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Novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott born.
Novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott born. …

Molesworth Phillips, sailor and companion of Captain James Cook, is born in Swords, Co. Dublin
Molesworth Phillips, sailor and companion of Captain James Cook, is born in Swords, Co. Dublin …

On this date, Frederick Hamilton, former MP for Donegal, writes to George I that although the county is well affected, The great scarcity of armes in ye country is beyond anything I could have imagind till about three days ago that I had occasion to sen
On this date, Frederick Hamilton, former MP for Donegal, writes to George I that although the county is well affected, The great scarcity of armes in ye country is beyond anything I could have imagind till about three days ago that I had occasion to sen …

Oliver Cromwell arrives in Ireland as Commander-in-Chief and Lord Lieutenant with an army of 20,000, a huge artillery train and a large navy
Oliver Cromwell arrives in Ireland as Commander-in-Chief and Lord Lieutenant with an army of 20,000, a huge artillery train and a large navy …

MacBeth killed by Malcolm, son of Duncan I, at Lumphanan-Mar, Scotland.
MacBeth killed by Malcolm, son of Duncan I, at Lumphanan-Mar, Scotland. …

Duncan I of Scotland killed in battle by Macbeth at Pitgavney.
Duncan I of Scotland killed in battle by Macbeth at Pitgavney. Duncan I (1001 - August 15, 1040) was a son of Crinan the Thane de Mormaer, lay abbot of Dunkeld, and Princess Bethoc of Scotland. He became King of the Scots in succession to his maternal grandfather Malcolm II in 1034, having previously ruled as rex Cumbrorum in Strathclyde. His accession is said to be the first example of inheritance of the Scottish throne in the direct line. …