November 6th, 1779

Born on November 6th, 1779

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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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 6th?

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

79

Adolphe Sax

Belgian musical instrument designer and musician

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

69

Aimable Pélissier

French military officer who executed the genocide of the Ouled Riah tribe in Algeria

*November 6th, 1794, Maromme †May 22nd, 1864, Algiers

35

Emma Stone

American actress

*November 6th, 1988, Scottsdale

71

Suleiman the Magnificent

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

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

63

Michael Cerveris

American actor

*November 6th, 1960, Bethesda

62

Alois Senefelder

German actor and inventor of lithography

*November 6th, 1771, Prague †February 26th, 1834, Munich

55

James Jones

American author

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

77

Sally Field

American actress

*November 6th, 1946, Pasadena

35

Conchita Wurst

Austrian singer and drag queen

*November 6th, 1988, Gmunden

85

Josef Grohé

Gauleiter of Cologne (1902-1987)

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

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

72

David Bevan

British banker (1774–1846)

*November 6th, 1774, Ward of Bishopsgate †December 24th, 1846

56

Emmanuelle Bercot

French actress, film director and screenwriter

*November 6th, 1967, Paris

53

José Raúl Capablanca

Cuban chess player (1888-1942)

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

34

Frank Vandenbroucke

Road bicycle racer

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

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72

Thomas Moore

Irish poet, singer and songwriter (1779–1852)

*May 28th, 1779, Dublin †February 25th, 1852, Bromham

29

Mustafa IV

Ottoman Sultan (1779-1808)

*September 8th, 1779, Constantinople †November 17th, 1808, Constantinople

69

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

British politician (1779–1848)

*March 15th, 1779, London †November 24th, 1848, Hertfordshire

63

Washington Allston

American artist (1779-1843)

*November 5th, 1779, Charleston †July 9th, 1843, Cambridge

68

Jöns Jacob Berzelius

Swedish chemist (1779-1848)

*August 20th, 1779, Väfversunda †August 7th, 1848, Adolf Fredriks parish

65

Christoph Johann Jakob Arnold

German architect (1779-1844)

*June 1st, 1779, Karlsruhe †July 17th, 1844, Heidelberg

85

Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre

French general and statesman (1779-1865)

*November 27th, 1779, Paris †January 8th, 1865, Glisolles

73

Alexis de Garaudé

French composer and university teacher (1779-1852)

*March 21st, 1779, Nancy †March 23rd, 1852, Paris

36

Miguel de Pombo

Colombian politician (1779-1816)

*November 16th, 1779, Popayán †July 6th, 1816, Colombia

78

Józef Dwernicki

Polish general (1779-1857)

*March 19th, 1779, Warsaw †September 23rd, 1857, Lopatyn

72

Joel Roberts Poinsett

Politician and diplomat (1779-1851)

*March 2nd, 1779, Charleston †December 12th, 1851, Stateburg

41

Stephen Decatur

United States Navy officer

*January 5th, 1779, Berlin †March 22nd, 1820, Bladensburg

70

Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily

Italian princess (1779-1849)

*January 17th, 1779, Caserta †March 11th, 1849, Savona

59

John Galt

Scottish writer (1779-1839)

*May 2nd, 1779, Irvine †April 11th, 1839, Greenock

63

Antonia Nava de Catalán

Mexican military personnel

*November 18th, 1779, Tixtla de Guerrero †March 19th, 1843, Chilpancingo

72

Karl Agricola

Austrian artist (1779-1852)

*October 18th, 1779, Bad Säckingen †May 15th, 1852, Vienna

63

William Hedley

British inventor and industrial engineer (1779-1843)

*July 13th, 1779, Newburn †January 9th, 1843, Lanchester

64

Burkhard Wilhelm Seiler

German physician

*April 11th, 1779, Erlangen †September 27th, 1843, Dresden

73

William Badger

American politician

*January 13th, 1779, Gilmanton †September 21st, 1852, Gilmanton

80

Carl Ritter

German geographer (1779-1859)

*August 7th, 1779, Quedlinburg †September 28th, 1859, Berlin

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1779 is a normal year and no leap year.

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