World Record On November6

Constitution Day in the Dominican Republic (1844)

Gustavus Adolphus Day in Estonia, Finland and Sweden (1632)

Finnish Swedish Heritage Day in Finland

447 – A powerful earthquake destroyed large portions of the Walls of Constantinople, including 57 towers.

1856 – Scenes of Clerical Life, the first work by English author George Eliot (pictured), was submitted for publication.

1935 – The Hawker Hurricane, the aircraft responsible for 60% of the Royal Air Force's air victories in the Battle of Britain, made its first flight.

1977 – The Kelly Barnes Dam in Stephens County, Georgia, U.S., collapsed, and the resulting flood killed 39 people and caused $2.8 million in damages.

1995 – Madagascar's Rova of Antananarivo, which served as the royal palace from the 17th to 19th centuries, was destroyed by fire.

UCJ, UNILORIN.