November 6 in History

Barons conclude peace, the Treaty recognizes his succession to the English throne

Stephen names Henry II as his successor

Stephen names Henry II as his successor

Stephen names Henry II as his successor

Eustace dies, Stephen loses interest in the succession & the Treaty ends the war. Barons conclude peace, the Treaty recognizes his succession to the English throne

Stephen concludes a peace Treaty with Henry, son of Matilda, granting him the throne

Edward I negotiated the Treaty of Salisbury concerning Margaret's journey and Scottish succession.

Eric II agreed arrangements for his daughter Margaret's transfer to Scotland.

Edward agrees to hand Margaret over to Scotland when there is peace. Agrees to assist Margaret of Norway to the Scottish throne

Scotland, Norway & England free Margaret from marriage commitments

Scotland, Norway & England will send Margaret to England or Scotland free of marriage

Edward III agrees to the release of David II for a ransom of 100,000 marks

Edward III agrees to the release of David II for a ransom of 100,000 marks

Edward III agrees to the release of David II for a ransom of 100,000 marks

Mary accepts Elizabeth as successor under pressure from her councillors

Mary recognizes Elizabeth as successor under pressure from her councillors

Under pressure from councillors Mary recognizes Elizabeth as her successor

The Privy Council recognizes Elizabeth as Mary I's successor

Jamess admiration did not, however, prevent him from ordering on 6 November that "John Johnson" be tortured, to reveal the names of his co-conspirators

Sir William Waad, Lieutenant of the Tower, supervised the torture and obtained Fawkess confession

Pym supports creation of a grand committee to examine religious grievances.

Sovereignty of the Provinces is declared by a General Assembly of 7 Provinces

Louis XVI convened a second Assembly of Notables to consider how the forthcoming Estates General should be constituted.

1st day of the siege of Namur

The leader of the London Corresponding Society is acquitted of treason

The leader of the London Corresponding Society is acquitted of treason

Is created Baron Nelson after the Nile victory.

Receives news of the victory and Nelson's death.

Receives official news from Lapenotiere.

Becomes the first constitutional President of Uruguay

The Prussian army is mobilized

The Prussian Army is mobilized

Appointed Chief Minister President of Prussia

Appointed Vice President of the USA

The Second Bluhme Government ends in Copenhagen, concluding this term as Council President of Denmark.

Begins the Frijs Government in Copenhagen and serves as Council President of Denmark.

Kekewich rejects a Boer demand to surrender before the bombardment of Kimberley intensifies.

Turkey severs diplomatic relations with Belgium

Haig orders consolidation after Canadian troops secure Passchendaele village and nearby high ground.

Currie's corps secures Passchendaele village and nearby ridge positions after a sequence of costly attacks.

Royal Society and Royal Astronomical Society report eclipse results supporting Einstein's general relativity.

The release of The Skeik makes Valentino a cult figure

Elections yield 33.1% for the Nazis, dropping 2 million voters, Franz von Papen steps down, and is succeeded by General Kurt von Schleicher as Reichskanzler

Refuses to join a coalition. Elections yield 33.1% for the Nazis, dropping 2 million voters, Franz von Papen steps down, and is succeeded by General Kurt von Schleicher as Reichskanzler. Elections are held in which the NSDAP vote falls from 230 to 196 seats

Elections yield 33.1% for the Nazis, dropping 2 million voters, Franz von Papen steps down, and is succeeded by General Kurt von Schleicher as Reichskanzler

Unable to win a majority in the Reichstag

Elections yield 33.1% for the Nazis, dropping 2 million voters, Franz von Papen steps down, and is succeeded by General Kurt von Schleicher as Reichskanzler

Hindenburg urges Papens resignation

The Republican Government is forced by the Nationalists to rereat to Valencia

The Government flees to Valencia

Obtains Mussolinis signature for the Anti-Commintern Pact in Rome

Italy joins the Anti-Commintern Pact, thereby forming the group that would later be known as the Axis Powers

Italy joins the Anti-Comintern Pact, thereby forming the group that would later be known as the Axis Powers

Italy joins the Anti-Commintern Pact, thereby forming the group that would later be known as the Axis Powers

Italy joins the Anti-Commintern Pact, thereby forming the group that would later be known as the Axis Powers

Italy joins the Anti-Comintern Pact, thereby forming the group that would later be known as the Axis Powers

Italy joins the Anti-Commintern Pact, thereby forming the group that would later be known as the Axis Powers

At Weimar makes a speech denouncing Churchill, Eden & Cooper as warmongers

In a speech, blames the war on capitalism

Captures Gallabat from the Italians

Defines the claimed boundaries of the Chilean Antarctic Territory by presidential decree.

