July 02

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Erskine Bridge Opened

Erskine Bridge Opened

Erskine Bridge over the River Clyde opened.

July 2, 1971
Dumfries reached a temperature of, 32.8C

Dumfries reached a temperature of, 32.8C

Dumfries reached a temperature of, 32.8C (91F), the highest recorded, so far.

July 2, 1908
Birth of Lord Home of the Hirsel

Birth of Lord Home of the Hirsel

Birth of Lord Home of the Hirsel, Foreign Secretary and UK Prime Minister.

July 2, 1903
Isaac Butts Home Rule motion defeated

Isaac Butts Home Rule motion defeated

Isaac Butts Home Rule motion defeated in House of Commons 458-6

July 2, 1874
Joshua Prine Born

Joshua Prine Born

Birth of one of Ireland’s greatest ever tennis players, Joshua Prine, who won the Wimbledon singles in 1893 and 1894

July 2, 1869
Edward Vaughan Kenealy Born

Edward Vaughan Kenealy Born

Edward Vaughan Hyde Kenealy QC (2 July 1819 – 16 April 1880) was an Irish barrister and writer.

July 2, 1819
Rebels defeat small force of Yeomanry at Ballraheen Hill

Rebels defeat small force of Yeomanry at Ballraheen Hill

Rebels defeat small force of Yeomanry at Ballraheen Hill; they move to camp at Croghan

July 2, 1798
John Foster defeats William Brabazon Ponsonby

John Foster defeats William Brabazon Ponsonby

In an election for Speaker of the Irish parliament, John Foster defeats William Brabazon Ponsonby by 145 votes to 105

July 2, 1790
Bonnie Prince Charles sails for Scotland

Bonnie Prince Charles sails for Scotland

Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Silvester Maria Stuart (December 31, 1720 - January 31, 1788), was the exiled claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and was commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie. Charles was the son of James Francis Edward Stuart who was in turn the son of King James II of England and Ireland (James VII of Scotland), who had been deposed in 1688. The Jacobite movement tried to restore the family to the throne. Charless mother was James’s Polish-born wife, Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702?1735). After his fathers death Charles was recognized as King Charles III by his supporters; his opponents referred to him as The Young Pretender.

July 2, 1745