History

Birth of Niall Ó'Dónaill, Irish-language scholar and lexicographer, in the Rosses, Co. Donegal
Birth of Niall Ó'Dónaill, Irish-language scholar and lexicographer, in the Rosses, Co. Donegal …

Birth in Dublin of Mervyn Wall, writer who wrote under the pseudonym of Eugene Welply
Birth in Dublin of Mervyn Wall, writer who wrote under the pseudonym of Eugene Welply …

Roger McHugh, born
Roger McHugh, born Roger Joseph McHugh (24 July 1908 – 2 January 1987) was an Irish academic, author, playwright, politician and Irish Republican. He was educated Our Lady’s Bower, Athlone; Synge Street CBS, Dublin and University College Dublin (UCD). …

Dumfries reached a temperature of, 32.8C
Dumfries reached a temperature of, 32.8C Dumfries reached a temperature of, 32.8C (91F), the highest recorded, so far. …

Birth of Vincent Barry, organic chemist, in Cork
Birth of Vincent Barry, organic chemist, in Cork …

Dennis Devlin, poet, translator and diplomat, born in Greenock, Scotland
Dennis Devlin, poet, translator and diplomat, born in Greenock, Scotland Denis Devlin (15 April 1908 – 21 August 1959) was, along with Samuel Beckett, Thomas MacGreevy and Brian Coffey, one of the generation of Irish modernist poets to emerge at the end of the 1920s. He was also a career diplomat. …

Sinn Fein contests its first election, County Leitrim
Sinn Fein contests its first election, County Leitrim …

Jimmy Shand, Scottish country dance band leader, born
Jimmy Shand, Scottish country dance band leader, born Jimmy Shand, a renowned Scottish musician and band leader, was born on January 28, 1908, in East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. He was a key figure in popularizing Scottish country dance music, both in the United Kingdom and internationally. …

The 1st Glasgow Scout troop was registered, the first to be formed
The 1st Glasgow Scout troop was registered, the first to be formed The 1st Glasgow Scout Group in Scotland holds the earliest known registration certificate, dated 26 January 1908, issued by The Boy Scouts Association. The Group was formed from the Glasgow Battalion of the Army Cadet Corps; its Adjutant was Captain Robert E Young. …

Sir Francis Leopold McClintock, British naval officer and explorer, died.
Sir Francis Leopold McClintock, British naval officer and explorer, died. Sir Francis Leopold McClintock KCB FRS (8 July 1819 – 17 November 1907) was an Irish explorer in the British Royal Navy, known for his discoveries in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. He was born at Dundalk, Ireland, on the 8th of July 1819, of a family of Scottish origin. He entered the navy at the age of twelve, and for his conduct in recovering the Gorgon, when it was stranded near Montevideo, was promoted to a lieutenancy in 1845. …