Will Durant 1885 - American historian, philosopher, author, Natalie Schafer 1900 - Actress, Gilligan's Island"), Roy Rogers (Leonard Slye) 1911 - Singer, guitarist, and actor
Vivien Leigh 1913 - Actress ("Gone with the Wind (1939)"), Art Garfunkel 1941 - Singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Simon & Garfunkel), Peter Noone 1947 - Singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Herman's Hermits)
1605 - The "Gunpowder Plot" attempted by Guy Fawkes failed when he was captured before he could blow up the English Parliament. Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated every November 5th in Britain to celebrate his failure to blow up all the members of Parliament and King James I.
1895 - George B. Selden received the first U.S. patent for an automobile. He sold the rights for $200,000 four years later.
1935 - The game "Monopoly" was introduced by Parker Brothers Company.
1946 - John F. Kennedy was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives at the age of 29.
1959 - The American Football League was formed.
1998 - In the U.S., Chairman Henry Hyde of the Judiciary Committee asked President Clinton to answer 81 questions for the House impeachment inquiry.
2009 - At Fort Hood, near Kileen, TX, Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 people and wounded 30 others.
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