Historical Events
400 Years of Celebration After Plotters Fail to Kill a King
Nov 5 Gunpowder Plot: Catholic conspirator Guy Fawkes attempts to blow up King James I and the British Parliament. Plot discovered, Guy Fawkes caught, tortured and later executed along with seven others. Celebrated ever since as Guy Fawkes Day, where his effigy is traditionally burned on a bonfire, accompanied by fireworks.
Famous Deaths
Robert Catesby (c. 1572-1605)
Nov 8 English conspirator (Gunpowder Plot), killed at about 32
