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November 6 leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . There are 55 days remaining until the end of the year.
With 88 days between the equinox on September 23 and the solstice on 21 December , we are considered halfway through the relevant seasons (autumn or fall in the northern hemisphere; spring in the southern hemisphere) on this day.
Events
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 .1528 - Shipwrecked Spanish conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca becomes the first known European to set foot in Texas .1632 - Death of King Gustavus Adolphus the Great of Sweden in the Battle of Lützen during the Thirty Years War .1789 - Pope Pius VI appoints Father John Carroll as the first Catholic bishop in the United States .1844 - The first constitution of the Dominican Republic is adopted.1861 - American Civil War : Jefferson Davis is elected president of the Confederate States of America .1865 - American Civil War : CSS Shenandoah is the last Confederate combat unit to surrender after circumnavigating the globe on its cruise that sank or captured 37 vessels.1869 - In New Brunswick, New Jersey , Rutgers University defeats Princeton University , 6-4, in the first official intercollegiate American football game.1913 - Mohandas Gandhi is arrested while leading a march of Indian miners in South Africa .1917 - World War I : Third Battle of Ypres ends: After three months of fierce fighting, Canadian forces take Passchendaele in Belgium .1918 - The Second Polish Republic is proclaimed in Poland .1925 - Secret agent Sidney Reilly is executed by the OGPU , the secret police of the Soviet Union .1928 - Swedes start a tradition of eating Gustavus Adolphus pastries to commemorate the king.1935 - Before the New York section of the Institute of Radio Engineers , Edwin Armstrong presents his paper "A Method of Reducing Disturbances in Radio Signaling by a System of Frequency Modulation ."1935 - First flight of the Hawker Hurricane .
1939 - World War II : Sonderaktion Krakau 1941 - World 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.1942 - Carlson's patrol during the Guadalcanal Campaign begins.1943 - World War II: Russia recaptures Kiev . Before withdrawing, the Germans destroy most of the city's ancient buildings.1944 - Plutonium is first produced at the Hanford Atomic Facility , subsequently used in the Fat Man Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan .1947 - Meet The Press television debut (the show went to a weekly schedule on September 12 , 1948 ).1957 - Félix Gaillard becomes Prime Minister of France .1962 - Apartheid : 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.1963 - Vietnam 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 .1965 - Cuba and the United States formally agree to start an airlift for Cubans who want to go to the United States. By 1971 , 250,000 Cubans will use this program.1971 - The AEC tests the largest U.S. underground hydrogen bomb , code-named Cannikin , on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians .1975 - Green 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 .1977 - The Kelly Barnes Dam , located above Toccoa Falls Bible College near Toccoa, Georgia , fails, killing 39.1985 - In Colombia , leftist guerrillas of the April 19 Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá , eventually killing 115 people, 11 of them Supreme Court justices.1985 - "Irangate " scandal: The American press reveals that US President Ronald Reagan had authorized the shipment of arms to Iran .
1986 Sumburgh disaster - a British International Helicopters Boeing 234LR Chinook crashed 2.5 miles east of Sumburgh Airport killing 45 people. The deadliest civilian helicopter crash on record.1999 - Australians vote to keep the British monarch as their head of state in the Australian republic referendum .2002 - 12 people are killed in a fire on board a train headed for Vienna from Paris .2004 - An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet , England , killing 6 and injuring 150.2005 - The Evansville Tornado of November 2005 kills 25 in Northwestern Kentucky and Southwestern Indiana .2005 - The military junta of Myanmar begins moving its government ministries from Yangon to Pyinmana .
