What happened on November 6? There are more than 247 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About November 6
November 6 is the 311th day of the year 2024. There are 55 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday. This day falls under the 45th week of the year 2024.
On this day in Normandy, Tennessee 37360 sunrise will occur at 06:10 AM and sunset will occur at 04:46 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Scorpio. The modern birthstone for this month is Topaz while the mystical birthstone is Pearl.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 84 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025).
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Historical Events For November 6
- 355Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with the government of the Prefecture of the Gauls.
- 1528Shipwrecked Spanish conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca becomes the first known European to set foot in Texas.
- 1632Thirty years war: Battle of Lützen is fought, the Swedes are victorious but the King of Sweden, Gustavus Adolphus dies in the battle.
- 1789Pope Pius VI appoints Father John Carroll as the first Catholic bishop in the United States.
- 1844The first constitution of the Dominican Republic is adopted.
- 1856Scenes of Clerical Life, the first work of fiction by the author later known as George Eliot, is submitted for publication.
- 1861American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is elected president of the Confederate States of America.
- 1865American 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 vessels.
- 1869In 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.
- 1913Mohandas Gandhi is arrested while leading a march of Indian miners in South Africa.
- 1917World War I: Third Battle of Ypres ends: After three months of fierce fighting, Canadian forces take Passchendaele in Belgium.
- 1918The Second Polish Republic is proclaimed in Poland.
- 1934Memphis, Tennessee becomes the first major city to join the Tennessee Valley Authority.
- 1935Edwin 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.
- 1935First flight of the Hawker Hurricane.
- 1935Parker Brothers acquires the forerunner patents for MONOPOLY from Elizabeth Magie.
- 1939World War II: Sonderaktion Krakau takes place.
- 1941World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin addresses the Soviet Union for only the second time during his three-decade rule. He states that even though 350,000 troops were killed in German attacks so far, the Germans had lost 4.5 million soldiers and that Soviet victory was near.
- 1942World War II: Carlson’s patrol during the Guadalcanal Campaign begins.
- 1943World War II: the Soviet Red Army recaptures Kiev. Before withdrawing, the Germans destroy most of the city’s ancient buildings.
- 1944Plutonium is first produced at the Hanford Atomic Facility and subsequently used in the Fat Man atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan.
- 1947Meet the Press makes its television debut (the show went to a weekly schedule on September 12, 1948).
- 1948Deputy commander-in-chief of the Eastern China Field Army General Su Yu launched a massive offensive toward Xuzhou, defended by seven different armies under the Suppression General Headquarter of Xuzhou Garrison, the Huaihai Campaign, the largest operational campaign of the Chinese Civil War begins.
- 1962Apartheid: The United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning South Africa’s racist apartheid policies and calls for all UN member states to cease military and economic relations with the nation.
- 1963Vietnam War: Following the November 1 coup and execution of President Ngo Dinh Diem, coup leader General Duong Van Minh takes over leadership of South Vietnam.
- 1965Cuba 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 made use of this program.
- 1971The United States Atomic Energy Commission tests the largest U.S. underground hydrogen bomb, code-named Cannikin, on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians.
- 1975Green March begins: 300,000 unarmed Moroccans converge on the southern city of Tarfaya and wait for a signal from King Hassan II of Morocco to cross into Western Sahara.
- 1977The Kelly Barnes Dam, located above Toccoa Falls Bible College near Toccoa, Georgia, fails, killing 39.
- 1985In 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.
- 1986Sumburgh disaster – A British International Helicopters Boeing 234LR Chinook crashes 2.5 miles east of Sumburgh Airport killing 45 people. It is the deadliest civilian helicopter crash on record.
- 1995The Rova of Antananarivo, home of the sovereigns of Madagascar from the 16th to 19th centuries, is destroyed by fire.
- 1999Australians vote to keep the Head of the Commonwealth as their head of state in the Australian republic referendum.
- 2004An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing 7 and injuring 150.
- 2005The Evansville Tornado of November 2005 kills 25 in Northwestern Kentucky and Southwestern Indiana.
- 2011Pedro Gonçalves survives an acute type A aortic dissection
Who Were Born On November 6?
