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Anti-Fianna Fáil Army Comrades Association goes Fascist
In January 1933, the Fianna Fáil government called a surprise election, which the government won comfortably. The election campaign saw a serious escalation of rioting between Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Army Comrades Association (ACA) supporters.
Edinburgh Zoo opened
Edinburgh Zoo, formerly the Scottish National Zoological Park, is an 82-acre (33 ha) non-profit zoological park in the Corstorphine area of Edinburgh, Scotland.
James Cousins, born
James Henry Cousins (22 July 1873 – 20 February 1956) was an Anglo-Irish writer, playwright, actor, critic, editor, teacher and poet. He used several pseudonyms, including Mac Oisín and the Hindu name Jayaram.
D.J. O'Donoghue, born
David James O’Donoghue (22 July 1866 – 27 June 1917) was an Irish biographer and editor.
Johanna Butler, born
Johanna Butler was born in Ballynunry, County Kilkenny on 22 July 1860.
William Sadler, 1st balloon crossing of the Irish Sea
James Sadler (February 1753 – 28 March 1828) was the first English balloonist, as well as a chemist and pastry chef.
Alexander Mackenzie, 1st Explorer, Crosses North America
Sir Alexander Mackenzie (or MacKenzie, Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair MacCoinnich; c. 1764 – 12 March 1820) was a Scottish explorer known for accomplishing the first crossing of America north of Mexico in 1793, which preceded the Lewis and Clark Expedition by 12 years.
Cornish army invades Devon
Cornwall played a significant role in the English Civil War, being a Royalist enclave in the generally Parliamentarian south-west.
Battle of Falkirk
The army of the English King Edward I, using longbows for the first time, defeated the Scots led by Sir William Wallace at Battle of Falkirk.