Historical Events
- British prison guards shoot disorderly American POWs, killing seven and injuring between 31 and 60 in the Dartmoor Massacre [1]
Famous Birthdays
- Robert Volkmann, German composer and pedagogue, born in Lommatzsch, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1883)
About April 6, 1815
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 209 years and 1 month
Leap Year: No
Star Sign: Aries