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Beyond the Fringe, an influential satirical revue, opened in Edinburgh.
Beyond the Fringe, an influential satirical revue, opened in Edinburgh. …

The National Guard is banned
The National Guard is banned …

Michael Collins - Irish general - killed
Michael Collins - Irish general - killed …

Violent clashes in Belfast; 30 people are killed between August 23 and August 31; Catholics are expelled from shipyards and engineering works
Violent clashes in Belfast; 30 people are killed between August 23 and August 31; Catholics are expelled from shipyards and engineering works …

Dublin-born WWI ace Dennis Latimer shot down. A Bristol Fighter pilot and the highest scoring ace in 20 Squadron, Latimer shot down 28 enemy aircraft between March and August of 1918. On this date, he and his observer, Lieutenant T.C. Noel, were shot down
Dublin-born WWI ace Dennis Latimer shot down. A Bristol Fighter pilot and the highest scoring ace in 20 Squadron, Latimer shot down 28 enemy aircraft between March and August of 1918. On this date, he and his observer, Lieutenant T.C. Noel, were shot down …

Birth of Irish American actor Gene Kelly
Birth of Irish American actor Gene Kelly …

Birth in Dublin of Mervyn Wall, writer who wrote under the pseudonym of Eugene Welply
Birth in Dublin of Mervyn Wall, writer who wrote under the pseudonym of Eugene Welply …

Birth in Belfast of Sean McEntee, Fianna Fail politician
Birth in Belfast of Sean McEntee, Fianna Fail politician …

The Land Act gives courts the power to revise and fix rents
The Land Act gives courts the power to revise and fix rents …

Second Gladstone Land Act introduces the three Fs - fair rent, fixity of tenure, free sale - and sets up the Land Commission
Second Gladstone Land Act introduces the three Fs - fair rent, fixity of tenure, free sale - and sets up the Land Commission …