On this day

1437: James I, King of Scotland, was assassinated by a group of dissident nobles led by Sir Robert Graham.

1613: Michael Romanov was elected Tsar of Russia, founding the house of Romanov which ruled until the revolution in March 1917.

1858: The first electric burglar alarm was installed by Edwin T Holmes of Boston, Massachusetts.

1910: Sir Douglas Bader, Second World War fighter pilot, was born. Despite losing both legs, he was a Battle of Britain hero.

1952: Identity cards were abolished in Britain.

1965: American Black Muslim leader Malcolm X was shot dead in New York.

1988: The grave of Boadicea was located under King’s Cross.