On This Day

What Happened on November 5, 1872

Day of the Week: Tuesday

Historical Events


Event of interestEvent of Interest

American women's right to vote advocate Susan B. Anthony votes for Ulysses S. Grant

Suffragette Susan B. Anthony
Suffragette
Susan B. Anthony

Electoral defeatElection of Interest

Ulysses S. Grant re-elected US President

Union General and US President Ulysses S. Grant
Union General and US President
Ulysses S. Grant

Famous Deaths

  • Thomas Sully, American portrait painter (Queen Victoria), dies at 89

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