On this day

October 04

October 4, 1693

Irish Brigade of France Fights in the Battle of Marsaglia

October 4, 1733

Henry Boyle, the Future Earl of Shannon, Is Unanimously Elected Speaker of the Irish Parliament

October 4, 1741

Edmund Malone, Editor and Shakespearian Scholar, Is Born in Dublin

October 4, 1754

William Bligh, Cornish Man, Mutiny on the Bounty Fame Was Born.

October 4, 1780

African Explorer Alexander Laing, Born.

October 4, 1821

Death of John Rennie, Engineer Who Constructed the Crinan Canal.

October 4, 1842

Birth of Heavyweight Bare-Knuckle Boxer Jim Dunne in Co. Kildare

October 4, 1883

Boys Brigade Founded in Glasgow.

October 4, 1886

Lennox Robinson, Playwright and One-Time Abbey Theatre Manager, Is Born in Douglas, Co. Cork

October 4, 1929

Most of United Free Church Merged With Church of Scotland.