1900, 6 November - Anglo-Boer War
De Wet is defeated at Bothaville, South Africa by British forces.
1944, 6 November
British Minister Resident in the Middle East, Lord Moyne (based in Cairo), is assassinated.
1951, 6 November
Egyptian government declares a state of emergency.
1956, 6 November
British and French forces seize control of the Suez Canal Zone after a concerted effort to occupy Port Said.
1964, 6 November
White referendum in Southern Rhodesia is overwhelmingly in support of Ian Smith's proposal for independence.
