November 6

Today in History
• 1572 - Supernova is observed in constellation known as Cassiopeia
• 1813 - Chilpancingo congress declares Mexico independent of Spain
• 1844 - Spain grants Dominican Republic independence
• 1850 - 1st Hawaiian fire engine
• 1860 - Republican Abraham Lincoln of Illinois elected the 16th President
• 1862 - New York-San Francisco direct telegraphic link forms
• 1879 - Canada celebrates 1st Thanksgiving Day
• 1903 - USA recognizes independence of Panama


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• All Saints Day (Colombia)
• Constitution Day (Dominican Republic)
• Dog Film Festival
• Job Action Day
• Marooned Without a Compass Day
• National Nachos Day
• National Team Manager Day
• Recreation Day

Birthdays
• 1479 - Johanna, the Insane, Queen of Castile (1504-20)
• 1494 - Suleiman the Magnificent, the longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire
• 1661 - Charles II of Spain, last Habsburg King of Spain (reigns 1665-1700)
• 1754 - Frederik I W K, 1st king of Wurttemberg, 1806-16
• 1841 - Armand Fallières, French president (1906-13)
• 1851 - Charles Dow, American journalist and economist (co-founded Dow Jones)
• 1892 - John Alcock, English pilot (1st non-stop flight across Atlantic Ocean)
• 1917 - Edgar Whitcomb, American politician and Governor of Indiana (1969-73)