday | 3rd Sunday
Children's Day (Argentina, Peru)
Grandparents Day (Hong Kong) |
August | 3rd Monday | 3rd Monday
Discovery Day (Yukon, Canada)
Day of Hearts (Haarlem and Amsterdam, Netherlands)
National Mourning Day (Bangladesh) |
August | 3rd Friday | 3rd Friday
Hawaii Admission Day (Hawaii, United States) |
August | Last Thursday | Last Thursday
National Burger Day (United Kingdom) |
August | Last Sunday | Last Sunday
Coal Miner's Day (some former Soviet Union countries)
National Grandparents Day (Taiwan) |
August | Last Monday | Last Monday
Father's Day (South Sudan)
National Heroes' Day (Philippines)
Liberation Day (Hong Kong)
Late Summer Bank Holiday (England, Northern Ireland and Wales) |
August | Fixed Gregorian | Fixed Gregorian
Season of Emancipation (Barbados) (April 14 to August 23)
International Clown Week (August 1–7)
World Breastfeeding Week (August 1–7)
August 1
Armed Forces Day (China)
Armed Forces Day (Lebanon)
Azerbaijani Language and Alphabet Day (Azerbaijan)
Emancipation Day (Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands)
Imbolc (Neopaganism, Southern Hemisphere only)
Lammas (England, Scotland, Neopaganism, Northern Hemisphere only)
Lughnasadh (Gaels, Ireland, Scotland, Neopaganism, Northern Hemisphere only)
Minden Day (United Kingdom)
National Day (Benin)
National Milkshake Day (United States)
Official Birthday and Coronation Day of the King of Tonga (Tonga)
Pachamama Raymi (Quechua people in Ecuador and Peru)
Parents' Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Procession of the Cross and the beginning of Dormition Fast (Eastern Orthodoxy)
Statehood Day (Colorado)
Swiss National Day (Switzerland)
Victory Day (Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam)
World Scout Scarf Day
Yorkshire Day (Yorkshire, England)
August 2
Airmobile Forces Day (Ukraine)
Day of Azerbaijani cinema (Azerbaijan)
Our Lady of the Angels Day (Costa Rica)
Paratroopers Day (Russia)
Republic Day (North Macedonia)
August 3
Anniversary of the Killing of Pidjiguiti (Guinea-Bissau)
Armed Forces Day (Equatorial Guinea)
Esther Day (United States)
Flag Day (Venezuela)
Independence Day (Niger)
Arbor Day (Niger)
National Guard Day (Venezuela)
National Watermelon Day (United States)
National White Wine Day (United States)
August 4
Coast Guard Day (United States)
Constitution Day (Cook Islands)
Matica slovenská Day (Slovakia)
Revolution Day (Burkina Faso)
August 5
Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major (Catholic Church)
Independence Day (Burkina Faso)
National Underwear Day (United States)
Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders (Croatia)
August 6
Feast of the Transfiguration
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Accession Day. (United Arab Emirates)
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony (Hiroshima, Japan)
Independence Day (Bolivia)
Independence Day (Jamaica)
Russian Railway Troops Day (Russia)
August 7
Assyrian Martyrs Day (Assyrian community)
Battle of Boyacá Day (Colombia)
Emancipation Day (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Independence Day (Ivory Coast)
Republic Day (Ivory Coast)
Youth Day (Kiribati)
August 8
Ceasefire Day (Iraqi Kurdistan)
Father's Day (Taiwan)
Happiness Happens Day (International observance)
International Cat Day
Namesday of Queen Silvia of Sweden, (Sweden)
Nane Nane Day (Tanzania)
Signal Troops Day (Ukraine)
August 9
Battle of Gangut Day (Russia)
International Day of the World's Indigenous People (United Nations)
National Day (Singapore)
National Women's Day (South Africa)
Remembrance for Radbod, King of the Frisians (The Troth)
August 10
Argentine Air Force Day (Argentina)
Constitution Day (Anguilla)
Declaration of Independence of Quito (Ecuador)
International Biodiesel Day
National S'more Day (United States)
August 11
Flag Day (Pakistan)
Independence Day (Chad)
Mountain Day (Japan)
August 12
Glorious Twelfth (United Kingdom)
HM the Queen's Birthday and National Mother's Day (Thailand)
International Youth Day (United Nations)
Russian Railway Troops Day (Russia)
Sea Org Day (Scientology)
World Elephant Day
August 13
Independence Day (Central African Republic)
International Lefthanders Day
National Filet Mignon Day (United States)
Women's Day (Tunisia)
August 14
Anniversary Day (Tristan da Cunha)
Commemoration of Wadi al-Dahab (Morocco)
Day of the Defenders of the Fatherland (Abkhazia)
Engineer's Day (Dominican Republic)
Falklands Day (Falkland Islands)
Independence Day (Pakistan)
National Creamsicle Day (United States)
National Navajo Code Talkers Day (United States)
Pramuka Day (Indonesia)
August 15
Feast Day of the Assumption of Mary (Catholic holy days of obligation, a public holiday in many countries.)
Ferragosto (Italy)
Māras (Latvia)
Mother's Day (Antwerp and Costa Rica)
National Acadian Day (Acadians)
Virgin of Candelaria, patron of the Canary Islands. (Tenerife, Spain)
Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches)
Navy Day (Romania)
Armed Forces Day (Poland)
The first day of Flooding of the Nile, or Wafaa El-Nil (Egypt and Coptic Church)
The main day of Bon Festival (Japan), and its related observances:
Awa Dance Festival (Tokushima Prefecture)
Constitution Day (Equatorial Guinea)
End-of-war Memorial Day, when the National Memorial Service for War Dead is held. (Japan)
Founding of Asunción (Paraguay)
Independence Day (Korea)
Gwangbokjeol (South Korea)
Jogukhaebangui nal, "Fatherland Liberation Day" (North Korea)
Independence Day (India)
Independence Day (Republic of the Congo)
National Day (Liechtenstein)
Victory over Japan Day (United Kingdom)
National Lemon Meringue Pie Day (United States)
August 16
Bennington Battle Day (Vermont, United States)
Children's Day (Paraguay)
Gozan no Okuribi (Kyoto, Japan)
The first day of the Independence Days (Gabon)
National Airborne Day (United States)
National Rum Day (United States)
Restoration Day (Dominican Republic)
August 17
The Birthday of Marcus Garvey (Rastafari)
Engineer's Day (Colombia)
Flag Day (Bolivia)
Independence Day (Indonesia)
Independence Days (Gabon)
National Vanilla Custard Day (United States)
Prekmurje Union Day (Slovenia)
San Martin Day (Argentina)
August 18
Arbor Day (Pakistan)
Armed Forces Day (North Macedonia)
Birthday of Virginia Dare (Roanoke Island)
Constitution Day (Indonesia)
Long Tan Day (Australia)
National Science Day (Thailand)
August 19
Feast of the Transfiguration (Julian calendar), and its related observances:
Buhe (Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church)
Saviour's Transfiguration, popularly known as the "Apples Feast" (Russian Orthodox Church and Georgian Orthodox Church)
Afghan Independence Day (Afghanistan)
August Revolution Commemoration Day (Vietnam)
Birthday of Crown Princess Mette-Marit (Norway)
Manuel Luis Quezón Day (Quezon City and other places in The Philippines named after Manuel L. Quezon)
National Aviation Day (United States)
National Potato Day (United States)
World Humanitarian Day
August 20
Indian Akshay Urja Day (India)
Restoration of Independence Day (Estonia)
Revolution of the King and People (Morocco)
Saint Stephen's Day (Hungary)
World Mosquito Day
August 21
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Aaron | Short description | According to the Old Testament of the Bible, Aaron ( or ) was an Israelite prophet, a high priest, and the elder brother of Moses. Information about Aaron comes exclusively from religious texts, such as the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament (Luke, Acts, and Hebrews),() and the Quran.
