^B{^#!16!4 November^N! Feast day of saints Vitalis and Agricola, St Birstan or Brynstan of Winchester, St Pierius, St John Zedazneli, St Charles Borromeo, St Joannicus, and St Clarus.
^B{1605^B} Guy Fawkes, a Roman Catholic convert and conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot, was arrested in Parliament's cellar. ^B{1862^B} US inventor Richard Gatling patented the rapid-fire, or machine, gun. ^B{1914^B} The first fashion show was organized by Edna Woodman Chase of ^I{Vogue^I} magazine, and held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, New York. ^B{1922^B} British archeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen. ^B{1946^B} UNESCO was established, with headquarters in Paris. ^B{1952^B} Republican General Dwight Eisenhower elected as 34th US president. ^B{1979^B} Iranian students stormed the US Embassy in Teheran and held over 60 staff and US marines hostage. ^B{1980^B} Ronald Reagan was elected 40th US president. ^B{1991^B} Imelda Marcos returned to the Philippines after five years of exile in the US; the government endorsed her return so that she could be tried on corruption and tax evasion charges.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}King William III, ^B{1605^B}; Augustus Montague Toplady, British clergyman and author, ^B{1740^B}; Eden Phillpotts, English novelist and dramatist; G E Moore, British philosopher, ^B{1873^B}; Will Rogers, US humorist and actor, ^B{1879^B}; Art Carney, US actor, ^B{1918^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}Felix Mendelssohn, German composer, ^B{1847^B}; Paul Delaroche, French painter, ^B{1856^B}; Joseph Rowntree, British cocoa manufacturer and philanthropist, ^B{1859^B}; Wilfred Owen, English poet, ^B{1918^B}; Gabriel FaurΘ, French organist and composer, ^B{1924^B}.
