Events for March 14

March 14, 1902

The Irish Association of Women Graduates and Candidate-Graduates, is launched

The Irish Association of Women Graduates and Candidate-Graduates, known today as the Irish Federation of University Women (IFUW), was established to promote higher education for women, advocate for women’s rights, and provide a network of support among female graduates in Ireland. While the exact date of the organization’s launch isn’t specified here, its foundations trace back to the early 20th century, a period marked by significant movements for women’s rights and education globally.

March 14, 1738

John Beresford, unionist politician, is born in Cork

John de la Poer Beresford, PC, PC (Ire) (14 March 1738 – 5 November 1805) was an Anglo-Irish statesman.

March 14, 1952

First television program broadcast in Scotland.

Television transmissions in Scotland first began on 14 March 1952 when Britain’s sole state broadcaster of the time, the BBC, started broadcasting from the transmitting station at Kirk o’Shotts using the 405-line television system.

March 14, 1894

William Earle Moley Molesworth, WWI Ace, is born

William Molesworth was the son of Colonel Molesworth, C.I.E., C.B.E., of the Indian Army Medical Service. He attended Marlborough College in Wiltshire, England from 1908 to 1912 followed by four years at the Royal Military College at Sandhurst from 1912 to 1914.