Events for December 04

December 4, 1882

Special inquiry into the Phoenix Park murders, in which Parnell is falsely implicated

The Phoenix Park Murders were the fatal stabbings of Lord Frederick Cavendish, the newly appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland and Thomas Henry Burke, the Permanent Undersecretary in Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland, on 6 May 1882.

December 4, 1795

Thomas Carlye, Scottish historian, born

Thomas Carlyle, the Scottish philosopher, writer, and historian, was born on December 04, 1795, in Ecclefechan, a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Carlyle became a prominent figure in the Victorian era and is known for his works on history, literature, and social criticism.

December 4, 1918

Richard Bagwell, Irish historian, dies

Richard Bagwell (9 December 1840 – 4 December 1918) was a noted historian of the Stuart and Tudor periods in Ireland, and a political commentator with strong Unionist convictions. He particularly focusing on the period of the Cromwellian and Williamite wars. His major work is the “History of Ireland under the Stuart Kings,” which covers the 17th century in Ireland.

December 4, 1887

Winifred Carney, trade unionist and revolutionary, is born in Bangor, Co. Down

Maria Winifred Carney (4 December 1887 – 21 November 1943), also known as Winnie Carney, was an Irish suffragist, trade unionist, and Irish independence activist.