History

Edward VII begins a visit to Ireland on this date
Edward VII begins a visit to Ireland on this date …

Birth of George Brent, actor, in Dublin
Birth of George Brent, actor, in Dublin George Brent (born George Brendan Nolan; 15 March 1904 – 26 May 1979) was an Irish-American stage, film, and television actor. He is best remembered for the eleven films he made with Bette Davis, which included Jezebel and Dark Victory. …

Muiris Ó'Suilleabhain, writer, born
Muiris Ó'Suilleabhain, writer, born …

Seán MacBride, IRA leader, politician, head of Amnesty International, born
Seán MacBride, IRA leader, politician, head of Amnesty International, born Seán MacBride (26 January 1904 – 15 January 1988) was an Irish Clann na Poblachta politician who served as Minister for External Affairs from 1948 to 1951, Leader of Clann na Poblachta from 1946 to 1965 and Chief of Staff of the IRA from 1936 to 1937. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1947 to 1957. …

Michael Davitt condemms attacks on Jews in Limerick
Michael Davitt condemms attacks on Jews in Limerick The Limerick Pogrom of 1904, during which Jewish residents in Limerick, particularly the Jewish quarter, faced anti-Semitic incidents and discrimination. …

George Henry Perrott Buchanan, poet, novelist and journalist, born
George Henry Perrott Buchanan, poet, novelist and journalist, born George Buchanan, poet, novelist and journalist, is born in Kilwaughter, County Antrim …

Sir William McCrea, mathematician and astronomer, is born in Dublin
Sir William McCrea, mathematician and astronomer, is born in Dublin Sir William McCrea, the Irish mathematician and astrophysicist, was born on December 13, 1904, in Dublin, Ireland. He made significant contributions to the fields of mathematics and astronomy during the 20th century. …

Tomas O'Fiaich, Irish language author and Cardinal Archbishop of Armagh, is born
Tomas O'Fiaich, Irish language author and Cardinal Archbishop of Armagh, is born …

Hampden Park stadium opened in Glasgow as the home of Queens Park Football Club.
Hampden Park stadium opened in Glasgow as the home of Queens Park Football Club. …

Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton is born at Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. He and Sir John Douglas Cockcroft were awarded the 1951 Nobel Prize in Physics for their pioneer work on the transmutation of atomic nuclei by artificially accelerated atomic particles
Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton is born at Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. He and Sir John Douglas Cockcroft were awarded the 1951 Nobel Prize in Physics for their pioneer work on the transmutation of atomic nuclei by artificially accelerated atomic particles …