History

Birth of golfer Harry The Brad Bradshaw near Delgany, Co. Wicklow
Birth of golfer Harry The Brad Bradshaw near Delgany, Co. Wicklow …

Sir Robert Lorimer, architect and exponent of the Scottish Vernacular Revival, died.
Sir Robert Lorimer, architect and exponent of the Scottish Vernacular Revival, died. …

Also known as The Great Dublin Lockout, the Dublin Transport Strike, led by Jim Larkin and James Connolly, begins
Also known as The Great Dublin Lockout, the Dublin Transport Strike, led by Jim Larkin and James Connolly, begins …

Jo Grimond, born
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. …

Edinburgh Zoo opened
Edinburgh Zoo opened Edinburgh Zoo, formerly the Scottish National Zoological Park, is an 82-acre (33 ha) non-profit zoological park in the Corstorphine area of Edinburgh, Scotland. …

Home Rule bill Passes - 2nd Time
Home Rule bill Passes - 2nd Time The Irish Home Rule movement was a movement that campaigned for self-government (or “home rule”) for Ireland within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It was the dominant political movement of Irish nationalism from 1870 to the end of World War I. …

Birth in Dublin of Patrick Campbell, author and broadcaster; he wrote sixteen books, including Life in Thin Slices, Rough Husbandry and How to Become a Scratch Golfer (he was one himself)
Birth in Dublin of Patrick Campbell, author and broadcaster; he wrote sixteen books, including Life in Thin Slices, Rough Husbandry and How to Become a Scratch Golfer (he was one himself) …

Large supply of guns from Germany are landed at Larne for the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)
Large supply of guns from Germany are landed at Larne for the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) The Larne gun-running was a major gun smuggling operation organised in April 1914 in Ireland by Major Frederick H. Crawford and Captain Wilfrid Spender for the Ulster Unionist Council to equip the Ulster Volunteer Force. …

Flyweight boxing champion Benny Lynch born.
Flyweight boxing champion Benny Lynch born. …

Birth in Dublin of actor Niall MacGinnis
Birth in Dublin of actor Niall MacGinnis Patrick Niall MacGinnis (29 March 1913 – 6 January 1977) was an Irish actor who made around 80 screen appearances. …