Events for December 01

December 1, 1768

The first volume of Encyclopedia Britannica was published in Edinburgh

First Edition The first edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica was published in Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland.

December 1, 1848

The paddle steamer The Londonderry, with immigrants fleeing the famine, takes shelter in Derry harbour

The paddle steamer The Londonderry, with immigrants fleeing the Great Hunger, takes shelter in Derry harbour.

December 1, 1889

Michael Hayes, politician and professor of Irish, is born in Dublin

Michael Joseph Hayes (1 December 1889 – 11 July 1976) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1922 to 1932, Minister for Foreign Affairs from August 1922 to September 1922 and Minister for Education January 1922 to August 1922. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the National University constituency from 1921 to 1933. He was a Senator from 1938 to 1965.

December 1, 1890

Six days of Irish Parliamentary Party debates begin, only to end in a split, with the majority opposing Parnell

The Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP) debates that took place in 1890. The six days of intense debates within the party ultimately led to a split, with a majority of members opposing Charles Stewart Parnell, who was the leader of the IPP at the time.