November 6
People born on this day are Scorpio.
- 1943
World War II: The 1st Ukrainian Front liberates Kyiv from German occupation.
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Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC Television.
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Following pressure by US president Eisenhower, Great Britain announces a ceasefire in the Suez crisis, one day after it landed paratroopers together with France at key locations.
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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.
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The United States Atomic Energy Commission tests the largest U.S. underground hydrogen bomb, code-named Cannikin, on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians.
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The Kelly Barnes Dam, located above Toccoa Falls College near Toccoa, Georgia, fails, killing 39.
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Colombian conflict: leftist guerrillas of the 19th of April Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá.
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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.
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A Fokker 50 crashes near Luxembourg Airport, killing 20 and injuring three.
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An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 120.
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Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate.
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Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces launch an offensive to capture the ISIL-held city of Raqqa.
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2001Day'Ron Sharpe, American basketball player
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1997Aliona Bolsova, Spanish-Moldovan tennis player
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1997Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, English actor and model
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1997Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Romanian tennis player
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1995Addin Fonua-Blake, Australian-Tongan rugby league player
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1995Sam Reinhart, Canadian ice hockey player
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1994Isaah Yeo, Australian rugby league player
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1992Rebecca Allen, Australian basketball player
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1992Paula Kania-Choduń, Polish tennis player
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1992Kim Ah-young, South Korean singer and actress
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1992Stefan Ortega, German footballer
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1991Doron Lamb, American basketball player
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