On This Day: 6 November

6 November in Indian history

• 1976Uttawar forced sterilisations: Mass vasectomy of nearly 800 men of Uttawar village, Palwal district, Haryana during India's Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi.India

6 November in world history

• 2016Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces launched a successful military campaign to isolate and eventually capture Raqqa, the Islamic State's capital.
• 1988Lancang–Gengma earthquakes: At least 730 are killed after two powerful earthquakes rock the China–Myanmar border in Yunnan Province.
• 1986Sumburgh 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.
• 1985Colombian conflict: leftist guerrillas of the 19th of April Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá.
• 1971The United States Atomic Energy Commission tests the largest U.S. underground hydrogen bomb, code-named Cannikin, on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians.
• 1963Nguyễn 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.
• 1947Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC Television.
• 1944The 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.
• 1943World War II: The 1st Ukrainian Front liberates Kyiv from German occupation.
• 1936Spanish Civil War: The republican government flees from Madrid to Valencia, leading to the formation of the Madrid Defense Council in its stead.
• 1924The Spanish anarchist group Los Solidarios unsuccessfully attempted to launch an insurrection against the dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera.
• 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.
• 1868Red Cloud, 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.
• 1863American Civil War: A Union brigade defeated a Confederate force at the Battle of Droop Mountain in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
• 1860Abraham 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.
• 1856The first story from the collection Scenes of Clerical Life by the English author George Eliot was submitted for publication.
• 1794French Revolutionary Wars: Two British ships were intercepted by a French squadron, leading to the French seizure of HMS Alexander.

Born on 6 November

• 1974Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian cyclist (died 2009)
• 1963Rozz Williams, American singer, musician and artist (died 1998)
• 1937Leo Goeke, American tenor and actor (died 2012)
• 1841Nelson W. Aldrich, American businessman and politician (died 1915)
• 1755Zina Hitchcock, New York politician (died 1832)
• 1391Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (died 1425)

Died on 6 November

• 2013Tarla Dalal, Indian chef and author (born 1936)India
• 2012Joel Connable, American journalist and actor (born 1973)
• 1985Sanjeev Kumar, Indian film actor (born 1938)India
• 1816Gouverneur Morris, American scholar, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to France (born 1752)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 6 November in history?

2016: Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces launched a successful military campaign to isolate and eventually capture Raqqa, the Islamic State's capital. 1988: Lancang–Gengma earthquakes: At least 730 are killed after two powerful earthquakes rock the China–Myanmar border in Yunnan Province. 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. 1985: Colombian conflict: leftist guerrillas of the 19th of April Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá.

What happened on 6 November in Indian history?

1976: Uttawar forced sterilisations: Mass vasectomy of nearly 800 men of Uttawar village, Palwal district, Haryana during India's Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi.

Which famous people were born on 6 November?

Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian cyclist (died 2009) (1974); Rozz Williams, American singer, musician and artist (died 1998) (1963); Leo Goeke, American tenor and actor (died 2012) (1937); Nelson W. Aldrich, American businessman and politician (died 1915) (1841).

Which day is observed on 6 November?

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).