The Hebrew Bible relates that, unlike Moses, who grew up in the Egyptian royal court, Aaron and his elder sister Miriam remained with their kinsmen in the northeastern region of the Nile Delta. When Moses first confronted the Egyptian king about the enslavement of the Israelites, Aaron served as his brother's spokesman to the Pharaoh. Part of the Law given to Moses at Sinai granted Aaron the priesthood for himself and his male descendants, and he became the first High Priest of the Israelites. Levitical priests or kohanim are traditionally believed and halakhically required to be of direct patrilineal descent from Aaron.
According to the Book of Numbers, Aaron died at 123 years of age, on Mount Hor, in the fortieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt. Deuteronomy, however, places these events at Moseroth. |
Aaron | Biblical narrative | Biblical narrative
thumb|Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh
According to the Book of Exodus, Aaron first functioned as Moses' assistant. Because Moses complained that he could not speak well, God appointed Aaron as Moses' "prophet". At the command of Moses, he let his rod turn into a snake.Exodus 7:9, New Revised Standard Version Then he stretched out his rod in order to bring on the first three plagues.Exodus 7:19 , Exodus 8:1,12.Exodus 8:1, Exodus 8:12 After that, Moses tended to act and speak for himself.Exodus 9:23 Exodus 10:13 Exodus 10:22
During the journey in the wilderness, Aaron was not always prominent or active. At the battle with Amalek, he was chosen with Hur to support the hand of Moses that held the "rod of God". When the revelation was given to Moses at Mount Sinai, he headed the elders of Israel who accompanied Moses on the way to the summit. While Joshua went with Moses to the top, however, Aaron and Hur remained below to look after the people. From here on in Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers, Joshua appears in the role of Moses' assistant while Aaron functions instead as the first high priest. |
Aaron | High Priest | High Priest
thumb|Aaron depicted by Jacques Bergé
The books of Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers maintain that Aaron received from God a monopoly over the priesthood for himself and his male descendants.Exodus 28:1 The family of Aaron had the exclusive right and responsibility to make offerings on the altar to Yahweh. The rest of his tribe, the Levites, were given subordinate responsibilities within the sanctuary.Numbers 3 Moses anointed and consecrated Aaron and his sons to the priesthood, and arrayed them in the robes of office.Leviticus 8; cf. Exodus 28–29 He also related to them God's detailed instructions for performing their duties while the rest of the Israelites listened.Leviticus 1–7, 11–27 Aaron and his successors as high priest were given control over the Urim and Thummim by which the will of God could be determined.Exodus 28:30 God commissioned the Aaronide priests to distinguish the holy from the common and the clean from the unclean, and to teach the divine laws (the Torah) to the Israelites.Leviticus 10:10–11 The priests were also commissioned to bless the people.Numbers 6:22–27 When Aaron completed the altar offerings for the first time and, with Moses, "blessed the people: and the glory of the appeared unto all the people: And there came a fire out from before the , and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat [which] when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces".Leviticus 9:23–24 In this way, the institution of the Aaronide priesthood was established.
In later books of the Hebrew Bible, Aaron and his kin are not mentioned very often except in literature dating to the Babylonian captivity and later. The books of Judges, Samuel and Kings mention priests and Levites, but do not mention the Aaronides in particular. The Book of Ezekiel, which devotes much attention to priestly matters, calls the priestly upper class the Zadokites after one of King David's priests. It does reflect a two-tier priesthood with the Levites in subordinate position. A two-tier hierarchy of Aaronides and Levites appears in Ezra, Nehemiah and Chronicles. As a result, many historians think that Aaronide families did not control the priesthood in pre-exilic Israel. What is clear is that high priests claiming Aaronide descent dominated the Second Temple period. Most scholars think the Torah reached its final form early in this period, which may account for Aaron's prominence in Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers. |
Aaron | Conflicts | Conflicts
Aaron plays a leading role in several stories of conflicts during Israel's wilderness wanderings. During the prolonged absence of Moses on Mount Sinai, the people provoked Aaron to make a golden calf.Exodus 32:1–6 This incident nearly caused God to destroy the Israelites.Exodus 32:10 Moses successfully intervened, but then led the loyal Levites in executing many of the culprits; a plague afflicted those who were left. Aaron, however, escaped punishment for his role in the affair, because of the intercession of Moses according to Deuteronomy 9:20. Later retellings of this story almost always excuse Aaron for his role. For example, in rabbinic sourcesTalmud Shabbat 99aExodus Rabbah 41 and in the Quran, Aaron was not the idol-maker and upon Moses' return begged his pardon because he felt mortally threatened by the Israelites.
On the day of Aaron's consecration, his oldest sons, Nadab and Abihu, were burned up by divine fire because they offered "strange" incense. Most interpreters think this story reflects a conflict between priestly families some time in Israel's past. Others argue that the story simply shows what can happen if the priests do not follow God's instructions given through Moses.
The Torah generally depicts the siblings, Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, as the leaders of Israel after the Exodus, a view also reflected in the biblical Book of Micah. Numbers 12, however, reports that on one occasion, Aaron and Miriam complained about Moses' exclusive claim to be the 's prophet. Their presumption was rebuffed by God who affirmed Moses' uniqueness as the one with whom the spoke face to face. Miriam was punished with a skin disease (tzaraath) that turned her skin white. Aaron pleaded with Moses to intercede for her, and Miriam, after seven days' quarantine, was healed. Aaron once again escaped any retribution.
According to Numbers 16–17, a Levite named Korah led many in challenging Aaron's exclusive claim to the priesthood. When the rebels were punished by being swallowed up by the earth, Eleazar, the son of Aaron, was commissioned to take charge of the censers of the dead priests. And when a plague broke out among the people who had sympathized with the rebels, Aaron, at the command of Moses, took his censer and stood between the living and the dead until the plague abated (Numbers 16:36, 17:1), atoning in the process. Secondary source material written by Thomas Nelson.
thumb|right|The Blossoming of Aaron's Rod, etching by Augustin Hirschvogel
To emphasize the validity of the Levites' claim to the offerings and tithes of the Israelites, Moses collected a rod from the leaders of each tribe in Israel and laid the twelve rods overnight in the tent of meeting. The next morning, Aaron's rod was found to have budded and blossomed and produced ripe almonds. The rod was then placed before the Ark of the Covenant to symbolize Aaron's right to priesthood. The following chapter then details the distinction between Aaron's family and the rest of the Levites: while all the Levites (and only Levites) were devoted to the care of the sanctuary, charge of its interior and the altar was committed to the Aaronites alone. |
Aaron | Death | Death
Aaron, like Moses, was not permitted to enter Canaan with the Israelites when Moses brought water out of a rock to quench the people's thirst. Although they had been commanded to speak to the rock, Moses struck it with the staff twice, which was construed as displaying a lack of deference to the .
There are two accounts of the death of Aaron in the Torah. Numbers says that soon after the incident at Meribah, Aaron with his son Eleazar and Moses ascended Mount Hor. There Moses stripped Aaron of his priestly garments and transferred them to Eleazar. Aaron died on the summit of the mountain, and the people mourned him for thirty days.Numbers 20:22–29; compare 33:38–39) The other account is found in Deuteronomy 10:6, where Aaron died at Moserah and was buried. There is a significant amount of travel between these two points, as the itinerary in Numbers 33:31–37 records seven stages between Moseroth (Mosera) and Mount Hor. Aaron died on the 1st of Av and was 123 at the time of his death.according to Seder Olam Rabbah 9, Rosh Hashana 2, 3a |
Aaron | Descendants | Descendants
thumb|Aaron's descendants including Zerahiah, Meraioth, Amaziah and Ahitub.
Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon of the tribe of Judah.Exodus 6:23 The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar; only the latter two had progeny. A descendant of Aaron is an Aaronite, or Kohen, meaning Priest. Any non-Aaronic Levite—i.e., descended from Levi but not from Aaron—assisted the Levitical priests of the family of Aaron in the care of the tabernacle; later of the temple.According to Samaritan sources, a civil war once broke out between the sons of Itamar Eli (Bible) and the sons of Phineas (son of Eleazar) that resulted in a division of those who followed Eli and those who followed High Priest Uzzi ben Bukki at Mount Gerizim Bethel. (A third group followed neither.) Ironically, and likewise according to Samaritan sources, the high priests' line of the sons of Phineas died out in 1624 CE with the death of the 112th High Priest, Shlomyah ben Pinhas, at which time the priesthood was transferred to the sons of Itamar. See article Samaritan for list of High Priests from 1613 to 2004—the 131st high priest of the Samaritans is Elazar ben Tsedaka ben Yitzhaq. Also see article, Samaritan
The Gospel of Luke records that both Zechariah and Elizabeth and therefore their son John the Baptist were descendants of Aaron. |
Aaron | Family tree | Family tree |
Aaron | Historicity | Historicity
Thomas Römer argues that external evidence and biblical texts suggest the Pentateuch reflects tensions among three groups: (1) a lay group aligned with Moses, (2) a priestly group linked to Aaron, and (3) the Levites. These tensions, particularly evident during the Persian and early Hellenistic periods, are seen in conflicting narratives concerning the roles of both Moses and Aaron. Compromises are evident in texts like Exodus and Leviticus, where Moses and Aaron work together, though Moses is dominant. Disagreements persisted, with some texts emphasizing Moses's superiority and others elevating Aaron's status. The Pentateuch ultimately preserves these unresolved conflicts while portraying Moses as the unparalleled mediator of the Torah (Deut. 34:10–12).Römer, Thomas. "The Relationship between Moses and Aaron and the Question of the Composition of the Pentateuch." In Jeon, J. (ed.), The Social Groups behind the Pentateuch, SBLAIL 43, Atlanta, GA: SBL Press, pp. 55–72. |
Aaron | In religious traditions | In religious traditions |
Aaron | Jewish rabbinic literature | Jewish rabbinic literature
The older prophets and prophetical writers beheld in their priests the representatives of a religious form inferior to the prophetic truth; men without the spirit of God and lacking the willpower requisite to resist the multitude in its idolatrous proclivities. Thus Aaron, the first priest, ranks below Moses: he is his mouthpiece, and the executor of the will of God revealed through Moses, although it is written fifteen times in the Torah that "the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron."Sifra, Wa-yiḳra, 1
Under the influence of the priesthood that shaped the destinies of the nation under Persian rule, a different ideal of the priest was formed, according to Malachi 2:4–7, and the prevailing tendency was to place Aaron on a footing equal with Moses. "At times Aaron, and at other times Moses, is mentioned first in Scripture—this is to show that they were of equal rank," says the Mekhilta of Rabbi Ishmael, which strongly implies this when introducing in its record of renowned men the glowing description of Aaron's ministration.
In fulfillment of the promise of peaceful life, symbolized by the pouring of oil upon his head,Leviticus Rabbah 10, Midrash Tehillim 133:1 Aaron's death, as described in the aggadah, was of a wonderful tranquility. Accompanied by Moses, his brother, and by Eleazar, his son, Aaron went to the summit of Mount Hor, where the rock suddenly opened before him and a beautiful cave lit by a lamp presented itself to his view. Moses said, "Take off thy priestly raiment and place it upon thy son Eleazar!" said Moses; "and then follow me." Aaron did as commanded; and they entered the cave, where was prepared a bed around which angels stood. "Go lie down upon thy bed, my brother," Moses continued; and Aaron obeyed without a murmur. Then his soul departed as if by a kiss from God. The cave closed behind Moses as he left; and he went down the hill with Eleazar, with garments rent, and crying: "Alas, Aaron, my brother! thou, the pillar of supplication of Israel!" When the Israelites cried in bewilderment, "Where is Aaron?" angels were seen carrying Aaron's bier through the air. A voice was then heard saying: "The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found on his lips: he walked with me in righteousness, and brought many back from sin."Malachi 2:6 He died on the first of Av. The pillar of cloud which proceeded in front of Israel's camp disappeared at Aaron's death. The seeming contradiction between Numbers 20:22 et seq. and Deuteronomy 10:6 is solved by the rabbis in the following manner: Aaron's death on Mount Hor was marked by the defeat of the people in a war with the king of Arad, in consequence of which the Israelites fled, marching seven stations backward to Mosera, where they performed the rites of mourning for Aaron; wherefore it is said: "There [at Mosera] died Aaron."See Mekhilta, Beshallaḥ, Vayassa, 1; Tanhuma, Hukkat, 18; Yerushalmi Sotah, 1 17c, and Targum Pseudo-Jonathan Numbers and Deuteronomy on the above mentioned passages.
The rabbis particularly praise the brotherly sentiment between Aaron and Moses. When Moses was appointed ruler and Aaron high priest, neither betrayed any jealousy; instead they rejoiced in each other's greatness. When Moses at first declined to go to Pharaoh, saying: "O my Lord, send, I pray, by the hand of him whom you will send",Exodus 4:13 he was unwilling to deprive Aaron of the high position the latter had held for so many years; but the Lord reassured him, saying: "Behold, when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart." Indeed, Aaron was to find his reward, says Shimon bar Yochai; for that heart which had leaped with joy over his younger brother's rise to glory greater than his was decorated with the Urim and Thummim, which were to "be upon Aaron's heart when he goeth in before the Lord".Canticles Rabbah 1:10 Moses and Aaron met in gladness of heart, kissing each other as true brothers,Exodus 4:27; compare Song of Songs 8:1 and of them it is written: "Behold how good and how pleasant [it is] for brethren to dwell together in unity!"Psalm 133:1 Of them it is said: "Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed [each other]";Psalm 85:10 for Moses stood for righteousnessDeuteronomy 33:21 and Aaron for peace. Again, mercy was personified in Aaron, according to Deuteronomy 33:8, and truth in Moses, according to Numbers 12:7.(Tanhuma, Shemot, ed. Buber, 24–26)
When Moses poured the oil of anointment upon the head of Aaron, Aaron modestly shrank back and said: "Who knows whether I have not cast some blemish upon this sacred oil so as to forfeit this high office." Then the Shekhinah spoke the words: "Behold the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard of Aaron, that even went down to the skirts of his garment, is as pure as the dew of Hermon."Sifra, Shemini, Milluim; Tanhuma, Korah, ed. Buber, 14
According to Tanhuma,ed. Buber, 2:12 Aaron's activity as a prophet began earlier than that of Moses. Hillel held Aaron up as an example, saying: "Be of the disciples of Aaron, loving peace and pursuing peace; love your fellow creatures and draw them nigh unto the Law!"Atlas Tours This is further illustrated by the traditionPreserved in Avot of Rabbi Natan 12, Sanhedrin 6b, and elsewhere that Aaron was an ideal priest of the people, far more beloved for his kindly ways than was Moses. While Moses was stern and uncompromising, brooking no wrong, Aaron went about as peacemaker, reconciling man and wife when he saw them estranged, or a man with his neighbor when they quarreled, and winning evil-doers back into the right way by his friendly intercourse. As a result, Aaron's death was more intensely mourned than Moses': when Aaron died the whole house of Israel wept, including the women,Numbers 20:29 while Moses was bewailed by "the sons of Israel" only.Deuteronomy 34:8) Even in the making of the golden calf the rabbis find extenuating circumstances for Aaron.Sanhedrin 7a His fortitude and silent submission to the will of God on the loss of his two sons are referred to as an excellent example to men how to glorify God in the midst of great affliction.Zebahim 115b Especially significant are the words represented as being spoken by God after the princes of the Twelve Tribes had brought their dedication offerings into the newly constructed Tent of Meeting: "Say to thy brother Aaron: Greater than the gifts of the princes is thy gift; for thou art called upon to kindle the light, and, while the sacrifices shall last only as long as the Temple lasts, thy light shall last forever."Tanhuma, ed. Buber, Behaalotecha, 6 |
Aaron | Christianity | Christianity
thumb|Russian icon of Aaron (18th century, Iconostasis of Kizhi monastery, Karelia, Russia).
