November 6th, 1937

Born on November 6th, 1937

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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

Born on November 6th, 1937

85

Joe Warfield

American actor

*November 6th, 1937, Baltimore †November 29th, 2022

86

Riah Abu El-Assal

Bishop

*November 6th, 1937, Nazareth

86

Horst Hano

German journalist

*November 6th, 1937, Koblenz

64

Walter Yonsky

Argentinian actor

*November 6th, 1937, Buenos Aires †April 30th, 2002, Buenos Aires

51

Marco Vassi

American writer

*November 6th, 1937, New York City †January 14th, 1989, New York City

73

Garry Gross

American photographer

*November 6th, 1937, The Bronx †November 30th, 2010, Manhattan

75

Jean Cousineau

Canadian film composer and violinist

*November 6th, 1937, Montreal †April 4th, 2013, Montreal

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

33

André Schürrle

German association football player

*November 6th, 1990, Ludwigshafen

62

Florent Pagny

French recording artist; singer

*November 6th, 1961, Chalon-sur-Saône

77

Sally Field

American actress

*November 6th, 1946, Pasadena

53

Ethan Hawke

American actor and writer (b. 1970)

*November 6th, 1970, Austin

87

Ted Hartley

American actor

*November 6th, 1936, Omaha

85

Marino Vigna

Italian Olympic cyclist

*November 6th, 1938, Milan

55

James Jones

American author

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

63

Michael Cerveris

American actor

*November 6th, 1960, Bethesda

85

P.J. Proby

American singer, songwriter, and actor

*November 6th, 1938, Houston

91

François Englert

Belgian theoretical physicist

*November 6th, 1932, Etterbeek

73

Bálint Kuzsinszky

Archaeologist, museologist, numismatist

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

35

Emma Stone

American actress

*November 6th, 1988, Scottsdale

83

Mike Nichols

American director, producer and actor (1931–2014)

*November 6th, 1931, Berlin †November 19th, 2014, New York City

87

Jacques Charrier

French actor

*November 6th, 1936, Metz

81

Tora Aasland

Norwegian politician and civil servant

*November 6th, 1942, Skien

65

Mack Jones

American baseball player (1938-2004)

*November 6th, 1938, Atlanta †June 8th, 2004, Atlanta

56

Emmanuelle Bercot

French actress, film director and screenwriter

*November 6th, 1967, Paris

35

Conchita Wurst

Austrian singer and drag queen

*November 6th, 1988, Gmunden

39

Patina Miller

American actress and singer

*November 6th, 1984, Pageland

27

Aaron Hernandez

American convicted murderer and football player (1989-2017)

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

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Born in 1937

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

86

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

86

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

87

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

86

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

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No: With 365 days 1937 is a normal year and no leap year.

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