# What happened on November 6 in history?

**Date:** November 6  
**Events recorded:** 23  
**Years spanned:** 447 – 2016  
**Full page:** https://thisday.info/events/november/6/

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## Featured Event

**2016** — Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces launch an offensive to capture the ISIL-held city of Raqqa.

[Read more on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war)

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## Events on this date

- **447** — A powerful earthquake destroys large portions of the Walls of Constantinople, including 57 towers. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walls_of_Constantinople))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synod_of_Rome_(963)))
- **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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_of_the_Forest))
- **1792** — Battle of Jemappes in the French Revolutionary Wars. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Jemappes))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln))
- **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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Brunswick%2C_New_Jersey))
- **1900** — President William McKinley is re-elected, along with his vice-presidential running mate, Governor Theodore Roosevelt of New York. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McKinley))
- **1936** — Spanish Civil War: The republican government flees from Madrid to Valencia, leading to the formation of the Madrid Defense Council in its stead. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Civil_War))
- **1943** — World War II: The 1st Ukrainian Front liberates Kyiv from German occupation. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II))
- **1947** — Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC Television. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_the_Press))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguy%E1%BB%85n_Ng%E1%BB%8Dc_Th%C6%A1))
- **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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Atomic_Energy_Commission))
- **1976** — Uttawar forced sterilisations: Mass vasectomy of nearly 800 men of Uttawar village, Palwal district, Haryana during India's Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttawar_forced_sterilisations))
- **1977** — The Kelly Barnes Dam, located above Toccoa Falls College near Toccoa, Georgia, fails, killing 39. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Barnes_Dam))
- **1985** — Colombian conflict: leftist guerrillas of the 19th of April Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_conflict))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_British_International_Helicopters_Chinook_crash))
- **1988** — Lancang–Gengma earthquakes: At least 730 are killed after two powerful earthquakes rock the China–Myanmar border in Yunnan Province. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Lancang%E2%80%93Gengma_earthquakes))
- **1995** — Cleveland Browns relocation controversy: Art Modell announces that he signed a deal that would relocate the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Browns_relocation_controversy))
- **2002** — Jiang Lijun is detained by Chinese police for signing the Open Letter to the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiang_Lijun))
- **2002** — A Fokker 50 crashes near Luxembourg Airport, killing 20 and injuring three. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fokker_50))
- **2004** — An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 120. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufton_Nervet_rail_crash))
- **2012** — Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Baldwin))
- **2016** — Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces launch an offensive to capture the ISIL-held city of Raqqa. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war))

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## Notable births on November 6

- **2001** — **Day'Ron Sharpe** — American basketball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day'Ron_Sharpe))
- **1997** — **Aliona Bolsova** — Spanish-Moldovan tennis player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliona_Bolsova))
- **1997** — **Hero Fiennes-Tiffin** — English actor and model ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero_Fiennes_Tiffin))
- **1997** — **Elena-Gabriela Ruse** — Romanian tennis player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elena-Gabriela_Ruse))
- **1995** — **Addin Fonua-Blake** — Australian-Tongan rugby league player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addin_Fonua-Blake))
- **1995** — **Sam Reinhart** — Canadian ice hockey player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Reinhart))
- **1994** — **Isaah Yeo** — Australian rugby league player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaah_Yeo))
- **1993** — **Josh Wakefield** — English footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Wakefield))
- **1992** — **Rebecca Allen** — Australian basketball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Allen_(basketball)))
- **1992** — **Nasya Dimitrova** — Bulgarian volleyball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasya_Dimitrova))

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## Notable deaths on November 6

- **2025** — **Rick Hauck** — American naval officer, fighter pilot, and NASA astronaut (born 1941) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Hauck))
- **2025** — **James Watson** — American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist (born 1928) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Watson))
- **2024** — **Dorothy Allison** — American writer (born 1949) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Allison))
- **2024** — **John Nott** — British politician (born 1932) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nott))
- **2024** — **Madeleine Riffaud** — French poet, journalist and Resistance member (born 1924) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeleine_Riffaud))
- **2024** — **Tony Todd** — American actor (born 1954) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Todd))
- **2023** — **Antoni Martí** — Andorran politician, former Prime Minister of Andorra (born 1963) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni_Mart%C3%AD))
- **2020** — **Ken Spears** — American writer (born 1938) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Spears))
- **2020** — **King Von** — American rapper (born 1994) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Von))
- **2018** — **Bernard Landry** — Canadian lawyer, politician and Premier of Quebec (born 1937) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Landry))

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