In the Eastern Orthodox and Maronite churches, Aaron is venerated as a saint whose feast day is shared with his brother Moses and celebrated on September 4. (Those churches that follow the traditional Julian calendar celebrate this day on September 17 of the modern Gregorian calendar). Aaron is also commemorated with other Old Testament saints on the Sunday of the Holy Fathers, the Sunday before Christmas.
In Eastern Orthodox Church he is commemorated on 20 July, 12 March, Sunday of the Forefathers, Sunday of the Fathers and on April 14 with all saint Sinai monks.
Aaron is commemorated as one of the Holy Forefathers in the Calendar of Saints of the Armenian Apostolic Church on July 30. He is commemorated on July 1 in the modern Latin calendar and in the Syriac Calendar.
The Moses and Aaron Church (), in the Waterlooplein neighborhood of Amsterdam, is one of the most well-known Catholic churches in the city.
One version of the Bible has an encyclopedia that describes Aaron's role in Scripture as the "spokesman for Moses". |
Aaron | Mormonism | Mormonism
In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Aaronic priesthood is the lesser order of priesthood under the higher order of the Melchizedek priesthood. Those ordained to this priesthood have the authority to act in God's name in certain responsibilities in the church such as the administration of the sacrament and baptism.
In the Community of Christ, the Aaronic order of priesthood is regarded as an appendage to the Melchisedec order, and consists of the priesthood offices of deacon, teacher, and priest. While differing in responsibilities, these offices, along with those of the Melchisidec order, are regarded as equal before God. |
Aaron | {{anchor | Islam
Aaron (Arabic: هارون, Hārūn) is mentioned in the Quran as a prophet of God. The Quran praises Aaron repeatedly, calling him a "believing servant" as well as one who was "guided" and one of the "victors". The Quran additionally denies the role of Aaron in the creation of the golden calf, attributing the action to Samiri. Aaron is important in Islam for his role in the events of the Exodus, in which, according to the Quran and Islamic belief, he preached with his younger brother, Musa (Moses) to the Pharaoh of the Exodus.
Aaron's significance in Islam, however, is not limited to his role as the helper of Moses. Islamic tradition also accords Aaron the role of a patriarch, as tradition records that the priestly descent came through Aaron's lineage, which included the entire House of Amran. |
Aaron | Baháʼí Faith | Baháʼí Faith
In the Baháʼí Faith, although his father is described as both an apostle and a prophet, Aaron is merely described as a prophet. The Kitáb-i-Íqán describes Imran as his father. |
Aaron | In art | In art
thumb|Aaron, in blue wearing a papal tiara, as depicted in Sandro Botticelli's Punishment of the Sons of Korah, 15th century
Aaron appears paired with Moses frequently in Jewish and Christian art, especially in the illustrations of manuscript and printed Bibles. He can usually be distinguished by his priestly vestments, especially his turban or miter and jeweled breastplate. He frequently holds a censer or, sometimes, his flowering rod. Aaron also appears in scenes depicting the wilderness Tabernacle and its altar, as already in the third-century frescos in the synagogue at Dura-Europos in Syria. An eleventh-century portable silver altar from Fulda, Germany depicts Aaron with his censor, and is located in the Musée de Cluny in Paris. This is also how he appears in the frontispieces of early printed Passover Haggadot and occasionally in church sculptures. Aaron has rarely been the subject of portraits, such as those by Anton Kern [1710–1747] and by Pier Francesco Mola []. Christian artists sometimes portray Aaron as a prophetExodus 7:1 holding a scroll, as in a twelfth-century sculpture from the Cathedral of Noyon in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and often in Eastern Orthodox icons. Illustrations of the Golden Calf story usually include him as well – most notably in Nicolas Poussin's The Adoration of the Golden Calf (–34, National Gallery, London). Finally, some artists interested in validating later priesthoods have painted the ordination of Aaron and his sons (Leviticus 8). Harry Anderson's realistic portrayal is often reproduced in the literature of the Latter Day Saints.Harry Anderson's Aaron Is Called to the Ministry is in the Conference Center of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Aaron has been depicted in Exodus-related drama, such as The Ten Commandments (1956) and Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014). |
Aaron | See also | See also
Harun
Moses in rabbinic literature
Y-chromosomal Aaron |
Aaron | Notes | Notes |
Aaron | Footnotes | Footnotes |
Aaron | References | References
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Aaron | Further reading | Further reading
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Leviticus Rabbah 10
Midrash Peṭirat Aharon in Jellinek's Bet ha-Midrash, 1:91–95
Yalḳuṭ Numbers 764
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Aaron | External links | External links
English-Ingles.com – Etymology of Aaron
MFnames.com – Origin and Meaning of Aaron
"Aaron" at the Christian Iconography website
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April 6 | Events | Events |
April 6 | Pre–1600 | Pre–1600
46 BC – Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato the Younger) at the Battle of Thapsus.
402 – Stilicho defeats the Visigoths under Alaric in the Battle of Pollentia.
1320 – The Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath.
1453 – Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople. The city falls on May 29 and is renamed Istanbul.
1580 – One of the largest earthquakes recorded in the history of England, Flanders, or Northern France, takes place.; |
April 6 | 1601–1900 | 1601–1900
1652 – At the Cape of Good Hope, Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp that eventually becomes Cape Town.
1712 – The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 begins near Broadway.
1776 – American Revolutionary War: Ships of the Continental Navy fail in their attempt to capture a Royal Navy dispatch boat.
1782 – King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) of Siam (modern day Thailand) establishes the Chakri dynasty.
1793 – During the French Revolution, the Committee of Public Safety becomes the executive organ of the republic.
1800 – The Treaty of Constantinople establishes the Septinsular Republic, the first autonomous Greek state since the Fall of the Byzantine Empire. (Under the Old Style calendar then still in use in the Ottoman Empire, the treaty was signed on 21 March.);
1808 – John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company, that would eventually make him America's first millionaire.
1812 – British forces under the command of the Duke of Wellington assault the fortress of Badajoz. This would be the turning point in the Peninsular War against Napoleon-led France.
1814 – Nominal beginning of the Bourbon Restoration; anniversary date that Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba.
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.
1860 – The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, later renamed Community of Christ, is organized by Joseph Smith III and others at Amboy, Illinois.
1862 – American Civil War: The Battle of Shiloh begins: In Tennessee, forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant meet Confederate troops led by General Albert Sidney Johnston.
1865 – American Civil War: The Battle of Sailor's Creek: Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia fights and loses its last major battle while in retreat from Richmond, Virginia, during the Appomattox Campaign.
1866 – The Grand Army of the Republic, an American patriotic organization composed of Union veterans of the American Civil War, is founded. It lasts until 1956.
1896 – In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I. |
April 6 | 1901–present | 1901–present
1909 – Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability.
1911 – During the Battle of Deçiq, Dedë Gjon Luli Dedvukaj, leader of the Malësori Albanians, raises the Albanian flag in the town of Tuzi, Montenegro, for the first time after George Kastrioti (Skanderbeg).
1917 – World War I: The United States declares war on Germany.
1918 – Finnish Civil War: The battle of Tampere ends.100 years ago today: Reds take Tampere, Finnish Civil War begins – Yle News, January 27, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
1926 – Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
1929 – Huey P. Long, Governor of Louisiana, is impeached by the Louisiana House of Representatives.
1930 – At the end of the Salt March, Gandhi raises a lump of mud and salt and declares, "With this, I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire."
1936 – Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak: Another tornado from the same storm system as the Tupelo tornado hits Gainesville, Georgia, killing 203.
