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Today in History for 6th April 2024
Historical Events1886 - Declaration of Berlin neutralizes Tonga1903 - In Holland‚ railroad and dock workers go out on strike‚ but the government passes anti-strike bills‚ calls out troops‚ and promptly ends the strike on the 13th April1945 - World War II: Dutch city of Coevorden freed from German occupation by Canadian forces1945 - Battle of Okinawa: Giant Japanese battleship Yamato heads to Okinawa with orders to beach herself and be destroyed defending the island1986 - CBS'; fact based ";Nobody';s Child";‚ story of Marie Balter2013 - Bayern Munich win their 23rd German Bundesliga title with 6 games to spareMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1935 - James Graham‚ 8th Duke of Montrose‚ Southern Rhodesia-born hereditary peer of the Peerage of Scotland1943 - Harry Conroy‚ trade unionist1944 - John Stax [Fullagar]‚ British rock bassist‚ and harmonica player (Pretty Things‚ 1963-67 - ";Don';t Bring Me Down";; ";Cry To Me";)‚ born in Crayford‚ Kent‚ England1959 - Dianne Brill‚ Tampa‚ fashion designer/party girl (Queen of the Night)1961 - Rory Bremner‚ impressionist1979 - Frederick MGDL Windsor‚ son of English prince MichaelMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1817 - Bonaventura Furlanetto‚ Italian composer‚ dies at 781983 - Ana Maria‚ Salvador guerilla leader‚ murdered1990 - Nancy Hawkes‚ (1946 best dressed woman)‚ dies at 732001 - Charles Pettigrew‚ American soul singer (Charles and Eddie - ";Would I Lie To You?";)‚ dies of cancer at 372011 - Nabi Bux Khan Baloch‚ Pakistani Sindhi scholar (compiled first Sindhi-English dictionary)‚ dies at 932018 - Daniel Akaka‚ American educator and politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii)‚ dies at 93More Famous Deaths