1924 Birthday Wally Fawkes, cartoonist/jazz clarinettist 1882 Death William H Ainsworth, English writer (Guy Fawkes), dies at 76 1606 Death Guy Fawkes, convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot", executed at 35 1605 Event Gunpowder Plot; Catholics try to blow up English Parliament. Plot uncovered and leader Guy Fawkes hanged
