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PAKISTAN · BORN ON THIS DAY1950

Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad, Pakistani politician, was born.

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Events

2025 Canadian ostrich cull: The Government of Canada kills 314 ostriches after H5N8 is detected in an ostrich farm in Edgewood, BC. Wikipedia ↗
2016 Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces launch an offensive to capture the ISIL-held city of Raqqa. Wikipedia ↗
2012 Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate. Wikipedia ↗
2004 An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 120. Wikipedia ↗
2002 Jiang Lijun is detained by Chinese police for signing the Open Letter to the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. Wikipedia ↗
2002 A Fokker 50 crashes near Luxembourg Airport, killing 20 and injuring three. Wikipedia ↗
1995 Cleveland Browns relocation controversy: Art Modell announces that he signed a deal that would relocate the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore. Wikipedia ↗
1988 Lancang–Gengma earthquakes: At least 730 are killed after two powerful earthquakes rock the China–Myanmar border in Yunnan Province. Wikipedia ↗
1986 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. Wikipedia ↗
1985 Colombian conflict: leftist guerrillas of the 19th of April Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá. Wikipedia ↗

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1977 The Kelly Barnes Dam, located above Toccoa Falls College near Toccoa, Georgia, fails, killing 39. Wikipedia ↗
1976 Uttawar forced sterilisations: Mass vasectomy of nearly 800 men of Uttawar village, Palwal district, Haryana during India's Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi. Wikipedia ↗
1971 The United States Atomic Energy Commission tests the largest U.S. underground hydrogen bomb, code-named Cannikin, on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians. Wikipedia ↗
1963 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. Wikipedia ↗
1947 Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC Television. Wikipedia ↗
1943 World War II: The 1st Ukrainian Front liberates Kyiv from German occupation. Wikipedia ↗
1936 Spanish Civil War: The republican government flees from Madrid to Valencia, leading to the formation of the Madrid Defense Council in its stead. Wikipedia ↗
1900 President William McKinley is re-elected, along with his vice-presidential running mate, Governor Theodore Roosevelt of New York. Wikipedia ↗
1869 In New Brunswick, New Jersey, Rutgers College defeats Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey), 6–4, in the first official intercollegiate American football game. Wikipedia ↗
1860 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. Wikipedia ↗
1792 Battle of Jemappes in the French Revolutionary Wars. Wikipedia ↗
1217 The Charter of the Forest is sealed at St Paul's Cathedral, London by King Henry III, acting under the regency of William Marshall, 1st Earl of Pembroke which re-establishes for free men rights of access to the royal forest that had been eroded by William the Conqueror and his heirs. Wikipedia ↗
963 Synod of Rome: Emperor Otto I calls a council at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Pope John XII is deposed on charges of an armed rebellion against Otto. Wikipedia ↗
447 A powerful earthquake destroys large portions of the Walls of Constantinople, including 57 towers. Wikipedia ↗

Born on this day

1950 Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad, Pakistani politician Wikipedia ↗
2001 Day'Ron Sharpe, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1997 Aliona Bolsova, Spanish-Moldovan tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1997 Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, English actor and model Wikipedia ↗
1997 Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Romanian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1995 Addin Fonua-Blake, Australian-Tongan rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1995 Sam Reinhart, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1994 Isaah Yeo, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗

