April 29

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Pearse and Connolly agree to ceasefire after being forced out of the Dublin GPO by artillery fire

Pearse and Connolly agree to ceasefire after being forced out of the Dublin GPO by artillery fire

The Easter Rising (Irish: Éirí Amach na Cásca) was a rebellion staged in Ireland against British rule on Easter Monday, April 24, 1916. Despite its military failure, it can be judged as being a significant stepping-stone in the eventual creation of the Irish Republic.

April 29, 1912
Conal O'Riordan, writer and theatre manager, is born in Dublin

Conal O'Riordan, writer and theatre manager, is born in Dublin

Conal Holmes O’Connell O’Riordan, who also wrote under the pseudonym Norreys Connell, was an Irish dramatist and novelist born on April 29, 1874, and passed away on June 18, 1948. His work in literature and drama made a significant contribution to the Irish cultural scene during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

April 29, 1874
Paul Cullen, prelate, is born in Prospect, Co. Kildare

Paul Cullen, prelate, is born in Prospect, Co. Kildare

Paul Cardinal Cullen (29 April 1803 – 24 October 1878) was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and previously of Armagh, and the first Irish cardinal.

April 29, 1803
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, soldier and statesman, is born in Dublin

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, soldier and statesman, is born in Dublin

Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (né Wesley; 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish statesman, soldier, and Tory politician who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as prime minister of the United Kingdom. He is among the commanders who won and ended the Napoleonic Wars when the Seventh Coalition defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

April 29, 1769
Wide Streets Commission for Dublin is appointed by the Irish Parliament

Wide Streets Commission for Dublin is appointed by the Irish Parliament

The Wide Streets Commission (officially the Commissioners for making Wide and Convenient Ways, Streets and Passages) was established by an Act of Parliament in 1758, at the request of Dublin Corporation, as a body to govern standards on the layout of streets, bridges, buildings and other architectural considerations in Dublin. The commission was abolished by the Dublin Improvement Act of 1849, with the final meeting of the Commission taking place on 2 January 1851.

April 29, 1758
The first stone of the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham is laid by the Duke of Ormonde

The first stone of the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham is laid by the Duke of Ormonde

The Royal Hospital Kilmainham (Irish: Ospidéal Ríochta Chill Mhaighneann) in Kilmainham, Dublin, is a former 17th-century hospital at Kilmainham in Ireland. The structure now houses the Irish Museum of Modern Art.

April 29, 1680
James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde and an ancestor of Princess Diana, born

James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde and an ancestor of Princess Diana, born

James FitzJames Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, KG (1665–1745) was an Irish statesman and soldier. He was the third of the Kilcash branch of the family to inherit the earldom of Ormond. Like his grandfather, the 1st Duke, he was raised as a Protestant, unlike his extended family who held to Roman Catholicism. He served in the campaign to put down the Monmouth Rebellion, in the Williamite War in Ireland, in the Nine Years’ War and in the War of the Spanish Succession but was accused of treason and went into exile after the Jacobite rising of 1715.

April 29, 1665