Nuclear weapons testing: Pakistan tests medium-range missiles capable of reaching India. Date: April 6, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)

Rolandas Paksas becomes the first president of Lithuania to be peacefully removed from office by impeachment. Date: April 6, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)

Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani becomes Iraqi president; Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named premier the next day. Date: April 6, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near L'Aquila, Italy, killing 307. Date: April 6, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)

In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, over 193 victims of Los Zetas were exhumed from several mass graves. Date: April 6, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)

Azawad declares itself independent from the Republic of Mali. Date: April 6, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)

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. Date: April 6, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)

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. Date: April 6, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)