November 6
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November 6 this year
in various calendars |
| Akan |
Monofie |
| Armenian |
19 Trē 1476 |
| Aztec |
Atlcahualo 15, 2 Tōchtli |
| Babylonian |
24 Tashritu, 2337 SE |
| Balinese pawukon |
Luang, Pepet, Kajeng, Laba, Paing, Maulu, Sukra of Sinta, Brahma, Gigis, Manuh |
| Bengali |
21 Kartik, BS 1433 |
| Chinese |
Yang Wood Monkey・Ghost Mansion
Fire Horse Year, Month 9, Day 28
(Shuangjiang, 1 day until Lidong) |
| Common Era |
6 November 2026 CE |
| Coptic |
27 Paopi, AM 1743 |
| Egyptian |
24 Phamenoth, 2775 NE |
| Ethiopian |
27 Ṭeqemt, 2019 Amätä Məhrät |
| French Republican |
Décade II, Quintidi de Brumaire de l'Année 235 de la République |
| Gregorian |
6 November, AD 2026 |
| Hebrew |
26 Cheshvan, AM 5787 |
| Hindu |
Hasta・Vaidhṛti
Solar: 20 Kārtika, 1948 SE
Lunisolar: Dvādaśī, Kṛishna pakṣa of Āśvina, 2083 VE
Rāudra・5127 KY・1,872,885 |
| Icelandic |
Föstudagur, 14 Gormánuđur 2026 |
| Islamic |
25 Jumada al-awwal, AH 1448
(using tabular method) |
| ISO week date |
2026-W45-5 |
| Japanese |
27 Nagatsuki, Reiwa 8
(Sōkō, 1 day until Rittō) |
| Julian |
24 October, AD 2026 (AM 7535) |
| Julian day |
2461351 |
| Korean |
27 Gaedal, 4359 DE |
| Maya |
13.0.14.1.8
1 Ceh, 2 Lamat |
| Roman |
ante diem IX Kalendas Novembres, MMDCCLXXIX AUC |
| Solar Hijri |
15 Aban, SH 1405 |
| Tibetan |
27 tha skar, me pho rta
2153 or 1772 or 1000 |
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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.
- 1936 – Spanish Civil War: The republican government flees from Madrid to Valencia, leading to the formation of the Madrid Defense Council in its stead.[9]
- 1943 – World War II: The 1st Ukrainian Front liberates Kyiv from German occupation.[10]
- 1947 – Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC Television.[11]
- 1956 – Following pressure by US president Eisenhower, Great Britain announces a ceasefire in the Suez crisis, one day after it landed paratroopers together with France at key locations.[12][13]
- 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 Đěnh Diệm.[14]
- 1971 – The United States Atomic Energy Commission tests the largest U.S. underground hydrogen bomb, code-named Cannikin, on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians.[15]
- 1976 – Uttawar forced sterilisations: Mass vasectomy of nearly 800 men of Uttawar village, Palwal district, Haryana during India's Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi.[16]
- 1977 – The Kelly Barnes Dam, located above Toccoa Falls College near Toccoa, Georgia, fails, killing 39.[17]
- 1985 – Colombian conflict: leftist guerrillas of the 19th of April Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá.[18]
- 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.[19]
- 1988 – Lancang–Gengma earthquakes: At least 730 are killed after two powerful earthquakes rock the China–Myanmar border in Yunnan Province.[20]
- 1995 – Cleveland Browns relocation controversy: Art Modell announces that he signed a deal that would relocate the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore.[21]
- 2002 – Jiang Lijun is detained by Chinese police for signing the Open Letter to the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[22]
- 2002 – A Fokker 50 crashes near Luxembourg Airport, killing 20 and injuring three.[23]
- 2004 – An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 120.[24]
- 2012 – Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate.[25]
- 2016 – Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces launch an offensive to capture the ISIL-held city of Raqqa.[26]
