Arthur French, MP for Co. Roscommon, Dies of Excessive Fox-Hunting
November 24, 1820
Arthur French (1764 – 24 November 1820) was an Irish Whig politician. He belonged to the long-established French family …
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James Wilson - Scottish Patriot, Died
August 30, 1820
James Wilson was born on September 03, 1760 in the parish of Avondale in Scotland. He was a weaver from the town of …
Donald Alexander Smithlater Lord Strathcona Born in Forres.
August 6, 1820
Donald Alexander Smith, later known as Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, was born on August 6, 1820, in Forres, Scotland. …
John Tyndall, Born
August 2, 1820
John Tyndall FRS 2 August 1820 – 4 December 1893) was a prominent 19th-century Irish physicist. Tyndall was born in …
Michael Angelo Hayes, Born
July 25, 1820
Michael Angelo Hayes, RHA (1820 – 1877) was an Irish watercolourist who specialised in painting horses and military …
Robert Jocelyn, a Leader of the Orange Order, Is Alleged to Have Led an Attack on Catholic Homes in Dundalk.
June 29, 1820
Robert Jocelyn, 2nd Earl of Roden, a prominent Unionist politician and leader in the Orange Order, was allegedly …
The Dublin Society Becomes the Royal Dublin Society
June 29, 1820
The Dublin Society becomes the Royal Dublin Society. This June 29, 1820 entry records a moment in Celtic history …
The Dublin Society for Improving Husbandry, Which Was Originally Founded on June 25 in 1731, Becomes the Royal Dublin Society on This Date
June 19, 1820
The Dublin Society for Improving Husbandry, which was originally founded on June 25 in 1731, becomes the Royal Dublin …
Henry Grattan, Dies
June 4, 1820
Henry Grattan, the driving force behind the independent Irish Parliament at College Green before its dissolution by the …
Robert O’Hara Burke, Explorer, Born in St. Cleran’s, Co. Galway
May 6, 1820
Robert O’Hara Burke, explorer, born in St. Cleran’s, Co. Galway. This May 6, 1820 entry records a moment in Celtic …
Scottish Insurrection of 1820 Begins
April 5, 1820
The Radical War, also known as the Scottish Insurrection of 1820, was a week of strikes and unrest, a culmination of …
Sir William Howard Russell, War Correspondent, Is Born in Tallaght, Co. Dublin
March 28, 1820
Sir William Howard Russell, CVO (28 March 1827 – 10 February 1907) was an Irish reporter with The Times, and is …