1971

United States Atomic Energy Commission

The United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) was an agency of the United States government established after World War II by the U.S. Congress to foster and control the peacetime development of atomic science and technology. President Harry S. Truman signed the McMahon/Atomic Energy Act on August 1, 1946, transferring the control of atomic energy from military to civilian hands, effective on January 1, 1947. This shift gave the members of the AEC complete control of the plants, laboratories, equipment, and personnel assembled during the war to produce the atomic bomb.

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United States Atomic Energy Commission

1976

Uttawar forced sterilisations

The Uttawar forced sterilisations were mass vasectomy drives on November 6, 1976, imposed on the male population of Uttawar, a Meo Muslim-majority village in Palwal district, Haryana, during India’s Emergency (1975–1977) imposed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Villagers woke up to the sound of police loudspeakers at 03:00. The police gathered 400 men at the bus stop. In the process of finding more villagers, police broke into homes and looted. This event made international news and is today remembered as one of the most coercive and controversial episodes of Sanjay Gandhi’s programme of compulsory sterilisation, which resulted in over 800 sterilisation cases.

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Uttawar forced sterilisations

1977

Kelly Barnes Dam

Kelly Barnes Dam was an earthen embankment dam on Toccoa Creek in Stephens County, Georgia, United States, just outside the city of Toccoa. Heavy rainfall caused it to collapse on November 6, 1977, and the resulting flood killed 39 people and caused $2.8 million in damage. The dam was never rebuilt.

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Kelly Barnes Dam

1985

Colombian conflict

The Colombian conflict began on May 27, 1964, and is a low-intensity asymmetric war between the government of Colombia, far-right paramilitary groups, crime syndicates and far-left guerrilla groups fighting each other to increase their influence in Colombian territory. Some of the most important international contributors to the Colombian conflict include multinational corporations, the United States, Cuba, and the drug trafficking industry.

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Colombian conflict

1986

1986 British International Helicopters Chinook crash

On 6 November 1986, a Boeing-Vertol Model 234LR Chinook helicopter returning workers from the Brent oilfield crashed on approach to land at Sumburgh Airport in the Shetland Islands. At 2.5 mi (4.0 km) from the runway the helicopter had a catastrophic forward transmission failure which caused the tandem rotor blades to collide. The helicopter crashed into the sea and sank. Forty-three passengers and two crew members were killed in the crash; one passenger and one crew member survived with injuries.

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1986 British International Helicopters Chinook crash

1988

1988 Lancang–Gengma earthquakes

On 6 November 1988, two earthquakes struck Lancang and Gengma counties, Yunnan, near the China–Myanmar border. These earthquakes measured moment magnitude (Mw) 7.0 and 6.9, respectively, spaced 12 minutes apart. These earthquakes were assigned a maximum China seismic intensity of IX and X, respectively. Between 748 and 939 people were killed; more than 7,700 were injured. Both earthquakes caused damage and economic losses estimated at CN¥ 2.05 billion. Moderately large aftershocks continued to rock the region, causing additional casualties and damage.

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1988 Lancang–Gengma earthquakes

1993

Birth of Josh Wakefield

Josh Wakefield, English footballer

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Josh Wakefield

1994

Birth of Isaah Yeo

Isaah Yeo, Australian rugby league player

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Isaah Yeo

1995

Cleveland Browns relocation controversy

The Cleveland Browns relocation controversy—colloquially called "The Move" by fans—followed the announcement by Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell that his National Football League (NFL) team would move from its longtime home of Cleveland to Baltimore for the 1996 NFL season.

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Cleveland Browns relocation controversy

1995

Birth of Addin Fonua-Blake

Addin Fonua-Blake, Australian-Tongan rugby league player

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Addin Fonua-Blake

1995

Birth of Sam Reinhart

Sam Reinhart, Canadian ice hockey player

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Sam Reinhart

1997

Birth of Aliona Bolsova

Aliona Vadimovna Bolsova Zadoinova is a Spanish-Moldovan former professional tennis player. She reached career-high WTA rankings of No. 88 in singles and No. 54 in doubles. She won five doubles titles on the WTA 125 Tour along with nine singles and 16 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

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Aliona Bolsova

1997

Birth of Hero Fiennes Tiffin

Hero Beauregard Faulkner Fiennes Tiffin is an English actor and film producer. First gaining recognition as the young Tom Riddle in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009), he is most known for his starring roles as Hardin Scott in the After film series (2019–2023), and Sherlock Holmes in the Amazon Prime Video series Young Sherlock (2026–present).

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Hero Fiennes Tiffin

1997

Birth of Elena-Gabriela Ruse

Elena-Gabriela Ruse is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 51 and a best doubles ranking of world No. 32, achieved in May 2022 and 2023, respectively. She is currently the No. 2 Romanian player.

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Elena-Gabriela Ruse

2001

Birth of Day'Ron Sharpe

Day'Ron Yusha Sharpe is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels.

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Day'Ron Sharpe