History

Birth in Dublin of Cedric Gibbons, designer of the coveted Oscar statuette
Birth in Dublin of Cedric Gibbons, designer of the coveted Oscar statuette Cedric Gibbons (23 March 1893 - 26 July 1960) was an art director, generally regarded as the most important and influential in the history of American film. The son of an architect, Austin Cedric Gibbons was born in Dublin, Ireland and emigrated with his family to New York City. He worked on his first film released in 1919 by Edison Studios but after his one film the studio was closed and he signed with Samuel Goldwyn. This evolved to working for Louis B. Mayer and a thity-two year career at MGM. …

Peadar O'Donnell, revolutionary and writer, is born in Co. Donegal
Peadar O'Donnell, revolutionary and writer, is born in Co. Donegal …

Dr. William Price self styled Welsh Druid and Chartist, dies
Dr. William Price self styled Welsh Druid and Chartist, dies William Price (4 March 1800 – 23 January 1893) was a Welsh physician and political activist best known for his support of Welsh nationalism, Chartism and involvement with the Neo-Druidic religious movement. Historians have characterised Price as one of the most significant figures in Wales in the Victorian era. …

Keir Hardie founded Independent Labour Party
Keir Hardie founded Independent Labour Party James Keir Hardie, a prominent British socialist and labor leader, indeed played a significant role in the founding of the Independent Labour Party (ILP). The ILP was established in 1893 as a political party in the United Kingdom and was closely aligned with the broader labor and socialist movements of the time. …

Eoin O'Duffy, revolutionary and organizer of the infamous Blueshirts, was born in Castleblayney, County Monaghan.
Eoin O'Duffy, revolutionary and organizer of the infamous Blueshirts, was born in Castleblayney, County Monaghan. Eoin ODuffy, revolutionary and organizer of the infamous Blueshirts, was born in Castleblayney, County Monaghan. ODuffy was apprenticed to an engineer in his youth and then worked as an auctioneer for a time. He joined the IRA in 1917 and was attache …

Death of Clonakilty artist, William Hartnett
Death of Clonakilty artist, William Hartnett …

Birth near Castleblaney, Co. Monaghan of General Eoin O’Duffy, first commissioner of the Garda Síochána (Blue Shirts)
Birth near Castleblaney, Co. Monaghan of General Eoin O’Duffy, first commissioner of the Garda Síochána (Blue Shirts) …

John L. Sullivan loses his world heavyweight boxing title to another Irish American, James Corbett
John L. Sullivan loses his world heavyweight boxing title to another Irish American, James Corbett …

National Literary Society is founded
National Literary Society is founded …

Author and poet C M Grieve (Hugh MacDiarmid) born at Langholm, Dumfriesshire.
Author and poet C M Grieve (Hugh MacDiarmid) born at Langholm, Dumfriesshire. C. M. Grieve, better known by his pen name Hugh MacDiarmid, was born on August 11, 1892, in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. He is widely regarded as one of Scotland’s greatest 20th-century poets and a central figure in the Scottish literary renaissance. …