On This Day — November 6

🕰️ Notable Events on November 6

• 2013 — Several small bombs explode outside a provincial office of the Chinese Communist Party in the northern city of Taiyuan, killing at least one person and wounding eight others. Wikipedia ↗
• 2012 — Barack Obama is reelected President of the United States; Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate. Wikipedia ↗
• 2004 — An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 150. Wikipedia ↗
• 1999 — Australians vote to keep the Head of the Commonwealth as their head of state in the Australian republic referendum. Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Cleveland Browns relocation controversy: Art Modell announces that he signed a deal that would relocate the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore, the first time the city had a NFL team since 1983 when they were the Baltimore Colts. Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Sumburgh disaster: A British International Helicopters Boeing 234LR Chinook crashes 2.5 !21⁄2 miles east of Sumburgh Airport killing 45 people. It is the deadliest civilian helicopter crash on record. Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — In Colombia, leftist guerrillas of the 19th of April Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá, eventually killing 115 people, 11 of them Supreme Court justices. Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Ronald Reagan is reelected President of the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — The Kelly Barnes Dam, located above Toccoa Falls Bible College near Toccoa, Georgia, fails, killing 39. Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — The United States Atomic Energy Commission tests the largest U.S. underground hydrogen bomb, code-named Cannikin, on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Cuba and the United States formally agree to begin an airlift for Cubans who want to go to the United States. By 1971, 250,000 Cubans had made use of this program. Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Following the November 1 coup and execution of President Ngo Dinh Diem, coup leader General Dương Văn Minh takes over leadership of South Vietnam. Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — The United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning South Africa's apartheid policies and calls for all UN member states to cease military and economic relations with the nation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Dwight D. Eisenhower is reelected President of the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Deputy commander-in-chief of the Eastern China Field Army General Su Yu launches a massive offensive toward Xuzhou, defended by seven different armies under the General Suppression Headquarters of Xuzhou Garrison, the Huaihai Campaign. The largest operational campaign of the Chinese Civil War begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Concerned that her cover was about to be blown, Elizabeth Bentley turns herself in to the FBI and confesses she had been spying for the Soviet Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Plutonium is first produced at the Hanford Atomic Facility and subsequently used in the Fat Man atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: The Soviet Red Army recaptures Kiev. Before withdrawing, the Germans destroy most of the city's ancient buildings. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: Carlson's patrol during the Guadalcanal Campaign begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: First flight of the Heinkel He 219. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — World War II: During the Battle of Moscow, Joseph Stalin addresses the Soviet people for only the second time. Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — World War II: Sonderaktion Krakau takes place. Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Edwin Armstrong presents his paper "A Method of Reducing Disturbances in Radio Signaling by a System of Frequency Modulation" to the New York section of the Institute of Radio Engineers. Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Memphis, Tennessee becomes the first major city to join the Tennessee Valley Authority. Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Herbert Hoover is elected the 31st President of the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — The Provisional People's Government of the Republic of Poland is established. Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — World War I: Battle of Passchendaele ends: After three months of fierce fighting, Canadian forces take Passchendaele in Belgium. Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Mohandas Gandhi is arrested while leading a march of Indian miners in South Africa. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1865 — American Civil War: CSS Shenandoah is the last Confederate combat unit to surrender after circumnavigating the globe on a cruise on which it sank or captured 37 unarmed merchant vessels. Wikipedia ↗
• 1861 — American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is elected president of the Confederate States of America. Wikipedia ↗
• 1860 — Abraham Lincoln is elected as the 16th President of United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1856 — Scenes of Clerical Life, the first work of fiction by the author later known as George Eliot, is submitted for publication. Wikipedia ↗
• 1844 — The first Constitution of the Dominican Republic is adopted. Wikipedia ↗
• 1792 — Battle of Jemappes in the French Revolutionary Wars. Wikipedia ↗
• 1789 — Pope Pius VI appoints Father John Carroll as the first Catholic bishop in the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1528 — Shipwrecked Spanish conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca becomes the first known European to set foot in the area that would become Texas. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 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 a armed rebellion against Otto. Wikipedia ↗
• 447 — A powerful earthquake destroys large portions of the Walls of Constantinople, including 57 towers. Wikipedia ↗
• 355 — Roman emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with the government of the Prefecture of the Gauls. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on November 6

