Events for April 20

April 20, 1896

A demonstration of the cinématographe is held in Dublin at Dan Lowreys Star of Erin theatre

Cinematograph, kinematograph, or Animatograph is an early term for several types of motion picture film mechanisms. The name was used for movie cameras as well as film projectors, or for complete systems that also provided means to print films (such as the Cinématographe Lumière).

April 20, 1608

James I grants a license to the Old Bushmill's distillery in Co. Antrim

The Old Bushmills Distillery is an alcohol (primarily Irish whiskey) distillery in Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, founded in 1784 and owned by Proximo Spirits. Bushmills Distillery uses water drawn from Saint Columb’s Rill, which is a tributary of the River Bush.

April 20, 1879

Robert Lynd, essayist and critic, is born in Belfast

Robert Wilson Lynd (20 April 1879 – 6 October 1949) was an Irish writer, editor of poetry, urbane literary essayist, socialist and Irish nationalist.

April 20, 1857

Sir Thomas Myles, surgeon, is born in Limerick

Sir Thomas Myles CB FRCSI (20 April 1857—14 July 1937) was a prominent Irish home ruler and surgeon, involved in the importation of arms for the Irish Volunteers in 1914.