6 November

Events

Pre-1600

* 447 – A powerful earthquake destroys large portions of the Walls of Constantinople, including 57 towers.
* 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.
*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.
*1577 – The first recorded observation from Earth of the Great Comet of 1577 takes place by Aztec astronomers in Mexico, followed by reports from Italy on November 7 and Japan on November 8. Astronomer Tycho Brahe will track the comet from November 13 until January 26 before it departs the Solar System.

1601–1900

*1792 – Battle of Jemappes in the French Revolutionary Wars.
*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.
*1869 – In New Brunswick, New Jersey defeats Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey), 6–4, in the first official intercollegiate American football game.
*1900 – President William McKinley is re-elected, along with his vice-presidential running mate, Governor Theodore Roosevelt of New York. Republicans also swept the congressional elections, winning increased majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

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.
*1943 – World War II: The 1st Ukrainian Front liberates Kyiv from German occupation.
*1947 – ''Meet the Press'', the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC Television.
*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.
*1971 – The United States Atomic Energy Commission tests the largest U.S. underground hydrogen bomb, code-named Cannikin, on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians.
*1977 – The Kelly Barnes Dam, located above Toccoa Falls College near Toccoa, Georgia, fails, killing 39.
*1985 – Colombian conflict, leftist guerrillas of the 19th of April Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá.
*1986 – Sumburgh disaster: A British International Helicopters Boeing 234LR Chinook crashes 2 miles east of Sumburgh Airport killing 45 people. It is the deadliest civilian helicopter crash on record.
*1988 – Lancang–Gengma earthquakes: At least 730 are killed after two powerful earthquakes rock the China–Myanmar border in Yunnan Province.
*1995 – Cleveland Browns relocation controversy: Art Modell announces that he signed a deal that would relocate the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore.
*2002 – Jiang Lijun is detained by Chinese police for signing the Open Letter to the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.
* 2002 – A Fokker 50 crashes near Luxembourg Airport, killing 20 and injuring three.
*2004 – An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 150.
*2012 – Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate.
*2016 – Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launch an offensive to capture the city of Raqqa from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Births

Pre-1600

*1391 – Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (died 1425)
* 1479 – Philip I, Margrave of Baden (died 1533)
*1494 – Suleiman the Magnificent, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (died 1566)
*1550 – Karin Månsdotter, Swedish queen (died 1612)

1601–1900

*1604 – George Ent, English scientist (died 1689)
*1661 – Charles II of Spain, last Habsburg ruler of the Spanish Empire (died 1700)
* 1750 – Carlo Aurelio Widmann, Venetian nobleman and admiral (died 1798)
*1814 – Adolphe Sax, Belgian-French instrument designer, invented the saxophone (died 1894)
*1841 – Nelson W. Aldrich, American businessman and politician (died 1915)
*1851 – Charles Dow, American journalist and economist (died 1902)
*1854 – John Philip Sousa, American composer and bandleader (died 1932)
*1861 – James Naismith, Canadian-American physician and educator, invented basketball (died 1939)
*1880 – Yoshisuke Aikawa, Japanese businessman and politician, founded Nissan Motor Company (died 1967)
*1884 – May Brahe, Australian composer (died 1956)
*1885 – Martin O'Meara, Irish-Australian sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1935)
*1887 – Walter Johnson, American baseball player and manager (died 1946)
*1897 – Jack O'Connor, English cricketer (died 1977)
*1900 – Ida Lou Anderson, American orator and professor, pioneer in the field of radio broadcasting (died 1941)

