At A Glance

6 November 2017 at a glance

Day of the week
6 November 2017 was a Monday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Havana” by Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug.
Top Film of 2017
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2017 was Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Star sign
The star sign for 6 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 6 November 2017 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 6 November 2017 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 6 November

  • 1985 Colombian conflict: leftist guerrillas of the 19th of April Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá.
  • 1995 Cleveland Browns relocation controversy: Art Modell announces that he signed a deal that would relocate the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore.
  • 2002 Jiang Lijun is detained by Chinese police for signing the Open Letter to the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.
  • 2012 Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate.
  • 2016 Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces launch an offensive to capture the ISIL-held city of Raqqa.

Famous people born on 6 November

  • Sally Field, American actress (born 1946)
  • Emma Stone, American actress (born 1988)
  • Rebecca Romijn, American model and actress (born 1972)
  • Glenn Frey, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (1948–2016)

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Events of 2017 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2017 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 6 February – The Queen commemorates her Sapphire Jubilee.
  • 2 March – New elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly are held. The Democratic Unionist Party loses ten seats, while Sinn Féin loses one seat.
  • 29 March – The United Kingdom invokes Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, beginning the formal EU withdrawal process.

Life in 2017

Prime Minister

Theresa May

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£3.55

Loaf of Bread

£1.48

Average House

£226,441

Weekly Wage

£810.00

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