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February 10, 1723
John Witherspoon (February 5, 1723 – November 15, 1794) was a Scottish-American Presbyterian minister, educator, farmer, …
September 21, 1722
John Home, born on September 22, 1722 in Leith, Scotland, was a Scottish minister, historian, and playwright, best known …
August 5, 1722
William Fortescue, born in 1722, was a British politician and sportsman known for his attempts in the 1760s to introduce …
July 12, 1722
William Wood (1671–1730) was a hardware manufacturer, ironmaster, and mintmaster, notorious for receiving a contract to …
May 28, 1722
Birth of James Fitzgerald, 20th Earl of Kildare; Duke of Leinster; politician and Lord Justice. This May 28, 1722 entry …
April 13, 1722
Charles Leslie (27 July 1650 – 13 April 1722) was a former Church of Ireland priest who became a leading Jacobite …
June 16, 1721
Panic in the Court of King’s Bench, Dublin, as a neighbouring chimney catches fire, sending a thick cloud of smoke …
March 19, 1721
Tobias George Smollett (baptised 19 March 1721 – 17 September 1771) was a Scottish novelist, surgeon, critic and …
May 7, 1720
James Cotter is executed for high treason in supporting the Jacobite cause. This May 7, 1720 entry records a moment in …
April 7, 1720
An Act for the better securing the dependency of the Kingdom of Ireland on the Crown of Great Britain (6 Geo. 1. c. 5) …
November 23, 1719
Spranger Barry, (23 November 1719 – 10 January 1777) the renowned Irish actor, was born on November 23, 1719, in …
November 2, 1719
The Toleration Act for Protestant Dissenters is passed. This November 2, 1719 entry records a moment in Celtic history …
