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Hanford Atomic Facility produced its first plutonium on November 6, 1944.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanford_Site#Plutonium_production

The Cannikin nuclear test was detonated on 6 November 1971
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46013622/cannikin-nuclear-test/

The Battle of Passchendaele took place on the Western Front, between June and November 1917
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Battle_of_Ypres

The Heinkel He 219 Uhu was a night fighter that served with the German Luftwaffe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinkel_He_219

The First flight of the Hawker Hurricane was on the 6th November 1935
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane

The CSS Shenandoah was surrendered to the Captain of HMS Donegal on November 6, 1865
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS_Shenandoah#Surrender_of_CSS_Shenandoah

Pioneer 10 photography of Jupiter began November 6, 1973
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_10

The Lunar Orbiter 2 spacecraft was launched on the 6th November 1966.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Orbiter_2



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People

Charles Owen Hobaugh (born November 5, 1961) is a NASA astronaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_O._Hobaugh

James Gregory FRS (November 1638 - October 1675) was a Scottish mathematician
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46013568/james-gregory-frs-1638-1675/

Ida Barney (November 6, 1886 - March 7, 1982) was an American astronomer 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Barney

Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana (6 November 1781 - 20 January 1864) was an Italian astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Antonio_Amedeo_Plana

Rev. James Maurice Wilson (November 6, 1836 - April 15, 1931) was a British theologian
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Maurice_Wilson

Krisztián Sárneczky (6 November 1974) is a Hungarian, Researcher in Konkoly Observatory 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kriszti%C3%A1n_S%C3%A1rneczky

Suleiman I (6 November 1494 - 7 September 1566) was the tenth Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suleiman_the_Magnificent

Simon Conway Morris FRS (born 6 November 1951) is an English palaeontologist 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Conway_Morris



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According to Burnham, supernova 1572 was probably first seen by W. Schuler on November 6, 1572.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_1572

A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on the 6th November 1500
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=RU_dAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA60#v=onepage&q&f=false



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NGC Discovered

NGC 1559 was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on the 6th November 1826. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55464369/ngc-1559/

NGC 1591 was discovered by John Herschel on the 6th November 1834. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55464435/ngc-1591/

NGC 1701 was discovered by John Herschel on the 6th November 1834. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t63332865/ngc-1701/

NGC 1940 was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on the 6th November 1826. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55464567/ngc-1940/

NGC 2157 was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop using a 22.86 cm (9 inch) reflector on the 6th November 1826. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55464645/ngc-2157/



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On November 6, 2009, the discovery of a planetary companion around primary star Gamma-1 Leonis was announced
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_Leonis_b

Asteroid (178) Belisana was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on November 6, 1877.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/178_Belisana

Comet Holmes was discovered by Edwin Holmes on November 6, 1892
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Holmes#Discovery



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Northern Taurids and Southern Taurids meteor maximum
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t4668950/taurids/



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Meteorites

No historic meteorite falls today



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