Events for November 05

William of Orange arrives in England with 15,000 men

November 5, 1688

William of Orange arrives in England with 15,000 men

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Death of Edinburgh-born mathematician and physicist James Clerk Maxwell.

November 5, 1879

Death of Edinburgh-born mathematician and physicist James Clerk Maxwell.

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Opening of the original Mitchell Library, Glasgow, now the largest public reference library in Europe.

November 5, 1877

Opening of the original Mitchell Library, Glasgow, now the largest public reference library in Europe.

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Chartist march on Newport Wales ends as militia fires on Chartists killing nine

November 5, 1839

Chartist march on Newport Wales ends as militia fires on Chartists killing nine

The Peoples Charter, drafted in 1838 by William Lovett, was at the heart of a radical campaign for parliamentary reform of the inequities remaining after the Reform Act of 1832. The Chartists six main demands were:

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