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Éamon de Valera is elected President of the Executive Council of Ireland
Éamon de Valera is elected President of the Executive Council of Ireland Éamon de Valera (14 October 1882 – 29 August 1975) was an Irish statesman and political leader. He served several terms as head of government and head of state and had a leading role in introducing the 1937 Constitution of Ireland …

Prime Minister Asquith offers a compromise on Home Rule electors in the North
Prime Minister Asquith offers a compromise on Home Rule electors in the North Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC, FRS (12 September 1852 – 15 February 1928), generally known as H. H. Asquith, was a British politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916. He was the last Liberal Party prime minister to command a majority government, and the most recent Liberal to have served as Leader of the Opposition. He played a major role in the design and passage of major liberal legislation and a reduction of the power of the House of Lords. In August 1914, Asquith took Great Britain and the British Empire ……

Soprano Dame Isabella Baillie, opera star, born in Hawick
Soprano Dame Isabella Baillie, opera star, born in Hawick Dame Isobel Baillie, DBE (9 March 1895 – 24 September 1983), née Isabella Douglas Baillie, was a Scottish soprano. She made a local success in Manchester, where she was brought up, and in 1923 made a successful London debut. Her career, encouraged by the conductor Sir Hamilton Harty, quickly developed, with breaks in the first years for vocal study in Milan. Baillie’s career was almost wholly as a concert singer: she only once acted in an opera production on stage. She was associated above all with oratorio, becoming well known for her many performances in Handel’s Messiah, ……

General John O'Neill, Irish Fenian leader, is born
General John O'Neill, Irish Fenian leader, is born John Charles O’Neill (9 March 1834 – 8 January 1878) was an Irish-born officer in the American Civil War and member of the Fenian Brotherhood. O’Neill is best known for his activities leading the Fenian raids on Canada in 1866 and 1871. …

Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith published
Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith published An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, generally referred to by its shortened title The Wealth of Nations, is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith (1723–1790). …

Thomas Reynolds, United Irishman, born Thomas Reynolds, born in 1771, was a figure in Irish history known for his complex role during the period leading up to and including the Irish Rebellion of 1798. He was initially a member of the Society of United Irishmen, an organization that sought to remove British control from Ireland and promote the ideals of republican democracy, inspired by the American and French Revolutions. …

Haggis was served on board Captain James Cooks ship Endeavour
Haggis was served on board Captain James Cooks ship Endeavour HMS Endeavour, was a British Royal Navy research vessel that Lieutenant James Cook commanded to Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia on his first voyage of discovery from 1768 to 1771. …

David Rizzio, Italian singer, murdered by Ruthven in the Palace of Holyrood
David Rizzio, Italian singer, murdered by Ruthven in the Palace of Holyrood David Rizzio (c. 1533 – 9 March 1566) or Riccio was an Italian courtier, born in Pancalieri close to Turin, a descendant of an ancient and noble family still living in Piedmont, the Riccio Counts di San Paolo e Solbrito, who rose to become the private secretary of Mary, Queen of Scots. …