Updated November 5, 2012, 1:28 pm
On Nov. 6, 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln defeated three other candidates for the U.S. presidency.
On Nov. 6, 1854, John Philip Sousa, the American band conductor and composer of popular marches, was born. Following his death on March 6, 1932, his obituary appeared in The Times.
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1854 John Philip Sousa, the king of American march music, was born in Washington, D.C. 1861 Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederacy. 1861 James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, was born in Ontario, Canada. 1887 Baseball Hall of Famer Walter Johnson was born in Humboldt, Kansas. 1888 Republican Benjamin Harrison was elected president, beating incumbent Grover Cleveland in the Electoral College, even though Cleveland led in the popular vote. 1893 Composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky died in St. Petersburg, Russia. 1900 President William B. McKinley was returned to office, defeating Democrat William Jennings Bryan. 1913 Mohandas K. Gandhi was arrested as he led a march of Indian miners in South Africa. 1928 Republican Herbert Hoover was elected president over Democrat Alfred E. Smith. 1956 President Dwight D. Eisenhower won a second term by besting Democrat Adlai E. Stevenson at the polls. 1995 Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell announced plans to move the team to Baltimore. 2001 Billionaire Republican Michael Bloomberg was elected New York City mayor. 2009 The government reported that unemployment rose to 10.2 percent in the U.S. in October, the first time the jobless rate had hit double digits since 1983. Current Birthdays
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Actress Emma Stone turns 24 years old today.
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Actor Ethan Hawke turns 42 years old today.
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1931 Mike Nichols, Director, turns 81 1932 Stonewall Jackson, Country singer, turns 80 1946 Sally Field, Actress, turns 66 1948 Glenn Frey, Rock musician (The Eagles), turns 64 1954 Catherine Crier, TV host, turns 58 1955 Maria Shriver, Broadcast journalist, turns 57 1957 Lori Singer, Actress (“Footloose”), turns 55 1960 Lance Kerwin, Actor, turns 52 1964 Arne Duncan, Secretary of education, turns 48 1968 Kelly Rutherford, Actress (“Gossip Girl,” “Melrose Place”), turns 44 1972 Thandie Newton, Actress, turns 40 1972 Rebecca Romijn, Model, actress, turns 40 1987 Ana Ivanovic, Tennis player, turns 25 Historic Birthdays
John Philip Sousa 11/6/1854 – 3/6/1932 American bandmaster and composer.Go to obituary »
81 Hans Sachs11/5/1494 – 1/19/1576
German meistersinger68 Philips Koninck11/5/1619 – 10/4/1688
Dutch painter63 Washington Allston11/5/1779 – 7/9/1843
American painter79 Adolphe Sax 11/6/1814 – 2/7/1894
Belgian-born French maker of musical instruments; inventor of the saxophone72 Charles Garnier 11/6/1825 – 8/3/1898
French architect82 Joseph Smith III 11/6/1832 – 12/10/1914
American religious leader; president of Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (1860-1914)51 Charles Henry Dow 11/6/1851 – 12/4/1902
American journalist78 James Naismith 11/6/1861 – 11/28/1939
Canadian-born American inventor of basketball59 Walter Johnson 11/6/1887 – 12/10/1946
American professional baseball player59 Harold Ross 11/6/1892 – 12/6/1951
American editor of The New Yorker (1925-51)27 Sir John William Alcock 11/6/1892 – 12/18/1919
British aviator55 James Jones 11/6/1921 – 5/9/1977
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