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Denny Lane, Young Irelander, author and poet, died
Denny Lane, Young Irelander, author and poet, died Denny Lane (4 December 1818 – 29 November 1895) was an Irish businessman and nationalist public figure in Cork city, and in his youth a Young Irelander …

Daniel Owen considered the greatest Welsh language novelist died.
Daniel Owen considered the greatest Welsh language novelist died. Daniel Owen was born in Mold, the youngest of six children. When he was a young baby his father and two of his brothers were drowned in an accident at the Argoed colliery, and Owen was brought up in great poverty. In 1851, when he was twelve years of a …

John Charles McQuaid, born
John Charles McQuaid, born John Charles McQuaid, C.S.Sp. (28 July 1895 – 7 April 1973), was the Catholic Primate of Ireland and Archbishop of Dublin between December 1940 and January 1972. He was known for the unusual amount of influence he had over successive governments. …

Race to the North
Race to the North The Race to the North was the name given by the press to occasions in two summers of the late 19th century when British passenger trains belonging to different companies would literally race each other from London to Edinburgh over the two principal rail trunk routes connecting the English capital city to Scotland – the West Coast Main Line which runs from London Euston via Crewe and Carlisle and the East Coast Main Line route from London King’s Cross via York and Newcastle. …

Oscar Wilde is sentenced to two years imprisonment for offences “against public decency”
Oscar Wilde is sentenced to two years imprisonment for offences “against public decency” …

The trial of Oscar Wilde for homosexuality, then a crime, begins at the Old Bailey
The trial of Oscar Wilde for homosexuality, then a crime, begins at the Old Bailey …

Scotlands first cremation at Glasgow's Western Necropolis.
Scotlands first cremation at Glasgow's Western Necropolis. Western Necropolis is a cemetery complex in Glasgow, Scotland located to the north of the city centre. As well as the actual Western Necropolis cemetery established in 1882, it is bordered by Lambhill Cemetery which opened in 1881, St Kentigern’s Cemetery (Roman Catholic) that opened in 1882, and Glasgow (Garnethill) Hebrew Burial Ground founded in 1989. …

Soprano Dame Isabella Baillie, opera star, born in Hawick
Soprano Dame Isabella Baillie, opera star, born in Hawick Dame Isobel Baillie, DBE (9 March 1895 – 24 September 1983), née Isabella Douglas Baillie, was a Scottish soprano. She made a local success in Manchester, where she was brought up, and in 1923 made a successful London debut. Her career, encouraged by the conductor Sir Hamilton Harty, quickly developed, with breaks in the first years for vocal study in Milan. Baillie’s career was almost wholly as a concert singer: she only once acted in an opera production on stage. She was associated above all with oratorio, becoming well known for her many performances in Handel’s Messiah, ……

Coldest temperature ever recorded in Scotland, -27.2C at Braemar
Coldest temperature ever recorded in Scotland, -27.2C at Braemar The coldest temperature ever recorded in Scotland was -27.2°C (-16.96°F), measured at Braemar in Aberdeenshire on January 10, 1982. Braemar is known for its cold temperatures, particularly during the winter months, due to its location in the Scottish Highlands. This record low temperature at Braemar demonstrates the extreme cold that can occur in Scotland, especially in the mountainous regions of the Highlands. …

Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish author died
Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish author died Robert Louis Stevenson, the Scottish author, passed away on December 3, 1894, in Vailima, Samoa. He was born on November 13, 1850, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Stevenson was a highly regarded novelist, poet, and travel writer, best known for his classic works of fiction. …