November 6
Day of the year
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November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 55 days remain until the end of the year.
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Events
Pre-1600
- 447 – A powerful earthquake destroys large portions of the Walls of Constantinople, including 57 towers.[1]
- 963 – Synod of Rome: Emperor Otto I calls a council at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Pope John XII is deposed on charges of an armed rebellion against Otto.[2]
- 1217 – The Charter of the Forest is sealed at St Paul's Cathedral, London by King Henry III, acting under the regency of William Marshall, 1st Earl of Pembroke which re-establishes for free men rights of access to the royal forest that had been eroded by William the Conqueror and his heirs.[3]
1601–1900
- 1792 – Battle of Jemappes in the French Revolutionary Wars.[4]
- 1860 – Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States with only 40% of the popular vote, defeating John C. Breckinridge, John Bell, and Stephen A. Douglas in a four-way race.[5]
- 1869 – In New Brunswick, New Jersey, Rutgers College defeats Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey), 6–4, in the first official intercollegiate American football game.[6]
- 1900 – President William McKinley is re-elected, along with his vice-presidential running mate, Governor Theodore Roosevelt of New York.[7]
1901–present
- 1936 – Spanish Civil War: The republican government flees from Madrid to Valencia, leading to the formation of the Madrid Defense Council in its stead.[8]
- 1943 – World War II: The 1st Ukrainian Front liberates Kyiv from German occupation.[9]
- 1947 – Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC Television.[10]
- 1963 – Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ is appointed to head the South Vietnamese government by General Dương Văn Minh's junta, five days after the latter deposed and assassinated President Ngô Đình Diệm.[11]
- 1971 – The United States Atomic Energy Commission tests the largest U.S. underground hydrogen bomb, code-named Cannikin, on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians.[12]
- 1976 – Uttawar forced sterilisations: Mass vasectomy of nearly 800 men of Uttawar village, Palwal district, Haryana during India's Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi.[13]
- 1977 – The Kelly Barnes Dam, located above Toccoa Falls College near Toccoa, Georgia, fails, killing 39.[14]
- 1985 – Colombian conflict: leftist guerrillas of the 19th of April Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá.[15]
- 1986 – Sumburgh disaster: A British International Helicopters Boeing 234LR Chinook crashes 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of Sumburgh Airport killing 45 people. It is the deadliest civilian helicopter crash on record.[16]
- 1988 – Lancang–Gengma earthquakes: At least 730 are killed after two powerful earthquakes rock the China–Myanmar border in Yunnan Province.[17]
- 1995 – Cleveland Browns relocation controversy: Art Modell announces that he signed a deal that would relocate the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore.[18]
- 2002 – Jiang Lijun is detained by Chinese police for signing the Open Letter to the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[19]
- 2002 – A Fokker 50 crashes near Luxembourg Airport, killing 20 and injuring three.[20]
- 2004 – An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 120.[21]
- 2012 – Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate.[22]
- 2016 – Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces launch an offensive to capture the ISIL-held city of Raqqa.[23]
- 2025 - Canadian ostrich cull: The Government of Canada kills 314 ostriches after H5N8 is detected in an ostrich farm in Edgewood, BC.[24]
Births
Pre-1600
