History

Birth of actress Valerie Hobson in Larne, Co. Antrim
Birth of actress Valerie Hobson in Larne, Co. Antrim …

Yann Ber Kalloch, a great Breton poet dies in the First World War
Yann Ber Kalloch, a great Breton poet dies in the First World War …

Birth of singer Josef Locke (Joe McLaughlin) in Derry
Birth of singer Josef Locke (Joe McLaughlin) in Derry Joseph McLaughlin (23 March 1917 – 15 October 1999), known professionally as Josef Locke, was an Irish tenor. He was successful in the United Kingdom and Ireland in the 1940s and 1950s. …

Author Hector Munro died in action in France
Author Hector Munro died in action in France Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 – 14 November 1916), better known by the pen name Saki and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirize Edwardian society and culture. …

Terence MacSwiney mayor of Cork died in an English prison on hunger strike.
Terence MacSwiney mayor of Cork died in an English prison on hunger strike. Born in Cork and educated at North Monastery Christian Brothers’ School and the Royal University of Ireland, MacSwiney was a founder member of the Cork Celtic Literary Society in 1901 and, with Daniel Corkery, of the Cork Dramatic Society in 1908, for …

While serving in the Dublin Fusiliers during World War I, Irish poet Tom Kettle dies in attack on Ginchy
While serving in the Dublin Fusiliers during World War I, Irish poet Tom Kettle dies in attack on Ginchy …

O'Neil of the Glen, the first production released by the Film Company of Ireland, premiers at Dublins Bohemian Theatre
O'Neil of the Glen, the first production released by the Film Company of Ireland, premiers at Dublins Bohemian Theatre “O’Neil of the Glen,” the first production released by the Film Company of Ireland, premiered at Dublin’s Bohemian Theatre in 1916. This event was significant in the history of Irish cinema, marking the beginning of Ireland’s journey into film production during a tumultuous period in the nation’s history. …

Roger Casement, is hanged
Roger Casement, is hanged Roger Casement, Irish patriot, is hanged by the English in Pentonville Prison, London. He was the last to be executed as a result of the Easter Rebellion …

The Somme offensive begins
The Somme offensive begins The Somme offensive begins. The 36th (Ulster) Division suffers heavy casualties …

Roger Casement is convicted of treason and sentenced to death
Roger Casement is convicted of treason and sentenced to death …