Custom events in C++?

template <typename T>
class Observable
{
  T underlying;

public:
  Observable<T>& operator=(const T &rhs) {
   underlying = rhs;
   fireObservers();

   return *this;
  }
  operator T() { return underlying; }

  void addObserver(ObsType obs) { ... }
  void fireObservers() { /* Pass every event handler a const & to this instance /* }
};

Observable<int> x;
x.registerObserver(...);

x = 5;
int y = x;