Guy Fawkes [gaɪ fɔːks] (born April 13, 1570 in York, † January 31, 1606 in London, also written Guido and Faux or Faukes) was a Catholic officer of the Kingdom of England, on November 5, 1605 in London an explosive Attempted assassination of King James I and the English Parliament. In memory of the failure of the so-called Gunpowder Plot, the Bonfire Night is held annually in England (especially by Anglicans) with traditional fireworks and torches.