John Charles McQuaid, Born
July 28, 1895
John Charles McQuaid, C.S.Sp. (28 July 1895 – 7 April 1973), was the Catholic Primate of Ireland and Archbishop of …
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Race to the North
July 17, 1895
The Race to the North was the name given by the press to occasions in two summers of the late 19th century when British …
Oscar Wilde Is Sentenced to Two Years Imprisonment for Offences “Against Public Decency”
May 25, 1895
Oscar Wilde is sentenced to two years imprisonment for offences “against public decency”. This May 25, 1895 entry …
The Trial of Oscar Wilde for Homosexuality, Then a Crime, Begins at the Old Bailey
April 26, 1895
The trial of Oscar Wilde for homosexuality, then a crime, begins at the Old Bailey. This April 26, 1895 entry records a …
Scotlands First Cremation at Glasgow's Western Necropolis.
April 17, 1895
Western Necropolis is a cemetery complex in Glasgow, Scotland located to the north of the city centre. As well as the …
Soprano Dame Isabella Baillie, Opera Star, Born in Hawick
March 9, 1895
Dame Isobel Baillie, DBE (9 March 1895 – 24 September 1983), née Isabella Douglas Baillie, was a Scottish soprano. She …
Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Scotland, -27.2C at Braemar
February 11, 1895
The coldest temperature ever recorded in Scotland was -27.2°C (-16.96°F), measured at Braemar in Aberdeenshire on …
Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish Author Died
December 3, 1894
Robert Louis Stevenson, the Scottish author, passed away on December 3, 1894, in Vailima, Samoa. He was born on November …
Dan Breen, Nationalist Revolutionary and Politician, Is Born Near Soloheadbeg, Co. Tipperary
August 11, 1894
Dan Breen, a key figure in the Irish War of Independence and later a politician, was born on August 11, 1894, near …
Death Duties Introduced for the First Time in Britain
August 2, 1894
Modern inheritance tax dates back to 1894 when the government introduced estate duty, a tax on the capital value of …
William Earle Moley Molesworth, WWI Ace, Is Born
March 14, 1894
William Molesworth was the son of Colonel Molesworth, C.I.E., C.B.E., of the Indian Army Medical Service. He attended …
Ireland Collects Its First Ever Triple Crown, Defeating Wales in Belfast
March 10, 1894
The first use cited in the Oxford English Dictionary is from Whitaker’s Almanack, 1900 (referring to the 1899 …