1941 – World War II: Nazi Germany launches Operation 25 (the invasion of Kingdom of Yugoslavia) and Operation Marita (the invasion of Greece).
1945 – World War II: Sarajevo is liberated from German and Croatian forces by the Yugoslav Partisans.
1945 – World War II: The Battle of Slater's Knoll on Bougainville comes to an end.
1947 – The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
1948 – The Finno-Soviet Treaty is signed in Moscow.
1957 – The flag carrier airline of Greece for decades, Olympic Airways, is founded by Aristotle Onassis following the acquisition of "TAE - Greek National Airlines".
1958 – Capital Airlines Flight 67 crashes in Tittabawassee Township, Michigan, near Freeland Tri-City Airport, killing 47.
1965 – Launch of Early Bird, the first commercial communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit.
1968 – In the downtown district of Richmond, Indiana, a double explosion kills 41 and injures 150.
1968 – Pierre Elliott Trudeau wins the Liberal Party leadership election, and becomes Prime Minister of Canada soon afterward.
1970 – Newhall massacre: Four California Highway Patrol officers are killed in a shootout.
1972 – Vietnam War: Easter Offensive: American forces begin sustained air strikes and naval bombardments.
1973 – Launch of Pioneer 11 spacecraft.
1973 – The American League of Major League Baseball begins using the designated hitter.
1974 – In Brighton, United Kingdom, ABBA wins the 1974 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with "Waterloo", the first of a joint-record seven Swedish wins.
1974 – The first California Jam festival takes place at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California. Co-headlined by Deep Purple and Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The festival set what were then records for the loudest amplification system ever installed, the highest paid attendance, and highest gross in history.
1984 – Members of Cameroon's Republican Guard unsuccessfully attempt to overthrow the government headed by Paul Biya.
1985 – Sudanese President Gaafar Nimeiry is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Field Marshal Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab.
1992 – The Bosnian War begins.
1994 – The Rwandan genocide begins when the aircraft carrying Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian president Cyprien Ntaryamira is shot down.
1997 – In Greene County, Tennessee, the Lillelid murders occur.
1998 – Nuclear weapons testing: Pakistan tests medium-range missiles capable of reaching India.
2004 – Rolandas Paksas becomes the first president of Lithuania to be peacefully removed from office by impeachment.
2005 – Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani becomes Iraqi president; Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named premier the next day.
2008 – The 2008 Egyptian general strike starts led by Egyptian workers later to be adopted by April 6 Youth Movement and Egyptian activists.
2009 – A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near L'Aquila, Italy, killing 307.
2010 – Maoist rebels kill 76 CRPF officers in Dantewada district, India.
2011 – In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, over 193 victims of Los Zetas were exhumed from several mass graves.
2012 – Azawad declares itself independent from the Republic of Mali.
2017 – U.S. military launches 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at an air base in Syria. Russia describes the strikes as an "aggression", adding they significantly damage US-Russia ties.
2018 – A bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior ice hockey team collides with a semi-truck in Saskatchewan, Canada, killing 16 people and injuring 13 others. |
April 6 | Births | Births |
April 6 | Pre–1600 | Pre–1600
1135 – Maimonides, Jewish philosopher, Torah scholar, physician and astronomer (March 30 also proposed, d. 1204)
1342 – Infanta Maria, Marchioness of Tortosa
1573 – Margaret of Brunswick-Lüneburg, German noble (d. 1643) |
April 6 | 1601–1900 | 1601–1900
1632 – Maria Leopoldine of Austria (d. 1649)
1651 – André Dacier, French scholar and academic (d. 1722)
1660 – Johann Kuhnau, German organist and composer (d. 1722)
1664 – Arvid Horn, Swedish general and politician, Governor of Västerbotten County (d. 1742)
1671 – Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet and playwright (d. 1741)
1672 – André Cardinal Destouches, French composer (d. 1749)
1706 – Louis de Cahusac, French playwright and composer (d. 1759)
1708 – Johann Georg Reutter, Austrian organist and composer (d. 1772)
1725 – Pasquale Paoli, French soldier and politician (d. 1807)
1726 – Gerard Majella, Italian saint (d. 1755)
1741 – Nicolas Chamfort, French author and playwright (d. 1794)
1766 – Wilhelm von Kobell, German painter and educator (d. 1853)
1773 – James Mill, Scottish historian, economist, and philosopher (d. 1836)
1787 – Celestina Cordero, Puerto Rican educator (d. 1862)
1810 – Philip Henry Gosse, English biologist and academic (d. 1888)
1812 – Alexander Herzen, Russian philosopher and author (d. 1870)
1815 – Robert Volkmann, German organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1883)
1818 – Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Norwegian journalist and poet (d. 1870)
1820 – Nadar, French photographer, journalist, and author (d. 1910)
1823 – Joseph Medill, Canadian-American publisher and politician, 26th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1899)
1824 – George Waterhouse, English-New Zealand politician, 7th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1906)
1826 – Gustave Moreau, French painter and academic (d. 1898)
1844 – William Lyne, Australian politician, 13th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1913)
1851 – Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer and academic (d. 1932)
1852 – Will Crooks, English trade unionist and politician (d. 1921)
1855 – Charles Huot, Canadian painter and illustrator (d. 1930)
1857 – Arthur Wesley Dow, American painter and photographer (d. 1922)
1860 – René Lalique, French sculptor and jewellery designer (d. 1945)
1861 – Stanislas de Guaita, French poet and author (d. 1897)
1864 – William Bate Hardy, English biologist and academic (d. 1934)
1866 – Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal (d. 1931)
1869 – Levon Shant, Armenian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1951)
1878 – Erich Mühsam, German author, poet, and playwright (d. 1934)
1881 – Karl Staaf, Swedish pole vaulter and hammer thrower (d. 1953)
1884 – J. G. Parry-Thomas, Welsh race car driver and engineer (d. 1927)
1886 – Athenagoras I of Constantinople (d. 1972)
1886 – Walter Dandy, American physician and neurosurgeon (d. 1946)
1886 – Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII, Indian ruler (d. 1967)
1888 – Hans Richter, Swiss painter, illustrator, and director (d. 1976)
1888 – Gerhard Ritter, German historian and academic (d. 1967)
1890 – Anthony Fokker, Dutch engineer and businessman, founded Fokker Aircraft Manufacturer (d. 1939)
1892 – Donald Wills Douglas, Sr., American businessman, founded the Douglas Aircraft Company (d. 1981)
1892 – Lowell Thomas, American journalist and author (d. 1981)
1895 – Dudley Nichols, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1960)
1898 – Jeanne Hébuterne, French painter and author (d. 1920)
1900 – Leo Robin, American composer and songwriter (d. 1984) |
April 6 | 1901–present | 1901–present
1901 – Pier Giorgio Frassati, Italian activist (d. 1925)
1902 – Julien Torma, French author, poet, and playwright (d. 1933)
