On This Day in History November 6, 2022

Historical Events 1813  Chilpancingo congress declares Mexico independent of Spain 1860  Republican Abraham Lincoln of Illinois elected the 16th President of the United States of America 1913  Mahatma Gandhi arrested for leading Indian miners' march in South Africa 1917  [OS Oct 24] Bolshevik revolution begins with bombardment of the Winter Palace in Petrograd during the Russian October Revolution 1978  Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi places the country under military rule; General Gholām Reza Azhāri forms government More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Agrippina the Younger 15 AD - 59 AD Gordon Granger 1822 - 1876 James Naismith 1861 - 1939 Suleiman the Magnificent 1494 - 1566 More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths José P. Laurel 1891 - 1959 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840 - 1893 More Famous Deaths November 6: Catherine the Great Builds a New Russia Catherine the Great, who died on this day, dragged Russia into the modern era while leading a life filled with political drama, sexual intrigue – and murder. Read the Article