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Friday, October 16
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Proclamations Against Catholic Clergy and Schools in Ireland Are Issued
Robert Fergusson Scottish Poet, Died.
Cavan-Born Thomas Baron Von Brady, General in the Austrian Army, Dies in Vienna
Oscar Wilde, Playwright, Novelist and Essayist Is Born in Dublin
Michael Collins Is Born in Clonakilty, Co. Cork
Poet George Mackay Brown Born.
City of Glasgow Fighter Squadron (No, 602) Shoots Down the First Enemy Aircraft Over Britain After an Attack on the River Forth.
Former Secretary of State for Scotland, Michael Forsyth Born.
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