- 1391Edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (d. 1425)
- 1479Queen Joanna of Castile of Spain (d. 1555)
- 1494Suleiman the Magnificent, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1566)
- 1550Queen Karin Månsdotter of Sweden (d. 1612)
- 1661King Charles II of Spain (d. 1700)
- 1692Louis Racine, French poet (d. 1763)
- 1753Jean-Baptiste Breval, French composer (d. 1823)
- 1753Mikhail Kozlovsky, Russian sculptor (d. 1802)
- 1814Adolphe Sax, Belgian inventor (d. 1894)
- 1833Jonas Lie, Norwegian author (d. 1908)
- 1835Cesare Lombroso, Italian psychiatrist and criminologist (d. 1909)
- 1841Armand Fallières, French president (d. 1931)
- 1841Nelson W. Aldrich, American politician (d. 1915)
- 1851Charles Dow, American journalist and economist (d. 1902)
- 1854John Philip Sousa, American composer (d. 1932)
- 1855E.S. Gosney, American philanthropist and eugenicist (d. 1942)
- 1860Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Polish pianist, composer, and statesman (d. 1941)
- 1861James Naismith, Canadian inventor of basketball (d. 1939)
- 1880Chris van Abkoude, Dutch-born American writer and novelist (d. 1959)
- 1880Robert Musil, Austrian novelist (d. 1942)
- 1882Thomas H. Ince, American movie actor, director, producer (d. 1924)
- 1887Walter Johnson, American baseball player (d. 1946)
- 1892George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven (d. 1938)
- 1892Harold Ross, American editor (d. 1951)
- 1893Edsel Ford, American automotive executive (d. 1943)
- 1893Yip Man, Chinese martial artist (d. 1972)
- 1903June Marlowe, American actress (d. 1984)
- 1906James D. Norris, American businessman and sports team owner (d. 1966)
- 1914Jonathan Harris, American actor (d. 2002)
- 1916Ray Conniff, American composer and conductor (d. 2002)
- 1921James Jones, American novelist (d. 1977)
- 1922Frank J. Lynch, American jurist and state legislator (d. 1987)
- 1924Jeanette Schmid, Austrian professional whistler (d. 2005)
- 1925Michel Bouquet, Franch actor
- 1926Frank Carson, Northern Irish comedian
- 1930Tom Hornbein, American mountaineer
- 1931Mike Nichols, American film director
- 1931Peter Collins, English race car driver (d. 1958)
- 1932Stonewall Jackson, American country singer
- 1937Eugene Pitt, American singer (The Jive Five)
- 1937Garry Gross, American photographer (d. 2010)
- 1937Joe Warfield, American actor
- 1937Marco Vassi, American writer (d. 1989)
- 1938Branko Mikasinovich, Serbian Slavist and journalist
- 1938Diana E. H. Russell, South African feminist writer and activist
- 1938Dumitru Rusu, Romanian painter
- 1938Jim Pike, American singer (The Lettermen)
- 1938Mack Jones, American baseball player (d. 2004)
- 1938P.J. Proby, American-born singer and actor
- 1939Leonardo Quisumbing, Filipino Supreme Court jurist
- 1939Michael Schwerner, American civil rights activist (d. 1964)
- 1940Dieter F. Uchtdorf, American religious figure
- 1940Johnny Giles, Irish footballer
- 1940Ruth Messinger, American political activist
- 1941Guy Clark, American country singer-songwriter
- 1946Fred Penner, Canadian children’s entertainer
- 1946Sally Field, American actress
- 1947E. Lee Spence, pioneer underwater archaeologist
- 1947Edward Yang, Taiwanese film director (d. 2007)
- 1947George Young, Australian musician (Easybeats)
- 1947Jim Rosenthal, English sports presenter
- 1948Glenn Frey, American singer (Eagles)
- 1948Sidney Blumenthal, American journalist and political figure
- 1949Arturo Sandoval, Cuban trumpeter
- 1949Brad Davis, American actor (d. 1991)