- 2025 - Canadian ostrich cull: The Government of Canada kills 314 ostriches after H5N8 is detected in an ostrich farm in Edgewood, BC.[27]
- 1604 – George Ent, English scientist (died 1689)[32]
- 1661 – Charles II of Spain, last Habsburg ruler of the Spanish Empire (died 1700)
- 1750 – Carlo Aurelio Widmann, Venetian nobleman and admiral (died 1798)[33]
- 1755 – Zina Hitchcock, New York politician (died 1832)[34]
- 1814 – Adolphe Sax, Belgian-French instrument designer, invented the saxophone (died 1894)[35]
- 1832 – Joseph Smith III, American religious leader (died 1914)[36]
- 1839 – Elvire Serrouin, French anarchist and protagonist of the Clichy affair (died ?)[37]
- 1841 – Nelson W. Aldrich, American businessman and politician (died 1915)[38]
- 1851 – Charles Dow, American journalist and economist (died 1902)[39]
- 1854 – John Philip Sousa, American composer and bandleader (died 1932)[40]
- 1861 – James Naismith, Canadian-American physician and educator, invented basketball (died 1939)[41]
- 1880 – Yoshisuke Aikawa, Japanese businessman and politician, founded Nissan Motor Company (died 1967)[42]
- 1884 – May Brahe, Australian composer (died 1956)[43]
- 1885 – Martin O'Meara, Irish-Australian sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1935)[44]
- 1887 – Walter Johnson, American baseball player and manager (died 1946)[45]
- 1897 – Jack O'Connor, English cricketer (died 1977)[46]
- 1900 – Ida Lou Anderson, American orator and professor, pioneer in the field of radio broadcasting (died 1941)[47]
- 1908 – Tony Canzoneri, American boxer (died 1959)[48]
- 1913 – Cho Ki-chon, North Korean poet (died 1951)[49]
- 1921 – Geoff Rabone, New Zealand cricketer (died 2006)[50]
- 1924 – Harry Threadgold, English footballer (died 1996)[51]
- 1926 – Frank Carson, Northern Irish comedian and actor (died 2012)[52]
- 1926 – Zig Ziglar, American soldier, businessman, and author (died 2012)[53]
- 1929 – Lu Chao-Hsuan, Taiwanese guitarist, performer and educator. (died 2017)[54]
- 1930 – Derrick Bell, American scholar, author and critical race theorist (died 2011)[55]
- 1931 – Mike Nichols, German-born American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2014)[56]
- 1932 – François Englert, Belgian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2026)[57]
- 1933 – Else Ackermann, German physician and pharmacologist (died 2019)[58]
- 1937 – Leo Goeke, American tenor and actor (died 2012)[59]
- 1938 – Mack Jones, American baseball player (died 2004)[60]
- 1939 – Leonardo Quisumbing, Filipino lawyer and jurist (died 2019)[61]
- 1939 – Michael Schwerner, American activist (died 1964)[62]
- 1940 – Johnny Giles, Irish footballer and manager[63]
- 1941 – Guy Clark, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2016)[64]
- 1941 – Doug Sahm, American singer-songwriter and musician (died 1999)[65]
- 1946 – Sally Field, American actress[66]
- 1946 – George Young, Scottish guitarist, songwriter, and producer (died 2017)[67]
- 1948 – Glenn Frey, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2016)[68]
- 1949 – Elwood Edwards, American voice actor (died 2024)[69]
- 1949 – Ariel Henry, Haitian prime-minister, neurosurgeon, and politician[70]
- 1950 – Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad, Pakistani politician[71]
- 1950 – Nimalan Soundaranayagam, Sri Lankan educator and politician (died 2000)[72]
- 1952 – Michael Cunningham, American novelist and screenwriter[73]
- 1953 – Frank Hanisch, German footballer[74]
- 1953 – Brian McKechnie, New Zealand cricketer and rugby player[75]
- 1955 – Mark Donaldson, New Zealand rugby player[76]
- 1955 – Maria Shriver, American journalist and author[77]
- 1956 – Graeme Wood, Australian cricketer and footballer[78]
