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Tuesday, November 3
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The Only Session of the Exclusively Protestant Irish Parliament of William III and Mary Ends on This Date
The Darien Expedition Landed at Caledonia in Panama
Henry Luttrell, Soldier and Suspected Betrayer of the Jacobites, Is Assassinated in Dublin
Thomas Steele, Landlord and Supporter of Daniel OConnell Is Born in Derrymore, Co. Clare
John Mitchel, Patriot and Founder of the Newspaper the United Irishman, Born
Potato Riots on Mann
The Catholic University of Ireland Is Opened With J. H. Newman as Its First Rector
Tomas O'Fiaich, Irish Language Author and Cardinal Archbishop of Armagh, Is Born
Birth of Conor Cruise OBrien, Diplomat, Political Commentator and Writer
Tomás Ó Fiaich, Cardinal, Historian and Catholic Primate of All Ireland, Is Born in Cullyhanna, Co. Armagh
Birth in Rooskey, Co. Roscommon of Albert Reynolds, Politician and Businessman, Fianna Fáil Leader and Taoiseach From 1992-1994
Queen Elizabeth Officially Opened an Underwater Pipeline to Bring the First North Sea Oil Ashore.
Liz McColgan Won Her First Marathon in a Record Time.
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