1901–present

*1908 – Tony Canzoneri, American boxer (died 1959)
*1913 – Cho Ki-chon, North Korean poet (died 1951)
*1921 – Geoff Rabone, New Zealand cricketer (died 2006)
*1924 – Harry Threadgold, English footballer (died 1996)
*1926 – Frank Carson, Northern Irish comedian and actor (died 2012)
* 1926 – Zig Ziglar, American soldier, businessman, and author (died 2012)
*1929 – Lu Chao-Hsuan, Taiwanese guitarist, performer and educator. (died 2017)
* 1929 – June Squibb, American actress
*1930 – Derrick Bell, American scholar, author and critical race theorist (died 2011)
*1931 – Mike Nichols, German-born American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2014)
*1932 – François Englert, Belgian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
*1933 – Else Ackermann, German physician and pharmacologist (died 2019)
*1937 – Leo Goeke, American tenor and actor (died 2012)
*1938 – Mack Jones, American baseball player (died 2004)
* 1938 – P. J. Proby, American singer and songwriter
*1939 – Leonardo Quisumbing, Filipino lawyer and jurist (died 2019)
* 1939 – Michael Schwerner, American activist (died 1964)
*1940 – Johnny Giles, Irish footballer and manager
*1941 – Guy Clark, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2016)
* 1941 – Doug Sahm, American singer-songwriter and musician (died 1999)
*1946 – Sally Field, American actress
* 1946 – George Young, Scottish guitarist, songwriter, and producer (died 2017)
*1948 – Glenn Frey, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2016)
*1949 – Elwood Edwards, American voice actor (died 2024)
*1949 – Ariel Henry, Haitian prime-minister, neurosurgeon, and politician
*1949 – Arturo Sandoval, Cuban-American musician
*1950 – Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad, Pakistani politician
* 1950 – Nimalan Soundaranayagam, Sri Lankan educator and politician (died 2000)
*1952 – Michael Cunningham, American novelist and screenwriter
*1953 – Frank Hanisch, German footballer
* 1953 – Brian McKechnie, New Zealand cricketer and rugby player
*1955 – Mark Donaldson (rugby player), Mark Donaldson, New Zealand rugby player
* 1955 – Maria Shriver, American journalist and author
*1956 – Graeme Wood (cricketer), Graeme Wood, Australian cricketer and footballer
*1957 – Lori Singer, American actress and musician
*1960 – Lance Kerwin, American actor (died 2023)
*1962 – Nadezhda Kuzhelnaya, Russian pilot and former cosmonaut
*1963 – Rozz Williams, American singer, musician and artist (died 1998)
*1964 – Mike Brewer (rugby union), Mike Brewer, New Zealand rugby player
*1966 – Peter DeLuise, American actor, writer, director, and producer
* 1966 – Stephanie Vozzo, American professional comic book colorist and music agent
*1967 – Shuzo Matsuoka, Japanese tennis player and sportscaster
*1968 – Kelly Rutherford, American actress
* 1968 – Jerry Yang (entrepreneur), Jerry Yang, Taiwanese-American engineer and businessman, co-founded Yahoo!
*1969 – Colson Whitehead, American author
*1970 – Ethan Hawke, American actor, author, and director
*1971 – Laura Flessel-Colovic, French fencer and politician
*1972 – Thandiwe Newton, English actress
* 1972 – Rebecca Romijn, American model and actress
*1973 – David Giffin, Australian rugby player
*1974 – Zoe McLellan, American actress
* 1974 – Frank Vandenbroucke (cyclist), Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian cyclist (died 2009)
*1976 – Pat Tillman, American football player and soldier (died 2004)
* 1976 – Sal Vulcano, American comedian and actor
*1978 – Erik Cole, American ice hockey player
* 1978 – Taryn Manning, American actress and singer
* 1978 – Zak Morioka, Brazilian race car driver
*1979 – Adam LaRoche, American baseball player
* 1979 – Lamar Odom, American basketball player
* 1979 – Brad Stuart, Canadian ice hockey player
*1981 – Kaspars Gorkšs, Latvian footballer
* 1981 – Luke Jackson (basketball, born 1981), Luke Jackson, American basketball player and coach
* 1981 – Andrew Murray (ice hockey), Andrew Murray, Canadian ice hockey player
*1983 – Nicole Hosp, Austrian skier
*1984 – Patina Miller, American actress and singer
* 1984 – Ricky Romero, American baseball player
* 1984 – Sebastian Schachten, German footballer
*1985 – Sun Yue (basketball), Sun Yue, Chinese basketball player
*1986 – Katie Leclerc, American actress
* 1986 – Ben Rector, American singer, songwriter and musician
* 1986 – Conor Sammon, Irish footballer
*1987 – Ana Ivanovic, Serbian tennis player
*1988 – John Holland (basketball), John Holland, Puerto Rican-American basketball player
* 1988 – Erik Lund (footballer), Erik Lund, Swedish footballer
* 1988 – James Paxton (baseball), James Paxton, Canadian baseball player
* 1988 – Emma Stone, American actress
* 1988 – Conchita Wurst, Austrian singer
*1989 – Jozy Altidore, American soccer player
* 1989 – Aaron Hernandez, American football player (died 2017)
*1990 – André Schürrle, German footballer
* 1990 – Akua Shōma, Japanese sumo wrestler
* 1990 – Bowen Yang, Australian-born American actor, comedian, podcaster, and writer
*1991 – Pierson Fodé, American actor and model
* 1991 – Doron Lamb, American basketball player
*1992 – Rebecca Allen (basketball), Rebecca Allen, Australian basketball player
* 1992 – Nasya Dimitrova, Bulgarian volleyball player
* 1992 – Paula Kania-Choduń, Polish tennis player
* 1992 – Yura (South Korean singer), Kim Ah-young, South Korean singer and actress
* 1992 – Stefan Ortega, German footballer
*1993 – Josh Wakefield, English footballer
*1994 – Isaah Yeo, Australian rugby league player
*1995 – Addin Fonua-Blake, Australian-Tongan rugby league player
* 1995 – Sam Reinhart, Canadian ice hockey player
*1997 – Aliona Bolsova, Spanish-Moldovan tennis player
* 1997 – Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, English actor and model
* 1997 – Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Romanian tennis player
*2001 – Day'Ron Sharpe, American basketball player

