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 On this day

November 5: Guy Fawkes Night in Great Britain and certain Commonwealth countries (1605)

 1556 – At the Second Battle of Panipat, forces of the Mughal emperor Akbar captured Hemu, the Hindu emperor of north India.

  1757 – Seven Years' War: Prussian forces led by Frederick the Great defeated the allied French and Habsburg armies at the Battle of Rossbach.

 1925 – Sidney Reilly (pictured), known as the "Ace of Spies" and an inspiration for James Bond, was executed by the Soviet secret police.

 1950 – Korean War: The 27th British Commonwealth Brigade succeeded in preventing a Chinese breakthrough at the Battle of Pakchon

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1995 – André Dallaire was thwarted in his attempt to assassinate Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien at 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa when Chrétien's wife locked the door