Births
1391 - Edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March , English politician (d. 1425 )1479 - Joanna I of Castile , queen of Spain (d. 1555 )1494 - Suleiman the Magnificent , Ottoman Sultan (d. 1566 )1550 - Karin Månsdotter , Queen of Sweden (d. 1612 )1661 - King Charles II of Spain (d. 1700 )1692 - Louis Racine , French poet (d. 1763 )1753 - Mikhail Kozlovsky , Russian sculptor (d. 1802 )1753 - Jean-Baptiste Breval , French composer (d. 1823 )
1814 - Adolphe Sax , Belgian inventor (d. 1894 )1833 - Jonas Lie , Norwegian author (d. 1908 )1841 - Nelson W. Aldrich , U.S. Senator from Rhode Island (d. 1915 )1841 - Armand Fallières , French president (d. 1931 )
1851 - Charles Dow , American journalist and economist (d.1902 )1854 - John Philip Sousa , American composer (d. 1932 )1855 - Ezra Seymour Gosney , American philanthropist and eugenicist (d. 1942 )1860 - Ignace Paderewski , Polish pianist, composer, and President of Poland (d. 1941 )1861 - James Naismith , Canadian inventor of basketball (d. 1939 )1880 - Robert Musil , Austrian novelist (d. 1942 )1880 - Chris van Abkoude , Dutch-American writer and novelist (d. 1959 )
1882 - Thomas Ince , American movie actor, director, producer. (d. 1924 )1887 - Walter Johnson , American baseball player (d. 1946 )1892 - Harold Ross , American editor (d. 1951 )1893 - Edsel Ford , president of Ford Motor Company (d. 1943 )1906 - James D. Norris , sportsman and businessman (Chicago Black Hawks ) (d. 1966 )1914 - Jonathan Harris , American actor (d. 2002 )1916 - Ray Conniff , American composer and conductor (d. 2002 )1921 - James Jones , American writer (d. 1977 )1924 - Jeanette Schmid , Austrian professional whistler, AKA Baroness Lips von Lipstrill (d. 2005 )1926 - Frank Carson , Northern Irish comedian1931 - Peter Collins , English race car driver (d. 1958 )1931 - Mike Nichols , American film director
1932 - Stonewall Jackson , American country singer1937 - Joe Warfield , American actor1938 - Mack Jones , American baseball player (d. 2004 )1938 - Jim Pike , American singer (The Lettermen )
1938 - P.J. Proby , American-born singer and actor
1938 - Diana E. H. Russell , South African feminist writer and activist
1938 - Dumitru Rusu , Romanian painter
1939 - Michael Schwerner , American civil rights activist (d. 1964 )1939 - Leonardo Quisumbing , Filipino Supreme Court jurist
1940 - Ruth Messinger , Manhattan Borough President and President of the American Jewish World Service1946 - Sally Field , American actress1946 - Fred Penner , Canadian children's entertainer
1947 - Jim Rosenthal , English sports presenter1947 - George Young , Australian musician (AC/DC )
1948 - Glenn Frey , American singer (Eagles )1949 - Brad Davis , American actor (d. 1991 )1949 - Arturo Sandoval , Cuban-born trumpeter
1949 - Joseph C. Wilson , Vice Chairman of Jarch Capital, LLC
1949 - Nigel Havers , English actor
1951 - Peter Althin , Swedish politician and attorney1952 - Michael Cunningham , American writer1954 - Catherine Crier , American television personality1955 - Maria Shriver , American journalist1957 - Klaus Kleinfeld , German industrialist1957 - Siobhán McCarthy , Irish singer and actress
1957 - Lori Singer , American actress
1958 - Trace Beaulieu , American comic actor best known for his work in Mystery Science Theater 3000 1960 - Michael Cerveris , American actor1961 - Florent Pagny , French songwriter and singer1961 - Kazuhiko Aoki , Japanese game creator
1961 - Craig Goldy , guitarist for the band Dio
1962 - Aznil Nawawi , Malaysian host, actor and singer1963 - Rozz Williams , American musician (Christian Death ) (d. 1998 )1964 - Kerry Conran , American filmmaker1964 - Corey Glover , American musician (Living Color )
1964 - Greg Graffin , American singer (Bad Religion )
1966 - Paul Gilbert , American guitarist and singer1966 - Christian Lorenz , German keyboardist (Rammstein )
1966 - Peter DeLuise , American actor and director
1967 - Rebecca Schaeffer , American actress (d. 1989 )1968 - Alfred Williams , American football player1968 - Jerry Yang , Chinese American entrepreneur (Yahoo!, Inc. )
1968 - Kelly Rutherford , American actress
1970 - Ethan Hawke , American actor1972 - Garry Flitcroft , English footballer1972 - Thandie Newton , English actress
1972 - Rebecca Romijn , American actress
1972 - Deivi Cruz , American baseball player
1973 - Nell McAndrew , British model1975 - Anastasia Blue , American former pornographic actress1976 - Mike Herrera , American singer and bassist (MxPx )1976 - Jodi Martin , Australian singer-songwriter
