November 6th, 1561

Born on November 6th, 1561

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What happened on November 6th?

November 6th, 2004

A man committing suicide parked his car on the railway tracks in Ufton Nervet, Berkshire, England, causing a derailment that killed seven people.

November 6th, 1977

The Kelly Barnes Dam in Stephens County, Georgia, collapsed; the resulting flood killed 39 people and caused US$2.8 million in damages.

November 6th, 1963

Nguyễn 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.

November 6th, 1944

The 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.

November 6th, 1939

As part of their plan to eradicate the Polish intellectual elite, the Gestapo arrested 184 professors, students and employees of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków.

November 6th, 1917

First World War: Canadian forces captured Passendale, Belgium, after three months of fighting against the Germans at the Battle of Passchendaele.

November 6th, 1868

Red 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.

November 6th, 1863

American Civil War: A Union brigade defeated a Confederate force at the Battle of Droop Mountain in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

November 6th, 1856

The first story from the collection Scenes of Clerical Life by the English author George Eliot (pictured) was submitted for publication.

November 6th, 1794

French Revolutionary Wars: Two British ships are intercepted by a French squadron, leading to the French seizure of the HMS Alexander.

November 6th, 1217

King Henry III of England issued the Charter of the Forest, re-establishing the rights of access of free men to royal forests.

November 6th, 2016

Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces launched a successful military campaign to isolate and eventually capture Raqqa, the Islamic State's capital.

November 6th, 2012

Tammy Baldwin (pictured) became the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate.

November 6th, 2016

Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launch an offensive to capture the city of Raqqa from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

November 6th, 2012

Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 6th

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Who's birthday is on November 6th?

71

Suleiman the Magnificent

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and caliph (1520–1566)

*November 6th, 1494, Trabzon †September 7th, 1566, Szigetvár

33

André Schürrle

German association football player

*November 6th, 1990, Ludwigshafen

73

Bálint Kuzsinszky

Archaeologist, museologist, numismatist

*November 6th, 1864, Subotica †August 23rd, 1938, Budapest

53

Ethan Hawke

American actor and writer (b. 1970)

*November 6th, 1970, Austin

62

Florent Pagny

French recording artist; singer

*November 6th, 1961, Chalon-sur-Saône

35

Emma Stone

American actress

*November 6th, 1988, Scottsdale

63

Michael Cerveris

American actor

*November 6th, 1960, Bethesda

77

Sally Field

American actress

*November 6th, 1946, Pasadena

55

James Jones

American author

*November 6th, 1921, Robinson †May 9th, 1977, Southampton

35

Conchita Wurst

Austrian singer and drag queen

*November 6th, 1988, Gmunden

79

Adolphe Sax

Belgian musical instrument designer and musician

*November 6th, 1814, Dinant †February 7th, 1894, Paris

27

Aaron Hernandez

American convicted murderer and football player (1989-2017)

*November 6th, 1989, Bristol †April 19th, 2017, Lancaster

39

Patina Miller

American actress and singer

*November 6th, 1984, Pageland

85

Josef Grohé

Gauleiter of Cologne (1902-1987)

*November 6th, 1902, Gemünden †December 27th, 1987, Brück

56

Emmanuelle Bercot

French actress, film director and screenwriter

*November 6th, 1967, Paris

34

Frank Vandenbroucke

Road bicycle racer

*November 6th, 1974, Mouscron †October 12th, 2009, Saly

36

Ana Ivanovic

Serbian tennis player

*November 6th, 1987, Belgrade

51

Rebecca Romijn

American actress and model (born 1972)

*November 6th, 1972, Berkeley

53

José Raúl Capablanca

Cuban chess player (1888-1942)

*November 6th, 1888, Havana †March 8th, 1942, New York City

33

Julien Perrichon

French composer

*November 6th, 1566, Paris †January 1st, 1600, Paris

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65

Francis Bacon

English philosopher and statesman (1561–1626)

*January 22nd, 1561, York House, Strand †April 9th, 1626, Highgate

65

Luis de Góngora

Spanish Baroque lyric poet (1561-1627)

*July 11th, 1561, Córdoba †May 23rd, 1627, Córdoba

44

Anna Maria of Anhalt

German noblewoman

*June 13th, 1561, Zerbst †November 14th, 1605, Brzeg

24

Anthony Babington

English nobleman convicted of plotting the assassination of Elizabeth I of England (1561-1586)

*October 24th, 1561, Dethick †September 20th, 1586, London

64

Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk

English sailor, politician, and courtier (1561–1626)

*August 24th, 1561, London †May 28th, 1626, Charing Cross

67

Edwin Sandys

English politician; (1561-1629)

*December 9th, 1561, Worcestershire †October 1st, 1629

71

Jacopo Peri

Italian composer and singer

*August 20th, 1561, Rome †August 12th, 1633, Florence

53

Adriaan van Roomen

Belgian mathematician (1561–1615)

*September 29th, 1561, Leuven †May 4th, 1615, Mainz

17

Archduke Wenceslaus of Austria

Austrian archduke

*March 9th, 1561, Wiener Neustadt †September 22nd, 1578, Madrid

71

Philippe van Lansberge

Dutch astronomer

*August 25th, 1561, Ghent †December 8th, 1632, Middelburg

41

Jacopo Corsi

Italian composer

*July 17th, 1561, Florence †December 29th, 1602, Florence

67

Cesare d'Este, Duke of Modena

Italian noble (1562-1628)

*November 30th, 1561, Ferrara †December 11th, 1628, Modena

62

Erdmuthe of Brandenburg

Duchess of Pomerania-Stettin (1561-1623)

*June 26th, 1561, Berlin †November 13th, 1623, Słupsk

69

Sophie Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Duchess consort of Pomerania-Wolgast

*December 1st, 1561, Wolfenbüttel †January 30th, 1631, Loitz

62

John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen

Count of Nassau-Siegen (1606-1623)

*June 7th, 1561, Oberes Schloss †September 27th, 1623, Oberes Schloss

36

Andreas Angelus

Pastor, teacher, chronicler of the Mark Brandenburg (1561-1598)

*November 16th, 1561, Strausberg †August 9th, 1598, Strausberg

53

Wolf Jacob Stromer

German architect

*May 26th, 1561, Nuremberg †June 29th, 1614, Nuremberg

55

Anna of Württemberg

German princess (1561-1616)

*June 12th, 1561, Stuttgart †July 7th, 1616, Chojnów

68

Camillo Procaccini

Italian painter (c.1555-1629)

*March 3rd, 1561, Parma †August 21st, 1629, Milan

66

Sebastian Aguilera de Heredia

Spanish monk, musician and composer

*July 31st, 1561, Zaragoza †December 16th, 1627, Zaragoza

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No: With 365 days 1561 is a normal year and no leap year.

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