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1605 - King James I discovered the plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament, hours before the whole government was due to gather together.
1909 - Woolworths opened their first store in Liverpool.
1912 - Woodrow Wilson was elected American President.
1932 - London Underground agreed to change the name of Gillespie Road station to Arsenal after the nearby football club.
1971 - Princess Anne was named Sportswoman of the Year at the age of 21.
1991 - Robert Maxwell drowned in mysterious circumstances off the Canary Islands. His business empire subsequently collapsed.
1994 - George Foreman became boxing’s oldest heavyweight champion when he knocked out Michael Moorer at the age of 45.
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