1976 - Pat Tillman , American football player (d. 2004 )
1976 - Catherine Clark , Canadian journalist (also daughter of former Canadian Prime Minister Joe Clark )
1977 - Patrícia Tavares , Portuguese actress1978 - Sandrine Blancke , Belgian actress1978 - Daniella Cicarelli , Brazilian model and television host
1978 - Jolina Magdangal , Filipina singer, actress and television host
1978 - Taryn Manning , American actress
1978 - Zak Morioka , Brazilian racing driver
1979 - Lamar Odom , American basketball player1981 - Cassie Bernall , American murder victim (d. 1999 )1981 - Lee Dong Wook , South Korean actor
1982 - Sowelu , Japanese pop singer1983 - Janette McBride , Filipino actress1987 - Ana Ivanović , Serbian tennis player1988 - Erik Lund , Swedish football player1988 - Emma Stone , American actress
1989 - Jozy Altidore , American soccer player
Deaths
1231 - Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (b. 1196 )1406 - Pope Innocent VII 1492 - Antoine Busnois , French composer1550 - Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1487 )1632 - King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (b. 1594 )1656 - King John IV of Portugal (b. 1603 )1656 - Jean-Baptiste Morin , French scientist (b. 1583 )
1692 - Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux , French writer (b. 1619 )1752 - Ralph Erskine , Scottish minister (b. 1685 )1771 - John Bevis , English physician and astronomer (b. 1695 )1790 - James Bowdoin , American Revolutionary leader and politician (b. 1726 )1796 - Catherine II of Russia (b. 1729 )1816 - Gouverneur Morris , American lawmaker and diplomat (b. 1752 )1822 - Claude Louis Berthollet , French chemist (b. 1748 )1836 - King Charles X of France (b. 1757 )1846 - Karol Marcinkowski , Polish physician and activist (b. 1800 )1846 - Alexander Chavchavadze , Georgian poet and general
1893 - Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky , Russian composer (b. 1840 )1910 - Giuseppe Cesare Abba , Italian patriot and writer (b. 1838 )1925 - Khải Định , Emperor of Vietnam 1929 - Prince Maximilian of Baden , Chancellor of Germany (b. 1867 )1936 - Henry Bourne Joy , American automobile executive (b. 1864 )1941 - Maurice Leblanc , French novelist (b. 1864 )1960 - Erich Raeder , German grand admiral (b. 1876 )1964 - Hans von Euler-Chelpin , German-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863 )1964 - Hugo Koblet , Swiss cyclist (b. 1925 )
1965 - Edgard Varèse , French composer (b. 1883 )1965 - Clarence Williams , American musician (b. 1898 )
1968 - Charles Munch , French conductor and violinist (b. 1891 )1968 - Charles B. McVay III , Ex-U.S. Navy Captain (b. 1898 )
1970 - Agustín Lara , Mexican composer and poet (b. 1900 )1978 - Harry Bertoia , Italian artist and designer (b. 1915 )1978 - Heiri Suter , Swiss cyclist (b. 1899 )
1984 - Gastón Suárez , Bolivian novelist and dramatist (b. 1929 )1985 - Joel Crothers , Soap Opera Actor (b. 1941 )1986 - Elisabeth Grümmer , Alsatian soprano (b. 1911 )1987 - Zohar Argov , Israeli singer (b. 1955 )1989 - Yusaku Matsuda , Japanese actor (b. 1949 )1989 - Dickie Goodman , creator of "break-in" records (b. 1934 )
1991 - Gene Tierney , American actress (b. 1920 )1995 - Aneta Corsaut , American actress (b. 1933 )1998 - Marcel Gauthier , Canadian wrestler (b. 1928 )2000 - David R. Brower , American environmentalist (b. 1912 )2000 - L. Sprague de Camp , American writer (b. 1907 )
2001 - Anthony Shaffer , English dramatist (b. 1926 )2002 - Sid Sackson , American board game designer (b. 1920 )2003 - Crash Holly , American professional wrestler (b. 1971 )2003 - Rie Mastenbroek , Dutch swimmer (b. 1919 )
2003 - Eduardo Palomo , Mexican actor (b. 1962 )
2004 - Fred Dibnah , English television personality (b. 1938 )2004 - Johnny Warren , Australian soccer player (b. 1943 )
2005 - Minako Honda , Japanese singer and musical actress (b. 1967 )2005 - Rod Donald , New Zealand Politician, Green Party Co-leader (b. 1957 )
2005 - Miguel Aceves Mejía , Mexican actor, composer and singer (b. 1915 )
2006 - Federico (Fico) López , Puerto Rican basketball player (b. 1962 )2006 - Francisco Fernández Ochoa , Spanish alpine skier (b. 1950 )
2007 - Enzo Biagi , Italian journalist (b. 1920 )2007 - Hilda Braid , English actress (b. 1929 )
2007 - George Grljusich , Australian sports broadcaster (b. c1939 )
2007 - Sayed Mustafa Kazemi , Afghan politician (b. c1962 )
2007 - George Osmond , Osmond family patriarch (b. 1917 )
2007 - Hank Thompson , American singer (b. 1925 )
Holidays and observances
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