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April 6, 2017

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Historical Context for April 6, 2017

In 2017, the world population was approximately 7,645,617,954 people[†]

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 5, 2017, covering April 6, 2017.

  1. 1
    Album cover for More Life by Drake

    More Life

    Drake

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Ă· (Divide) by Ed Sheeran

    Ă· (Divide)

    Ed Sheeran

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  3. 3
    Album cover for Rather You Than Me by Rick Ross

    Rather You Than Me

    Rick Ross

    Last week
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    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for Beauty And The Beast (2017) by Soundtrack

    Beauty And The Beast (2017)

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    2
  5. 5
    Album cover for Spirit by Depeche Mode

    Spirit

    Depeche Mode

    Last week
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    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    1
  6. 6
    Album cover for 24K Magic by Bruno Mars

    24K Magic

    Bruno Mars

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    18
  7. 7
    Album cover for Moana by Soundtrack

    Moana

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    18
  8. 8
    Album cover for FUTURE by Future

    FUTURE

    Future

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  9. 9
    Album cover for Starboy by The Weeknd

    Starboy

    The Weeknd

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    17
  10. 10
    Album cover for Culture by Migos

    Culture

    Migos

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8

Notable Deaths

Don Rickles

2017Don Rickles, American actor and comedian (born 1926)[†]

Donald Jay Rickles was an American stand-up comedian and actor, known primarily for his insult comedy. His film roles include Run Silent, Run Deep (1958), Enter Laughing (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), and Casino (1995). From 1976 to 1978, Rickles had a two-season starring role in the NBC television sitcom C.P.O. Sharkey, having previously starred in two eponymous half-hour programs, an ABC variety series titled The Don Rickles Show (1968) and a CBS sitcom identically titled The Don Rickles Show (1972).

Historical Events

2017 Shayrat missile strike

2017U.S. military launches 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at an air base in Syria. Russia describes the strikes as an "aggression", adding they significantly damage US-Russia ties.[†]

On the morning of 7 April 2017, the United States launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the Mediterranean Sea into Syria, aimed at Shayrat Airbase controlled by the Syrian government. The strike was executed on the authorization of U.S. President Donald Trump, as a direct response to the Khan Shaykhun chemical attack that occurred on 4 April.

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