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1993 Josh Wakefield, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1992 Rebecca Allen, Australian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1992 Nasya Dimitrova, Bulgarian volleyball player Wikipedia ↗
1992 Paula Kania-Choduń, Polish tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1992 Kim Ah-young, South Korean singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
1992 Stefan Ortega, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
1991 Doron Lamb, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1990 André Schürrle, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
1990 Akua Shōma, Japanese sumo wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1990 Bowen Yang, Australian-born American actor, comedian, podcaster, and writer Wikipedia ↗
1989 Jozy Altidore, American soccer player Wikipedia ↗
1989 Aaron Hernandez, American football player (died 2017) Wikipedia ↗
1988 John Holland, Puerto Rican-American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1988 Erik Lund, Swedish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1988 James Paxton, Canadian baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1988 Emma Stone, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1988 Conchita Wurst, Austrian singer Wikipedia ↗
1987 Ana Ivanovic, Serbian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1986 Ben Rector, American singer, songwriter and musician Wikipedia ↗
1986 Conor Sammon, Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1985 Sun Yue, Chinese basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1984 Ricky Romero, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1984 Sebastian Schachten, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
1983 Nicole Hosp, Austrian skier Wikipedia ↗
1981 Kaspars Gorkšs, Latvian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1981 Luke Jackson, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1981 Andrew Murray, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1979 Adam LaRoche, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1979 Lamar Odom, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1979 Brad Stuart, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1978 Erik Cole, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1978 Zak Morioka, Brazilian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1976 Sal Vulcano, American comedian and actor Wikipedia ↗
1974 Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian cyclist (died 2009) Wikipedia ↗
1973 David Giffin, Australian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1972 Rebecca Romijn, American model and actress Wikipedia ↗
1971 Laura Flessel-Colovic, French fencer and politician Wikipedia ↗
1968 Kelly Rutherford, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1968 Jerry Yang, Taiwanese-American engineer and businessman, co-founded Yahoo! Wikipedia ↗
1967 Shuzo Matsuoka, Japanese tennis player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1967 Rebecca Schaeffer, American actress and model (died 1989) Wikipedia ↗
1966 Paul Gilbert, American guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1966 Stephanie Vozzo, American professional comic book colorist and music agent Wikipedia ↗
1964 Mike Brewer, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1963 Rozz Williams, American singer, musician and artist (died 1998) Wikipedia ↗
1962 Nadezhda Kuzhelnaya, Russian pilot and former cosmonaut Wikipedia ↗
1960 Lance Kerwin, American actor (died 2023) Wikipedia ↗
1956 Graeme Wood, Australian cricketer and footballer Wikipedia ↗
1955 Mark Donaldson, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1955 Maria Shriver, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
1953 Frank Hanisch, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
1953 Brian McKechnie, New Zealand cricketer and rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1952 Michael Cunningham, American novelist and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1950 Nimalan Soundaranayagam, Sri Lankan educator and politician (died 2000) Wikipedia ↗
1949 Elwood Edwards, American voice actor (died 2024) Wikipedia ↗
1949 Ariel Henry, Haitian prime-minister, neurosurgeon, and politician Wikipedia ↗
1948 Glenn Frey, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1946 Sally Field, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1946 George Young, Scottish guitarist, songwriter, and producer (died 2017) Wikipedia ↗
1941 Guy Clark, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1941 Doug Sahm, American singer-songwriter and musician (died 1999) Wikipedia ↗
1940 Johnny Giles, Irish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1939 Leonardo Quisumbing, Filipino lawyer and jurist (died 2019) Wikipedia ↗
1939 Michael Schwerner, American activist (died 1964) Wikipedia ↗
1938 Mack Jones, American baseball player (died 2004) Wikipedia ↗
1937 Leo Goeke, American tenor and actor (died 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1933 Else Ackermann, German physician and pharmacologist (died 2019) Wikipedia ↗
1932 François Englert, Belgian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2026) Wikipedia ↗
1931 Mike Nichols, German-born American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1930 Derrick Bell, American scholar, author and critical race theorist (died 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1929 Lu Chao-Hsuan, Taiwanese guitarist, performer and educator. (died 2017) Wikipedia ↗
1926 Frank Carson, Northern Irish comedian and actor (died 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1926 Zig Ziglar, American soldier, businessman, and author (died 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1924 Harry Threadgold, English footballer (died 1996) Wikipedia ↗
1921 Geoff Rabone, New Zealand cricketer (died 2006) Wikipedia ↗
1913 Cho Ki-chon, North Korean poet (died 1951) Wikipedia ↗
1908 Tony Canzoneri, American boxer (died 1959) Wikipedia ↗
1900 Ida Lou Anderson, American orator and professor, pioneer in the field of radio broadcasting (died 1941) Wikipedia ↗
1897 Jack O'Connor, English cricketer (died 1977) Wikipedia ↗
1887 Walter Johnson, American baseball player and manager (died 1946) Wikipedia ↗
1885 Martin O'Meara, Irish-Australian sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1935) Wikipedia ↗
1884 May Brahe, Australian composer (died 1956) Wikipedia ↗
1880 Yoshisuke Aikawa, Japanese businessman and politician, founded Nissan Motor Company (died 1967) Wikipedia ↗
1861 James Naismith, Canadian-American physician and educator, invented basketball (died 1939) Wikipedia ↗
1854 John Philip Sousa, American composer and bandleader (died 1932) Wikipedia ↗
1851 Charles Dow, American journalist and economist (died 1902) Wikipedia ↗
1841 Nelson W. Aldrich, American businessman and politician (died 1915) Wikipedia ↗
1839 Elvire Serrouin, French anarchist and protagonist of the Clichy affair (died ?) Wikipedia ↗
1832 Joseph Smith III, American religious leader (died 1914) Wikipedia ↗
1814 Adolphe Sax, Belgian-French instrument designer, invented the saxophone (died 1894) Wikipedia ↗
1755 Zina Hitchcock, New York politician (died 1832) Wikipedia ↗
1750 Carlo Aurelio Widmann, Venetian nobleman and admiral (died 1798) Wikipedia ↗
1661 Charles II of Spain, last Habsburg ruler of the Spanish Empire (died 1700) Wikipedia ↗
1604 George Ent, English scientist (died 1689) Wikipedia ↗
1550 Karin Månsdotter, Swedish queen (died 1612) Wikipedia ↗
1494 Suleiman the Magnificent, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (died 1566) Wikipedia ↗
1479 Philip I, Margrave of Baden (died 1533) Wikipedia ↗
1391 Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (died 1425) Wikipedia ↗

