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Ireland

September 1, 1870Isaac Butt Founds the Home Government Association; Home Rule Is Now the Objective of Constitutional NationalistsSeptember 1, 1864Roger Casement, British Consular Official and Irish Nationalist, Is Born in Sandycove, Co. DublinSeptember 1, 1856Birth of Irish Nationalist Party Leader John Redmond in Ballytrent, Co. Wexford

Scotland

September 1, 1971Sole Remaining Gas Street Lamp in Glasgow Was Lit for the Last TimeSeptember 1, 1729Death of Dramatist, Essayist and Publisher Sir Richard Steele, the Dubliner Who Founded the Tatler and the SpectatorSeptember 1, 1719Marriage of Prince James Francis Edward Stewart and Princess Maria Clementina Sobieska

Wales

September 12, 1315Thomas Dun, a Privateer From Scotland, Sailed Into Holyhead, Captured an English Ship and Over-Ran Anglesay.September 16, 1400Owain Glyn Dwr Raises Standard of Revolt Against England- Declaring Welsh Independence.September 17, 1893David Hughes Parry, Welsh Educator and Language Activist, Born

England

September 2, 1834Death of Engineer, Road, Bridge and Canal Builder Thomas Telford. He Was Buried in Westminster Abbey.September 3, 1901James Hanley, Novelist and Short Story Writer, Is Born in Liverpool of Irish ParentsSeptember 6, 1936Birth of Bruce Arnold, Journalist and Author