Deaths

Pre-1600

*1003 – Pope John XVII
*1312 – Christina von Stommeln, Roman Catholic mystic and stigmatic (born 1242)
*1406 – Pope Innocent VII (born 1339)
*1492 – Antoine Busnois, French composer and poet (born 1430)

1601–1900

*1656 – Jean-Baptiste Morin (mathematician), Jean-Baptiste Morin, French mathematician, astrologer, and astronomer (born 1583)
*1672 – Heinrich Schütz, German organist and composer (born 1585)
*1692 – Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French author and poet (born 1619)
*1752 – Ralph Erskine (preacher), Ralph Erskine, Scottish minister (born 1685)
*1816 – Gouverneur Morris, American scholar, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to France (born 1752)
*1893 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (born 1840)

1901–present

*1918 – Alan Arnett McLeod, Canadian lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1899)
*1942 – Emil Starkenstein, Czech pharmacologist and academic (born 1884)
*1955 – Edwin Barclay, 18th president of Liberia (born 1882)
*1964 – Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (born 1925)
*1965 – Clarence Williams (musician), Clarence Williams, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1898)
*1968 – Chauncey Sparks, American politician and 41st Governor of Alabama (born 1884)
*1978 – Heiri Suter, Swiss cyclist (born 1899)
*1984 – Gastón Suárez, Bolivian author and playwright (born 1929)
*1985 – Sanjeev Kumar, Indian film actor (born 1938)
*1987 – Zohar Argov, Israeli singer (born 1955)
*1991 – Gene Tierney, American actress (born 1920)
*1998 – Sky Low Low, Canadian wrestler (born 1928)
*2000 – L. Sprague de Camp, American historian and author (born 1907)
*2003 – Just Betzer, Danish production manager and producer (born 1944)
* 2003 – Rie Mastenbroek, Dutch swimmer and coach (born 1919)
*2004 – Johnny Warren, Australian footballer, manager, and sportscaster (born 1943)
*2005 – Rod Donald, New Zealand lawyer and politician (born 1957)
* 2005 – Anthony Sawoniuk, Belarusian SS officer (born 1921)
*2006 – Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Spanish skier (born 1950)
* 2006 – Federico López, Mexican-Puerto Rican basketball player (born 1962)
*2007 – Hilda Braid, English actress and singer (born 1929)
* 2007 – George Grljusich, Australian footballer and sportscaster (born 1939)
* 2007 – Hank Thompson (musician), Hank Thompson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1925)
*2009 – Ron Sproat, American screenwriter and playwright (born 1932)
*2010 – Robert Lipshutz, American soldier and lawyer, 17th White House Counsel (born 1921)
*2011 – Roger Faulques, French military officer and mercenary (born 1924)
*2012 – Joel Connable, American journalist and actor (born 1973)
* 2012 – Clive Dunn, English actor (born 1920)
* 2012 – Frank J. Prial, American journalist and author (born 1930)
*2013 – Tarla Dalal, Indian chef and author (born 1936)
* 2013 – Ace Parker, American football and baseball player (born 1912)
*2014 – Maggie Boyle, English singer and flute player (born 1956)
* 2014 – Tommy Macpherson, Scottish soldier and businessman (born 1920)
* 2014 – Rick Rosas, American bass player (born 1949)
*2015 – Bobby Campbell (English footballer), Bobby Campbell, English footballer and manager (born 1937)
* 2015 – Yitzhak Navon, Israeli author, playwright, and politician, 5th President of Israel (born 1921)
*2017 – Richard F. Gordon Jr., American naval officer, aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (born 1929)
*2018 – Bernard Landry, Canadian lawyer, politician and Premier of Quebec (born 1937)
*2020 – Ken Spears, American writer (born 1938)
* 2020 – King Von, American rapper (born 1994)
* 2024 – John Nott, British politician (born 1932)
* 2024 – Madeleine Riffaud, French poet, journalist and Resistance member (born 1924)
* 2024 – Tony Todd, American actor (born 1954)

Holidays and observances

*Christian feast days:
**Barlaam of Khutyn
**Demetrian
**Illtud
**Leonard of Noblac
**Melaine, Melaine of Rennes
**Winnoc
**November 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
*Gustavus Adolphus Day (in Sweden, Finland and Estonia)
*Finnish Swedish Heritage Day (in Finland)
*International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
*Obama Day (in Kenya)

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