Celtic history archive
Browse all events for February 05.
1820
Ireland
William Drennan, a notable figure in Irish history as a physician, poet, educator, and political radical, died on February 5, 1820. He is best remembered as one of the founding …
1840
Scotland
John Boyd Dunlop (February 05, 1840 - October 23, 1921) was a Scottish inventor who founded the rubber company that bears his name. In 1888 he developed commercially practical …
1880
Ireland
The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) was founded on February 5, 1879, in Dublin, Ireland. It was formed as a result of a meeting of representatives from several Irish clubs who …
1881
Ireland
Thomas Carlyle, the influential Scottish writer, historian, and social critic, died in London on February 5, 1881. Carlyle was a leading figure in Victorian literature, known for …