- 1949Joseph C. Wilson, American diplomat; husband of Valerie Plame
- 1949Nigel Havers, English actor
- 1950Amir Aczel, Israeli mathematics historian
- 1950Chris Glen, Scottish musician (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band)
- 1951John Falsey, American television writer and producer
- 1951Peter Althin, Swedish politician and attorney
- 1952Michael Cunningham, American writer
- 1953Frank Hanisch, German footballer
- 1954Catherine Crier, American television personality
- 1955Alton Coleman, American serial killer (d. 2002)
- 1955Maria Shriver, American journalist
- 1957Cam Clarke, American voice actor
- 1957Klaus Kleinfeld, German industrialist
- 1957Lori Singer, American actress
- 1957Siobhán McCarthy, Irish singer and actress
- 1958Bruce Holland Rogers, American writer
- 1958Trace Beaulieu, American actor
- 1960Michael Cerveris, American actor
- 1961Craig Goldy, American musician (Dio)
- 1961Florent Pagny, French songwriter and singer
- 1961Kazuhiko Aoki, Japanese game creator
- 1962Aznil Nawawi, Malaysian host, actor and singer
- 1963Rozz Williams, American musician (Christian Death) (d. 1998)
- 1964Arne Duncan, American political figure
- 1964Corey Glover, American musician (Living Color)
- 1964Greg Graffin, American singer (Bad Religion)
- 1964Kerry Conran, American filmmaker
- 1965René Unglaube, German footballer
- 1966Paul Gilbert, American guitarist and singer
- 1966Peter DeLuise, American actor and director
- 1967Rebecca Schaeffer, American actress (d. 1989)
- 1968Alfred Williams, American football player
- 1968Jerry Yang, American internet entrepreneur
- 1968Kelly Rutherford, American actress
- 1970Ethan Hawke, American actor
- 1971Clonie Gowen, American poker player
- 1972Adonis Georgiades, Greek politician, publisher and author
- 1972Deivi Cruz, Dominican baseball player
- 1972Garry Flitcroft, English footballer
- 1972Rebecca Romijn, American actress
- 1972Thandie Newton, English actress
- 1973Nell McAndrew, British model
- 1974Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian cyclist (d. 2009)
- 1974Zoe McLellan, American actress
- 1976Catherine Clark, Canadian journalist; daughter of Joe Clark
- 1976Jodi Martin, Australian singer-songwriter
- 1976Mike Herrera, American singer and bassist (MxPx)
- 1976Pat Tillman, American football player (d. 2004)
- 1977Patrícia Tavares, Portuguese actress
- 1978Daniella Cicarelli, Brazilian model and television host
- 1978Jolina Magdangal, Filipina singer, actress and television host
- 1978Sandrine Blancke, Belgian actress
- 1978Taryn Manning, American actress
- 1978Zak Morioka, Brazilian racing driver
- 1979Adam LaRoche, American baseball player
- 1979Brad Stuart, Canadian hockey player
- 1979Lamar Odom, American basketball player
- 1979Myolie Wu, Hong Kong actress
- 1981Andrew Murray, Canadian hockey player
- 1981Cassie Bernall, American murder victim (d. 1999)
- 1981Kaspars Gorkšs, Latvian footballer
- 1981Lee Dong Wook, South Korean actor
- 1982Sowelu, Japanese pop singer
- 1982Steve Millar, Canadian singer and songwriter
- 1983Janette McBride, Australian-born Filipino actress
- 1983Jon Hume, Australian singer (Evermore)
- 1984Ricky Romero, American baseball player
- 1985Ettore Marchi, Italian footballer
- 1986Katie Leclerc, American actress
- 1987Ana Ivanović, Serbian tennis player
- 1988Emma Stone, American actress
- 1988Erik Lund, Swedish footballer
- 1989Jozy Altidore, American soccer player
- 1989Shaina Magdayao, Filipina actress
- 1997Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, English actor
Who Died On November 6?
