Events for July 28

July 28, 1846

Daniel O'Connell and the Young Irelanders party split

During the 1830’s Daniel O’Connell campaigned to attempt to repeal the Act of Union between Ireland and England which had resulted in the loss of many basic civil rights for Irish Catholics. He formed The Repeal Association in Ireland in 1840. Because of his Parliamentary efforts, some rights were given back to the Catholics via the Reform Act of 1832, the Tithe Act Reform of 1838 and the Irish Poor Law and Municipal Reform Act. But his ultimate goal of repeal of the Union so that an Irish Parliament could make domestic laws for Ireland did not occur. Various Tenant Rights Acts were also defeated. His original intent of Catholic Emancipation was only partially fulfilled and the Catholic peasant was still not much better off than before.

July 28, 1913

Jo Grimond, born

Joseph Grimond, Baron Grimond, CH, CBE, TD, PC (/ˈɡrɪmənd/; 29 July 1913 – 24 October 1993), known as Jo Grimond, was a British politician, leader of the Liberal Party for eleven years from 1956 to 1967 and again briefly on an interim basis in 1976.

July 28, 1210

King John captures William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber

William de Braose, (or William de Briouze), 4th Lord of Bramber (1144/1153 – 9 August 1211), court favourite of King John of England, at the peak of his power, was also Lord of Gower, Abergavenny, Brecknock, Builth, Radnor, Kington, Limerick, Glamorgan, Skenfrith, Briouze in Normandy, Grosmont and White Castle.

July 28, 1927

First automatic telephone exchange in Ireland

A telephone exchange, telephone switch, or central office is a telecommunications system used in the public switched telephone network (PSTN) or in large enterprises. It interconnects telephone subscriber lines or virtual circuits of digital systems to establish telephone calls between subscribers.