Year 1763
British army defeated Meerkasim and captured Patna.
NOVEMBER 6
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6 November: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 6 November.
Observances & Special Days
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
Year 1860
Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th President of the United States.
Year 1888
Mahatma Gandhi entered London to study law.
Year 1912
The first issue of India was published.
Year 1913
Mohandas K. Gandhi, leader of Indian Passive Resistance Movement, was arrested for leading Indian miners march in South Africa by British troops.
Year 1930
First Round Table Conference held at London.
Year 1931
Chithira Tirunal Bala Ramavarma, ascended throne and ruled state of Travancore as Maharaja, passed away.
Year 1946
Gandhiji leaves for Noakhali; issues statement on "Partial Fast". Noakhali tour begins.
Year 1946
P. S. Shivswami Iyyer, great politician and administrator, passed away.
Year 1950
King Tribhuvana of Nepal flees to India.
Year 1951
Judge M. Patanjali Sastri became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 03/01/1954.
Year 1952
Dipal Jayant Tilak, journalist and editor, was born.
Year 1954
Mumbai Electricity Board was established in the state of Mumbai on this day.
Year 1962
National Defence Council established.
Year 1985
Sanjeev Kumar, film actor, died.
Year 1988
The graduated use of force finally compelled the rebels to surrender and the personnel of Godavari then took over. When psychological pressure did not succeed, warning shots were fired by both the naval ships.
Year 1993
First-ever elections to the Delhi Assembly.
Year 1996
Adolfo de Obietta, known as the Gandhi of Argentina, was awarded the Jamnalal Bajaj International Award by Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda.
Year 1997
Chief Executives of public sector banks and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, after a meeting in New Delhi, decide to grant greater administrative autonomy to select public sector banks.
Year 1997
Supreme Court acquits former Union Minister for Power and Food Kalpanath Rai held under TADA for alleged harbouring of an accused in "1992 Bombay J.J. Hospital shootout case".
Year 1998
Koneru Humpy wins the World under-12 girls' chess title in Oropesa del Mar, Spain. Azharuddin becomes the highest run-getter (displacing Desmond Haynes, 8648 runs) in LOI history in the Coca Cola cup, Sharjah.
Year 1998
US President Bill Clinton declared the Detroit area an ‘automobile national memorial area’.
Year 1998
India’s proposal for a ceasefire in Siachen rejected Pakistan.
Year 1999
UNESCO Gandhi Gold Medal awarded to Indian scientist Dr. MS Swaminathan for providing biotechnology benefits to developing countries.
Year 1999
Red carpet welcome to Pope. He appreciated the religious freedom in India.
Year 1999
Australia decided not to reject the British monarchy.
Year 2000
Buddhadev Bhattacharya assumes office as West Bengal Chief Minister.
Year 2000
Richa Mishra creates a national record in the women's 400m individual medley in 5.15.28sec in the 55th Senior National Aquatic championship in Calcutta.
Year 2001
Dr. Vasudev Atre, Director General, Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), was awarded the prestigious Y. Naidumma Memorial Award.
Year 2004
Russia ratified the Kyoto agreement.
Year 2012
Barack Obama and Joe Biden are re-elected President and Vice President of the United States respectively.
Born 1494
Suleiman the Magnificent, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
Born 1814
Adolphe Sax, the father of the saxophone.
Born 1839
Bhagwadas Indrajit, the first Indian archaeologist, and orientalist.
Born 1861
James Naismith, the founder of the game of basketball.
Born 1880
Yoshisuke Aikawa, founder of the Nissan Motor Company.
Born 1881
Ardeshar Faramji Khabardar, a Parsi poet from India.
Born 1904
Hariharnath Shastri, worker's leader, was born.
Born 1905
Ram Bachan 'Aravind' Dwivedi, great Hindi, Bhojpuri poet and writer, was born at Dubouli, Bihar.
Born 1910
Satakopan Chandilyan Bhashyam, journalist, was born at Tirukkoilur, Madras.
Born 1926
Zig Ziglar, American author.
Born 1936
Major Hari Pal Singh Ahluwalia, an Indian mountaineer, author, social worker, and retired Indian Army officer.
Born 1937
Yashwant Sinha, a former Indian administrator, politician and a former Minister of Finance.
Born 1952
Dipal Jayant Tilak, journalist and editor, was born.
Born 1968
Jerry Yang, Founder of Yahoo.
Born 1970
Ethan Green Hawke, an American actor, writer, musician, and director.
Born 1988
Emma Stone, an American actress.
Died 1632
Gustavus Adolphus, the King of Sweden.
Died 1836
King Charles X of France.
Died 1893
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, a Russian composer of the Romantic period.
Died 1946
P. S. Shivswami Iyyer, great politician and administrator, passed away.
Died 1960
Erich Johann Albert Raeder, a German admiral.
Died 1985
Sanjeev Kumar, Indian actor.
Died 1995
Aneta Louise Corsaut, an American actress, and writer.
Died 2010
Siddharth Shankar Ray, Chief Minister of West Bengal, India.
Died 2011
Margaret Field, an American film actress.
Died 2013
Tarla Dalal, Indian chef and author (b. 1936)