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  Alfred Chester Beatty, Irish Library and Art Patron, DiedJanuary 20, 1964Ireland
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  Jim Clark Became the (Then) Worlds Youngest F1 Motor Racing Champion.September 9, 1963Ireland
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  The Last Hanging in Scotland, 21-Year-Old Henry BurnettAugust 15, 1963Scotland
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  Birth of Scotland International Footballer and Later TV Personality Ally McCoist.September 24, 1962Scotland
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  Last Tramcar Run in Glasgow (To Auchenshuggle).September 4, 1962Scotland
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  Gaumont Cinema in Edinburgh Destroyed by Fire.May 31, 1962Scotland
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  Ronnie Whelan, Home Farm, Liverpool, Reading and Republic of Ireland Footballer, Is Born in DublinSeptember 25, 1961Ireland
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  Dave MacAuley, Boxer, BornJanuary 15, 1961Ireland
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  Conscription in the United Kingdom, Was Brought to an EndNovember 19, 1960England
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  Elvis Presley Touched Down at Prestwick Airport, His Only Visit to Scotland.October 25, 1960Scotland
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  Beyond the Fringe, an Influential Satirical Revue, Opened in Edinburgh.August 22, 1960Scotland
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  Real Madrid Beat Eintracht-Frankfur Wins the European Cup for 5th TimeMay 18, 1960Ireland
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  Cheapside Docks Fire, Glasgow, 19 Firemen Killed.March 28, 1960Scotland
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  47 Miners Were Killed at Auchengeich Colliery, Lanarkshire When the Bogies Carrying Them to Work Ran Into Smoke, 1,000 Feet Below Ground.September 18, 1959Scotland
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  Eamon De Valera Becomes President of Ireland.June 17, 1959Ireland
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  Icelandic Gunboats Fired Live Rounds at British Fishing Trawlers, Many of Them From Scottish Ports, During the Cod War Over Fishing RightsMay 6, 1959Scotland
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  Denis Law Became the Youngest Footballer to Play for ScotlandOctober 18, 1958Scotland
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  Construction Began on the Forth Road BridgeSeptember 20, 1958Scotland
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  Matilin Meheut, Breton Painter, DiedFebruary 22, 1958Ireland
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  Ian Banks, Writer Is Born in Dunfermline, FifeFebruary 18, 1958Ireland
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  Bagpiper Pipe Major Willie MacLean, 5th Cameron (Lochiel) Highlanders, Dies at Kilcreggan, Scotlandage 80November 10, 1957Scotland
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  First Premium Bond Prizes Were Drawn by the Computer Ernie (Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment).June 1, 1957Ireland
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  A Spectacular Blaze at Bells Brae, EdinburghMay 9, 1957Scotland
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  Mel Gibson, BornJanuary 3, 1956United States
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  Saor Uladh (Free Ulster) a Splinter Group of the IRA, Attacks the Police Barracks in Rosslea, Co. FermanaghNovember 26, 1955Ireland
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  Former Secretary of State for Scotland, Michael Forsyth Born.October 16, 1954Scotland
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  WW2 Food Rationing Officially Ended in UKJuly 4, 1954England
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  Margaret (Gretta) Cousins, Irish Womens Rights Activist, DiedMarch 11, 1954Ireland
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  Coronation of Queen Elizabeth IIJune 2, 1953Ireland
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  Royal Yacht Britannia Launched at John Browns Shipyard, Clydebank.April 16, 1953Scotland
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  WW2 Rationing of Chocolate and Sweets Finally EndedFebruary 4, 1953England
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  The Princess Victoria, a British Railways Car Ferry Steamer, Sinks in the Irish SeaJanuary 31, 1953Ireland
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  John Cobb Killed When His Boat Crashed While Attemptting a World Water-Speed Record on Loch NessSeptember 29, 1952Scotland
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  Bord Fáilte FoundedJuly 3, 1952Ireland
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  Salvador Dalis Painting Christ of St John of the Cross Went on Display in Glasgows Kelvingrove Art GalleryJune 23, 1952Ireland
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  Birth of Liam Neeson (William John Neeson) in Ballymena, Co. AntrimJune 7, 1952Ireland
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  Pierce Brosnan, Born in Navan, Co. MeathMay 16, 1952Ireland
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  First Television Program Broadcast in Scotland.March 14, 1952Scotland
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  Identity Cards, Introduced at a Wartime Security Measure, Were Abolished in BritainFebruary 21, 1952England
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  King George VI Dies and Queen Elizabeth II Becomes MonarchFebruary 6, 1952England
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  Conservatives Won the General Election With a Majority Of, 26, Beginning, 13 Years of Government.October 25, 1951Ireland
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  Eamon De Valera Becomes TaoiseachJune 13, 1951Ireland
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  The Stone of Destiny, Stolen on Christmas Day, Was Returned to Westminster AbbeyApril 13, 1951England
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  The Cartoon Character Dennis the Menace Appeared for the First Time in the Beano Comic.March 17, 1951Scotland
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  Sir Alexander Fleming, Discoverer of Penicillin, DiedMarch 11, 1951Ireland
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  Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer, BornFebruary 20, 1951Ireland
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  Petrol Rationing, Introduced During WW2, Was Ended.May 26, 1950Ireland
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  The Actor Robbie Coltrane Was Born.March 30, 1950Scotland
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  Dylan Marlais Thomas Welsh Poet DiedNovember 9, 1949Wales
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  Edith Oenone Somerville, Irish Novelist, Dies in Castletownshend, Co. Cork.October 8, 1949Ireland