March 20

1141

Malcolm IV, King of Scotland, was born

Ireland

Malcolm IV (or Máel Coluim mac Eanric) (c. 1141 – December 9, 1165), King of Scots, was the eldest son of Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon (d. 1152) and Ada de Warenne, a …

1724

Duncan Bain Macintyre, Scottish Gaelic poet, born

Ireland

Donnchadh Bàn Mac an t-Saoir, anglicized as Duncan Ban MacIntyre (20 March 1724 – 14 May 1812), was one of the most renowned of Scottish Gaelic poets. He formed an integral part of …

1729

John Law, financier and founder of New Orleans, died aged about 57.

Scotland

John Law (21 April 1671 – 21 March 1729) was a Scottish-French economist who distinguished money, a means of exchange, from national wealth dependent on trade. He served as …

1761

Robert Simms, a founder of the United Irishmen and proprietor of the Northern Star, is born

Ireland

Robert Simms (20 March 1761 – 1843) was an Irish radical, and a founding member in Belfast of the Society of United Irishmen. A Presbyterian born in Belfast, Simms was the owner of …

1780

The firm of James Watt and Co was established to manufacture the worlds first duplicating machines.

Ireland

James Watt FRS, FRSE (/wɒt/; 30 January 1736 (19 January 1736 OS) – 25 August 1819) was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved on Thomas …

1780

Miles Byrne, United Irishman, is born in Monaseed, Co. Wexford

Ireland

Myles (or Miles) Byrne (20 March 1780 – 24 January 1862) was an insurgent leader in Wexford in the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and a fighter in the continued guerrilla struggle against …

1814

Dr. John Goodsir born in Anstruther, Fife

Scotland

John Goodsir FRS FRSE FRCSE (20 March 1814 – 6 March 1867) was a Scottish anatomist and a pioneer in the formulation of cell theory. Goodsir was born on 20 March 1814 in …

1884

Tomás MacCurtain, Lord Mayor of Cork is born in Ballyknockane, Co. Cork

Ireland

Tomás Mac Curtain (20 March 1884 – 20 March 1920) was an Irish Sinn Féin politician who served as the Lord Mayor of Cork until he was assassinated by the Royal Irish Constabulary. …

1914

60 cavalry officers at the Curragh resign their commissions an incident known as the Curragh Mutiny

Ireland

The Curragh incident of 20 March 1914, sometimes known as the Curragh mutiny, occurred in the Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland. The Curragh Camp was then the main base for the …

1920

Tomás MacCurtain, Lord Mayor of Cork for Sinn Féin and inventor of the famous Flying Column, is killed by Black & Tans

Ireland

Tomás Mac Curtain (20 March 1884 – 20 March 1920) was an Irish Sinn Féin politician who served as the Lord Mayor of Cork until he was assassinated by the Royal Irish Constabulary. …

1927

The lion, known as of Cairbre, used to introduce Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer films, born in Dublin

Ireland

Leo the Lion is the mascot for the Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and one of its predecessors, Goldwyn Pictures. The logo was created by artist Lionel S. Reiss, who …