1650
Edward Parry, died
Ireland
Edward Parry was born in Newry, County Down, and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. In 1638 he became Dean of Waterford, and was consecrated bishop in 1647 of Killaloe. He …
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1715
Nahum Tate, born
Ireland
Birth of Nahum Tate the first Irish-born poet laureate of England. Playwright and hymn writer, his best known work is While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night
1761
Henry FitzGerald, born
Ireland
Birth of Henry FitzGerald, diplomat, soldier and brother of Lord Edward FitzGerald
1761
Richard Nugent, dies in duel
Ireland
Richard Nugent, MP for Fore and still a teenager, fights a duel with a Mr. Reilly and dies of his wounds a week later
1862
Eugene O’Curry, died
Ireland
Death of Eugene O’Curry, influential music collector
1863
Henry Ford, born
Ireland
Birth of Henry Ford, son of William and Mary Ford who crossed the Atlantic from Ireland by steerage. Ford changed the entire world through his revolutionary assembly-line …
1918
Scottish Education Bill
Scotland
Provisions were included in the Scottish Education Bill to ensure adequate facilities for teaching Gaelic in Scotland.
1927
John Broderick, born
Ireland
Novelist and critic John Broderick is born in Athlone, Co. Westmeath
1938
Beano comic, 1st published
Ireland
First edition of the long-running Beano comic was published
1942
Charles Harper, born
Ireland
Birth of artist Charles Harper on Valentia Island in County Kerry
1947
Soviet Union blocks Ireland’s UN application
Ireland
The Soviet Union blocks Ireland’s application for entry into the UN on the grounds that Ireland, being neutral, had not helped to set up the organization.