• 1995 — Addin Fonua-Blake, Australian-Tongan rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Isaah Yeo, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Josh Wakefield, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Paula Kania, Polish tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Dorothea Barth Jörgensen, Swedish model Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — André Schürrle, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Kris Wu, Canadian-Chinese singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Jozy Altidore, American soccer player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Aaron Hernandez, American football player (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Shaina Magdayao, Filipino actress, singer, and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Erik Lund, Swedish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Emma Stone, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Conchita Wurst, Austrian singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Ana Ivanovic, Serbian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Naoki Miyata, Japanese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Katie Leclerc, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Conor Sammon, Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Ettore Marchi, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Ricky Romero, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Sebastian Schachten, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Jon Hume, Australian-New Zealand singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Steve Millar, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Kaspars Gorkšs, Latvian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Andrew Murray, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Marc Abaya, Filipino singer, guitarist, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Adam LaRoche, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Lamar Odom, American basketball player and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Gerli Padar, Estonian singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Brad Stuart, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Daniella Cicarelli, Brazilian model and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Erik Cole, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Zak Morioka, Brazilian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Catherine Clark, Canadian journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Mike Herrera, American singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Jodi Martin, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Pat Tillman, American football player and soldier (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian cyclist (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — David Giffin, Australian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Adonis Georgiadis, Greek historian and politician, Greek Minister of Health Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Thandie Newton, English actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Rebecca Romijn, American model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Ethan Hawke, American actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Caesar Meadows, American cartoonist Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Kelly Rutherford, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Jerry Yang, Taiwanese-American engineer and businessman, co-founded Yahoo! Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Shuzo Matsuoka, Japanese tennis player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Fujiko Takimoto, Japanese voice actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Peter DeLuise, American actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Paul Gilbert, American guitarist and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Valérie Benguigui, French actress and director (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Siim Valmar Kiisler, Estonian businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Mike Brewer, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Arne Duncan, American educator and politician, 9th United States Secretary of Education Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Corey Glover, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Greg Graffin, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Annette Zilinskas, American singer and bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Craig Goldy, American guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Florent Pagny, French singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Michael Cerveris, American actor, singer, and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Trace Beaulieu, American actor, puppeteer, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Cam Clarke, American voice actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Klaus Kleinfeld, German-American businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Lori Singer, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Graeme Wood, Australian cricketer and footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Mark Donaldson, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — William H. McRaven, American admiral Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Maria Shriver, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Catherine Crier, American journalist and judge Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Minoru Yanagida, Japanese politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Frank Hanisch, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Brian McKechnie, New Zealand cricketer and rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Michael Cunningham, American novelist and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Peter Althin, Swedish lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — John Falsey, American screenwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Nigel Havers, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Amir Aczel, Israeli-American mathematician, historian, and academic (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Nimalan Soundaranayagam, Sri Lankan educator and politician (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad, Pakistani politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Brad Davis, American actor (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Arturo Sandoval, Cuban trumpet player, pianist, and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Joseph C. Wilson, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to Gabon Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Sidney Blumenthal, American journalist and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Glenn Frey, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Carolyn Seymour, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Edward Yang, Taiwanese-American director and screenwriter (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Mesut Yılmaz, Turkish politician, 21st