Stalin calls for the creation of second front in Europe to relieve pressure on Russian forces battling German army at the gates of Moscow

The USSR announces that it will make its own atomic bomb

Begins the Second Fierlinger Government in Prague and serves as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia.

The National Health Service Act receives Royal Assent.

Secures Royal Assent for the National Health Service Act.

Keightley orders forces to stop advancing when political leaders accept the ceasefire.

Barnett keeps air support available as ground forces advance along the northern canal zone.

Keightley implements political orders ending the offensive while Allied ground forces are still advancing south from Port Said.

Keightley authorises the seaborne assault reinforcing forces already fighting around Port Said.

Keightley directs the transition from airborne operations to the main amphibious assault on the canal-zone cities.

Oakley leads his troop ashore during the opening Royal Marine assault under naval gunfire support.

Butler leads elements of the parachute brigade south along the canal bank with Royal Tank Regiment support.

Tailyour's commandos are landed by helicopters near Casino Pier to reinforce forces already fighting in Port Said.

Agrees to a ceasefire after severe American, Soviet and United Nations pressure

Accepts a ceasefire under United States, United Nations and Soviet pressure

Accepts a ceasefire under intense American, Soviet, and United Nations pressure.

Announces the decision to halt military operations under intense international pressure

Receives orders to halt the advance after international pressure forces a ceasefire

Ben-Gurion considers international ceasefire demands while Israeli forces hold Sinai and Gaza.

Tailyour's 45 Commando clears the area between the axes of the two leading Royal Marine commandos.

Moulton coordinates Royal Marine operations with Centurion tanks landed to support fighting inside Port Said.

Moulton directs the Royal Marine beach assault by 40 and 42 Commandos at Port Said.

Supports helicopter-borne commando landings from the carrier force off Port Said

Whitney supports the helicopter lift carrying Royal Marines from the carrier force to the landing area.

Macmillan warns that continuing the operation risks a severe sterling and reserve crisis.

Refuses support for Britain until the Anglo-French operation is halted and withdrawal is accepted.

Brothier leads the 1er REP during the amphibious landing that reinforces French control of Port Fuad.

Tailyour commands 45 Commando during the first operational helicopter assault conducted by the Royal Marines.

Jeanpierre serves as deputy commander of the 1er REP during the occupation of Port Fuad.

Brothier's amphibious force links with 2e RPC paratroopers already holding positions around Port Fuad.

Tailyour's reconnaissance helicopter mistakenly lands in an Egyptian-held stadium and escapes after coming under fire.

Norcock commands 42 Commando as it lands at Port Said in amphibious Buffalo vehicles.

Norcock's commandos fight through the built-up area after landing on the Port Said waterfront.

Stockwell halts forward units after the ceasefire order interrupts the planned advance down the canal.

Barjot directs the French naval contribution supporting the amphibious landing at Port Fuad.

Beaufre directs French ground forces as they establish control in Port Fuad after the assault.

Eden ends military operations before Anglo-French forces can seize the full canal zone.

Moulton's Royal Marines use helicopters from carriers during the assault, a major innovation in amphibious warfare.

Tailyour flies from HMS Ocean to reconnoitre the landing area before 45 Commando's helicopter assault.

Moulton integrates 45 Commando after its helicopter landing into the continuing clearance of Port Said.

Warns that Britain cannot sustain the financial crisis without American support

Bar-Lev leads the training department's post-battle study as the IDF begins extracting operational lessons from Operation Kadesh.

Simhoni dies in an aircraft crash shortly after the Sinai campaign ends.

Durnford-Slater coordinates carriers, landing craft and naval gunfire during the amphibious phase.

Oakley commands B Troop in the leading wave of Buffalo amphibious vehicles approaching the Port Said beaches.

Mollet accepts the halt to French military operations despite dissatisfaction with the early ceasefire.

Durnford-Slater curtails offensive naval support after the political decision to halt operations.

Butler's airborne troops link with units arriving by sea as the Allied position around Port Said expands.

Massu is present as French 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment forces land and occupy Port Fuad.

Beaufre's French forces secure positions in and around Port Fuad during the final day of fighting.

