Historical Events In November - 06

1941  On this day in history einsatz group kills 15,000 Jews of Rovno Ukraine   

1941  On November - 06 doug Sahm, San Antonio Texas, country singer (Texas Tornadoes-Dinero)   

1942  On this day in history nazis execute 12,000 Minsk ghetto Jews   

1943  On this day in history russian troops land on Kertsj peninsula   

1943  Michael Schwerner, civil rights worker, murdered in 1964 on November - 06.   

1944  On this day in history recognition of the future importance of turbojet and turboprop powerplants led the Bureau of Aeronautics to request the Naval Air Material Center to study requirements for a laboratory to develop and test gas-turbine powerplants   

1944  On November - 06 bill Henderson, Vancouver BC, rock vocalist/guitarist (Chilliwack)   

1944  Hannah Senesh, Jewish poetess, executed by Nazis in Budapest on this day in history.   

1945  HUAC begins investigation of 7 radio commentators on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history zygmunt Denis Antoni Stojowski, composer, dies at 76   

1947  On this day in history kristian Elster, Norwegian author (Paradisets Have), dies at 66   

1949  Greeks civil war ends on November - 06.   

1950  Branch Rickey signs 5-yr contract as VP/GM of Pitts Pirates on this day in history.   

1951  Soviet aircraft shoot at Neptune Patrol bomber (VP-6) on weather reconnaissance mission near Siberia. U.S. aircraft fails to return on this day in history.   

1952  On November - 06 first hydrogen bomb exploded (by US at Eniwetok Atoll)   

1952  Dmitri Sjostakovitch's cantata "About our Fatherland," premieres on this day in history.   

1953  French National Meeting grants Saarland more autonomy on November - 06.   

1953  On November - 06 john Parsons Beach, composer, dies at 76   

1955  11th Ryder Cup: US, 8-4 at Thunderbird Ranch & CC Calif on this day in history.   

1955  Charley Toorop, [Annie CP Fernhout-Toorop], Dutch painter, dies at 64 on November - 06.   

1956  Holland and Spain withdraw from Olympics, protest Soviets in Hungary on this day in history.   

1956  President Eisenhower (D) re-elected defeating Adlai E Stevenson (R) on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history holland & Spain withdraw from Olympics, protest Soviets in Hungary   

1957  Felix Gaillard becomes premier of France on November - 06.   

1957  "Rumple" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 45 performances on this day in history.   

1958  AL announces that KC will play AL record 52 night games in 1959 on November - 06.   

1958  Francis George Scott, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history the aircraft carrier Antietam left British Honduras for Pensacola after 4 days of relief operations following hurricane Hattie.   

1960  The last steam locomotive to operate officially on Canadian Pacific pulls a special train to St. Lin from Montreal. Locomotive is class A-l-e no. 29, 4-4-0 built in 1887 on this day in history.   

1961  On November - 06 uS government issues a stamp honoring 100th birthday of James Naismith   

1961  US govt issues a stamp honoring 100th birthday of James Naismith on this day in history.   

1962  On November - 06 edward M Kennedy first elected (Sen-D-MA)   

1962  On November - 06 bART bond issue just gets by with a 66.9% favorable vote   

1963  On November - 06 djuanda Kartawidjaja, premier (Indonesia), dies at 52   

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1391  On this day in history birth of edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (d. 1425)   

1479  On November - 06 birth of johanna, the Insane, Queen of Castile (1504-20)   

1494  Sulayman I, the Great, sultan of Turkey (1520-66) was born on this day in history.   

1494  Suleiman the Magnificent, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1566) was born on November - 06.   

1550  Karin MÃ¥nsdotter, Queen of Sweden (d. 1612) was born on this day in history.   

1558  On November - 06 birth of thomas Kyd, English dramatist (Spanish Tragedy)   

1566  Julien Perrichon, composer was born on November - 06.   

1607  Sigmund Theophil Staden, composer was born on this day in history.   

1231  On this day in history death of emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (b. 1196)   

1406  On November - 06 innocent VII, [Cosma de' Migliorati], Italian Pope (1404-06), dies   

1492  On November - 06 death of antoine Busnois, French composer   

1550  On November - 06 death of ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1487)   

1632  On this day in history gustavus II Adolphus, king of Sweden, dies in battle at 37   

1650  On this day in history willem II, earl of Nassau/prince of Orange, dies at 24   

1656  On November - 06 johan IV, duke of Braganca/king of Portugal (1640-56), dies at 52   

1669  On this day in history laurentius Erhard, composer, dies at 71