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Historical Events on November 6

22 significant historical events occurred on November 6. November 6 has been the date of several important historical events, particularly in the realm of electoral contests. Notably, three United States presidential elections occurred on this date: Abraham Lincoln's victory in 1860, Benjamin Harrison's win in 1888, and Herbert Hoover's election in 1928. Other significant events on this date include the German federal election in November 1932 during the Weimar Republic and the Greater East Asia Conference in 1943.

Total Events
22
Time Span
17062016
Categories
3
Top Category
war
12 events

10 famous birthdays on November 6

Including François Englert, James Naismith, Alexandra Elbakyan

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
18th C.21st C.

18th Century

4 events
war

1706 battle during the War of the Spanish Succession in the Canary Islands, Spain

war

_War between Alliance (Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daulah and Shah Alam || ) and British

war

1792 battle during the War of the First Coalition

war

1794 naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars

19th Century

7 events
war

British attack on and capture of French Folly Fort on 6 November 1856 in the Pearl River in what is now Guangzhou, China

politics

1860 United States presidential election — election between Abraham Lincoln, John C. Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen A. Douglas

war

1863 battle in the American Civil War

war

1863 Minor battle of the American Civil War located in Tennessee

war

1879 cavalry battle of the War of the Pacific

politics

1888 United States presidential election — 26th quadrennial U.S. presidential election

war

Defeat of de Wet's commando forces by the British in November 1900

20th Century

8 events
war

1914 battle in the first world war

politics

Political unrest in Poland in 1923

politics

1928 United States presidential election — 36th quadrennial U.S. presidential election

politics

November 1932 German federal election — federal legislative elections in the Weimar Republic in 1932

general

Greater East Asia Conference — conference held in 1943

politics

1956 United States presidential election — 43rd quadrennial U.S. presidential election

politics

1984 United States presidential election — 50th quadrennial U.S. presidential election

general

1994 Japanese Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1994

21st Century

3 events
politics

2012 United States presidential election — 57th quadrennial U.S. presidential election

war

Battle of the Syrian civil war

war

Battle for the city of al-Bab in the Aleppo Governorate, in 2016–17

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