Butler directs paratroopers pushing deeper into Port Said before the ceasefire takes effect.

Commands ground forces as amphibious landings reinforce the airborne troops at Port Said

Stockwell consolidates Anglo-French beachheads after the amphibious landings.

Nasser praises military and civilian resistance at Port Said as international pressure forces a ceasefire.

Stockwell's land plan combines Royal Marine commandos with Centurion tanks during the seaborne assault on Port Said.

Commands Royal Marine Commando forces during the seaborne and helicopter-supported landing

Wins reelection to a second term as President of the United States.

Stockwell directs forces beyond the captured beachhead toward objectives farther south along the canal.

Eisenhower's administration assesses Soviet threats while pressing urgently for a ceasefire.

Eden confronts severe pressure on sterling as American financial support is withheld during the Suez Crisis.

Uses American financial leverage as Britain faces a sterling crisis during the Suez intervention.

Warns Cabinet of the worsening sterling crisis and the financial consequences of American pressure

Eisenhower withholds American financial support while Britain continues military operations.

Moulton restricts supporting fire to known Egyptian defences and positions actively engaging the assault.

Hammarskjold submits guiding principles governing the organisation and deployment of UNEF.

Re-elected for a 2nd term as Vice President

Crossland joins an assault on an Egyptian-held warehouse during 40 Commando's fighting in Port Said.

Crossland holds his position alone after casualties during the warehouse fight and continues engaging Egyptian defenders.

Release Behind Blue Eyes as a single.

Announces a freeze on pay, prices & dividends for 90 days, Selsdon u-turn

Asks of Heath "has the Right Honourable Gentleman taken leave of his senses?"

Drums at the first Sex Pistols gig, helping launch the band before a student audience.

Plays guitar at the first Sex Pistols gig after the group adopts its new name and image.

Plays bass at the band's first Sex Pistols performance at Saint Martins College of Art.

Fronts the Sex Pistols at their first gig, giving the band its confrontational vocal identity.

The band play their first gig as Sex Pistols at Saint Martins College

The band play their first gig as Sex Pistols at Saint Martins College

Appointed Prime Minister of Iran

The Revolutionary Council assumes greater governing authority after Bazargan's provisional cabinet resigns

The Revolutionary Council assumes more direct governing responsibility after Bazargan resigns

Bazargan and his cabinet resign in protest after the seizure of the US Embassy

Bazargan resigns after the seizure of the US Embassy and the weakening of the provisional government

Bazargan resigns after the US Embassy is seized and the provisional government loses authority

Khomeini and the Revolutionary Council become the uncontested centre of power after Bazargan resigns

Informed at an NSC meeting that KGB agents had been identified in the US Embassy

Informed at an NSC meeting that KGB agents had been identified in the US Embassy

Co-authors the German-Italian initiative calling for progress toward European Union.

Heads the Italian government as the Genscher-Colombo initiative proposes stronger European political cooperation.

Helps submit the German-Italian Draft European Act proposing stronger political cooperation and progress toward European Union.

Agrees with Margaret Thatcher to establish the Anglo-Irish inter-Governmental Council

Agrees with Garret FiitzGerald to establish an Anglo-Irish inter-Governmental Council

Releases Tonight I'm Yours as his sound moves toward early-1980s new wave pop.

Reimposes a state of siege amid expanding opposition protests.

Mondale is defeated by Reagan who wins 50 out of 51 states

Defeats Mondale by winning 50 out of 51 states & 59% of the popular vote

Appointed President of Poland

Reagan signs a Bill authorizing penalties for employers who hire illegal aliens

Appointed Manager of Manchester United

A gunman opens fire on Gorbachev during the Revolution Day parade

Nawaz Sharif begins his first term as Prime Minister.

Signs a decree ending CPSU and Russian Communist Party organizational activity in Russia.

The Ukraine signs the Soviet economic-union Treaty at the Kremlin

The Ukraine signs the Soviet economic-union Treaty at the Kremlin

Scores a late header that keeps Barcelona's European Cup campaign alive against Kaiserslautern.

Kuwait marks extinguishing of the final burning oil well.

The milestone closes a major environmental legacy of the occupation.

Heads the Greek government when Greece signs agreements to accede to the Schengen framework.

Represents Greece as it signs accession instruments connected with the Schengen agreements.

Beregovoy helps represent France when Greece signs its Schengen accession instruments. French policy couples freer movement with stronger police coordination.