- 1391 – Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (died 1425)[25]
- 1479 – Philip I, Margrave of Baden (died 1533)[26]
- 1494 – Suleiman the Magnificent, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (died 1566)[27]
- 1550 – Karin Månsdotter, Swedish queen (died 1612)[28]
1601–1900
- 1604 – George Ent, English scientist (died 1689)[29]
- 1661 – Charles II of Spain, last Habsburg ruler of the Spanish Empire (died 1700)
- 1750 – Carlo Aurelio Widmann, Venetian nobleman and admiral (died 1798)[30]
- 1755 – Zina Hitchcock, New York politician (died 1832)[31]
- 1814 – Adolphe Sax, Belgian-French instrument designer, invented the saxophone (died 1894)[32]
- 1832 – Joseph Smith III, American religious leader (died 1914)[33]
- 1839 – Elvire Serrouin, French anarchist and protagonist of the Clichy affair (died ?)[34]
- 1841 – Nelson W. Aldrich, American businessman and politician (died 1915)[35]
- 1851 – Charles Dow, American journalist and economist (died 1902)[36]
- 1854 – John Philip Sousa, American composer and bandleader (died 1932)[37]
- 1861 – James Naismith, Canadian-American physician and educator, invented basketball (died 1939)[38]
- 1880 – Yoshisuke Aikawa, Japanese businessman and politician, founded Nissan Motor Company (died 1967)[39]
- 1884 – May Brahe, Australian composer (died 1956)[40]
- 1885 – Martin O'Meara, Irish-Australian sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1935)[41]
- 1887 – Walter Johnson, American baseball player and manager (died 1946)[42]
- 1897 – Jack O'Connor, English cricketer (died 1977)[43]
- 1900 – Ida Lou Anderson, American orator and professor, pioneer in the field of radio broadcasting (died 1941)[44]
1901–present
- 1908 – Tony Canzoneri, American boxer (died 1959)[45]
- 1913 – Cho Ki-chon, North Korean poet (died 1951)[46]
- 1921 – Geoff Rabone, New Zealand cricketer (died 2006)[47]
- 1924 – Harry Threadgold, English footballer (died 1996)[48]
- 1926 – Frank Carson, Northern Irish comedian and actor (died 2012)[49]
- 1926 – Zig Ziglar, American soldier, businessman, and author (died 2012)[50]
- 1929 – Lu Chao-Hsuan, Taiwanese guitarist, performer and educator. (died 2017)[51]
- 1930 – Derrick Bell, American scholar, author and critical race theorist (died 2011)[52]
- 1931 – Mike Nichols, German-born American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2014)[53]
- 1932 – François Englert, Belgian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2026)[54]
- 1933 – Else Ackermann, German physician and pharmacologist (died 2019)[55]
- 1937 – Leo Goeke, American tenor and actor (died 2012)[56]
- 1938 – Mack Jones, American baseball player (died 2004)[57]
- 1939 – Leonardo Quisumbing, Filipino lawyer and jurist (died 2019)[58]
- 1939 – Michael Schwerner, American activist (died 1964)[59]
- 1940 – Johnny Giles, Irish footballer and manager[60]
- 1941 – Guy Clark, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2016)[61]
- 1941 – Doug Sahm, American singer-songwriter and musician (died 1999)[62]
- 1946 – Sally Field, American actress[63]
- 1946 – George Young, Scottish guitarist, songwriter, and producer (died 2017)[64]
- 1948 – Glenn Frey, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2016)[65]
- 1949 – Elwood Edwards, American voice actor (died 2024)[66]
- 1949 – Ariel Henry, Haitian prime-minister, neurosurgeon, and politician[67]
- 1950 – Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad, Pakistani politician[68]
- 1950 – Nimalan Soundaranayagam, Sri Lankan educator and politician (died 2000)[69]
- 1952 – Michael Cunningham, American novelist and screenwriter[70]
- 1953 – Frank Hanisch, German footballer[71]
- 1953 – Brian McKechnie, New Zealand cricketer and rugby player[72]
- 1955 – Mark Donaldson, New Zealand rugby player[73]
- 1955 – Maria Shriver, American journalist and author[74]
- 1956 – Graeme Wood, Australian cricketer and footballer[75]
- 1960 – Lance Kerwin, American actor (died 2023)[76]