Died on this day

2025 Rick Hauck, American naval officer, fighter pilot, and NASA astronaut (born 1941) Wikipedia ↗
2025 James Watson, American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist (born 1928) Wikipedia ↗
2024 Dorothy Allison, American writer (born 1949) Wikipedia ↗
2024 John Nott, British politician (born 1932) Wikipedia ↗
2024 Madeleine Riffaud, French poet, journalist and Resistance member (born 1924) Wikipedia ↗
2024 Tony Todd, American actor (born 1954) Wikipedia ↗
2023 Antoni Martí, Andorran politician, former Prime Minister of Andorra (born 1963) Wikipedia ↗
2020 Ken Spears, American writer (born 1938) Wikipedia ↗

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2020 King Von, American rapper (born 1994) Wikipedia ↗
2018 Bernard Landry, Canadian lawyer, politician and Premier of Quebec (born 1937) Wikipedia ↗
2017 Richard F. Gordon Jr., American naval officer, aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (born 1929) Wikipedia ↗
2015 Bobby Campbell, English footballer and manager (born 1937) Wikipedia ↗
2015 Yitzhak Navon, Israeli author, playwright, and politician, 5th President of Israel (born 1921) Wikipedia ↗
2014 Maggie Boyle, English singer and flute player (born 1956) Wikipedia ↗
2014 Tommy Macpherson, Scottish soldier and businessman (born 1920) Wikipedia ↗
2014 Rick Rosas, American bass player (born 1949) Wikipedia ↗
2013 Tarla Dalal, Indian chef and author (born 1936) Wikipedia ↗
2013 Ace Parker, American football and baseball player (born 1912) Wikipedia ↗
2012 Joel Connable, American journalist and actor (born 1973) Wikipedia ↗
2012 Clive Dunn, English actor (born 1920) Wikipedia ↗
2012 Frank J. Prial, American journalist and author (born 1930) Wikipedia ↗
2011 Roger Faulques, French military officer and mercenary (born 1924) Wikipedia ↗
2010 Robert Lipshutz, American soldier and lawyer, 17th White House Counsel (born 1921) Wikipedia ↗
2009 Ron Sproat, American screenwriter and playwright (born 1932) Wikipedia ↗
2007 Hilda Braid, English actress and singer (born 1929) Wikipedia ↗
2007 George Grljusich, Australian footballer and sportscaster (born 1939) Wikipedia ↗
2007 Hank Thompson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1925) Wikipedia ↗
2006 Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Spanish skier (born 1950) Wikipedia ↗
2006 Federico López, Mexican-Puerto Rican basketball player (born 1962) Wikipedia ↗
2005 Rod Donald, New Zealand lawyer and politician (born 1957) Wikipedia ↗
2005 Anthony Sawoniuk, Belarusian SS officer (born 1921) Wikipedia ↗
2004 Johnny Warren, Australian footballer, manager, and sportscaster (born 1943) Wikipedia ↗
2003 Just Betzer, Danish production manager and producer (born 1944) Wikipedia ↗
2003 Rie Mastenbroek, Dutch swimmer and coach (born 1919) Wikipedia ↗
2000 L. Sprague de Camp, American historian and author (born 1907) Wikipedia ↗
1998 Sky Low Low, Canadian wrestler (born 1928) Wikipedia ↗
1991 Gene Tierney, American actress (born 1920) Wikipedia ↗
1987 Zohar Argov, Israeli singer (born 1955) Wikipedia ↗
1985 Sanjeev Kumar, Indian film actor (born 1938) Wikipedia ↗
1984 Gastón Suárez, Bolivian author and playwright (born 1929) Wikipedia ↗
1978 Heiri Suter, Swiss cyclist (born 1899) Wikipedia ↗
1968 Chauncey Sparks, American politician and 41st Governor of Alabama (born 1884) Wikipedia ↗
1965 Clarence Williams, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1898) Wikipedia ↗
1964 Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (born 1925) Wikipedia ↗
1955 Edwin Barclay, 18th president of Liberia (born 1882) Wikipedia ↗
1942 Emil Starkenstein, Czech pharmacologist and academic (born 1884) Wikipedia ↗
1918 Alan Arnett McLeod, Canadian lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1899) Wikipedia ↗
1893 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (born 1840) Wikipedia ↗
1816 Gouverneur Morris, American scholar, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to France (born 1752) Wikipedia ↗
1752 Ralph Erskine, Scottish minister (born 1685) Wikipedia ↗
1692 Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French author and poet (born 1619) Wikipedia ↗
1672 Heinrich Schütz, German organist and composer (born 1585) Wikipedia ↗
1656 Jean-Baptiste Morin, French mathematician, astrologer, and astronomer (born 1583) Wikipedia ↗
1492 Antoine Busnois, French composer and poet (born 1430) Wikipedia ↗
1406 Pope Innocent VII (born 1339) Wikipedia ↗
1312 Christina von Stommeln, Roman Catholic mystic and stigmatic (born 1242) Wikipedia ↗
1003 Pope John XVII Wikipedia ↗

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)Finnish Swedish Heritage Day (in Finland)International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict Obama Day (in Kenya)

Events, births, deaths and observances: Wikipedia, “November 6”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pakistan entries reviewed by Newsora24. Updated 12 Oct 2026.