- 1960 – Lance Kerwin, American actor (died 2023)[79]
- 1962 – Nadezhda Kuzhelnaya, Russian pilot and former cosmonaut[80]
- 1963 – Rozz Williams, American singer, musician and artist (died 1998)[81]
- 1964 – Mike Brewer, New Zealand rugby player[82]
- 1966 – Paul Gilbert, American guitarist[83]
- 1966 – Stephanie Vozzo, American professional comic book colorist and music agent[84][85]
- 1967 – Shuzo Matsuoka, Japanese tennis player and sportscaster[86]
- 1967 – Rebecca Schaeffer, American actress and model (died 1989)[87]
- 1968 – Kelly Rutherford, American actress[88]
- 1968 – Jerry Yang, Taiwanese-American engineer and businessman, co-founded Yahoo![89]
- 1971 – Laura Flessel-Colovic, French fencer and politician[90]
- 1972 – Rebecca Romijn, American model and actress[91]
- 1973 – David Giffin, Australian rugby player[92]
- 1974 – Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian cyclist (died 2009)[93]
- 1976 – Sal Vulcano, American comedian and actor[94]
- 1978 – Erik Cole, American ice hockey player[95]
- 1978 – Zak Morioka, Brazilian race car driver[96]
- 1979 – Adam LaRoche, American baseball player[97]
- 1979 – Lamar Odom, American basketball player[98]
- 1979 – Brad Stuart, Canadian ice hockey player[99]
- 1981 – Kaspars Gorkšs, Latvian footballer[100]
- 1981 – Luke Jackson, American basketball player and coach[101]
- 1981 – Andrew Murray, Canadian ice hockey player[102]
- 1983 – Nicole Hosp, Austrian skier[103]
- 1984 – Ricky Romero, American baseball player[104]
- 1984 – Sebastian Schachten, German footballer[105]
- 1985 – Sun Yue, Chinese basketball player[106]
- 1986 – Ben Rector, American singer, songwriter and musician[107]
- 1986 – Conor Sammon, Irish footballer[108]
- 1987 – Ana Ivanovic, Serbian tennis player[109]
- 1988 – John Holland, Puerto Rican-American basketball player[110]
- 1988 – Erik Lund, Swedish footballer[111]
- 1988 – James Paxton, Canadian baseball player[112]
- 1988 – Emma Stone, American actress[113]
- 1988 – Conchita Wurst, Austrian singer[114]
- 1989 – Jozy Altidore, American soccer player[115]
- 1989 – Aaron Hernandez, American football player (died 2017)[116]
- 1990 – André Schürrle, German footballer[117]
- 1990 – Akua Shōma, Japanese sumo wrestler[118]
- 1990 – Bowen Yang, Australian-born American actor, comedian, podcaster, and writer[119]
- 1991 – Doron Lamb, American basketball player[120]
- 1992 – Rebecca Allen, Australian basketball player[121]
- 1992 – Nasya Dimitrova, Bulgarian volleyball player[122]
- 1992 – Paula Kania-Choduń, Polish tennis player[123]
- 1992 – Kim Ah-young, South Korean singer and actress[124]
- 1992 – Stefan Ortega, German footballer[125]
- 1993 – Josh Wakefield, English footballer[126]
- 1994 – Isaah Yeo, Australian rugby league player[127]
- 1995 – Addin Fonua-Blake, Australian-Tongan rugby league player[128]
- 1995 – Sam Reinhart, Canadian ice hockey player[129]
- 1997 – Aliona Bolsova, Spanish-Moldovan tennis player[130]
- 1997 – Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, English actor and model[131]
- 1997 – Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Romanian tennis player[132]
- 2001 – Day'Ron Sharpe, American basketball player[133]
- 1656 – Jean-Baptiste Morin, French mathematician, astrologer, and astronomer (born 1583)[138]
- 1672 – Heinrich Schütz, German organist and composer (born 1585)[139]
- 1692 – Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French author and poet (born 1619)[140]
- 1752 – Ralph Erskine, Scottish minister (born 1685)[141]
- 1816 – Gouverneur Morris, American scholar, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to France (born 1752)[142]
