April 6 is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 269 days remaining until the end of the year. 648 BC – Earliest solar eclipse recorded by the Ancient Greeks. 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipo and Marcus Porcius Cato ( Cato the Younger) in the Battle of Thapsus.

History. April was the second month of the earliest Roman calendar, before Ianuarius and Februarius were added by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC. It became the fourth month of the calendar year (the year when twelve months are displayed in order) during the time of the decemvirs about 450 BC, when it also was given 29 days.

"Apr." redirects here. For other uses, see APR. April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, the fifth in the early Julian, the first of four months to have a length of 30 days, and the second of five months to have a length of less than 31 days.

April 6 is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 269 days remain until the end of the year. 00 46 BC – Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato the Younger) at the Battle of Thapsus. 0 402 – Stilicho defeats the Visigoths under Alaric in the Battle of Pollentia.