1903 – Mickey Cochrane, American baseball player and manager (d. 1962)
1903 – Harold Eugene Edgerton, American engineer and academic (d. 1990)
1904 – Kurt Georg Kiesinger, German lawyer, politician and Chancellor of Germany (d. 1988)
1904 – Erwin Komenda, Austrian car designer and engineer (d. 1966)
1906 – Virginia Hall, American who was a spy in France for the UK and US during WWII (d. 1982)
1908 – Marcel-Marie Desmarais, Canadian preacher, missionary, and author (d. 1994)
1908 – Ernie Lombardi, American baseball player (d. 1977)
1909 – William M. Branham, American minister and theologian (d. 1965)
1909 – Hermann Lang, German race car driver (d. 1987)
1910 – Barys Kit, Belarusian-American rocket scientist (d. 2018)
1911 – Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979)
1913 – Shannon Boyd-Bailey McCune, American geographer and academic (d. 1993)
1915 – Tadeusz Kantor, Polish director, painter, and set designer (d. 1990)
1916 – Phil Leeds, American actor (d. 1998)
1916 – Vincent Ellis McKelvey, American geologist and author (d. 1987)
1917 – Leonora Carrington, English-Mexican painter and author (d. 2011)
1918 – Alfredo Ovando Candía, Bolivian general and politician, 56th President of Bolivia (d. 1982)
1919 – Georgios Mylonas, Greek politician, 11th Greek Minister of Culture (d. 1998)
1920 – Jack Cover, American pilot and physicist, invented the Taser gun (d. 2009)
1920 – Edmond H. Fischer, Swiss-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2021)
1921 – Wilbur Thompson, American shot putter (d. 2013)
1922 – Gordon Chater, English-Australian comedian and actor (d. 1999)
1923 – Herb Thomas, American race car driver (d. 2000)
1926 – Sergio Franchi, Italian-American singer and actor (d. 1990)
1926 – Gil Kane, Latvian-American author and illustrator (d. 2000)
1926 – Ian Paisley, Northern Irish evangelical minister and politician, 2nd First Minister of Northern Ireland (d. 2014)
1926 – Randy Weston, American jazz pianist and composer (d. 2018)
1927 – Gerry Mulligan, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (d. 1996)
1928 – James Watson, American biologist, geneticist, and zoologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1929 – Willis Hall, English playwright and author (d. 2005)
1929 – Joi Lansing, American model, actress and nightclub singer (d. 1972)
1929 – André Previn, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2019)
1929 – Christos Sartzetakis, Greek jurist, supreme justice and President of Greece (d. 2022)
1930 – Qiu Dahong, Chinese coastal and offshore engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (d. 2025)
1931 – Ram Dass, American author and educator (d. 2019)
1931 – Ivan Dixon, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2008)
1932 – Connie Broden, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2013)
1932 – Helmut Griem, German actor and director (d. 2004)
1933 – Roy Goode, English lawyer and academic
1933 – Tom C. Korologos, American journalist and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Belgium
1933 – Eduardo Malapit, American lawyer and politician, Mayor of Kauai (d. 2007)
1934 – Enrique Álvarez Félix, Mexican actor (d. 1996)
1934 – Anton Geesink, Dutch martial artist and wrestler (d. 2010)
1934 – Guy Peellaert, Belgian painter, illustrator, and photographer (d. 2008)
1935 – Douglas Hill, Canadian author and critic (d. 2007)
1936 – Helen Berman, Dutch-Israeli painter and illustrator
1936 – Jean-Pierre Changeux, French neuroscientist, biologist, and academic
1937 – Merle Haggard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)
1937 – Tom Veivers, Australian cricketer and politician
1937 – Billy Dee Williams, American actor, singer, and writer
1938 – Paul Daniels, English magician and television host (d. 2016)
1938 – Roy Thinnes, American television and film actor
1939 – André Ouellet, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1939 – John Sculley, American businessman, co-founded Zeta Interactive
1940 – Homero Aridjis, Mexican journalist, author, and poet
1940 – Pedro Armendáriz, Jr., Mexican-American actor and producer (d. 2011)
1941 – Christopher Allsopp, English economist and academic
1941 – Phil Austin, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
1941 – Hans W. Geißendörfer, German director and producer
1941 – Angeliki Laiou, Greek-American Byzantinist and politician (d. 2008)
1941 – Don Prudhomme, American race car driver and manager
1941 – Gheorghe Zamfir, Romanian flute player and composer
1942 – Barry Levinson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1942 – Anita Pallenberg, Italian-English model, actress, and fashion designer (d. 2017)
1943 – Max Clifford, English journalist and publicist (d. 2017)
1943 – Roger Cook, New Zealand-English journalist and academic
1943 – Ian MacRae, New Zealand rugby player
1943 – Mitchell Melton, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
1944 – Felicity Palmer, English operatic soprano
1944 – Charles Sobhraj, French serial killer
1945 – Rodney Bickerstaffe, English trade union leader (d. 2017)
1945 – Peter Hill, English journalist
1946 – Paul Beresford, New Zealand-English dentist and politician
1947 – John Ratzenberger, American actor and director
1947 – André Weinfeld, French-American director, producer, and screenwriter
1947 – Mike Worboys, English mathematician and computer scientist
1949 – Alyson Bailes, English academic and diplomat (d. 2016)
1949 – Patrick Hernandez, French singer-songwriter
1949 – Ng Ser Miang, Singaporean athlete, entrepreneur and diplomat
1949 – Horst Ludwig Störmer, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1950 – Claire Morissette, Canadian cycling activist (d. 2007)
1950 – Cleo Odzer, American anthropologist and author (d. 2001)
1951 – Bert Blyleven, Dutch-American baseball player and sportscaster
1951 – Jean-Marc Boivin, French skier, mountaineer, and pilot (d. 1990)
1951 – Pascal Rogé, French pianist
1952 – Udo Dirkschneider, German singer-songwriter
1952 – Marilu Henner, Greek-Polish American actress and author
1952 – Michel Larocque, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (d. 1992)
1953 – Patrick Doyle, Scottish actor and composer
1953 – Christopher Franke, German-American drummer and songwriter
1955 – Rob Epstein, American director and producer
1955 – Michael Rooker, American actor, director, and producer
1955 – Cathy Jones, Canadian actress, comedian, and writer
1956 – Michele Bachmann, American lawyer and politician
1956 – Normand Corbeil, Canadian composer (d. 2013)
1956 – Mudassar Nazar, Pakistani cricketer
1956 – Lee Scott, English politician
1956 – Sebastian Spreng, Argentinian-American painter and journalist
1956 – Dilip Vengsarkar, Indian cricketer and coach
1957 – Giorgio Damilano, Italian race walker and coach
1957 – Maurizio Damilano, Italian race walker and coach
1957 – Jaroslava Maxová, Czech soprano and educator
1957 – Paolo Nespoli, Italian soldier, engineer, and astronaut
1958 – Graeme Base, Australian author and illustrator
1959 – Gail Shea, Canadian politician
1960 – Warren Haynes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1960 – Richard Loe, New Zealand rugby player
1960 – John Pizzarelli, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1961 – Rory Bremner, Scottish impressionist and comedian
1961 – Peter Jackson, English footballer and manager
1962 – Iris Häussler, German sculptor and academic
1962 – Marco Schällibaum, Swiss footballer, coach, and manager
1963 – Rafael Correa, Ecuadorian economist and politician, 54th President of Ecuador
1964 – David Woodard, American conductor and writerStaff, 6. April 1964, geboren.am.