- 1893 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (born 1840)[143]
- 1916 – Ali Dinar, last Sultan of Dafur (born ca. 1865)[144]
- 1918 – Alan Arnett McLeod, Canadian lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1899)[145]
- 1942 – Emil Starkenstein, Czech pharmacologist and academic (born 1884)[146]
- 1955 – Edwin Barclay, 18th president of Liberia (born 1882)[147]
- 1964 – Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (born 1925)[148]
- 1965 – Clarence Williams, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1898)[149]
- 1968 – Chauncey Sparks, American politician and 41st Governor of Alabama (born 1884)[150]
- 1978 – Heiri Suter, Swiss cyclist (born 1899)[151]
- 1984 – Gastón Suárez, Bolivian author and playwright (born 1929)[152]
- 1985 – Sanjeev Kumar, Indian film actor (born 1938)[153]
- 1987 – Zohar Argov, Israeli singer (born 1955)[154]
- 1991 – Gene Tierney, American actress (born 1920)[155]
- 1998 – Sky Low Low, Canadian wrestler (born 1928)[156]
- 2000 – L. Sprague de Camp, American historian and author (born 1907)[157]
- 2003 – Just Betzer, Danish production manager and producer (born 1944)[158]
- 2003 – Rie Mastenbroek, Dutch swimmer and coach (born 1919)[159]
- 2004 – Johnny Warren, Australian footballer, manager, and sportscaster (born 1943)[160]
- 2005 – Rod Donald, New Zealand lawyer and politician (born 1957)[161]
- 2005 – Anthony Sawoniuk, Belarusian SS officer (born 1921)[162]
- 2006 – Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Spanish skier (born 1950)[163]
- 2006 – Federico López, Mexican-Puerto Rican basketball player (born 1962)[164]
- 2007 – Hilda Braid, English actress and singer (born 1929)[165]
- 2007 – George Grljusich, Australian footballer and sportscaster (born 1939)[166]
- 2007 – Hank Thompson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1925)[167]
- 2009 – Ron Sproat, American screenwriter and playwright (born 1932)[168]
- 2010 – Robert Lipshutz, American soldier and lawyer, 17th White House Counsel (born 1921)[169]
- 2011 – Roger Faulques, French military officer and mercenary (born 1924)[170]
- 2012 – Joel Connable, American journalist and actor (born 1973)[171]
- 2012 – Clive Dunn, English actor (born 1920)[172]
- 2012 – Frank J. Prial, American journalist and author (born 1930)[173]
- 2013 – Tarla Dalal, Indian chef and author (born 1936)[174]
- 2013 – Ace Parker, American football and baseball player (born 1912)[175]
- 2014 – Maggie Boyle, English singer and flute player (born 1956)[176]
- 2014 – Tommy Macpherson, Scottish soldier and businessman (born 1920)[177]
- 2014 – Rick Rosas, American bass player (born 1949)[178]
- 2015 – Bobby Campbell, English footballer and manager (born 1937)[179]
- 2015 – Yitzhak Navon, Israeli author, playwright, and politician, 5th President of Israel (born 1921)[180]
- 2017 – Richard F. Gordon Jr., American naval officer, aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (born 1929)[181]
- 2018 – Bernard Landry, Canadian lawyer, politician and Premier of Quebec (born 1937)[182]
- 2020 – Ken Spears, American writer (born 1938)[183]
- 2020 – King Von, American rapper (born 1994)[184]
- 2023 – Antoni Martí, Andorran politician, former Prime Minister of Andorra (born 1963)[185]
- 2024 – Dorothy Allison, American writer (born 1949)[186]
- 2024 – John Nott, British politician (born 1932)[187]
- 2024 – Madeleine Riffaud, French poet, journalist and Resistance member (born 1924)[188]
- 2024 – Tony Todd, American actor (born 1954)[189]
- 2025 – Rick Hauck, American naval officer, fighter pilot, and NASA astronaut (born 1941)[190]
- 2025 – James Watson, American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist (born 1928)[191]
