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Birth of football player, coach and manager Sir Matt Busby
Birth of football player, coach and manager Sir Matt Busby …

Oscar Slater found guilty of murder.
Oscar Slater found guilty of murder. …

Riot by fans after replay of Scottish Cup Final between Rangers and Celtic at Hampden Park.
Riot by fans after replay of Scottish Cup Final between Rangers and Celtic at Hampden Park. The 1909 Scottish Cup final was the final of the 36th season of the Scottish Cup. The match was an Old Firm affair contested by Rangers and Celtic at Hampden Park, with the trophy being withheld by the Scottish Football Association following crowd disorder. …

John Millington Synge, poet, died
John Millington Synge, poet, died Edmund John Millington Synge (/sɪŋ/; 16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, writer, collector of folklore, and a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival. His best known play The Playboy of the Western World was poorly received, due to its bleak ending, depiction of Irish peasants, and idealisation of parricide, leading to hostile audience reactions and riots in Dublin during its opening run at the Abbey Theatre, which he had co-founded with W. B. Yeats and Lady Gregory. His other major works include In the Shadow of the Glen (1903), Riders to the Sea (1904), The Well of ……

Francis MacManus, novelist, is born
Francis MacManus, novelist, is born Francis MacManus (8 March 1909 – 27 November 1965) was an Irish novelist and broadcaster. …

Cornelius Christopher Cremin, diplomat, is born in Kenmare, Co. Kerry
Cornelius Christopher Cremin, diplomat, is born in Kenmare, Co. Kerry Cornelius Christopher Cremin (6 December 1908 – 20 April 1987) was an Irish diplomat who was born in Kenmare, County Kerry. …

Alistair Cooke, journalist, is born
Alistair Cooke, journalist, is born Alistair Cooke was born on November 20, 1908, in Salford, Lancashire, England. He was a British-American journalist, television personality, and broadcaster, best known for his long-running program “Letter from America.” Here are some key points about Alistair Cooke: …

Six women meet at the home of womens activists Hanna and Francis Sheehy-Skeffington to establish the Irish Womens Franchise League
Six women meet at the home of womens activists Hanna and Francis Sheehy-Skeffington to establish the Irish Womens Franchise League …

Birth of film star Greer Garson in Co. Down
Birth of film star Greer Garson in Co. Down …

Poet, educator and eventual Easter Rising rebel Patrick Pearse opens St. Ednas school for boys (Scoil Eanna), combining new European theories of education with a focus on the glory of the Gaelic past
Poet, educator and eventual Easter Rising rebel Patrick Pearse opens St. Ednas school for boys (Scoil Eanna), combining new European theories of education with a focus on the glory of the Gaelic past …