Events for October 04

October 4, 1733

Henry Boyle, the future Earl of Shannon, is unanimously elected Speaker of the Irish parliament. He will serve till 1756 - the longest-serving Speaker of the 1692-1800 parliaments

October 4, 1821

Death of John Rennie, engineer who constructed the Crinan Canal.

October 4, 1886

Lennox Robinson, playwright and one-time Abbey Theatre manager, is born in Douglas, Co. Cork

October 4, 1754

William Bligh, Cornish man, Mutiny on the Bounty fame was born.

William Bligh (9 September 1754 - 7 December 1817) was an officer of the British Royal Navy and colonial administrator. He is best known for the famous mutiny that occurred against his command aboard HMAV (His Majestys Armed Vessel) Bounty. After the Bounty mutiny he became Governor of New South Wales, where his stern administration engendered another insurrection, the Rum Rebellion led by John Macarthur.