1964 – Tim Walz, American politician, Governor of Minnesota & vice presidential candidate
1965 – Black Francis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1965 – Sterling Sharpe, American football player and sportscaster
1966 – Vince Flynn, American author (d. 2013)
1966 – Young Man Kang, South Korean-American director and producer
1967 – Julian Anderson, English composer and educator
1967 – Kathleen Barr, Canadian voice actress and singer
1967 – Tanya Byron, English psychologist and academic
1967 – Jonathan Firth, English actor
1968 – Archon Fung, American political scientist, author, and academic
1968 – Affonso Giaffone, Brazilian race car driver
1969 – Bret Boone, American baseball player and manager
1969 – Bison Dele, American basketball player (d. 2002)
1969 – Philipp Peter, Austrian race car driver
1969 – Paul Rudd, American actor
1969 – Spencer Wells, American geneticist and anthropologist
1970 – Olaf Kölzig, South African-German ice hockey player and coach
1970 – Roy Mayorga, American drummer, songwriter, and producer
1970 – Huang Xiaomin, Chinese swimmer
1972 – Anders Thomas Jensen, Danish director and screenwriter
1972 – Dickey Simpkins, American basketball player and sportscaster
1973 – Donnie Edwards, American football player
1973 – Randall Godfrey, American football player
1973 – Rie Miyazawa, Japanese model and actress
1973 – Sun Wen, Chinese footballer
1975 – Zach Braff, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1975 – Hal Gill, American ice hockey player
1976 – Candace Cameron Bure, American actress and talk show panelist
1976 – James Fox, Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1976 – Chris Hoke, American football player
1976 – Georg Hólm, Icelandic bass player
1976 – Hirotada Ototake, Japanese author and educator
1977 – Ville Nieminen, Finnish ice hockey player
1977 – Andy Phillips, American baseball player and coach
1978 – Imani Coppola, American singer-songwriter and violinist
1978 – Robert Glasper, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1978 – Tim Hasselbeck, American football player and sportscaster
1978 – Myleene Klass, Austrian/Filipino-English singer, pianist, and model
1978 – Martín Méndez, Uruguayan bass player and songwriter
1978 – Blaine Neal, American baseball player
1978 – Igor Semshov, Russian footballer
1979 – Lord Frederick Windsor, English journalist and financier
1979 – Clay Travis, American sports journalist, blogger, and broadcaster
1980 – Tommi Evilä, Finnish long jumper
1980 – Tanja Poutiainen, Finnish skier
1981 – Robert Earnshaw, Welsh footballer
1981 – Jeff Faine, American football player
1981 – Lucas Licht, Argentine footballer
1981 – Alex Suarez, American bass player
1982 – Travis Moen, Canadian ice hockey player
1982 – Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Spanish actor
1983 – Mehdi Ballouchy, Moroccan footballer
1983 – Jerome Kaino, New Zealand rugby player
1983 – Mitsuru Nagata, Japanese footballer
1983 – Remi Nicole, English singer-songwriter and actress
1983 – James Wade, English darts player
1983 – Katie Weatherston, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Max Bemis, American singer-songwriter
1984 – Michaël Ciani, French footballer
1984 – Siboniso Gaxa, South African footballer
1984 – Diana Matheson, Canadian soccer player
1985 – Fatau Dauda, Ghanaian footballer
1985 – Clarke MacArthur, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – Frank Ongfiang, Cameroonian footballer
1985 – Sinqua Walls, American basketball player and actor
1986 – Nikolas Asprogenis, Cypriot footballer
1986 – Aaron Curry, American football player
1986 – Goeido Gotaro, Japanese sumo wrestler
1986 – Ryota Moriwaki, Japanese footballer
1987 – Benjamin Corgnet, French footballer
1987 – Heidi Mount, American model
1987 – Juan Adriel Ochoa, Mexican footballer
1987 – Levi Porter, English footballer
1987 – Hilary Rhoda, American model
1988 – Jucilei, Brazilian footballer
1988 – Leigh Adams, Australian footballer
1988 – Daniele Gasparetto, Italian footballer
1988 – Carlton Mitchell, American football player
1988 – Fabrice Muamba, Congolese-English footballer
1988 – Ivonne Orsini, Puerto Rican model and television host, Miss World Puerto Rico 2008
1990 – Lachlan Coote, Australian rugby league player
1990 – Charlie McDermott, American actor
1990 – Andrei Veis, Estonian footballer
1992 – Ken, South Korean singer
1992 – Julie Ertz, American soccer player
1992 – Huh Chan-mi, South Korean singer
1994 – Adrián Alonso, Mexican actor
1995 – Darya Lebesheva, Belarusian tennis player
1996 – Al-Musrati, Libyan footballer
1997 – Mingyu, South Korean singer and rapper
1998 – Nicolás González, Argentine footballer
1998 – Peyton List, American actress and model
1998 – Spencer List, American actor
1998 – Nahuel Molina, Argentine footballer
2000 – Shaheen Afridi, Pakistani cricketerhttp://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1072470.html Cricinfo
2000 – Maxence Lacroix, French footballer
2001 – Oscar Piastri, Australian racing driver
2001 – Moritz Seider, German ice hockey player
2002 – Andrea Botez, Canadian-American chess player, commentator, Twitch streamer and YouTuber
2002 – Leyre Romero Gormaz, Spanish tennis player
2009 – Shaylee Mansfield, deaf American actress and YouTuber
2009 – Valentina Tronel, French child singer |
April 6 | Deaths | Deaths |
April 6 | Pre–1600 | Pre–1600
861 – Prudentius, bishop of Troyes
885 – Saint Methodius, Byzantine missionary and saint (b. 815)
887 – Pei Che, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
943 – Liu Churang, Chinese general and chief of staff (b. 881)
943 – Nasr II, ruler (amir) of the Samanid Empire (b. 906)
1147 – Frederick II, duke of Swabia (b. 1090)
1174 – Umara al-Yamani, Yemeni poet and historian (b. 1121)
1199 – Richard I, king of England (b. 1157)
1231 – William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
1250 – Guillaume de Sonnac, Grand Master of the Knights Templar
1252 – Peter of Verona, Italian priest and saint (b. 1206)
1340 – Basil, emperor of Trebizond (Turkey)
1362 – James I, count of La Marche (b. 1319)
1376 – Preczlaw of Pogarell, Cardinal and Bishop of Wrocław (b. 1310)
1490 – Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490 (b. 1443)
1520 – Raphael, Italian painter and architect (b. 1483)
1523 – Henry Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English nobleman (b. 1479)
1528 – Albrecht Dürer, German painter, engraver, and mathematician (b. 1471)
1551 – Joachim Vadian, Swiss scholar and politician (b. 1484)
1571 – John Hamilton, Scottish archbishop and academic (b. 1512)
1590 – Francis Walsingham, English politician and diplomat, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1532)
1593 – Henry Barrowe, English Puritan and separatist (b. 1550) |
April 6 | 1601–1900 | 1601–1900
1605 – John Stow, English historian and author (b. 1525)
1621 – Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford (b. 1539)
1641 – Domenico Zampieri (Domenichino), Italian painter (b. 1581)
1655 – David Blondel, French minister, historian, and scholar (b. 1591)
1670 – Leonora Baroni, Italian composer (b. 1611)
1676 – John Winthrop the Younger, English politician, 1st Governor of Connecticut (b. 1606)
1686 – Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, Irish-English politician (b. 1614)
1707 – Willem van de Velde the Younger, Dutch-English painter (b. 1633)
1755 – Richard Rawlinson, English minister and historian (b. 1690)
1790 – Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (b. 1719)
1825 – Vladimir Borovikovsky, Ukrainian-Russian painter and educator (b. 1757)
1827 – Nikolis Apostolis, Greek naval commander during the Greek War of Independence (b. 1770)
1829 – Niels Henrik Abel, Norwegian mathematician and theorist (b. 1802)
1833 – Adamantios Korais, Greek philosopher and scholar (b. 1748)
1838 – José Bonifácio de Andrada, Brazilian poet, academic, and politician (b. 1763)
1860 – James Kirke Paulding, American author and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1778)
1862 – Albert Sidney Johnston, American general (b. 1803)
1883 – Benjamin Wright Raymond, American merchant and politician, 3rd Mayor of Chicago (b. 1801)
1886 – William Edward Forster, English businessman, philanthropist, and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (b. 1818)
1899 – Alvan Wentworth Chapman, American physician and botanist (b. 1809) |
April 6 | 1901–present | 1901–present
1906 – Alexander Kielland, Norwegian author, playwright, and politician, 6th County Governor of Møre og Romsdal (b. 1849)
1913 – Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore (b. 1835)
1927 – Florence Earle Coates, American poet (b. 1850)
1935 – Edwin Arlington Robinson, American poet and playwright (b. 1869)
