April 6, or Sport Day and The Most Powerful Earthquake
Zodiac Sign Aries
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Aries, April 6. Those born on this day have an ineradicable desire to experiment with everything that surrounds them.
The scientific research approach to emotional, physical and psychological matters is traditional for them. Nothing escapes their inquiring mind and keen eye, they are ready to work endlessly to get to the bottom of an object or phenomenon, to understand the secrets of its functioning.
Many of those born on this day not only have a childish curiosity, but also demonstrate the ability to produce highly original ideas and projects.
Even in the most ordinary phenomena of everyday life, these indefatigable researchers will surely find a weak link (since there is some imperfection even in seeming impeccability) and will exert every effort to correct it.
Of course, if there is a need for experimentation, guinea pigs are required.
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Aries men born on April 6:
- have the following qualities:
- confidence,
- enterprise,
- initiative,
- artistry,
- bright,
- charismatic,
- active,
- self-confident,
- distinguished by an extraordinary temperament,
- constantly captivated by plans and ideas.
Aries women born on April 6:
- possess the following properties:
- activity,
- independence,
- intelligence,
- always on the move,
- doing a thousand things at once.
- As a freedom-loving sign, she values independence and pride in the opposite sex.
Main event
The most powerful of all earthquakes occurred in the low-seismic area of the Strait of Dover
April 6, 1580
Strait of Dover
Strait of Dover is a strait between the island of Great Britain and the mainland of Europe, the narrowest part of the English Channel.
As scientists found out already at the end of the 20th century, when Euro-tunnel laying along the bottom of the strait, the magnitude of this earthquake was 6 points on the Richter scale.
The epicenter of the earthquake was at the bottom, and the hearth - at a depth of about 20-25 kilometers under the bottom.
As a result of the earthquake in London, it was necessary to interrupt the parliament session and several lawsuits.
Many castles were damaged in the southern counties of England.
And on the island shore, whole layers of snow-white chalk cliffs slipped into the water.
In Dover, about 120 lives were carried out by the tsunami.
30 English, French and Dutch ships sank in the sea.
Later, eyewitnesses - passengers of another, by a miracle of the surviving ship, were told that their vessel had crashed into the bottom in five times. This despite the fact that the average depth of the Strait of Dover is about 30 meters!
Holidays
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
April 6 marks the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace.
The decision to celebrate this holiday was adopted by the UN General Assembly on August 23, 2013. According to the founders, the International Sports Day will be a successful addition to the International Olympic Day, which is celebrated annually on June 23. On Sports Day, millions of people around the world will also take part in sports, starting with 10-kilometer races and marathons and including group sports, cycling and educational events.
Expenditures for all activities should be covered by voluntary contributions.
World Table Tennis Day
Table tennis (also known as "ping-pong") appeared more than a century ago, and today it is an Olympic sport (since 1988). This is a sports game based on throwing a special ball with rackets on a gaming table with a grid according to certain rules. The goal of the players is to achieve a situation where the opponent will not be able to repulse, or will not correctly repulse, the ball.
The First Modern Olympic Games began in Athens
The history of the Olympic Games dates back to 776 BC, when once in four years, popular Greek festivities and competitions in honor of the God Zeus were held in Olympia in Ancient Greece. At this time, declared the "sacred world", when no military operations were conducted and the roads to Olympia were safe.
Also on April 6...
Probably, there was no more bloody jubilee in history. Only in the Coliseum in three days, 60 lions, 40 horses, 32 elephants, 30 leopards, 20 donkeys, 10 tigers, 10 hyenas, 10 giraffes, 10 zebras, 6 hippopotamuses and one rhino were killed.
But most importantly - the Roman jubilee was the last day of life for two thousand gladiators.
It is not quite clear to historians why the celebration was appointed precisely for this day and year. Indeed, according to the most authoritative ancient Roman historian Mark Terence Warron, the founding date of the Eternal City by the legendary Romulus is April 21, 753 BC. The same date is followed in modern Italy. So, in 1997, congratulated Rome on the 2750th "birthday".
1748 - The ruins of Pompeii (Italy) were discovered.
1874 - born Harry Houdini, an American magician.
1906 - Americans John Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith made a series of the first animated films ''Comic Phases of Funny Faces''. Celebrated in the US as Animated Cartoon Birthday.
1938 - Chemical scientist Roy Plunkett discovered polytetrafluoroethylene, or Teflon.
1985 - American William Schroeder became the first person in the world discharged from the hospital with an artificial heart.
2016 - The consultative referendum in the Netherlands did not approve the ratification of the Euro-Association Agreement with Ukraine.
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