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On This Day in History — November 6
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Highlights of November 6
- 2016 — Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces launched a successful military campaign to isolate and eventually capture Raqqa, the Islamic State's capital. Read more
- 2012 — Tammy Baldwin became the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate. Read more
- 2004 — A man committing suicide parked his car on the railway tracks in Ufton Nervet, Berkshire, England, causing a derailment that also killed six people on the train. Read more
- 1988 — Two earthquakes occurring 12 minutes apart struck Yunnan near the China–Myanmar border, killing more than 730 people. Read more
- 1977 — The Kelly Barnes Dam in Stephens County, Georgia, collapsed; the resulting flood killed 39 people and caused US$2.8 million in damages. Read more
- 1963 — Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ was appointed by the junta of General Dương Văn Minh to head the South Vietnamese government, five days after Minh deposed and assassinated President Ngô Đình Diệm. Read more
- 1944 — The B Reactor at the Hanford Site in the U.S. state of Washington began producing plutonium, with the facility later going on to create more for nearly the entire American nuclear arsenal. Read more
- 1939 — As part of their plan to eradicate the Polish intellectual elite, the Gestapo arrested 184 professors, students and employees of the Jagiellonian University (location pictured) in Kraków. Read more
- 1924 — The Spanish anarchist group Los Solidarios unsuccessfully attempted to launch an insurrection against the dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera. Read more
- 1917 — First World War: Canadian forces captured Passendale, Belgium, after three months of fighting against the Germans at the Battle of Passchendaele. Read more
- 1868 — Red Cloud (pictured), a Native American leader of the Oglala Lakota tribe, signed the Treaty of Fort Laramie, ending Red Cloud's War and establishing the Great Sioux Reservation. Read more
- 1863 — American Civil War: A Union brigade defeated a Confederate force at the Battle of Droop Mountain in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Read more
- 1856 — The first story from the collection Scenes of Clerical Life by the English author George Eliot was submitted for publication. Read more
- 1794 — French Revolutionary Wars: Two British ships were intercepted by a French squadron, leading to the French seizure of HMS Alexander. Read more
- 1217 — King Henry III of England issued the Charter of the Forest, re-establishing the rights of access of free men to royal forests. Read more
Events
- 2025 — Canadian ostrich cull: The Government of Canada kills 314 ostriches after H5N8 is detected in an ostrich farm in Edgewood, BC. Read more
- 2016 — Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces launch an offensive to capture the ISIL-held city of Raqqa. Read more
- 2012 — Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate. Read more
- 2004 — An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 120. Read more
- 2002 — Jiang Lijun is detained by Chinese police for signing the Open Letter to the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. Read more
- 2002 — A Fokker 50 crashes near Luxembourg Airport, killing 20 and injuring three. Read more
- 1995 — Cleveland Browns relocation controversy: Art Modell announces that he signed a deal that would relocate the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore. Read more
- 1988 — Lancang–Gengma earthquakes: At least 730 are killed after two powerful earthquakes rock the China–Myanmar border in Yunnan Province. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 1985 — Colombian conflict: leftist guerrillas of the 19th of April Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá. Read more
- 1977 — The Kelly Barnes Dam, located above Toccoa Falls College near Toccoa, Georgia, fails, killing 39. Read more
- 1976 — Uttawar forced sterilisations: Mass vasectomy of nearly 800 men of Uttawar village, Palwal district, Haryana during India's Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi. Read more
- 1971 — The United States Atomic Energy Commission tests the largest U.S. underground hydrogen bomb, code-named Cannikin, on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 1947 — Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC Television. Read more
- 1943 — World War II: The 1st Ukrainian Front liberates Kyiv from German occupation. Read more
- 1936 — Spanish Civil War: The republican government flees from Madrid to Valencia, leading to the formation of the Madrid Defense Council in its stead. Read more
- 1900 — President William McKinley is re-elected, along with his vice-presidential running mate, Governor Theodore Roosevelt of New York. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 1792 — Battle of Jemappes in the French Revolutionary Wars. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 447 — A powerful earthquake destroys large portions of the Walls of Constantinople, including 57 towers. Read more
Born on November 6
- 2001 — Day'Ron Sharpe, American basketball player Read more
- 1997 — Aliona Bolsova, Spanish-Moldovan tennis player Read more
- 1997 — Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, English actor and model Read more
- 1997 — Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Romanian tennis player Read more
- 1995 — Addin Fonua-Blake, Australian-Tongan rugby league player Read more
- 1995 — Sam Reinhart, Canadian ice hockey player Read more
- 1994 — Isaah Yeo, Australian rugby league player Read more