Prime Minister of Turkey Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Sally Field, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — George Young, Scottish guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Lani Hall, American singer, lyricist, author, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Bill Henderson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and music producer (Chilliwack) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Guy Clark, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Doug Sahm, American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Johnny Giles, Irish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Ruth Messinger, American politician and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Dieter F. Uchtdorf, German-American pilot and religious leader Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Michael Schwerner, American activist (d. 1964) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Leonardo Quisumbing, Filipino lawyer and jurist Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Mack Jones, American baseball player (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Branko Mikasinovich, Serbian journalist and scholar Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — P. J. Proby, American singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Diana E. H. Russell, South African activist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Leo Goeke, American tenor and actor (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Garry Gross, American photographer (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Eugene Pitt, American doo-wop singer-songwriter (The Jive Five) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Marco Vassi, American author (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Joe Warfield, American actor, director, and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Stonewall Jackson, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — François Englert, Belgian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Peter Collins, English race car driver (d. 1958) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Mike Nichols, German-born American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Derrick Bell, American scholar, author and critical race theorist (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Tom Hornbein, American anesthesiologist and mountaineer Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — June Squibb, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Frank Carson, Northern Irish comedian and actor (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Zig Ziglar, American soldier, businessman, and author (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Harry Threadgold, English footballer (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Ray B. Sitton, American pilot and general (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Don Lusher, English trombonist and bandleader (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Frank J. Lynch, American lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — James Jones, American novelist (d. 1977) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Geoff Rabone, New Zealand cricketer (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Sharof Rashidov, Uzbek politician, candidate member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Ray Conniff, American composer and conductor (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Joyce Heron, British stage, film and television actress (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Jonathan Harris, American actor (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Tony Canzoneri, American boxer (d. 1959) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — James D. Norris, American lieutenant and businessman (d. 1966) Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Ida Lou Anderson, American orator and professor, pioneer in the field of radio broadcasting (d. 1941) Wikipedia ↗
• 1897 — Jack O'Connor, English cricketer (d. 1977) Wikipedia ↗
• 1894 — Opal Kunz, American pilot and activist (d. 1967) Wikipedia ↗
• 1893 — Edsel Ford, American lieutenant and businessman (d. 1943) Wikipedia ↗
• 1892 — Harold Ross, American journalist and publisher, co-founded The New Yorker (d. 1951) Wikipedia ↗
• 1887 — Walter Johnson, American baseball player and manager (d. 1946) Wikipedia ↗
• 1886 — Ida Barney, American astronomer, mathematician, and academic (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1885 — Martin O'Meara, Irish-Australian sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1935) Wikipedia ↗
• 1884 — Mohammad-Taqi Bahar, Iranian poet, journalist, and historian (d. 1951) Wikipedia ↗
• 1882 — Thomas H. Ince, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1924) Wikipedia ↗
• 1881 — Otozō Yamada, Japanese general (d. 1965) Wikipedia ↗
• 1880 — Yoshisuke Aikawa, Japanese businessman and politician, founded Nissan Motor Company (d. 1967) Wikipedia ↗
• 1880 — Robert Musil, Austrian-Swiss author and playwright (d. 1942) Wikipedia ↗
• 1880 — George Poage, American sprinter and hurdler (d. 1962) Wikipedia ↗
• 1880 — Chris van Abkoude, Dutch-American author and educator (d. 1959) Wikipedia ↗
• 1876 — Everett Shinn, American painter and illustrator (d. 1953) Wikipedia ↗
• 1861 — Dennis Miller Bunker, American painter (d. 1890) Wikipedia ↗
• 1861 — James Naismith, Canadian-American physician and educator, invented basketball (d. 1939) Wikipedia ↗
• 1855 — E. S. Gosney, American philanthropist and eugenicist, founded the Human Betterment Foundation (d. 1942) Wikipedia ↗
• 1854 — John Philip Sousa, American commander, composer, and conductor (d. 1932) Wikipedia ↗
• 1851 — Asada Nobuoki, Japanese general (d. 1927) Wikipedia ↗
• 1851 — Charles Dow, American journalist and economist (d. 1902) Wikipedia ↗
• 1841 — Nelson W. Aldrich, American businessman and politician (d. 1915) Wikipedia ↗
• 1841 — Armand Fallières, French lawyer and politician, 9th President of France (d. 1931) Wikipedia ↗
• 1835 — Cesare Lombroso, Italian criminologist and physician, founded the Italian school of criminology (d. 1909) Wikipedia ↗
• 1833 — Jonas Lie, Norwegian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1908) Wikipedia ↗
• 1814 — Adolphe Sax, Belgian-French instrument designer, invented the saxophone (d. 1894) Wikipedia ↗
• 1755 — Stanisław Staszic, Polish philosopher, poet, and geologist (d. 1824) Wikipedia ↗
• 1753 — Jean-Baptiste Bréval, French cellist and composer (d. 1823) Wikipedia ↗
• 1753 — Mikhail Kozlovsky, Russian sculptor (d. 1802) Wikipedia ↗
• 1692 — Louis Racine, French poet (d. 1763) Wikipedia ↗

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