1944 – Rose O'Neill, American cartoonist, illustrator, artist, and writer (b. 1874)
1947 – Herbert Backe, German agronomist and politician (b. 1896)
1950 – Louis Wilkins, American pole vaulter (b. 1882)
1953 – Idris Davies, Welsh poet and author (b. 1905)
1959 – Leo Aryeh Mayer, Polish-Israeli scholar and academic (b. 1895)
1961 – Jules Bordet, Belgian microbiologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1870)
1963 – Otto Struve, Ukrainian-American astronomer and academic (b. 1897)
1970 – Maurice Stokes, American basketball player (b. 1933)
1971 – Igor Stravinsky, Russian-American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1882)
1974 – Willem Marinus Dudok, Dutch architect (b. 1884)
1974 – Hudson Fysh, Australian pilot and businessman, co-founded Qantas Airways Limited (b. 1895)
1977 – Kōichi Kido, Japanese politician, 13th Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan (b. 1889)
1979 – Ivan Vasilyov, Bulgarian architect, designed the SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library (b. 1893)
1983 – Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri, Indian General who served as the Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 1962 to 1966 and the Military Governor of Hyderabad State from 1948 to 1949. (b. 1908)
1992 – Isaac Asimov, American science fiction writer (b. 1920)
1994 – Juvénal Habyarimana, Rwandan banker and politician, 3rd President of Rwanda (b. 1937)
1994 – Cyprien Ntaryamira, Burundian politician, 5th President of Burundi (b. 1955)
1995 – Ioannis Alevras, Greek banker and politician, President of Greece (b. 1912)
1996 – Greer Garson, English-American actress (b. 1904)
1998 – Norbert Schmitz, German footballer (b. 1958)
1998 – Tammy Wynette, American singer-songwriter (b. 1942)
1999 – Red Norvo, American vibraphone player and composer (b. 1908)
2000 – Habib Bourguiba, Tunisian politician, 1st President of Tunisia (b. 1903)
2001 – Charles Pettigrew, American singer-songwriter (b. 1963)
2003 – David Bloom, American journalist (b. 1963)
2003 – Anita Borg, American computer scientist and educator; founded Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (b. 1949)
2003 – Gerald Emmett Carter, Canadian cardinal (b. 1912)
2003 – Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer, educator, and activist (b. 1927)
2003 – Dino Yannopoulos, Greek stage director of the Metropolitan Opera (b. 1919)
2004 – Lou Berberet, American baseball player (b. 1929)
2004 – Larisa Bogoraz, Russian linguist and activist (b. 1929)
2005 – Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (b. 1923)
2005 – Anthony F. DePalma, American orthopedic surgeon and professor (b. 1904)
2006 – Maggie Dixon, American basketball player and coach (b. 1977)
2006 – Francis L. Kellogg, American soldier and diplomat (b. 1917)
2006 – Stefanos Stratigos, Greek actor and director (b. 1926)
2007 – Luigi Comencini, Italian director and producer (b. 1916)
2009 – J. M. S. Careless, Canadian historian and academic (b. 1919)
2009 – Shawn Mackay, Australian rugby player and coach (b. 1982)
2010 – Wilma Mankiller, American tribal leader (b. 1945)
2010 – Corin Redgrave, English actor (b. 1939)
2011 – Gerald Finnerman, American director and cinematographer (b. 1931)
2012 – Roland Guilbault, American admiral (b. 1934)
2012 – Thomas Kinkade, American painter and illustrator (b. 1958)
2012 – Fang Lizhi, Chinese astrophysicist and academic (b. 1936)
2012 – Sheila Scotter, Australian fashion designer and journalist (b. 1920)
2012 – Reed Whittemore, American poet and critic (b. 1919)
2013 – Hilda Bynoe, Grenadian physician and politician, 2nd Governor of Grenada (b. 1921)
2013 – Bill Guttridge, English footballer and manager (b. 1931)
2013 – Bigas Luna, Spanish director and screenwriter (b. 1946)
2013 – Ottmar Schreiner, German lawyer and politician (b. 1946)
2014 – Mary Anderson, American actress (b. 1918)
2014 – Jacques Castérède, French pianist and composer (b. 1926)
2014 – Liv Dommersnes, Norwegian actress (b. 1922)
2014 – Mickey Rooney, American soldier, actor, and dancer (b. 1920)
2014 – Chuck Stone, American soldier, journalist, and academic (b. 1924)
2014 – Massimo Tamburini, Italian motorcycle designer, co-founded Bimota (b. 1943)
2015 – Giovanni Berlinguer, Italian lawyer and politician (b. 1924)
2015 – James Best, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
2015 – Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter and conductor (b. 1918)
2015 – Dollard St. Laurent, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1929)
2016 – Merle Haggard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)
2017 – Don Rickles, American actor and comedian (b. 1926)
2019 – Michael O'Donnell, British physician, journalist, author and broadcaster (b. 1928)
2020 – Al Kaline, American baseball player, broadcaster and executive (b. 1934)
2021 – Hans Küng, Swiss Catholic priest, theologian, and author (b. 1928)
2021 – Alcee Hastings, American politician (b. 1936)
2022 – Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian and Soviet politician (b. 1946)
2022 – Jill Knight, British politician (b. 1923)
2024 – Joseph E. Brennan, American politician, 70th Governor of Maine (b. 1934)
2025 – Clem Burke, American drummer (b. 1954)
2025 – Jay North, American actor (b. 1951) |
April 6 | Holidays and observances | Holidays and observances
Chakri Day, commemorating the establishment of the Chakri dynasty. (Thailand)
Christian feast day:
Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach (Lutheran Church).
Brychan
Eutychius of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Marcellinus of Carthage
Pope Sixtus I
April 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
National Fisherman Day (Indonesia)
New Beer's Eve (United States)
Tartan Day (United States & Canada)
Waltzing Matilda Day (Australia)
International Asexuality Day |
April 6 | Other | Other
April 6 Youth Movement
(starts 6April) |
April 6 | References | References |
April 6 | External links | External links
BBC: On This Day
Historical Events on April 6
Category:Days of April |
April 6 | Table of Content | pp-move-indef, Events, Pre–1600, 1601–1900, 1901–present, Births, Pre–1600, 1601–1900, 1901–present, Deaths, Pre–1600, 1601–1900, 1901–present, Holidays and observances, Other, References, External links |
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April 12 | Events | Events |
April 12 | Pre-1600 | Pre-1600
240 – Shapur I becomes co-emperor of the Sasanian Empire with his father Ardashir I.
467 – Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
627 – King Edwin of Northumbria is converted to Christianity by Paulinus, Bishop of York.
1012 – Duke Oldřich of Bohemia deposes and blinds his brother Jaromír, who flees to Poland.
1204 – The Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade breach the walls of Constantinople and enter the city, which they completely occupy the following day. |
April 12 | 1601–1900 | 1601–1900
1606 – The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships.
1776 – American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.
1782 – American Revolution: A Royal Navy fleet led by Admiral George Rodney defeats a French fleet led by the Comte de Grasse at the Battle of the Saintes off Dominica in the Caribbean Sea.
1796 – War of the First Coalition: Napoleon Bonaparte wins his first victory as an army commander at the Battle of Montenotte, splitting the Austrian and Piedmontese armies away from each other, and marking the beginning of the Piedmontese surrender in the war.
1807 – The Froberg mutiny on Malta ends when the remaining mutineers blow up the magazine of Fort Ricasoli.
1820 – Alexander Ypsilantis is declared leader of Filiki Eteria, a secret organization to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece.
1831 – Soldiers marching on the Broughton Suspension Bridge in Manchester, England, cause it to collapse.
1861 – American Civil War: Battle of Fort Sumter. The war begins with Confederate forces firing on Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina.
1862 – American Civil War: The Andrews Raid (the Great Locomotive Chase) occurs, starting from Big Shanty, Georgia (now Kennesaw).
1864 – American Civil War: The Battle of Fort Pillow: Confederate forces kill most of the African American soldiers that surrendered at Fort Pillow, Tennessee.
1865 – American Civil War: Mobile, Alabama, falls to the Union Army.
1877 – The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.
1900 – One day after its enactment by the Congress, President William McKinley signs the Foraker Act into law, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.; ; |
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