Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/April 6

April 6: Tartan Day

• 1782 - Rama I succeeded King Taksin of Thailand, founding the Chakri Dynasty.
• 1830 - Joseph Smith, Jr., Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and others formally organized the Church of Christ, starting the Latter Day Saint movement.
• 1895 - Playwright Oscar Wilde (pictured) was arrested in London for "acts of gross indecency".
• 1896 - The first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens.
• 1994 - The assassination of the presidents of both Rwanda and Burundi marked the beginning of the Rwandan Genocide.

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