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Llewelyn Powys, Welsh writer, died
Llewelyn Powys, Welsh writer, died Llewelyn Powys (13 August 1884 – 2 December 1939) was a British essayist, novelist and younger brother of John Cowper Powys and T. F. Powys. …

William Craig, unionist politician, is born
William Craig, unionist politician, is born William “Bill” Craig (2 December 1924 – 25 April 2011) was a Northern Irish politician best known for forming the Unionist Vanguard movement. …

Cahir Healy, born in Mountcharles, Co. Donegal
Cahir Healy, born in Mountcharles, Co. Donegal Cahir Healy, (2 December 1877 – 8 February 1970) an Irish politician, was born in Mountcharles, County Donegal, Ireland, on August 30, 1917. …

William Roberts becomes leader of the Fenian Brotherhood
William Roberts becomes leader of the Fenian Brotherhood William Randall Roberts (February 06, 1830 – August 09, 1897) was a Fenian Brotherhood member, United States Representative from New York (1871–1875), and a United States Ambassador to Chile. …

Mary Slessor, missionary in Nigeria, West Africa, born in Aberdeen, Scotland
Mary Slessor, missionary in Nigeria, West Africa, born in Aberdeen, Scotland Mary Slessor, the Scottish Presbyterian missionary, was born on December 2, 1848, in Gilcomston Aberdeen, Scotland. She was born to a poor working-class family who could not afford proper education. …

The Kildare Place Society is formed
The Kildare Place Society is formed The Kildare Place Society, is a Church of Ireland primary school (a national school) in Rathmines, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland was formed in 1811. …

William Thompson, naturalist, is born in Belfast
William Thompson, naturalist, is born in Belfast William Thompson (2 December 1805 – 17 February 1852) was an Irish naturalist celebrated for his founding studies of the natural history of Ireland, especially in ornithology and marine biology. Thompson published numerous notes on the distribution, breeding, eggs, habitat, song, plumage, behaviour, nesting and food of birds. These formed the basis of his four-volume The Natural History of Ireland, and were much used by contemporary and later authors such as Francis Orpen Morris. …

Sir Dominic Corrigan, cardiologist, is born in Dublin
Sir Dominic Corrigan, cardiologist, is born in Dublin Sir Dominic John Corrigan, 1st Baronet (2 December 1802 – 1 February 1880), the renowned Irish physician and cardiologist, was born on December 1, 1802, in Thomas Street, Dublin, Ireland. …

Henry Flood, promoted the movement for legislative independence in Ireland, died
Henry Flood, promoted the movement for legislative independence in Ireland, died Henry Flood (1732 – 2 December 1791) was an Irish statesman and Lord Chief Justice of the King’s Bench for Ireland. He was educated at Trinity College Dublin, and afterwards at Christ Church, Oxford, where he became proficient in the classics. He was a leading Irish politician, and a friend of Henry Grattan, the leader of the Irish Patriot Party. …