- 1962 – Nadezhda Kuzhelnaya, Russian pilot and former cosmonaut[77]
- 1963 – Rozz Williams, American singer, musician and artist (died 1998)[78]
- 1964 – Mike Brewer, New Zealand rugby player[79]
- 1966 – Paul Gilbert, American guitarist[80]
- 1966 – Stephanie Vozzo, American professional comic book colorist and music agent[81][82]
- 1967 – Shuzo Matsuoka, Japanese tennis player and sportscaster[83]
- 1967 – Rebecca Schaeffer, American actress and model (died 1989)[84]
- 1968 – Kelly Rutherford, American actress[85]
- 1968 – Jerry Yang, Taiwanese-American engineer and businessman, co-founded Yahoo![86]
- 1971 – Laura Flessel-Colovic, French fencer and politician[87]
- 1972 – Rebecca Romijn, American model and actress[88]
- 1973 – David Giffin, Australian rugby player[89]
- 1974 – Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian cyclist (died 2009)[90]
- 1976 – Sal Vulcano, American comedian and actor[91]
- 1978 – Erik Cole, American ice hockey player[92]
- 1978 – Zak Morioka, Brazilian race car driver[93]
- 1979 – Adam LaRoche, American baseball player[94]
- 1979 – Lamar Odom, American basketball player[95]
- 1979 – Brad Stuart, Canadian ice hockey player[96]
- 1981 – Kaspars Gorkšs, Latvian footballer[97]
- 1981 – Luke Jackson, American basketball player and coach[98]
- 1981 – Andrew Murray, Canadian ice hockey player[99]
- 1983 – Nicole Hosp, Austrian skier[100]
- 1984 – Ricky Romero, American baseball player[101]
- 1984 – Sebastian Schachten, German footballer[102]
- 1985 – Sun Yue, Chinese basketball player[103]
- 1986 – Ben Rector, American singer, songwriter and musician[104]
- 1986 – Conor Sammon, Irish footballer[105]
- 1987 – Ana Ivanovic, Serbian tennis player[106]
- 1988 – John Holland, Puerto Rican-American basketball player[107]
- 1988 – Erik Lund, Swedish footballer[108]
- 1988 – James Paxton, Canadian baseball player[109]
- 1988 – Emma Stone, American actress[110]
- 1988 – Conchita Wurst, Austrian singer[111]
- 1989 – Jozy Altidore, American soccer player[112]
- 1989 – Aaron Hernandez, American football player (died 2017)[113]
- 1990 – André Schürrle, German footballer[114]
- 1990 – Akua Shōma, Japanese sumo wrestler[115]
- 1990 – Bowen Yang, Australian-born American actor, comedian, podcaster, and writer[116]
- 1991 – Doron Lamb, American basketball player[117]
- 1992 – Rebecca Allen, Australian basketball player[118]
- 1992 – Nasya Dimitrova, Bulgarian volleyball player[119]
- 1992 – Paula Kania-Choduń, Polish tennis player[120]
- 1992 – Kim Ah-young, South Korean singer and actress[121]
- 1992 – Stefan Ortega, German footballer[122]
- 1993 – Josh Wakefield, English footballer[123]
- 1994 – Isaah Yeo, Australian rugby league player[124]
- 1995 – Addin Fonua-Blake, Australian-Tongan rugby league player[125]
- 1995 – Sam Reinhart, Canadian ice hockey player[126]
- 1997 – Aliona Bolsova, Spanish-Moldovan tennis player[127]
- 1997 – Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, English actor and model[128]
- 1997 – Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Romanian tennis player[129]
- 2001 – Day'Ron Sharpe, American basketball player[130]
Deaths
Pre-1600
- 1003 – Pope John XVII[131]
- 1312 – Christina von Stommeln, Roman Catholic mystic and stigmatic (born 1242)[132]
- 1406 – Pope Innocent VII (born 1339)[133]
- 1492 – Antoine Busnois, French composer and poet (born 1430)[134]
1601–1900
- 1656 – Jean-Baptiste Morin, French mathematician, astrologer, and astronomer (born 1583)[135]
- 1672 – Heinrich Schütz, German organist and composer (born 1585)[136]
- 1692 – Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French author and poet (born 1619)[137]
- 1752 – Ralph Erskine, Scottish minister (born 1685)[138]
- 1816 – Gouverneur Morris, American scholar, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to France (born 1752)[139]
