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Events on April 6

• 1814 After his defeat in the Coalition Wars, Napoleon Bonaparte abdicates as Emperor of the French in Fontainebleau in favor of his son. Since this does not go far enough for the victorious Allies, they put forward their own proposals on 11 April.
• 1865 Friedrich Engelhorn, August von Clemm, Carl Clemm, Seligmann Ladenburg, Leopold Ladenburg and others found the Badische Aniline and Soda Factory in Mannheim in Baden as a joint-stock company. BASF subsequently develops into the world's largest chemical company.
• 1917 3 days after diplomatic relations were severed, the United States declares war on the German Empire. The Zimmermann Telegram, previously deciphered by the USA, plays a role in changing its neutral stance toward the war.
• 1926 After its establishment on 6 January, Deutsche Luft Hansa AG begins flight operations at Berlin-Tempelhof Airport.
• 1943 The first edition of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's novella The Little Prince (Le petit prince, The Little Prince) is presented in New York City.
• 1974 The Swedish pop group ABBA, consisting of Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, wins the Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo and thereby lays the foundation for an international career.
• 1980 Daylight saving time is introduced in the Federal Republic of Germany, East Germany, and Austria.
• 1992 Microsoft releases the operating system Windows 3.1.
• 1994 The Rwandan genocide begins with an aircraft carrying Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian President Cyprien Ntaryamira being shot down. On the same day, Colonel Théoneste Bagosora assumes leadership of a "crisis committee" made up of high-ranking officers.
• 1999 At London's Prince Edward Theatre, the jukebox musical Mamma Mia!, which consists of well-known musical pieces by the Swedish pop group ABBA, is officially premiered.
• 2002 The Neuschwanstein meteorite falls near Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria. Three fragments of the enstatite chondrite can be found owing to simultaneous photographic documentation.
• 2016 In the 2016 referendum on the ratification of the EU–Ukraine Association Agreement in the Netherlands, 61% of voters vote against the agreement. The turnout is 32.28%, meaning that the participation quorum of 30% is narrowly exceeded.

Born on April 6

• 1890 Anton Herman Gerard Fokker, Dutch aircraft manufacturer
• 1911 Feodor Lynen, German biochemist
• 1921 Arnold Marquis, German actor and voice actor
• 1932 Helmut Griem, German actor
• 1934 Ingo Insterburg, German comedian
• 1941 Hans W. Geißendörfer, German director, writer and producer
• 1950 Tina Engel, German actress
• 1981 Özcan Coşar, German comedian, cabaret artist, podcaster, presenter and actor
• 1991 Alexandra Popp, German football player
• 2001 Oscar Piastri, Australian racing driver

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Source of events and birthdays: German Wikipedia article „6. April“, licence CC BY-SA 4.0, selected, shortened and translated by Birthday Paper.

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