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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.
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.
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.
Richard Boyle, civil engineer, is born in Dublin
Richard Vicars Boyle CSI (1822–1908) was an Irish civil engineer, noted for his part in the Siege of Arrah in 1857, and as a railway pioneer in Japan.
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.
Birth of Sackville Hamilton, politician and civil servant
Sackville Hamilton PC (Ire) (14 March 1732 – 29 January 1818) was an Anglo-Irish politician.
An English act permits direct export of Irish linen to American colonies
The English act that permitted the direct export of Irish linen to the American colonies was passed in 1705. This legislation, known as the “Act to Encourage the Trade to America” (also sometimes referred to as the Irish Linen Act), was significant for the economy of Ireland, particularly for the linen industry, which was one of the country’s most important sectors.
Convention of Estates without royal representation meets in Edinburgh
The 1689 Convention of Estates sat between 16 March 1689 and 5 June 1689 to determine the settlement of the Scottish throne, following the deposition of James VII in the 1688 Glorious Revolution. The Convention of the Estates of Scotland was a sister-institution to Parliament, comprising the three estates of bishops, barons and representatives of the Burghs.