During the Schengen process, Claes welcomes Greece's Madrid accession to the Schengen agreements. Brussels also stresses coordinated policing and external-border safeguards.

Dehaene helps represent Belgium when Greece signs its Schengen accession instruments. Belgian policy links freer movement with close Benelux cooperation.

During the Schengen process, Dumas approves the Greek accession instruments signed in Madrid. Paris also emphasises effective controls at the Schengen area's external frontier.

During the Schengen process, Kinkel backs Greece's Madrid accession to the Schengen arrangements. Bonn also backs intensive police cooperation between participating states.

Kohl helps represent Germany when Greece signs its Schengen accession instruments. German policy links open internal borders with stronger external controls.

Lubbers helps represent Netherlands when Greece signs its Schengen accession instruments. Dutch policy stresses coordinated justice, policing and migration procedures.

During the Schengen process, van den Broek endorses Greece's accession to the Schengen agreements at Madrid. The Hague also supports common visa rules and effective external controls.

The National Party retains office by narrowly winning the general election

Appointed Prime Minister of New Zealand, 2nd term

Oldest boxer to win a championship in any weight class by knocking out Michael Moorer. Defeats Moorer to become World Heavy Weight Champion, age 45

Funeral services were held in Jerusalem for assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, President Clinton led the US delegation, Arab dignitaries also attended, including Jordans King Hussein and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Funeral of assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin

Addresses Commons questions concerning presentation and coordination of the Government's competitiveness policy.

Malik Meraj Khalid leads the caretaker government before the 1997 election.

Resumes presidential authority after the successful heart bypass operation.

Galileo returns to Europa for another close encounter near the end of the primary mission.

Organic Law organizes the Panama Canal Authority before the canal transfer

Says Osama bin Laden is trying to get chemical, biological and nuclear weapons

Says Osama bin Laden is trying to get chemical, biological and nuclear weapons

Says Osama bin Laden is trying to get chemical, biological and nuclear weapons

Appointed Party Leader of the Conservative Party

Becomes Leader of the Conservative Party after Iain Duncan Smith is removed.

Chirac calls for the arrest, trial and punishment of the rioters

Fujimori arrives in Santiago, Chile after being exiled in Japan since 2000

Zeljko Komsic becomes Croat member of the Presidency

Nebojsa Radmanovic becomes Serb member of the Presidency

Haris Silajdzic becomes Bosniak member of the Presidency

Six American soldiers are killed in Iraq, bringing the total deaths in 2007 to 852, the highest annual total since the war began in 2003

Becomes the first Saudi monarch to meet a pope.

Supports diplomatic preparation for the landmark Vatican meeting.

Releases Reality Killed the Video Star after a break from studio albums.

Is reelected vice president with Barack Obama.

Democrats win control of the House of Representatives in midterm elections.

Returns to Barcelona as first-team manager after leaving Al Sadd.

Birth of Charles II, son of Mariana de Austria & Philip IV

Birth of Jacques Zacharie Destaing

Birth of Mike Nichols (born Mikhail Igor Peschkowsky)

Birth of Glenn Frey, later founding guitarist, vocalist and songwriter with Eagles.

Death of Tsuchimikado

Death of John Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk

Death of Jean-Jacob Fazy

Death of Tommy Lawton

Sees his 1st military action

Defeats the Austrians after their capture of Lille

Helps Dumouriez the Austrians after their capture of Lille

Defeats Russian forces near the Ingur River during his Caucasus expedition.

Although inflicting irreplaceable casualties on the Germans, the Allies had captured a mere 5 miles (8 km) of new territory at a cost of 140,000 combat deaths.

The Battle consisted of a series of Bite and Hold attacks to capture critical terrain and wear down the German army, lasting until the Canadian Corps took Passchendaele on 6 November 1917, ending the battle.

a ratio of roughly 2 inches (5 cm) gained per dead soldier.

Although inflicting irreplaceable casualties on the Germans, the Allies had captured a mere 5 miles (8 km) of new territory at a cost of 140,000 combat deaths.

The Battle consisted of a series of Bite and Hold attacks to capture critical terrain and wear down the German army, lasting until the Canadian Corps took Passchendaele on 6 November 1917, ending the battle.

a ratio of roughly 2 inches (5 cm) gained per dead soldier.

The Russians capture Kiev

The Huaihai Campaign begins; catastrophic Nationalist defeats during the campaign destroy major armies and accelerate the collapse of Chiang’s mainland position.

Crowned King of England