- 1993 — Josh Wakefield, English footballer Read more
- 1992 — Rebecca Allen, Australian basketball player Read more
- 1992 — Nasya Dimitrova, Bulgarian volleyball player Read more
- 1992 — Paula Kania-Choduń, Polish tennis player Read more
- 1992 — Kim Ah-young, South Korean singer and actress Read more
- 1992 — Stefan Ortega, German footballer Read more
- 1991 — Doron Lamb, American basketball player Read more
- 1990 — André Schürrle, German footballer Read more
- 1990 — Akua Shōma, Japanese sumo wrestler Read more
- 1990 — Bowen Yang, Australian-born American actor, comedian, podcaster, and writer Read more
- 1989 — Jozy Altidore, American soccer player Read more
- 1989 — Aaron Hernandez, American football player (died 2017) Read more
- 1988 — John Holland, Puerto Rican-American basketball player Read more
- 1988 — Erik Lund, Swedish footballer Read more
- 1988 — James Paxton, Canadian baseball player Read more
- 1988 — Emma Stone, American actress Read more
- 1988 — Conchita Wurst, Austrian singer Read more
- 1987 — Ana Ivanovic, Serbian tennis player Read more
- 1986 — Ben Rector, American singer, songwriter and musician Read more
- 1986 — Conor Sammon, Irish footballer Read more
- 1985 — Sun Yue, Chinese basketball player Read more
- 1984 — Ricky Romero, American baseball player Read more
- 1984 — Sebastian Schachten, German footballer Read more
- 1983 — Nicole Hosp, Austrian skier Read more
- 1981 — Kaspars Gorkšs, Latvian footballer Read more
- 1981 — Luke Jackson, American basketball player and coach Read more
- 1981 — Andrew Murray, Canadian ice hockey player Read more
- 1979 — Adam LaRoche, American baseball player Read more
- 1979 — Lamar Odom, American basketball player Read more
- 1979 — Brad Stuart, Canadian ice hockey player Read more
- 1978 — Erik Cole, American ice hockey player Read more
- 1978 — Zak Morioka, Brazilian race car driver Read more
- 1976 — Sal Vulcano, American comedian and actor Read more
Died on November 6
- 2025 — Rick Hauck, American naval officer, fighter pilot, and NASA astronaut (born 1941) Read more
- 2025 — James Watson, American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist (born 1928) Read more
- 2024 — Dorothy Allison, American writer (born 1949) Read more
- 2024 — John Nott, British politician (born 1932) Read more
- 2024 — Madeleine Riffaud, French poet, journalist and Resistance member (born 1924) Read more
- 2024 — Tony Todd, American actor (born 1954) Read more
- 2023 — Antoni Martí, Andorran politician, former Prime Minister of Andorra (born 1963) Read more
- 2020 — Ken Spears, American writer (born 1938) Read more
- 2020 — King Von, American rapper (born 1994) Read more
- 2018 — Bernard Landry, Canadian lawyer, politician and Premier of Quebec (born 1937) Read more
- 2017 — Richard F. Gordon Jr., American naval officer, aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (born 1929) Read more
- 2015 — Bobby Campbell, English footballer and manager (born 1937) Read more
- 2015 — Yitzhak Navon, Israeli author, playwright, and politician, 5th President of Israel (born 1921) Read more
- 2014 — Maggie Boyle, English singer and flute player (born 1956) Read more
- 2014 — Tommy Macpherson, Scottish soldier and businessman (born 1920) Read more
- 2014 — Rick Rosas, American bass player (born 1949) Read more
- 2013 — Tarla Dalal, Indian chef and author (born 1936) Read more
- 2013 — Ace Parker, American football and baseball player (born 1912) Read more
- 2012 — Joel Connable, American journalist and actor (born 1973) Read more
- 2012 — Clive Dunn, English actor (born 1920) Read more
- 2012 — Frank J. Prial, American journalist and author (born 1930) Read more
- 2011 — Roger Faulques, French military officer and mercenary (born 1924) Read more
- 2010 — Robert Lipshutz, American soldier and lawyer, 17th White House Counsel (born 1921) Read more
- 2009 — Ron Sproat, American screenwriter and playwright (born 1932) Read more
- 2007 — Hilda Braid, English actress and singer (born 1929) Read more
- 2007 — George Grljusich, Australian footballer and sportscaster (born 1939) Read more
- 2007 — Hank Thompson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1925) Read more
- 2006 — Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Spanish skier (born 1950) Read more
- 2006 — Federico López, Mexican-Puerto Rican basketball player (born 1962) Read more
- 2005 — Rod Donald, New Zealand lawyer and politician (born 1957) Read more
- 2005 — Anthony Sawoniuk, Belarusian SS officer (born 1921) Read more
- 2004 — Johnny Warren, Australian footballer, manager, and sportscaster (born 1943) Read more
- 2003 — Just Betzer, Danish production manager and producer (born 1944) Read more
- 2003 — Rie Mastenbroek, Dutch swimmer and coach (born 1919) Read more
- 2000 — L. Sprague de Camp, American historian and author (born 1907) Read more
- 1998 — Sky Low Low, Canadian wrestler (born 1928) Read more
- 1991 — Gene Tierney, American actress (born 1920) Read more
- 1987 — Zohar Argov, Israeli singer (born 1955) Read more
- 1985 — Sanjeev Kumar, Indian film actor (born 1938) Read more
- 1984 — Gastón Suárez, Bolivian author and playwright (born 1929) Read more
Holidays & observances
Christian feast days:
Barlaam of Khutyn; Christian feast days:
Demetrian; Christian feast days:
Illtud; Christian feast days:
Leonard of Noblac; Christian feast days:
Melaine of Rennes; Christian feast days:
Winnoc; Christian feast days:
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)
Events, births and deaths from Wikipedia contributors, “November 6”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Lists are selections; the full record lives at the source.