The 96th day of the year, the 97th in a leap year
Born on 6 April
Every 6 April birthday from 1920 to 2026 was Aries, in every time zone.
- Star sign
- AriesFire, cardinal, ruled by Mars.
- Birthstone
- DiamondThe same as on the 1912 list.
- Birth flower
- Daisy, Sweet peaUsually taken today to mean innocence and blissful pleasure.
- Most common weekdays
- Wednesday and Monday16 times each between 1920 and 2026.
Your year
Without JavaScript, the pages for each birth year give the generation and Chinese animal for a birth on 6 April in any year.
Which weekday 6 April falls on
Across the 107 years from 1920 to 2026, 6 April falls on every day of the week: Wednesday 16, Monday 16, Tuesday 15, Thursday 15, Friday 15, Sunday 15, Saturday 15.
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How common a birthday 6 April is
In England and Wales, from 1995 to 2014, an average of 1,738 babies were born on 6 April in each year of the twenty, making it the 356th most common of the 366 dates, where 26 September came first with 1,974 and 26 December last with 1,359.
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Born on 6 April
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Rafael Correa | 1963– | President of Ecuador from 2007 to 2017 |
| Maimonides | 1135–1204 | Medieval Jewish philosopher from Spain; 6 April is the traditional 30 March (Julian) counted in the Gregorian calendar |
| James Watson | 1928–2025 | American molecular biologist, geneticist, zoologist and Nobel Laureate |
| Alexander Herzen | 1812–1870 | Russian author, philosopher, and revolutionary |
| Kurt Georg Kiesinger | 1904–1988 | Chancellor of West Germany (1966–1969) |
| Paul Rudd | 1969– | American actor |
| Tim Walz | 1964– | American politician |
| Horst Ludwig Störmer | 1949– | German physicist |
| Nicolas Chamfort | 1741–1794 | French journalist and moralistic author |
| Nadar | 1820–1910 | French photographer and balloonist |
| Zach Braff | 1975– | American actor and filmmaker |
| James Mill | 1773–1836 | Scottish historian, economist, political theorist and philosopher |
| Gustave Moreau | 1826–1898 | 19th century French Symbolist painter |
| Barry Levinson | 1942– | American screenwriter, film director, actor, and producer |
| Pasquale Paoli | 1725–1807 | Corsican leader |
| Feodor Lynen | 1911–1979 | German biochemist, Nobel Laureate |
| Edmond H. Fischer | 1920–2021 | American biochemist |
| Oscar Piastri | 2001– | Australian racing driver |
Died on 6 April
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Raphael | 1483–1520 | Italian painter and architect |
| Albrecht Dürer | 1471–1528 | German painter, printmaker, mathematician, and theorist |
| Igor Stravinsky | 1882–1971 | Russian, French, and American composer |
| Isaac Asimov | 1920–1992 | American writer and biochemist |
| Richard I of England | 1157–1199 | King of England from 1189 to 1199 |
| Niels Henrik Abel | 1802–1829 | Norwegian mathematician |
| Habib Bourguiba | 1903–2000 | Tunisian politician |
| Vladimir Zhirinovsky | 1946–2022 | Russian politician |
| Don Rickles | 1926–2017 | American stand-up comedian |
| Matthias Corvinus | 1443–1490 | King of Hungary and Bohemia, Duke of Austria |
| Mickey Rooney | 1920–2014 | American actor |
| Jules Bordet | 1870–1961 | Belgian immunologist and microbiologist |
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