1298
Battle of Falkirk
Scotland
The army of the English King Edward I, using longbows for the first time, defeated the Scots led by Sir William Wallace at Battle of Falkirk. In 1298 Edward I used Welsh archers at …
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1643
Cornish army invades Devon
England
Cornwall played a significant role in the English Civil War, being a Royalist enclave in the generally Parliamentarian south-west. The English Civil War lasted nearly nine years, …
1793
Alexander Mackenzie, 1st Explorer, Crosses North America
Scotland
Sir Alexander Mackenzie (or MacKenzie, Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair MacCoinnich; c. 1764 – 12 March 1820) was a Scottish explorer known for accomplishing the first crossing of America …
1817
William Sadler, 1st balloon crossing of the Irish Sea
Ireland
James Sadler (February 1753 – 28 March 1828) was the first English balloonist, as well as a chemist and pastry chef. Crossing the Irish Sea Sadler makes the first balloon crossing …
1860
Johanna Butler, born
Ireland
Johanna Butler was born in Ballynunry, County Kilkenny on 22 July 1860. She was the seventh child of John Butler, gentleman farmer, and Ellen (née Forrestal). She attended the …
1866
D.J. O'Donoghue, born
Ireland
David James O’Donoghue (22 July 1866 – 27 June 1917) was an Irish biographer and editor. David James O’Donoghue was born in 1866 in Chelsea, London, to Irish parents, …
1873
James Cousins, born
Ireland
James Henry Cousins (22 July 1873 – 20 February 1956) was an Anglo-Irish writer, playwright, actor, critic, editor, teacher and poet. He used several pseudonyms, including Mac …
1913
Edinburgh Zoo opened
Scotland
Edinburgh Zoo, formerly the Scottish National Zoological Park, is an 82-acre (33 ha) non-profit zoological park in the Corstorphine area of Edinburgh, Scotland. The land lies on …
1933
Anti-Fianna Fáil Army Comrades Association goes Fascist
Ireland
In January 1933, the Fianna Fáil government called a surprise election, which the government won comfortably. The election campaign saw a serious escalation of rioting between …