July 26

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Danny La Rue, born

Danny La Rue, born

Danny La Rue, OBE (born Daniel Patrick Carroll, 26 July 1927 – 31 May 2009) was an Irish singer and entertainer, best known for his on-stage drag persona. He performed in drag and also as himself in theatrical productions, television shows and film

July 26, 1927
Easter Uprising Arms Arrive

Easter Uprising Arms Arrive

Roger David Casement (Irish: Ruairí Dáithí Mac Easmainn; 1 September 1864 – 3 August 1916), known as Sir Roger Casement, CMG, between 1911 and 1916, was a diplomat and Irish nationalist executed for treason during World War I.

July 26, 1914
Irish Church Act 1869

Irish Church Act 1869

The Irish Church Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict. c. 42) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which separated the Church of Ireland from the Church of England and disestablished the former, a body that commanded the adherence of a small minority of the population of Ireland.

July 26, 1869
George Bernard Shaw, born

George Bernard Shaw, born

George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist.

July 26, 1856
Battle of Garvagh

Battle of Garvagh

On 26 July 1813 in Garvagh, a settlement in County Londonderry about nine miles south of Coleraine.

July 26, 1813
John Field, born

John Field, born

John Field (26 July 1782 – 23 January 1837), was an Irish pianist, composer, and teacher.

July 26, 1782
George Clinton, born

George Clinton, born

George Clinton (July 26, 1739 – April 20, 1812) was an American soldier and statesman, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A prominent Democratic-Republican, Clinton served as the fourth vice president of the United States from 1805 until his death in 1812.

July 26, 1739
Rathlin Island massacre

Rathlin Island massacre

The Rathlin Island massacre took place on Rathlin Island, off the coast of Ireland on 26 July 1575, when more than 600 Scots and Irish were killed.

July 26, 1575