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All Figures for November 6 (21 results)

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Suleiman the Magnificent — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Suleiman the Magnificent
سليمان اول / Süleyman I

Tenth Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, "The Lawgiver" (Kanuni) & Imperial Patron

Turkey History
Nov 6, 1494 — Sep 6, 1566
Alois Senefelder — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Alois Senefelder
Aloys Johann Nepomuk Franz Senefelder

German-Austrian Playwright, Actor & Inventor of Lithography Printing

Germany Science
Nov 6, 1771 — Feb 26, 1834
Adolphe Sax — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Adolphe Sax
Antoine-Joseph Sax

Belgian Instrument Designer, Acoustic Inventor & Creator of the Saxophone

Belgium Music
Nov 6, 1814 — Feb 7, 1894
Cesare Lombroso — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Cesare Lombroso
Marco Ezechia Lombroso

Italian Criminologist, Physician & Founder of Modern Criminology

Italy Science
Nov 6, 1835 — Oct 19, 1909
Charles Dow — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Charles Dow
Charles Henry Dow

American Financial Journalist, Co-Founder of Dow Jones & Company & Creator of the Dow Jones Industrial Average

United States Business
Nov 6, 1851 — Dec 4, 1902
John Philip Sousa — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa

American Composer, Conductor & "The March King"

United States Music
Nov 6, 1854 — Mar 6, 1932
James Naismith — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
James Naismith
Dr. James Naismith

Canadian-American Physical Educator, Physician & Inventor of Basketball

Canada Sports
Nov 6, 1861 — Nov 28, 1939
Robert Musil — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Robert Musil
Robert Musil

Austrian Modernist Novelist & Essayist

Austria Literature
Nov 6, 1880 — Apr 15, 1942
Leland Hayward — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Leland Hayward
Leland Hayward

Legendary American Theatrical Producer & Hollywood Talent Agent

United States Cinema
Nov 6, 1902 — Mar 18, 1971
C. Gordon Fullerton — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
C. Gordon Fullerton
Charles Gordon Fullerton

NASA Astronaut, Space Shuttle Commander & US Air Force Colonel

United States Science
Nov 6, 1936 — Aug 21, 2013
Sally Field — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Sally Field
Sally Margaret Field

Two-Time Academy Award-Winning American Actress & Director

United States Cinema
Nov 6, 1946 — Living
Glenn Frey — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Glenn Frey
Glenn Lewis Frey

American Musician, Singer-Songwriter, Guitarist & Co-Founder of the Eagles

United States Music
Nov 6, 1948 — Jan 18, 2016
Arturo Sandoval — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval

Virtuoso Cuban-American Jazz Trumpeter, Pianist & 10-Time Grammy Award Winner

Cuba Music
Nov 6, 1949 — Living
Maria Shriver — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Maria Shriver
Maria Owings Shriver

Peabody & Emmy Award-Winning American Journalist, Author & Philanthropist

United States Journalism
Nov 6, 1955 — Living
Kelly Rutherford — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Kelly Rutherford
Kelly Rutherford Deane

American Television Actress & Fashion Icon

United States Cinema
Nov 6, 1968 — Living
Ethan Hawke — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Ethan Hawke
Ethan Green Hawke

Four-Time Academy Award-Nominated American Actor, Screenwriter & Novelist

United States Cinema
Nov 6, 1970 — Living