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Sir William Howard Russell, Dublin born journalist, died
Sir William Howard Russell, Dublin born journalist, died Sir William Howard Russell, the renowned journalist and war correspondent, passed away on February 11, 1907. Sir William Howard Russell, CVO (28 March 1827 – 10 February 1907) was an Irish reporter with The Times, and is considered to have been one of the first modern war correspondents. …

Synges Playboy of the Western World is performed for the first time at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, riot ensues
Synges Playboy of the Western World is performed for the first time at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, riot ensues The Playboy of the Western World is a three-act play written by Irish playwright John Millington Synge, first performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on 26 January 1907. It is set in Michael James Flaherty’s public house in County Mayo during the early 1900s. It tells the story of Christy Mahon, a young man running away from his farm, claiming he killed his father. …

Michael Cusack, one of the founders of the GAA, died
Michael Cusack, one of the founders of the GAA, died Michael Cusack, one of the founders of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), passed away on November 27, 1906. He was a key figure in the establishment of the GAA in 1884, along with Maurice Davin, John Wyse Power, and others. The GAA was founded with the aim of promoting and preserving traditional Irish sports and culture. …

Saidie Paterson, trade unionist and peace activist, born in Belfast
Saidie Paterson, trade unionist and peace activist, born in Belfast Saidie Patterson MBE (25 November 1906 – 16 January 1985) was a feminist, trade unionist and peace activist in Northern Ireland. …

Charles Lynch, pianist, is born in Parkgariff, Co. Cork
Charles Lynch, pianist, is born in Parkgariff, Co. Cork …

Trevor G. McVeagh, cricket, hockey, squash and tennis player, is born in Athboy, Co. Meath
Trevor G. McVeagh, cricket, hockey, squash and tennis player, is born in Athboy, Co. Meath …

Death of Michael Davitt, Father of the Irish Land League. He was born at the height of the Great Famine. At four, his family was evicted and forced to emigrate to England. He joined the Fenians in 1865, became organizing secretary and was arrested in 18
Death of Michael Davitt, Father of the Irish Land League. He was born at the height of the Great Famine. At four, his family was evicted and forced to emigrate to England. He joined the Fenians in 1865, became organizing secretary and was arrested in 18 …

Samuel Beckett, is born in Foxrock, Co. Dublin
Samuel Beckett, is born in Foxrock, Co. Dublin …

Henry Gray Graham, author of Social Life of Scotland in the 18th Century, died
Henry Gray Graham, author of Social Life of Scotland in the 18th Century, died …

William Joyce aka Lord Haw-Haw; born in Brooklyn, New York
William Joyce aka Lord Haw-Haw; born in Brooklyn, New York William Brooke Joyce (24 April 1906 – 3 January 1946), nicknamed Lord Haw-Haw, was an American-born fascist and Nazi propaganda broadcaster during the Second World War. After moving from New York to Ireland and subsequently to England, Joyce became a member of Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists (BUF) from 1932, before finally moving to Germany at the outset of the war where he took German citizenship in 1940. …