November 6 in History

Historical Events on November 6

1861 American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is elected president of the Confederate States of America.

1913 Mohandas Gandhi is arrested while leading a march of Indian miners in South Africa.

1917 World War I: Battle of Passchendaele ends: After three months of fierce fighting, Canadian forces take Passchendaele in Belgium.

1939 World War II: Sonderaktion Krakau takes place.

1943 World War II: The Soviet Red Army recaptures Kiev. Before withdrawing, the Germans destroy most of the city's ancient buildings.

1962 The United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning South Africa's apartheid policies and calls for all UN member states to cease military and economic relations with the nation.

1984 Ronald Reagan is reelected President of the United States.

1985 In Colombia, leftist guerrillas of the 19th of April Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá, eventually killing 115 people, 11 of them Supreme Court justices.

2012 Barack Obama is reelected President of the United States; Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate.

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Famous Birthdays on November 6

1970 Ethan Hawke

1987 Ana Ivanovic

1988 Emma Stone

1989 Aaron Hernandez

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Famous Deaths on November 6

1461 John de Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk

1836 Charles X of France

1893 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

2004 Fred Dibnah

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