- 1893 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (born 1840)[140]
1901–present
- 1918 – Alan Arnett McLeod, Canadian lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1899)[141]
- 1942 – Emil Starkenstein, Czech pharmacologist and academic (born 1884)[142]
- 1955 – Edwin Barclay, 18th president of Liberia (born 1882)[143]
- 1964 – Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (born 1925)[144]
- 1965 – Clarence Williams, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1898)[145]
- 1968 – Chauncey Sparks, American politician and 41st Governor of Alabama (born 1884)[146]
- 1978 – Heiri Suter, Swiss cyclist (born 1899)[147]
- 1984 – Gastón Suárez, Bolivian author and playwright (born 1929)[148]
- 1985 – Sanjeev Kumar, Indian film actor (born 1938)[149]
- 1987 – Zohar Argov, Israeli singer (born 1955)[150]
- 1991 – Gene Tierney, American actress (born 1920)[151]
- 1998 – Sky Low Low, Canadian wrestler (born 1928)[152]
- 2000 – L. Sprague de Camp, American historian and author (born 1907)[153]
- 2003 – Just Betzer, Danish production manager and producer (born 1944)[154]
- 2003 – Rie Mastenbroek, Dutch swimmer and coach (born 1919)[155]
- 2004 – Johnny Warren, Australian footballer, manager, and sportscaster (born 1943)[156]
- 2005 – Rod Donald, New Zealand lawyer and politician (born 1957)[157]
- 2005 – Anthony Sawoniuk, Belarusian SS officer (born 1921)[158]
- 2006 – Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Spanish skier (born 1950)[159]
- 2006 – Federico López, Mexican-Puerto Rican basketball player (born 1962)[160]
- 2007 – Hilda Braid, English actress and singer (born 1929)[161]
- 2007 – George Grljusich, Australian footballer and sportscaster (born 1939)[162]
- 2007 – Hank Thompson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1925)[163]
- 2009 – Ron Sproat, American screenwriter and playwright (born 1932)[164]
- 2010 – Robert Lipshutz, American soldier and lawyer, 17th White House Counsel (born 1921)[165]
- 2011 – Roger Faulques, French military officer and mercenary (born 1924)[166]
- 2012 – Joel Connable, American journalist and actor (born 1973)[167]
- 2012 – Clive Dunn, English actor (born 1920)[168]
- 2012 – Frank J. Prial, American journalist and author (born 1930)[169]
- 2013 – Tarla Dalal, Indian chef and author (born 1936)[170]
- 2013 – Ace Parker, American football and baseball player (born 1912)[171]
- 2014 – Maggie Boyle, English singer and flute player (born 1956)[172]
- 2014 – Tommy Macpherson, Scottish soldier and businessman (born 1920)[173]
- 2014 – Rick Rosas, American bass player (born 1949)[174]
- 2015 – Bobby Campbell, English footballer and manager (born 1937)[175]
- 2015 – Yitzhak Navon, Israeli author, playwright, and politician, 5th President of Israel (born 1921)[176]
- 2017 – Richard F. Gordon Jr., American naval officer, aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (born 1929)[177]
- 2018 – Bernard Landry, Canadian lawyer, politician and Premier of Quebec (born 1937)[178]
- 2020 – Ken Spears, American writer (born 1938)[179]
- 2020 – King Von, American rapper (born 1994)[180]
- 2023 – Antoni Martí, Andorran politician, former Prime Minister of Andorra (born 1963)[181]
- 2024 – Dorothy Allison, American writer (born 1949)[182]
- 2024 – John Nott, British politician (born 1932)[183]
- 2024 – Madeleine Riffaud, French poet, journalist and Resistance member (born 1924)[184]
- 2024 – Tony Todd, American actor (born 1954)[185]
- 2025 – Rick Hauck, American naval officer, fighter pilot, and NASA astronaut (born 1941)[186]
- 2025 – James Watson, American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist (born 1928)[187]
Holidays and observances
- Christian feast days:
- Gustavus Adolphus Day[194] (in Sweden, Finland and Estonia)
- Finnish Swedish Heritage Day[195][196] (in Finland)
- International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict[197]
- Obama Day (in Kenya)[198]
