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Patrick Pearse denies rumors of a possible rising to Irish Volunteer Chief of Staff Eoin MacNeill
Patrick Pearse denies rumors of a possible rising to Irish Volunteer Chief of Staff Eoin MacNeill The Irish Volunteers, also known as the Irish Volunteer Force or the Irish Volunteer Army, was a paramilitary organisation established in 1913 by nationalists and republicans in Ireland. …

Disaster at English-Scottish football match at Ibrox Stadium when part of the flooring collapsed, killing 20, and injuring 200.
Disaster at English-Scottish football match at Ibrox Stadium when part of the flooring collapsed, killing 20, and injuring 200. The 1902 Ibrox disaster was the collapse of a stand at Ibrox Park (now Ibrox Stadium) in Govan (now part of Glasgow), Scotland. The incident led to the deaths of 25 supporters and injuries to 500 more during an international association football match between Scotland and England on 5 April 1902 as part of the 1901–02 British Home Championship. …

Spencer Tracy, the son of an Irish father, is born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Spencer Tracy, the son of an Irish father, is born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. He was known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age, Tracy was the first actor to win two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor, from nine nominations. During his career, he appeared in 75 films and developed a reputation among his peers as one of the screen’s greatest actors. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Tracy as the 9th greatest male star of Classic Hollywood Cinema. …

Birth in Dublin of Margaret Tennant, née Abraham; trade unionist and campaigner for improved working conditions
Birth in Dublin of Margaret Tennant, née Abraham; trade unionist and campaigner for improved working conditions Margaret Edith (May) Tennant, (1869 — 11 July 1946), née Abraham, born in Rathgar, County Dublin, Ireland, was a civil servant, trade unionist, factory inspector, and campaigner, who worked to improve conditions for industrial workers and was also involved in women’s health and education. She was one of the first people to be appointed to the Order of the Companions of Honour in 1917 …

The Dublin-Belfast railway line is completed
The Dublin-Belfast railway line is completed The Belfast–Dublin Main Line is a main and busiest railway route on the island of Ireland that connects Dublin Connolly station in the Republic of Ireland and Belfast Lanyon Place station in Northern Ireland. It is the only railway line that crosses the Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border. …

Birth at Lesmahagow of composer Alexander Muir, creator of Maple Leaf Forever.
Birth at Lesmahagow of composer Alexander Muir, creator of Maple Leaf Forever. Alexander Muir (5 April 1830 – 26 June 1906) was a Canadian songwriter, poet, soldier, and school headmaster.[1] He was the composer of The Maple Leaf Forever, which he wrote in October 1867 to celebrate the Confederation of Canada. …

Scottish Insurrection of 1820 begins
Scottish Insurrection of 1820 begins The Radical War, also known as the Scottish Insurrection of 1820, was a week of strikes and unrest, a culmination of Radical demands for reform in the United Kingdom which had become prominent in the early years of the French Revolution, but had then been repressed during the long Napoleonic Wars. An economic downturn after the wars ended brought increasing unrest. Artisan workers, particularly weavers in Scotland, sought action to reform an uncaring government, gentry fearing revolutionary horrors recruited militia and the government deployed an apparatus of spies, informers and agents ……

Bernardo OHiggins defeats the Spanish at the battle of Maipo River, Chile
Bernardo OHiggins defeats the Spanish at the battle of Maipo River, Chile …

William Dool Killen, ecclesiastical historian, is born in Ballymena, Co. Antrim
William Dool Killen, ecclesiastical historian, is born in Ballymena, Co. Antrim …

King James VI leaves Edinburgh to travel to London.
King James VI leaves Edinburgh to travel to London. …