Historical Events
- 1st scheduled Indians night game at Jacobs Field is rained out
Film & TV History
Chuck Jones found guilty of breaking into beauty queen Marla Maples' home
Event of Interest
Liberal Supreme Court Justice and author of Roe v Wade, Harry Blackmun resigns
- Palestinian suicide bomber kills 7 Israelis & himself
Rwandan Genocide
Plane carrying Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian President Cyprien Ntaryamira is shot down by surface-to-air missiles, abruptly ending peace negotiations and sparking the Rwandan Genocide. Those responsible have never been identified.
- Rockwell B-1B Lancers break 11 world speed records
Famous Deaths
- Cyprien Ntaryamira, 5th President of Burundi (1994), assassinated by missile strike on the plane he was travelling on over Kigali, Rwanda at 39
- Dick Cary, American jazz musician, dies at 77
Juvénal Habyarimana (1937-1994)
Rwandan General, Dictator and President of Rwanda (1973-94), assassinated by missile strike on his plane over Kigali, Rwanda at 57
- Theo Bosch, Dutch humanist and architect (Amsterdam), dies of cardiac arrest at 54
1994 Highlights
About April 6, 1994
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 30 years and 13 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Aries
Music Charts
#1 Song: Bump N' Grind - R. Kelly
#1 Song: Everything Changes - Take That