- 1231Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (b. 1196)
- 1406Pope Innocent VII
- 1479James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton, Scottish nobleman (b. 1415)
- 1492Antoine Busnois, French composer
- 1550Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1487)
- 1632King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (b. 1594)
- 1650William II, Prince of Orange (b. 1626)
- 1656Jean-Baptiste Morin, French scientist (b. 1583)
- 1656King John IV of Portugal (b. 1603)
- 1692Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French writer (b. 1619)
- 1752Ralph Erskine, Scottish minister (b. 1685)
- 1771John Bevis, English physician and astronomer (b. 1695)
- 1790James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (b. 1726)
- 1796Catherine II of Russia (b. 1729)
- 1816Gouverneur Morris, American lawmaker and diplomat (b. 1752)
- 1822Claude Louis Berthollet, French chemist (b. 1748)
- 1836King Charles X of France (b. 1757)
- 1846Alexander Chavchavadze, Georgian poet and general (b. 1786)
- 1846Karol Marcinkowski, Polish physician and activist (b. 1800)
- 1893Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (b. 1840)
- 1903Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (b.1895)
- 1910Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian patriot and writer (b. 1838)
- 1925Emperor Khải Định of Vietnam (b. 1885)
- 1929Prince Maximilian of Baden, German statesman (b. 1867)
- 1936Henry Bourne Joy, American automobile executive (b. 1864)
- 1937Colin Campbell Cooper, American painter (b. 1856)
- 1941Maurice Leblanc, French novelist (b. 1864)
- 1960Erich Raeder, German grand admiral (b. 1876)
- 1964Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863)
- 1964Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (b. 1925)
- 1965Clarence Williams, American musician (b. 1898)
- 1965Edgard Varèse, French composer (b. 1883)
- 1968Charles B. McVay III, Ex-U.S. Navy Captain (b. 1898)
- 1968Charles Münch, French conductor and violinist (b. 1891)
- 1970Agustín Lara, Mexican composer and poet (b. 1897)
- 1978Harry Bertoia, Italian artist and designer (b. 1915)
- 1978Heiri Suter, Swiss cyclist (b. 1899)
- 1984Gastón Suárez, Bolivian novelist and dramatist (b. 1929)
- 1985Joel Crothers, American actor (b. 1941)
- 1985Sanjeev Kumar, Indian actor (b. 1938)
- 1986Elisabeth Grümmer, Alsatian soprano (b. 1911)
- 1987Zohar Argov, Israeli singer (b. 1955)
- 1989Dickie Goodman, American entertainer (b. 1934)
- 1989Yusaku Matsuda, Japanese actor (b. 1949)
- 1991Gene Tierney, American actress (b. 1920)
- 1995Aneta Corsaut, American actress (b. 1933)
- 1998Marcel Gauthier, Canadian wrestler (b. 1928)
- 2000David R. Brower, American environmentalist (b. 1912)
- 2000L. Sprague de Camp, American writer (b. 1907)
- 2001Anthony Shaffer, English dramatist (b. 1926)
- 2002Sid Sackson, American board game designer (b. 1920)
- 2003Crash Holly, American professional wrestler (b. 1971)
- 2003Eduardo Palomo, Mexican actor (b. 1962)
- 2003Just Betzer, Danish film producer (b. 1944)
- 2003Rie Mastenbroek, Dutch swimmer (b. 1919)
- 2004Fred Dibnah, English television personality (b. 1938)
- 2004Johnny Warren, Australian soccer player (b. 1943)
- 2005Miguel Aceves Mejía, Mexican actor, composer and singer (b. 1915)
- 2005Minako Honda, Japanese singer and musical actress (b. 1967)
- 2005Rod Donald, New Zealander politician (b. 1957)
- 2006Federico (Fico) López, Puerto Rican basketball player (b. 1962)
- 2006Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Spanish alpine skier (b. 1950)
- 2007Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist (b. 1920)
- 2007George Grljusich, Australian sports broadcaster (b. 1939)
- 2007George Osmond, American patriarch of the Osmond family (b. 1917)
- 2007Hank Thompson, American singer (b. 1925)
- 2007Hilda Braid, English actress (b. 1929)
- 2007Sayed Mustafa Kazemi, Afghan politician (b. 1962)
- 2009Ron Sproat, American TV writer and playwright (b. 1932)
- 2010Jo Myong-Rok, North Korean military official (b. 1928)
- 2010Robert Lipshutz, American attorney and counsel to the Carter Administration (b. 1921)
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