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November 6

November 6 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 447 and 2016. A powerful earthquake destroys large portions of the Walls of Constantinople, including 57 towers.

♏ZodiacScorpio ◈BirthstoneTopaz ❀Birth flowerChrysanthemum

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed July 13, 2026

What happened on November 6?

November 6 is the 310th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 447 and 2016. Famous people born on November 6 include Suleiman the Magnificent, Ana Ivanovic and Charles II of Spain.

The shape of the day

Few dates reach as far back as November 6: its recorded history runs unusually deep, stretching to 447. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and politics and nation-building recur.

Scorpio is the sign for November 6 — read more on the Scorpio page, or see November's birthstone & birth flower.

Released on November 6

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game The Last Caretaker
  • Game Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
  • Movie Nuremberg

2024

  • Game Mirthwood
  • Game Planet Coaster 2
  • Game Brighter Shores

2023

  • Game The Invincible

2021

  • TV Arcane

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 447

    Walls of Constantinople

    A powerful earthquake destroys large portions of the Walls of Constantinople, including 57 towers.

  2. 1860

    Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham 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.

  3. 1900

    William McKinley

    President William McKinley is re-elected, along with his vice-presidential running mate, Governor Theodore Roosevelt of New York.

  4. 1936

    Spanish Civil War

    Spanish Civil War: The republican government flees from Madrid to Valencia, leading to the formation of the Madrid Defense Council in its stead.

  5. 1943

    World War II

    World War II: The 1st Ukrainian Front liberates Kyiv from German occupation.

  6. 1963

    Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ

    Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ is appointed to head the South Vietnamese government by General Dương Văn Minh's junta, five days after the latter deposed and assassinated President Ngô Đình Diệm.

  7. 1977

    Kelly Barnes Dam

    The Kelly Barnes Dam, located above Toccoa Falls College near Toccoa, Georgia, fails, killing 39.

  8. 1988

    1988 Lancang–Gengma earthquakes

    Lancang–Gengma earthquakes: At least 730 are killed after two powerful earthquakes rock the China–Myanmar border in Yunnan Province.

  9. 2012

    Tammy Baldwin

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

  10. 2016

    Syrian civil war

    Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces launch an offensive to capture the ISIL-held city of Raqqa.

Famous birthday twins

Born on November 6

Suleiman the Magnificent

b. 1494

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Ana Ivanovic

b. 1987

Serbian tennis player

Charles II of Spain

b. 1661

last Habsburg ruler of the Spanish Empire

Mike Nichols

b. 1931

German-born American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

André Schürrle

b. 1990

German footballer

Nicole Hosp

b. 1983

Austrian skier

Philip I, Margrave of Baden

b. 1479

Margrave of Baden-Sponheim, Imperial governor

Else Ackermann

b. 1933

German physician and pharmacologist

Deaths

  • 2025James Watson
  • 2023Antoni Martí
  • 2012Clive Dunn
  • 1964Hugo Koblet
  • 1942Emil Starkenstein
  • 1893Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast days: Barlaam of Khutyn
  • —Christian feast days: Demetrian
  • —Christian feast days: Illtud
  • —Christian feast days: Leonard of Noblac
  • —Christian feast days: Melaine of Rennes
  • —Christian feast days: Winnoc
  • —Christian feast days: November 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —Gustavus Adolphus Day (in Sweden, Finland and Estonia)

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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