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 this day in history.   

1944  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 on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history bill Henderson, Vancouver BC, rock vocalist/guitarist (Chilliwack)   

1944  On November - 06 hannah Senesh, Jewish poetess, executed by Nazis in Budapest   

1945  On this day in history hUAC begins investigation of 7 radio commentators   

1946  Zygmunt Denis Antoni Stojowski, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1947  On November - 06 kristian Elster, Norwegian author (Paradisets Have), dies at 66   

1949  On this day in history greeks civil war ends   

1950  On November - 06 branch Rickey signs 5-yr contract as VP/GM of Pitts Pirates   

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 November - 06.   

1953  On November - 06 french National Meeting grants Saarland more autonomy   

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

1955  11th Ryder Cup: US, 8-4 at Thunderbird Ranch & CC Calif on November - 06.   

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

1956  On November - 06 holland and Spain withdraw from Olympics, protest Soviets in Hungary   

1956  On November - 06 president Eisenhower (D) re-elected defeating Adlai E Stevenson (R)   

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

1957  On this day in history felix Gaillard becomes premier of France   

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

1958  On this day in history aL announces that KC will play AL record 52 night games in 1959   

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

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

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 November - 06.   

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

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

1962  On this day in history edward M Kennedy first elected (Sen-D-MA)   

1962  BART bond issue just gets by with a 66.9% favorable vote on this day in history.   

1963  Djuanda Kartawidjaja, premier (Indonesia), dies at 52 on November - 06.   

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1391  On November - 06 birth of edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (d. 1425)   

1479  Johanna, the Insane, Queen of Castile (1504-20) was born on November - 06.   

1494  On November - 06 birth of sulayman I, the Great, sultan of Turkey (1520-66)   

1494  On November - 06 birth of suleiman the Magnificent, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1566)   

1550  On this day in history birth of karin MÃ¥nsdotter, Queen of Sweden (d. 1612)   

1558  Thomas Kyd, English dramatist (Spanish Tragedy) was born on this day in history.   

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

1607  Sigmund Theophil Staden, composer was born on November - 06.   

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  Death of Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1487) on November - 06.   

1632  Gustavus II Adolphus, king of Sweden, dies in battle at 37 on November - 06.   

1650  Willem II, earl of Nassau/prince of Orange, dies at 24 on this day in history.   

1656  Johan IV, duke of Braganca/king of Portugal (1640-56), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1669  Laurentius Erhard, composer, dies at 71 on November - 06.