November 6: Both All Saints Day (2004) and Gustavus Adolphus Day in Sweden.

Gustavus II Adolphus

1789 - John Carroll, S.J., was appointed Bishop of Baltimore, the first Roman Catholic bishop in the United States.
1844 - The Dominican Republic gained its independence from Spain (see History of the Dominican Republic).
1918 - The Second Polish Republic was proclaimed in Poland.
1962 - The United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 1761 condemning South Africa's apartheid policies, and called for economic and military sanctions on the nation.

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