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Roman Emperor Hadrian, born
Roman Emperor Hadrian, born Hadrian (24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. Hadrian was born in Italica, close to modern Seville in Spain, an Italic settlement in Hispania Baetica; his branch of the Aelia gens, the Aeli Hadriani, came from the town of Hadria in eastern Italy. He was a member of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty. …

Willie Clancy, Irish folklorist and traditional Uilleann bagpiper, died
Willie Clancy, Irish folklorist and traditional Uilleann bagpiper, died Willie Clancy was an iconic figure in the revival of the Uilleann pipes and traditional music from the 1960’s onwards. Willie Clancy possessed amazing talents - whistle player, flute player, singer, story teller, philosopher and wit. …

Fianna Fáil wins a general election
Fianna Fáil wins a general election Fianna Fáil meaning “Soldiers of Destiny” or “Warriors of Fál”), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party is a conservative and Christian-democratic political party registered in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. …

Patrick Scott, artist, is born in Kilbrittain, Co. Cork
Patrick Scott, artist, is born in Kilbrittain, Co. Cork Patrick Scott (24 January 1921 – 14 February 2014) was an Irish artist. …

Percy French gives his last concert in Glasgow
Percy French gives his last concert in Glasgow Percy French, the renowned Irish songwriter, entertainer, and humorist, passed away just 8 days after his last concert in Glasgow, Scotland, on January 24, 1920 in Liverpool. …

Percy French, writer of many popular Irish songs, dies
Percy French, writer of many popular Irish songs, dies …

Charles Plummer, Irish language scholar and editor of Lives of the Irish Saints, is born
Charles Plummer, Irish language scholar and editor of Lives of the Irish Saints, is born Charles Plummer, FBA (1851–1927) was an English historian and cleric, best known as the editor of Sir John Fortescue’s The Governance of England, and for coining the term “bastard feudalism”. He was the fifth son of Matthew Plummer of St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex. He matriculated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford in 1869, graduating B.A. and S.C.L. in 1873 and becoming a Fellow. …

King Charles II of England disbands Parliament
King Charles II of England disbands Parliament Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. …