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Historical events & facts — April 6
What happened on April 6?
On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, with 241 athletes from 14 countries participating. The games were organised by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who conceived them as an instrument of peace and international understanding inspired by the Games of Antiquity. American athletics dominated the competition, but the most celebrated triumph was that of Greek marathon runner Spyros Louis.
On April 6, 1917, the US Congress declared war on the German Empire, marking America's entry into World War I. The decision came following Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare attacks and the revelation of the Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany proposed an alliance with Mexico against the US. The arrival of American troops definitively tipped the balance towards the Allies.
On April 6, 1994, the plane of Rwanda's President Juvénal Habyarimana was shot down over Kigali, triggering the Rwandan Genocide. Over the following 100 days, Hutu extremists massacred between 500,000 and 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus with machetes and firearms. The international community, traumatised by Somalia, did not intervene. The genocide was the greatest humanitarian catastrophe of the 1990s.
Notable birthdays — April 6
Famous people born on April 6
Walter Dandy
Walter Edward Dandy was an American neurosurgeon and scientist. He is considered one of the founding fathers of neurosurgery, along with Victor Horsley and Harvey Cushing.
Edmond H. Fischer
Edmond Henri Fischer was a Swiss-American biochemist. He and his collaborator Edwin G. Krebs were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1992 for describing how reversible phosphorylation works as a switch to activate proteins and regulate various cellular processes. From 2007 until 2014, he was the Honorary President of the World Cultural Council.
Tom C. Korologos
Tom Chris Korologos was an American lobbyist, political advisor, and diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to Belgium.
Phil Austin
Philip Baine Austin was an American comedian and writer, best known as a member of the Firesign Theatre.
Charles Sobhraj
Charles Sobhraj is a French serial killer, fraudster, and thief whose victims were mainly Western tourists travelling on the hippie trail of South Asia during the 1970s. He is of Sindhi and Vietnamese origin.
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