1605CE
Politics
Gunpowder Plot foiled
Guy Fawkes was caught guarding explosives beneath the House of Lords in London, foiling a plot to assassinate King James I. The event is still commemorated annually in Britain as Bonfire Night.
Daily Chronicle
November 5
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1895CE
Invention
Automobile patent granted
George B. Selden was granted a US patent for an improved road engine, effectively patenting the automobile. Though he never built a working car, his patent was used to collect royalties from early automakers.
1913CE
Birth
Vivien Leigh Born
A British actress who won two Academy Awards for Best Actress for her iconic roles as Scarlett O'Hara in 'Gone with the Wind' and Blanche DuBois in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'.